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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363482112Est. 1987-06

THE HERR FOUNDATION

Chicago, IL 60611

Total Assets

$2.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$214K

FY 2023

Grants Made

4

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$54K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$152K

Total Expenses

$218K

Qualifying Distributions

$214K

Distributable Amount

$131K

Min. Investment Return

$133K

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

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $7K to maximum $200K, 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 2017 to 2023. Peak $214K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

40 grants

US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
$400K
2 grants
SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM
$100K
1 grant
ERIKSON INSTITUTE
$36K
2 grants
BERNARD ZELL ANSHE EMET DAY SCHOOL
$35K
2 grants
JEWISH UNITED FUND
$30K
2 grants
INSTITUTE FOR NON VIOLENCE
$15K
1 grant
THE PENN FUND
$10K
1 grant
Uniting Voices
$8K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants

<$10K
32
grants
$10–50K
5
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

District of Columbia
$400K
60% of total
Illinois
$247K
37% of total
Pennsylvania
$11K
2% of total
Indiana
$2K
0% of total
New York
$1K
0% of total
Oregon
$1K
0% of total
Florida
$1K
0% of total
Alabama
$1K
0% of total

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