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Private foundation (trust)EIN 843262587Est. 2020-02

THE TARKO FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60647

Total Assets

$1.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$52K

FY 2024

Grants Made

31

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$5K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$44K

Total Expenses

$67K

Qualifying Distributions

$54K

Distributable Amount

$68K

Min. Investment Return

$69K

Undistributed Income

$68K

Payout rate 79%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.79%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

31 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $2K to maximum $5K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $59K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

132 grants

WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND
$12K
2 grants
HOLOCAUST CENTER FOR HUMANITY
$10K
3 grants
FREEDOM HOUSE
$10K
2 grants
MARWENS ARTS
$10K
4 grants
BLOC WISCONSIN
$10K
4 grants
FRIENDS OF CHICAGO RIVER
$8K
4 grants
WISCONSIN VOICES
$8K
2 grants
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
$8K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

132 grants

<$10K
132
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

18 states

Illinois
$74K
30% of total
Washington
$60K
25% of total
District of Columbia
$27K
11% of total
Wisconsin
$26K
11% of total
North Carolina
$17K
7% of total
New York
$10K
4% of total
Alabama
$6K
2% of total
Michigan
$4K
2% of total
Montana
$4K
2% of total
Texas
$3K
1% of total

+8 more states

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