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Private foundation (trust)EIN 364401344Est. 2000-12

THE SMITH FAMILY FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60602

Total Assets

$2.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$80K

FY 2023

Grants Made

5

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$16K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$36K

Total Expenses

$80K

Qualifying Distributions

$80K

Distributable Amount

$97K

Min. Investment Return

$97K

Payout rate 82%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.82%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

5 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $3K to maximum $50K, 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 $163K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

39 grants

BIENEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
$101K
2 grants
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$100K
2 grants
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO
$50K
2 grants
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
$25K
1 grant
NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS
$20K
2 grants
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
$20K
1 grant
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY CENTER
$19K
1 grant
ILLINOIS BAR ASSOCIATION
$15K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants

<$10K
28
grants
$10–50K
10
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Illinois
$377K
86% of total
Virginia
$20K
5% of total
New York
$20K
5% of total
District of Columbia
$15K
3% of total
Tennessee
$5K
1% of total
Ohio
$3K
1% of total
Kansas
$1K
0% of total
Colorado
$500
0% of total

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