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Private foundation (trust)EIN 261569990Est. 2008-09

THE ROBERT THOMAS BOBINS FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60611

Total Assets

$4.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$535K

FY 2024

Grants Made

83

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$66K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$393K

Total Expenses

$569K

Qualifying Distributions

$542K

Distributable Amount

$195K

Min. Investment Return

$199K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

83 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $1K to maximum $66K, 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 2019 to 2024. Peak $660K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO
$305K
6 grants
NAVY PIER INC
$226K
5 grants
ERIKSON INSTITUTE
$226K
5 grants
WTTW
$192K
6 grants
BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$135K
5 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
$110K
4 grants
FIELD MUSEUM
$109K
5 grants
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE CHICAGO
$97K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
423
grants
$10–50K
67
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

Illinois
$2.8M
88% of total
District of Columbia
$75K
2% of total
Minnesota
$75K
2% of total
New York
$68K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$43K
1% of total
Michigan
$36K
1% of total
Virginia
$30K
1% of total
Oregon
$25K
1% of total
Wisconsin
$21K
1% of total
California
$15K
0% of total

+5 more states

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