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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366160998Est. 1967-08

THE BUCHANAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

LAKE FOREST, IL 60045

Total Assets

$52.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.2M

FY 2023

Grants Made

147

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$15K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$155K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.4M

Total Expenses

$2.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.4M

Distributable Amount

$2.5M

Min. Investment Return

$2.6M

Payout rate 94%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.94%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

147 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $155K, 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 2023. Peak $2.8M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY
$330K
4 grants
TALL PINES CONSERVATORY
$250K
4 grants
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
$250K
4 grants
KENT SCHOOL
$210K
4 grants
LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$191K
4 grants
DUTCHESS DAY SCHOOL
$190K
4 grants
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION
$175K
4 grants
LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$175K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
245
grants
$10–50K
233
grants
$50–250K
22
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

25 states

Illinois
$5.0M
52% of total
Ohio
$805K
8% of total
New York
$555K
6% of total
New Jersey
$403K
4% of total
Indiana
$355K
4% of total
Florida
$305K
3% of total
Connecticut
$263K
3% of total
Wisconsin
$262K
3% of total
Montana
$260K
3% of total
North Carolina
$245K
3% of total

+15 more states

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