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Private foundation (trust)EIN 383328175Est. 1997-01

THE VAN DAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60614

Total Assets

$5.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$350K

FY 2024

Grants Made

15

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$23K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$518–$226K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$359K

Total Expenses

$439K

Qualifying Distributions

$353K

Distributable Amount

$259K

Min. Investment Return

$263K

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

15 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $518 through median $5K to maximum $226K, 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 $350K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

74 grants

TIMELINE THEATRE
$452K
3 grants
TIMELINE THEATER
$162K
2 grants
LANDMARKS ILLINOIS
$162K
5 grants
FOURTH CHURCH
$161K
5 grants
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$50K
5 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
$50K
5 grants
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERITY
$50K
1 grant
DEERFIELD ACADEMY
$40K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

74 grants

<$10K
58
grants
$10–50K
11
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Illinois
$1.2M
97% of total
Massachusetts
$40K
3% of total
New York
$1K
0% of total
Maryland
$1K
0% of total
Tennessee
$1K
0% of total
Connecticut
$500
0% of total

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