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Private foundation (trust)EIN 367092282Est. 1995-10

THE CHRISTOPHER FAMILY FOUNDATION

WESTMONT, IL 60559

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$81.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$4.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

81

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$56K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$290K

Typical

Deadlines

See - christopherff.org

Applications

Focus Areas

Religion-Related

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$7.3M

Total Expenses

$5.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$5.3M

Distributable Amount

$3.9M

Min. Investment Return

$4.0M

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

81 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $50K to maximum $290K, 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 $4.5M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

WALTHER LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INC
$1.1M
10 grants
FOREFRONT
$987K
5 grants
CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$985K
11 grants
NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK
$625K
6 grants
TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
$545K
2 grants
MEALS ON WHEELS OF SHEBOYGAN COUNTY INC
$433K
6 grants
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO INC
$430K
9 grants
GARFIELD PARK COMMUNITY COUNCIL
$400K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

499 grants

<$10K
171
grants
$10–50K
222
grants
$50–250K
103
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

18 states

Illinois
$17.1M
90% of total
Wisconsin
$532K
3% of total
Minnesota
$369K
2% of total
Michigan
$300K
2% of total
New York
$256K
1% of total
California
$200K
1% of total
Kentucky
$68K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$60K
0% of total
Maryland
$51K
0% of total
Hawaii
$50K
0% of total

+8 more states

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