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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363923844Est. 1994-08

THE BERNER CHARITABLE AND SCHOLARSHIP

LA GRANGE, IL 60525

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Total Assets

$9.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$313K

FY 2024

Grants Made

42

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Z99Z

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$715K

Total Expenses

$532K

Qualifying Distributions

$348K

Distributable Amount

$331K

Min. Investment Return

$338K

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

42 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $5K to maximum $50K, 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 $700K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

287 grants

CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND
$225K
5 grants
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$180K
3 grants
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$180K
3 grants
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$130K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION
$80K
1 grant
RED CROSS OF CHICAGO
$80K
1 grant
SHERECK KATHLEEN
$35K
5 grants
CARTWRIGHT CAROLINE
$33K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

287 grants

<$10K
263
grants
$10–50K
18
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M—
$1–5M—
$5M+—

Geographic Focus

19 states

Georgia
$1.2M
47% of total
Illinois
$475K
19% of total
Alabama
$303K
12% of total
Texas
$245K
10% of total
Indiana
$63K
2% of total
Ohio
$50K
2% of total
New York
$33K
1% of total
Iowa
$33K
1% of total
Mississippi
$30K
1% of total
Maryland
$25K
1% of total

+9 more states

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