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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363747609Est. 1991-03

THE GEORGE A BATES MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60654

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$7.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$285K

FY 2024

Grants Made

15

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$19K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$816K

Total Expenses

$341K

Qualifying Distributions

$308K

Distributable Amount

$342K

Min. Investment Return

$353K

Undistributed Income

$339K

Payout rate 90%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.90%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

15 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $10K to maximum $100K, 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 $357K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

69 grants

OAKEN ACRES WILDLIFE CENTER
$435K
5 grants
INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY OF CHICAGO
$223K
4 grants
THE HILL SCHOOL
$125K
2 grants
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION OF ENGINEERING
$98K
6 grants
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE CANCER INSTITUTE
$85K
6 grants
HOPE LIGHT FOUNDATION
$85K
6 grants
SKAGGS FOUNDATION
$85K
6 grants
POSHARD FOUNDATION FOR ABUSED CHILDREN
$85K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

69 grants

<$10K
29
grants
$10–50K
31
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Illinois
$1.2M
70% of total
Missouri
$171K
10% of total
Pennsylvania
$125K
8% of total
New York
$50K
3% of total
Massachusetts
$45K
3% of total
Florida
$40K
2% of total
Virginia
$30K
2% of total
Connecticut
$20K
1% of total
Texas
$10K
1% of total
Tennessee
$10K
1% of total

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