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Private foundation (trust)EIN 237410867Est. 1975-01

WALTER AND KARLA GOLDSCHMIDT FOUNDATION

GLENCOE, IL 60022

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Total Assets

$41.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.8M

FY 2023

Grants Made

114

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$25K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$50–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$5.8M

Total Expenses

$3.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.8M

Distributable Amount

$1.8M

Min. Investment Return

$1.9M

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

114 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50 through median $3K to maximum $250K, 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 2023. Peak $2.8M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
$936K
5 grants
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$770K
5 grants
FOOD & FRIENDS
$729K
5 grants
CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA
$700K
4 grants
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER SHASTA
$600K
3 grants
PROJECT LIFELINE
$595K
5 grants
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN STLOUIS
$443K
3 grants
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
$440K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
341
grants
$10–50K
97
grants
$50–250K
61
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

19 states

Illinois
$7.5M
64% of total
California
$1.7M
15% of total
District of Columbia
$995K
9% of total
Missouri
$595K
5% of total
Florida
$275K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$223K
2% of total
New York
$152K
1% of total
Arizona
$70K
1% of total
Virginia
$43K
0% of total
Maryland
$31K
0% of total

+9 more states

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