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Private foundation (trust)EIN 382877392Est. 1990-01

THE KARLA SCHERER FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60611

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$7.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$250K

FY 2023

Grants Made

23

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$11K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$150–$110K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$171K

Total Expenses

$356K

Qualifying Distributions

$325K

Distributable Amount

$357K

Min. Investment Return

$359K

Undistributed Income

$282K

Payout rate 91%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.91%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

23 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $150 through median $5K to maximum $110K, 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 $272K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

90 grants

NEWBERRY LIBRARY
$210K
4 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHERER CENTER
$210K
3 grants
HEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION
$85K
5 grants
OCEAN CONNECT INC
$75K
1 grant
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
$75K
3 grants
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA
$52K
5 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HUMANITIES COUNCIL
$50K
1 grant
FIELD MUSEUM
$40K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

90 grants

<$10K
71
grants
$10–50K
16
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Illinois
$765K
75% of total
Connecticut
$150K
15% of total
Ohio
$85K
8% of total
Michigan
$8K
1% of total
Arizona
$5K
0% of total
New Hampshire
$5K
0% of total
New York
$3K
0% of total
Virginia
$3K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$1K
0% of total
Colorado
$1K
0% of total

+1 more states

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