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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366068835Est. 1961-07

Square One Foundation

Chicago, IL 60654

Total Assets

$132.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$7.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

77

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$94K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$1.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

Not appicable

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$16.1M

Total Expenses

$9.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$7.6M

Distributable Amount

$6.0M

Min. Investment Return

$6.0M

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

77 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $63K to maximum $1.5M, 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 2024. Peak $7.2M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

281 grants

University of Chicago
$2.1M
4 grants
Jewish United Fund (JUF)
$1.5M
1 grant
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CHICAGO
$1M
1 grant
William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc
$500K
2 grants
University of Chicago Odyssey Challenge
$500K
1 grant
National Louis University
$469K
3 grants
BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE
$400K
3 grants
KidsFirst Chicago
$341K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

281 grants

<$10K
22
grants
$10–50K
105
grants
$50–250K
146
grants
$250K–1M
7
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Illinois
$17.9M
85% of total
New York
$1.2M
6% of total
District of Columbia
$664K
3% of total
Texas
$396K
2% of total
Wisconsin
$295K
1% of total
California
$285K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$90K
0% of total
Alabama
$80K
0% of total
North Carolina
$53K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$50K
0% of total

+1 more states

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