Bessie Shields Foundation Xxxxx1004

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 25-1380543

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$928K

+0.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$53K

-1.0% YoY

Grant Count

9

+12.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

-12.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$38K$76K$114K$153K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$928,021$923,563$938,625
Revenue$74,186$51,899$47,106
Expenses$68,303$66,901$74,470
Qualifying Distributions$58,590$58,622$63,394
Net Investment Income$65,085$41,432$38,730
Distributable Amount$66,839$58,071$58,902

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$14K$29K$43K$58K10 grants20208 grants20218 grants20228 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

Paralyzed Veterans of Am…$9KSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO…$9KLINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL$6KMICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION…$6KFIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL …$6KAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE…$5KAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY …$5KART INSITUTE OF CHICAGO$4KCHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN$3K

Grant Size Distribution

43 grants across all recorded years

43<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

No officer/director data available.

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

BaltimoreChicagoGlencoeNew YorkOklahoma CityStaten IslandWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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