Private foundation (trust)EIN 814657113Est. 2017-12

The 297 Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Total Assets

$29.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$365K

FY 2024

Grants Made

7

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$52K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.7M

Total Expenses

$449K

Qualifying Distributions

$418K

Distributable Amount

$1.3M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

Undistributed Income

$1.3M

Payout rate 32%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.32%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

7 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $50K to maximum $100K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $405K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

13 grants

SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND
$1.0M
5 grants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$100K
1 grant
KNOWLEDGE QUEST INC
$100K
1 grant
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOUNDATION INC
$50K
1 grant
HUTCHISON SCHOOL
$50K
1 grant
MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL
$50K
1 grant
INTERNATIONAL GENEROSITY FOUNDATION TRUST
$25K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants

<$10K
3
grants
$10–50K
4
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

California
$621K
45% of total
Colorado
$395K
28% of total
Tennessee
$250K
18% of total
Nebraska
$100K
7% of total
Florida
$25K
2% of total

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