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Private foundation (trust)EIN 264124633Est. 2009-06

Sheffield Foundation

Lake Bluff, IL 60044

Total Assets

$1.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$75K

FY 2023

Grants Made

35

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$200–$11K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$68K

Total Expenses

$80K

Qualifying Distributions

$75K

Distributable Amount

$62K

Min. Investment Return

$63K

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

35 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $1K to maximum $11K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $75K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

119 grants

Gorton Community Center
$56K
4 grants
The Church of the Holy Spirit
$31K
4 grants
Shedd Aquarium
$20K
4 grants
Art Institute of Chicago
$19K
4 grants
Lake Forest Open Lands Association
$18K
4 grants
The Chi Psi Educational Trust
$10K
2 grants
St Paul's Church
$10K
4 grants
World Wildlife Fund
$9K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

119 grants

<$10K
116
grants
$10–50K
3
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Illinois
$219K
82% of total
Massachusetts
$13K
5% of total
Tennessee
$12K
4% of total
New Hampshire
$5K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$5K
2% of total
Connecticut
$4K
1% of total
New Jersey
$3K
1% of total
Colorado
$3K
1% of total
Virginia
$2K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$2K
1% of total

+3 more states

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