Magnus Charitable Trust

EIN 364049284 Private Foundation

Chicago, IL 60601 |(847) 558-4490

Total Given 2016–2023
$4.4M
70 grants · $550K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $5K–$38K
grant size
31%
supporter · 14/45 multi-year
repeat
$6.8M
Assets (2024)
45
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (847) 558-4490
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $711K $8.3M $1.7M 25
2017 $731K $9.9M $1.6M 11
2018 $465K $8.1M $1.7M 12
2019 N/A $8.0M $1.6M N/A
2020 $685K $8.0M $1.5M 11
2021 $629K $8.0M $1.4M 4
2022 $821K $7.0M $1.4M 4
2023 $357K $6.9M $1.1M 3
2024 N/A $6.8M $768K N/A

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 70 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$10K
Average
$63K
75th Pctl
$38K
Maximum
$559K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

11.4% of US grants · Rank #2 of 8 states $45K across 8 grants 3 of 254 counties

Top 3 counties

  1. 1 Tarrant 5 grants · $28K
  2. 2 Harris 2 grants · $12K
  3. 3 Fort Bend 1 grant · $5K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (70 total)

Purpose
Scholarship Recipients PAID in 2021 Chicago, IL $558,809 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2021
MAYO Clinic Rochester, MN $500,000 GENERAL 2022
Scholarship Recipients PAID in 2020 Chicago, IL $327,732 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2020
Scholarship Recipients PAID in 2022 Chicago, IL $297,675 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
Needy Scholarship Recipients Awarded in 2014 PD in Future Chicago, IL $260,836 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2016
MAYO Clinic Rochester, MN $250,000 GENERAL 2023
MAYO Clinic Rochester, MN $250,000 GENERAL 2017
MAYO Clinic Rochester, MN $250,000 GENERAL 2018
Needy Scholarship Recipients PAID in 2014 Chicago, IL $217,907 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2016
Needy Scholarship Recipients Awarded in 2014 PD in Future Chicago, IL $214,940 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2017
Scholarship Recipients PAID in 2017 Chicago, IL $211,983 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2017
MAYO Clinic Rochester, MN $125,000 GENERAL 2020
Scholarship Recipients PAID in 2023 Chicago, IL $102,175 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2023
Scholarship Recipients PAID in 2018 Chicago, IL $99,925 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2018
Rogers Memorial Health Foundation Oconomowoc, WI $80,000 GENERAL 2020
Rosecrance Foundation Rockford, IL $70,000 GENERALGENERALGENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Imerman Angels Chicago, IL $40,000 GENERAL 2016
PAWS Chicago Chicago, IL $39,500 GENERAL 2016
Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL $32,500 GENERAL 2020
Wounded Warrior Jacksonville, FL $30,488 GENERAL 2018
MISC Chicago, IL $25,000 GENERAL 2021
Rogers Memorial Health Foundation Oconomowoc, WI $25,000 GENERAL 2021
Illinois Holocaust Museum Skokie, IL $20,000 GENERAL 2020
Above & Beyond Family Recover Center Chicago, IL $20,000 GENERAL 2021
Immerman Angels Chicago, IL $20,000 GENERAL 2017

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