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Private foundation (trust)EIN 810718077Est. 2016-06

THIERER FAMILY FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60654

Total Assets

$6.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$639K

FY 2024

Grants Made

13

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$49K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$400K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$633K

The foundation is designing and developing specialized technology to connect food pantries with those in need of food.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Expenses

$1.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.6M

Distributable Amount

$289K

Min. Investment Return

$291K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $400K, 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 2019 to 2024. Peak $726K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

71 grants

FOOD ACCESS PROJECT
$900K
2 grants
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
$209K
5 grants
LAKEVIEW PANTRY
$175K
3 grants
FOOD ACESS PROJECT
$166K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
$161K
2 grants
SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM
$104K
2 grants
URBAN GATEWAYS
$76K
1 grant
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$75K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

71 grants

<$10K
35
grants
$10–50K
26
grants
$50–250K
8
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Illinois
$2.3M
89% of total
Tennessee
$222K
9% of total
Iowa
$20K
1% of total
New York
$18K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$10K
0% of total
Washington
$5K
0% of total
Arkansas
$5K
0% of total
North Carolina
$5K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$5K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$3K
0% of total

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