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Private foundation (trust)EIN 367291505Est. 2016-02

THE KENSINGTON SQUARE FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60611

Total Assets

$4.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.7M

FY 2023

Grants Made

39

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$44K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$275K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$430K

Total Expenses

$1.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.7M

Distributable Amount

$253K

Min. Investment Return

$259K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

39 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $20K to maximum $275K, 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 $2.4M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

108 grants

MISERICORDIA
$1.4M
4 grants
VANGUARD CHARITABLE FUND
$1.1M
5 grants
CHARLES SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND
$1.1M
5 grants
CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
$835K
4 grants
WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC (WTTW)
$575K
3 grants
PHOENIX SYMPHONY
$400K
1 grant
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
$375K
1 grant
STEPPENWOLF THEATRE
$310K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

108 grants

<$10K
23
grants
$10–50K
55
grants
$50–250K
23
grants
$250K–1M
6
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Illinois
$5.4M
63% of total
Rhode Island
$1.1M
13% of total
Florida
$1.1M
13% of total
Arizona
$610K
7% of total
Wisconsin
$375K
4% of total
Connecticut
$30K
0% of total
Colorado
$5K
0% of total

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