EIN 366111449

THE BARR FUND

CHICAGO, IL 60611

Total Assets

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$4.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

6

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$679K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$4.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$63K

Total Expenses

$4.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.1M

Distributable Amount

$195K

Min. Investment Return

$196K

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

6 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $4K to maximum $4.1M, 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 $4.1M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

341 grants

SCHWAB CHARITABLE
$4.1M
2 grants
PROVIDENCE ENGLEWOOD CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$150K
4 grants
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$108K
8 grants
LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL
$104K
4 grants
JEWISH UNITED FUND
$80K
5 grants
RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
$49K
4 grants
SHEDD AQUARIUM
$38K
4 grants
PROJECT EXPLORATION
$33K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

340 grants

<$10K
315
grants
$10–50K
24
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

21 states

Colorado
$4.1M
78% of total
Illinois
$801K
15% of total
New York
$77K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$53K
1% of total
California
$51K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$49K
1% of total
North Carolina
$33K
1% of total
Wyoming
$10K
0% of total
New Hampshire
$9K
0% of total
Vermont
$9K
0% of total

+11 more states

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