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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363913323Est. 1994-06

THE CANNING FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60602

Total Assets

$44.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$8.6M

FY 2024

Grants Made

65

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$133K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$3.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$22.5M

Total Expenses

$8.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$8.6M

Distributable Amount

$2.1M

Min. Investment Return

$2.2M

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

65 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $25K to maximum $3.1M, 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 $8.6M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

455 grants

NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$7.1M
11 grants
BIG SHOULDERS FUND
$5.6M
10 grants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$3.1M
1 grant
WINGS PROGRAM INC
$1.3M
6 grants
THE FIELD MUSEUM
$720K
7 grants
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$595K
6 grants
PAWS CHICAGO
$532K
7 grants
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$525K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

455 grants

<$10K
178
grants
$10–50K
173
grants
$50–250K
89
grants
$250K–1M
11
grants
$1–5M
4
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

21 states

Illinois
$26.9M
83% of total
California
$3.1M
10% of total
District of Columbia
$909K
3% of total
North Carolina
$411K
1% of total
Virginia
$275K
1% of total
Ohio
$112K
0% of total
Wisconsin
$111K
0% of total
Texas
$100K
0% of total
Vermont
$83K
0% of total
Mississippi
$80K
0% of total

+11 more states

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