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Private foundation (trust)EIN 274267762Est. 2011-08

The Schmetterling Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Total Assets

$41.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.4M

FY 2023

Grants Made

41

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$34K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$10.4M

Total Expenses

$1.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.5M

Distributable Amount

$1.5M

Min. Investment Return

$1.6M

Undistributed Income

$1.5M

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

41 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $5K to maximum $1M, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $1.4M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

114 grants

SAN JUAN DIEGO CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$2.6M
4 grants
CALUMET COLLEGE
$600K
4 grants
INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC
$113K
5 grants
AUSTIN ZOO
$110K
3 grants
CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$88K
4 grants
HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$50K
1 grant
ANDREAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$50K
1 grant
PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC
$40K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

114 grants

<$10K
92
grants
$10–50K
16
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

17 states

Texas
$2.7M
65% of total
Indiana
$961K
23% of total
Illinois
$97K
2% of total
California
$95K
2% of total
Hawaii
$65K
2% of total
Michigan
$65K
2% of total
Ohio
$35K
1% of total
Colorado
$35K
1% of total
Maryland
$28K
1% of total
North Carolina
$25K
1% of total

+7 more states

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