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Private foundation (trust)EIN 364074862Est. 1996-06

WILLIAM H & LOIS J MCESSY FOUNDATION

LAKE FOREST, IL 60045

Total Assets

$49.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

8

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$261K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$550K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$17.0M

Total Expenses

$2.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.1M

Distributable Amount

$2.2M

Min. Investment Return

$2.4M

Undistributed Income

$52K

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

8 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $250K to maximum $550K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $2.1M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

108 grants

UNIVERSITY OF ST MARY OF THE LAKE
$1.7M
3 grants
CATHOLIC EXTENSION
$1.1M
6 grants
ST JOHN VIANNEY
$750K
2 grants
ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO
$700K
3 grants
DIOCESE OF WINONA-ROCHESTER
$250K
1 grant
ST PAUL CENTER FOR BIBLICAL THEOLOY
$200K
1 grant
WORD ON FIRE CATHOLIC MINISTRIES
$143K
3 grants
RELEVANT RADIO
$120K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

108 grants

<$10K
81
grants
$10–50K
12
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Illinois
$4.0M
70% of total
Minnesota
$1M
18% of total
Wisconsin
$257K
5% of total
Ohio
$213K
4% of total
California
$130K
2% of total
Nebraska
$55K
1% of total
New York
$16K
0% of total
Colorado
$8K
0% of total
Michigan
$3K
0% of total
Indiana
$2K
0% of total

+1 more states

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