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Private foundation (trust)EIN 201685394Est. 2006-01

The Gies Foundation

Chicago, IL 606060010

Total Assets

$69K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$835K

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$60K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$219K

Total Expenses

$999K

Qualifying Distributions

$995K

Distributable Amount

$23K

Min. Investment Return

$23K

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 $5K through median $23K 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $2.0M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

75 grants

CHICAGO JESUIT ACADEMY
$2.0M
5 grants
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
$1.2M
4 grants
HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE SOCIETY
$812K
5 grants
ACCELERATE INSTITUTE
$500K
5 grants
CULVER ACADEMIES
$400K
5 grants
BY THE HAND CLUB FOR KIDS
$194K
4 grants
MIDWESTERN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$150K
1 grant
HOLY TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL
$137K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

75 grants

<$10K
20
grants
$10–50K
28
grants
$50–250K
22
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Illinois
$4.3M
70% of total
Pennsylvania
$1.2M
20% of total
Indiana
$405K
7% of total
New York
$140K
2% of total
California
$65K
1% of total

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