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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366066894Est. 1957-07

THE DONNELLEY FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60614

Total Assets

$15.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$734K

FY 2024

Grants Made

152

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$200–$36K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$873K

Total Expenses

$899K

Qualifying Distributions

$745K

Distributable Amount

$765K

Min. Investment Return

$775K

Payout rate 97%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.97%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

152 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $2K to maximum $36K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2021 to 2024. Peak $799K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

THE SONOMA TEACHING PROJECT
$462K
14 grants
LAKE FOREST COLLEGE
$118K
13 grants
CHICAGO YOUTH CENTERS
$95K
7 grants
THE CHICAGO CLUB PRESERVATION FUND
$60K
1 grant
THE SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS
$55K
4 grants
MGH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FOR PSYCHIATRY FUND
$55K
4 grants
HELPING HANDS
$50K
3 grants
THE ARLINGTON COMMON CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
$50K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
433
grants
$10–50K
66
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

29 states

Illinois
$1.0M
38% of total
California
$594K
22% of total
Florida
$253K
9% of total
Massachusetts
$189K
7% of total
New York
$128K
5% of total
Wisconsin
$128K
5% of total
Montana
$75K
3% of total
Vermont
$66K
2% of total
Michigan
$45K
2% of total
Colorado
$44K
2% of total

+19 more states

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