Private foundation (trust)EIN 364146804Est. 1997-12

SF FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60657

Total Assets

$20.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

11

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$220K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$1.6M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$930K

Total Expenses

$2.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.4M

Distributable Amount

$658K

Min. Investment Return

$670K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $25K to maximum $1.6M, 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 2020 to 2024. Peak $5.1M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

57 grants

JOHN G SHEDD AQUARIUM
$8M
4 grants
ST MARYS UNIVERSITY
$5.8M
5 grants
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
$5.2M
5 grants
NEW YORK SAYS THANK YOU FOUNDATION
$500K
1 grant
PAWS CHICAGO
$315K
5 grants
KOHL CHILDRENS MUSEUM
$270K
5 grants
SISTER PAULANNE NEEDY FAMILY FUND
$205K
4 grants
MISERICORDIA
$125K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

57 grants

<$10K
17
grants
$10–50K
18
grants
$50–250K
8
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
10
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Illinois
$9.2M
45% of total
Minnesota
$5.8M
28% of total
Connecticut
$5.2M
25% of total
New York
$500K
2% of total

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