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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366071665Est. 1954-06

THOMAS W DOWER FOUNDATION

KENILWORTH, IL 60043

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$10.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$393K

FY 2024

Grants Made

74

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$393K

Contributions to charitable organizations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$892K

Total Expenses

$577K

Qualifying Distributions

$481K

Distributable Amount

$516K

Min. Investment Return

$528K

Undistributed Income

$428K

Payout rate 93%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.93%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

74 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $5K to maximum $25K, 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

7 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2024. Peak $435K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

STEPPENWOLF THEATER COMPANY
$200K
6 grants
ST RITA HIGH SCHOOL
$100K
7 grants
ST COLETTA OF WISCONSIN
$90K
7 grants
DE LASALLE INSTITUTE
$80K
6 grants
IRISH GEORGIAN SOCIETY
$71K
7 grants
ST MALACHY SCHOOL
$68K
5 grants
TRILOGY INC
$54K
7 grants
BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$51K
7 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
463
grants
$10–50K
36
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

16 states

Illinois
$1.9M
74% of total
Wisconsin
$110K
4% of total
Indiana
$108K
4% of total
Minnesota
$81K
3% of total
Colorado
$64K
3% of total
Pennsylvania
$51K
2% of total
California
$50K
2% of total
New York
$44K
2% of total
Florida
$32K
1% of total
Michigan
$30K
1% of total

+6 more states

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