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Private foundation (trust)EIN 261500324Est. 2008-01

THE LYON FAMILY FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60610

Total Assets

$4.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$781K

FY 2024

Grants Made

32

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$24K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$305K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.4M

Total Expenses

$2.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.9M

Distributable Amount

$202K

Min. Investment Return

$204K

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

32 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $8K to maximum $305K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $781K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

186 grants

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
$1.1M
4 grants
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
$664K
3 grants
METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES
$250K
6 grants
EMBARC
$225K
6 grants
JCC OF CHICAGO
$113K
1 grant
THE FORGE FOR FAMILIES
$110K
6 grants
THE RYAN LICHT SANG BIPOLAR FOUNDAT
$88K
6 grants
CHICAGO CHILDREN'S CHOIR
$80K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

186 grants

<$10K
118
grants
$10–50K
58
grants
$50–250K
7
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

20 states

Illinois
$3.4M
93% of total
Texas
$116K
3% of total
California
$47K
1% of total
New York
$46K
1% of total
Indiana
$19K
1% of total
Iowa
$8K
0% of total
Kentucky
$6K
0% of total
Hawaii
$5K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$5K
0% of total
Ohio
$4K
0% of total

+10 more states

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