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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366007812Est. 1943-12

THE KEMPER FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60601

Total Assets

$45.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.0M

FY 2023

Grants Made

105

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$19K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$251–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.4M

Total Expenses

$2.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.7M

Distributable Amount

$2.2M

Min. Investment Return

$2.2M

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

105 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $251 through median $5K 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $2.1M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

243 grants

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
$600K
4 grants
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$600K
4 grants
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC
$420K
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
$400K
2 grants
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$330K
5 grants
UW FOUNDATION
$200K
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
$200K
2 grants
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$195K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

243 grants

<$10K
174
grants
$10–50K
42
grants
$50–250K
27
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

22 states

Illinois
$1.8M
33% of total
Indiana
$705K
13% of total
Wisconsin
$600K
11% of total
Texas
$486K
9% of total
California
$404K
7% of total
Florida
$276K
5% of total
New York
$233K
4% of total
Georgia
$211K
4% of total
Alabama
$195K
4% of total
Missouri
$191K
3% of total

+12 more states

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