Allen and Meline Pickus Foundation

HIGHWOOD, IL EIN: 36-4448394

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$37K

-19.7% YoY

Grant Count

14

-44.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

+43.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$12K$24K$37K$49K24 grants202026 grants202127 grants202225 grants202314 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

JUF$10KLYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO$10KRAVINIA FESTIVAL$5KINFANT WEALFARE SOCIETY$3KNORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BA$2KUNICEF$2KALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$1KCOUMMUNITY PARTNER FOR A…$1KPILOTS FOR KIDS$1KREADING POWER$1K

Grant Size Distribution

116 grants across all recorded years

116<$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

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JEFFREY PICKUSDIRECTOR1
JOEL PICKUSDIRECTOR1
JAMES PICKUSDIRECTOR1
LOUIE PICKUSDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

ALBANYALEXANDRIAARLINGTONATLANTABOZEMANCHAMPAIGNCHICAGOEVANSTONGURNEEHIGHLAND PARKJACKSONVILLELAKE BLUFFLAKE FORESTLAKE VILLALIBERTYVILLELIVERTYVILLEMONTGOMERYNEW YORKORLANDOPORTAL

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

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