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Private foundation (trust)EIN 203980527Est. 2006-03

THE SIDLEY AUSTIN FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60603

Total Assets

$6.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$4.2M

FY 2023

Grants Made

366

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$12K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$100–$305K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$4.9M

Total Expenses

$4.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.2M

Distributable Amount

$174K

Min. Investment Return

$180K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

366 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $5K to maximum $305K, 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2023. Peak $4.2M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

LEGAL AID SOCIETY
$570K
2 grants
LEGAL AID CHICAGO
$495K
2 grants
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC
$300K
2 grants
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
$237K
5 grants
NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND INC
$150K
3 grants
EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS
$148K
2 grants
YOUTH RENEWAL FUND
$129K
4 grants
LAWYERS ALLIANCE FOR NEW YORK
$110K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
354
grants
$10–50K
128
grants
$50–250K
16
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

29 states

Illinois
$2.4M
34% of total
New York
$2.3M
33% of total
District of Columbia
$1.2M
16% of total
California
$402K
6% of total
Texas
$329K
5% of total
Florida
$134K
2% of total
Virginia
$115K
2% of total
New Jersey
$46K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$40K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$31K
0% of total

+19 more states

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