Private foundation (trust)EIN 366850332Est. 1987-12

THE JESSICA FUND

CHICAGO, IL 606106686

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$308K

FY 2024

Grants Made

30

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$10K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

Not applicable

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$418K

Total Expenses

$340K

Qualifying Distributions

$308K

Distributable Amount

$153K

Min. Investment Return

$156K

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

30 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $5K 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $665K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

108 grants

CHICAGO THEATRE GROUP INC
$575K
3 grants
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
$308K
4 grants
CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN
$115K
4 grants
BARNARD COLLEGE
$65K
3 grants
THE BREARLEY SCHOOL
$37K
4 grants
CHICAGO SINAI TEMPLE
$29K
4 grants
GOODMAN THEATRE GROUP
$29K
3 grants
THE GOODMAN THEATRE
$26K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

108 grants

<$10K
84
grants
$10–50K
18
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

Illinois
$1.2M
79% of total
New York
$135K
9% of total
California
$78K
5% of total
New Mexico
$29K
2% of total
New Hampshire
$25K
2% of total
Michigan
$20K
1% of total
Virginia
$12K
1% of total
Mississippi
$10K
1% of total
Minnesota
$7K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$6K
0% of total

+5 more states

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