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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363835681Est. 1993-01

THE OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60601

Total Assets

$1.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$477K

FY 2024

Grants Made

4

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$119K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$275K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

ArtsCulture & Humanities

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$336K

Total Expenses

$499K

Qualifying Distributions

$483K

Distributable Amount

$88K

Min. Investment Return

$93K

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

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $101K 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $789K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

41 grants

INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE
$1.3M
5 grants
CATO INSTITUTE
$845K
5 grants
CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
$20K
1 grant
PROGRAM FOR EARLY PARENT SUPPORT
$10K
5 grants
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
$10K
1 grant
CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$10K
1 grant
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH
$6K
6 grants
PRINCETON FIRST AID AND RESCUE SQUAD
$6K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

41 grants

<$10K
30
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
7
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Virginia
$1.3M
59% of total
District of Columbia
$849K
38% of total
New Hampshire
$20K
1% of total
New York
$16K
1% of total
Washington
$16K
1% of total
Illinois
$10K
0% of total
New Jersey
$6K
0% of total
Connecticut
$5K
0% of total

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