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BEST PORTION FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, ILEIN: 26-0894840

Data sourced from IRS 990-PF public filings

Supports public education and youth development programs primarily in Chicago, funding organizations like Chicago Scholars Foundation and A Better Chicago.

Private_foundation Foundation

Total Assets

$15,434,653

Grants (Last Year)

$1,146,148

Total Grants on File

53

Recipients Funded

34

Giving History

YearTotal GrantedGrants MadeAvg Grant
2024$1,146,14815$76,410
2023$1,288,38316$80,524
2021$1,703,60022$77,436

Top Grant Recipients

$539,663 (2024)
$523,548 (2023)
$265,000 (2021)
LEAP INNOVATIONS

CHICAGO, IL

$226,100 (2021)
A Better Chicago

Chicago, IL

$159,835 (2023)
RANDOLPH COLLEGE

LYNCHBURG, VA

$150,000 (2021)
RANDOLPH COLLEGE

LYNCHBURG, VA

$100,732 (2024)
A Better Chicago

Chicago, IL

$100,472 (2024)
$100,000 (2021)

Showing top 10 of 53 grants on file.

Officers & Trustees

From 2024 IRS 990-PF filing (data available for 10 filing years)

A

ANDREW SCHWERTFEGER

DIRECTOR

T

TIMOTHY SCHWERTFEGER

VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY,

M

M GAIL WALLER

PRESIDENT

IRS Filing History

BEST PORTION FOUNDATION has IRS 990-PF filings on record for 10 years, spanning 2013 to 2024.

2024202320212020201820172016201520142013

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