Private foundation (trust)EIN 363712587Est. 1990-10

SIRIUS FUND

CHICAGO, IL 60606

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$29.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.3M

FY 2023

Grants Made

90

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$15K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$25–$125K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$3.1M

Total Expenses

$1.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.3M

Distributable Amount

$1.3M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

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

90 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $25 through median $3K to maximum $125K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $1.3M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

289 grants

NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION
$300K
5 grants
SUN VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL
$260K
3 grants
SHEDD AQUARIUM
$230K
3 grants
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$200K
2 grants
THE ADVOCATES
$200K
3 grants
BOULDER COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$200K
3 grants
MERIT SCHOOL OF MUSIC
$174K
5 grants
CHILDRENS ADVOCACY OF NORTH AND NORTHWEST COOK COUNTY
$172K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

289 grants

<$10K
230
grants
$10–50K
41
grants
$50–250K
18
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

18 states

Illinois
$1.6M
44% of total
Idaho
$966K
27% of total
Colorado
$472K
13% of total
Montana
$300K
8% of total
Florida
$139K
4% of total
Massachusetts
$40K
1% of total
Maryland
$30K
1% of total
New York
$30K
1% of total
Maine
$10K
0% of total
Minnesota
$10K
0% of total

+8 more states

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