Bayless Family Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 81-4588609

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$5.2M

-2.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$667K

+74.7% YoY

Grant Count

11

+37.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$61K

+27.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$203K$407K$610K$813K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,150,430$5,256,583$5,144,812
Revenue$633,196$573,663$283,913
Expenses$739,349$461,892$414,255
Qualifying Distributions$666,814$381,734$369,527
Net Investment Income$412,195$313,192$149,830
Distributable Amount$255,172$245,998$253,150

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$167K$333K$500K$667K9 grants202018 grants20219 grants20228 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL OF NE…$132KDEFINITION THEATRE COMPANY$120KTIMELINE THEATRE COMPANY$120KCHICAGO CHILDREN'S THEATRE$100KSHATTERED GLOBE THEATRE$50KTHEATRE WIT$50KREMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMP…$50KFILAMENT THEATRE$25KLOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COM…$10KCHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA$5K

Grant Size Distribution

55 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K16$50–100K9$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

KEVIN SULLIVANDIRECTOR$45K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RICHARD L BAYLESSTREASURER1
DEANN BAYLESSPRESIDENT1
LANE BAYLESS SULLIVANSECRETARY1
KEVIN SULLIVANDIRECTOR1$44,581
MELISSA CAMERONDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BarringtonChicagoOak ParkVernon HillsWilmette

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

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