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Private foundation (trust)EIN 364134738Est. 1997-05

THE CLARE FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60619

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$2.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$115K

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$2K–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$14K

Total Expenses

$156K

Qualifying Distributions

$115K

Distributable Amount

$80K

Min. Investment Return

$81K

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

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $6K to maximum $25K, 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 2018 to 2023. Peak $123K in 2018. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

53 grants

LITTLE BROTHERS
$110K
5 grants
BEVERLY ARTS CENTER
$60K
2 grants
NATIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING MUSEUM
$55K
3 grants
ST BARNABAS CHURCH
$50K
3 grants
THE ANDREW WEISHAR FOUNDATION
$38K
5 grants
GENYSYS WORKS CHICAGO
$35K
2 grants
THE PORT MINISTRIES
$35K
2 grants
PROVIDENCE-ST MEL HIGH SCHOOL
$34K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

53 grants

<$10K
35
grants
$10–50K
18
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Illinois
$479K
81% of total
Michigan
$110K
19% of total
Wisconsin
$2K
0% of total
Indiana
$2K
0% of total

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