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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363025967Est. 1979-07

The Coleman Foundation Inc

Chicago, IL 60606

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$182.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$9.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

185

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$49K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

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Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$5.1M

Total Expenses

$10.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$11.3M

Distributable Amount

$8.8M

Min. Investment Return

$8.8M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

185 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $50K to maximum $250K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2024. Peak $9.1M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

Clearbrook
$1.3M
8 grants
Chicago Community Foundation
$693K
9 grants
Keystone Alliance
$555K
6 grants
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
$503K
4 grants
Equal Hope
$500K
4 grants
Sunshine Enterprises
$438K
5 grants
The HAP Foundation
$430K
5 grants
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
$400K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
83
grants
$10–50K
252
grants
$50–250K
163
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

18 states

Illinois
$23.8M
94% of total
District of Columbia
$538K
2% of total
California
$318K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$180K
1% of total
Indiana
$115K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$108K
0% of total
Florida
$65K
0% of total
Iowa
$58K
0% of total
Idaho
$50K
0% of total
Michigan
$49K
0% of total

+8 more states

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