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Lydia & Gus Backer Family Foundation

Paradise Vly, AZ  ·  EIN 884417929  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$534K

Total Giving

$29K

Grants on File

19

Average Grant

$2K

Giving Radius

Where Lydia & Gus Backer Family Foundation Has Given

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Historical grants to 19 recipients across 4 states. Top concentrations: Chicago ($14K, 8 grants), Lake Bluff ($5K, 1 grant), Washington ($3K, 2 grants), Honolulu ($2K, 1 grant), Glencoe ($1K, 2 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
American Red Cross $1K 2023
Chicago Botanic Garden $189 2023
Chicago Public Library Foundation $1K 2023
Food Bank of New York City $500 2023
Friends of the Chicago River $1K 2023
Gabriels Light $5K 2023
Greater Chicago Food Depository $500 2023
Hawaii Community Foundation $2K 2023
Highwood Public Library $500 2023
Lake Forest Open Lands Association $1K 2023
North Shore Country Day $1K 2023
Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter $1K 2023
PayPal Giving Fund PPGF $50 2023
St Jude Children's Research Hospita $200 2023
The Art Institute of Chicago $210 2023
The Community Church $5K 2023
The Obama Foundation $5K 2023
World Central Kitchen $3K 2023
Writers Theatre $1K 2023

19 grants total

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $466K $24K $1 $34K
2022 $500K $2K $1

Section VII

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