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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366079185Est. 1949-08

The Joyce Foundation

Chicago, IL 60654

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.2B

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$56.0M

FY 2023

Grants Made

508

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$110K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$685–$1M

Typical

Deadlines

See statement

Applications

Focus Areas

Corporate Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$63.8M

Total Expenses

$77.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$66.3M

Distributable Amount

$57.6M

Min. Investment Return

$59.7M

Undistributed Income

$30.9M

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

508 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $685 through median $82K to maximum $1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Top Recipients

500 grants

Chicago Public Media Inc - Chicago Sun-Times
$1M
1 grant
Education First Consulting LLC
$956K
6 grants
Advance Illinois
$670K
3 grants
IFF
$625K
1 grant
The Aspen Institute Inc
$625K
2 grants
Elevate Energy
$590K
5 grants
Alliance for the Great Lakes
$545K
3 grants
Ohio Environmental Council
$544K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
33
grants
$10–50K
153
grants
$50–250K
275
grants
$250K–1M
39
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

26 states

Illinois
$17.4M
31% of total
District of Columbia
$9.8M
17% of total
New York
$5.2M
9% of total
Michigan
$4.5M
8% of total
Minnesota
$4.1M
7% of total
Massachusetts
$2.6M
5% of total
California
$2.6M
5% of total
Ohio
$2.2M
4% of total
Wisconsin
$1.2M
2% of total
Virginia
$1.0M
2% of total

+16 more states

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