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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363485579Est. 1987-03

THE SUE AND MELVIN GRAY FOUNDATION

OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL 60181

Total Assets

$423K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$154K

FY 2023

Grants Made

19

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$40K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$7K

Total Expenses

$154K

Qualifying Distributions

$154K

Distributable Amount

$30K

Min. Investment Return

$31K

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

19 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $5K to maximum $40K, 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 $199K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

91 grants

NEWBERRY LIBRARY - CONVERSATIONS
$130K
4 grants
LYRIC OPERA RISING STARS
$75K
3 grants
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$65K
4 grants
LYRIC OPERA - ANNUAL CAMPAIGN & RYAN OPERA CENTER
$50K
2 grants
LYRIC OPERA - ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
$40K
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HOSPITALS
$40K
4 grants
INTRINSIC SCHOOLS OF CHICAGO
$40K
4 grants
LURIE CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$40K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

91 grants

<$10K
75
grants
$10–50K
16
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Illinois
$679K
99% of total
New York
$5K
1% of total
Michigan
$4K
1% of total

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