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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363976909Est. 1994-11

THE SHEBA FOUNDATION

HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035

Total Assets

$64.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$4.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

51

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$85K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$263–$1.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$10.3M

Total Expenses

$4.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$5.3M

Distributable Amount

$2.9M

Min. Investment Return

$3.0M

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

51 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $263 through median $21K to maximum $1.1M, 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

7 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $4.4M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

143 grants

RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$11.3M
6 grants
JEWISH UNITED FUND
$2.1M
7 grants
NORTH SUBURBAN SYNAGOGUE BETH EL
$1.1M
1 grant
JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
$879K
2 grants
GOLDBERG CHARITABLE CORP
$500K
1 grant
CLEVELAND CLINIC
$250K
1 grant
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES
$240K
8 grants
JEWISH UNITED FUND - KIBBUTZ NIR OZ
$235K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

143 grants

<$10K
68
grants
$10–50K
40
grants
$50–250K
21
grants
$250K–1M
8
grants
$1–5M
6
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

Illinois
$17.5M
89% of total
New York
$694K
4% of total
Massachusetts
$500K
3% of total
Ohio
$250K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$200K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$189K
1% of total
Virginia
$121K
1% of total
Texas
$110K
1% of total
California
$97K
0% of total
Maryland
$15K
0% of total

+2 more states

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