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EIN 364120772

THE SASSAFRAS FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60612

Total Assets

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$24K

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$75–$18K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$20K

Total Expenses

$28K

Qualifying Distributions

$24K

Distributable Amount

$929

Min. Investment Return

$1K

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

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $75 through median $500 to maximum $18K, 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 $24K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

35 grants

LEND A HAND ACROSS AMERICA
$18K
1 grant
TOWN OF BEVERLY SHORES ERROSION FUND
$10K
1 grant
THE SELFHELP HOME
$3K
2 grants
J STREET FOUNDATION
$2K
1 grant
CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY
$1K
3 grants
FEEDING AMERICA
$1K
1 grant
WORLD CENTER KITCHEN
$1K
1 grant
FOOD BANK OF NORTHWEST INDIANA
$1K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants

<$10K
34
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Illinois
$24K
56% of total
Indiana
$13K
30% of total
New York
$3K
6% of total
District of Columbia
$2K
4% of total
Arizona
$1K
3% of total
Michigan
$250
1% of total
Massachusetts
$105
0% of total
Virginia
$100
0% of total
West Virginia
$75
0% of total

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