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Private foundation (trust)EIN 263286007Est. 2009-02

The Dancing Skies Foundation

Chicago, IL 60602

Total Assets

$7.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$510K

FY 2024

Grants Made

17

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$30K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$190K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$366K

Total Expenses

$547K

Qualifying Distributions

$523K

Distributable Amount

$373K

Min. Investment Return

$378K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

17 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $20K to maximum $190K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $543K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

91 grants

RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
$1.1M
6 grants
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$330K
6 grants
NIGHT MINISTRY
$270K
4 grants
BEREA COLLEGE
$220K
6 grants
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$150K
6 grants
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
$125K
6 grants
THE NIGHT MINISTRY
$120K
2 grants
MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION
$85K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

91 grants

<$10K
34
grants
$10–50K
42
grants
$50–250K
15
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Illinois
$2.4M
79% of total
New York
$315K
10% of total
Kentucky
$220K
7% of total
Michigan
$75K
2% of total
New Jersey
$20K
1% of total

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