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Private foundation (trust)EIN 276566394Est. 2010-09

THE KNIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION

LAKE FOREST, IL 60045

Total Assets

$34.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$607K

FY 2023

Grants Made

13

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$47K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$182K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Recreation & Sports

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$13.4M

Total Expenses

$786K

Qualifying Distributions

$607K

Distributable Amount

$1.2M

Min. Investment Return

$1.2M

Payout rate 52%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.52%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $10K to maximum $182K, 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 $2.3M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

52 grants

ONE ACRE FUND
$2M
2 grants
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$500K
2 grants
UNITED WAY OF METRO CHICAGO
$500K
1 grant
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
$364K
3 grants
GREENLIGHT FUND CHICAGO
$200K
2 grants
NEW LIFE CENTERS OF CHICAGOLAND
$125K
1 grant
BY THE HAND CLUB FOR KIDS
$120K
1 grant
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGO
$105K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants

<$10K
26
grants
$10–50K
10
grants
$50–250K
13
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Illinois
$2.5M
52% of total
New York
$2.0M
42% of total
Massachusetts
$200K
4% of total
Michigan
$45K
1% of total

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