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Private foundation (trust)EIN 872435825Est. 2022-03

WALTER LEE BARKER AND BETTY RUTH

CHICAGO, IL 60613

Total Assets

$26.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

13

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$85K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$120K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$174K

Total Expenses

$1.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.2M

Distributable Amount

$1.3M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

Undistributed Income

$1.2M

Payout rate 95%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.95%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $100K to maximum $120K, 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $1.1M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

21 grants

HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
$125K
2 grants
HARVARD COLLEGE
$125K
2 grants
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD BANK
$115K
2 grants
WOUNDED WARRIORS
$115K
2 grants
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$110K
2 grants
LINCOLN PARK ZOO
$110K
2 grants
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
$110K
2 grants
CHICAGO SYMPHONY
$110K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants

<$10K
7
grants
$10–50K
5
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Illinois
$760K
64% of total
Massachusetts
$250K
21% of total
Maryland
$110K
9% of total
Pennsylvania
$50K
4% of total
Florida
$10K
1% of total

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