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Private foundation (trust)EIN 262026540Est. 2008-06

RANDY AND MICHELE MEHRBERG SCHARA

CHICAGO, IL 60610

Total Assets

$1.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$157K

FY 2023

Grants Made

17

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$9K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$200–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$500K

Total Expenses

$160K

Qualifying Distributions

$157K

Distributable Amount

$19K

Min. Investment Return

$24K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

17 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $3K to maximum $50K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $238K in 2018. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

49 grants

LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO
$225K
4 grants
MILLENNIUM PARK FOUNDATION
$150K
2 grants
LINCOLN PARK ZOO
$108K
5 grants
CURE
$70K
5 grants
HISTORY MAKERS
$30K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CIRIGLIANO CLINICAL CARE ENDOWMENT FUND
$25K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$25K
1 grant
UNITED WAY OF METRO CHICAGO
$15K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants

<$10K
30
grants
$10–50K
16
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

Illinois
$563K
76% of total
Pennsylvania
$105K
14% of total
Michigan
$30K
4% of total
Colorado
$14K
2% of total
Florida
$12K
2% of total
New York
$11K
2% of total
Virginia
$5K
1% of total
California
$1K
0% of total
Arizona
$1K
0% of total
Rhode Island
$500
0% of total

+2 more states

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