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Who does Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund fund?

Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund has awarded $20 million across 763 grants to 213 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $10,000 and $20,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $4,340 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$20.1M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
213
Grants
763
Years
2019–2024

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Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 213 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
U University of Illinois $1.6M42019–20202020— —
U Univ of Illinois Urbana $1.4M32022–20242024— —
U University of Michigan House Officers Association $1.3M72019–20242024MI
U Univ of Illinois $997K420212021— —
I Individual recipient $778K52021–20242024— —
Loyola University $546K72019–20242024LA
U Univ of Illinois Chicago $529K32022–20242024— —
I Individual recipient $506K52021–20242024— —
The Howard University $498K72019–20242024DC
Northwestern University $488K72019–20242024IL
U Univ of Wisconsin $476K52021–20242024— —
U Univ of Southern California $453K52021–20242024— —
I Iit $353K52021–20242024— —
O Oakton Comm College $266K52021–20242024— —
I Individual recipient $232K52021–20242024— —
U University of Wisconsin $225K22019–20202020— —
I Illinois State University $224K72019–20242024— —
T The George Washington University $221K72019–20242024VA
M Middlebury College $207K72019–20242024— —
U Univ of Chicago $199K52021–20242024— —
S Stanford University $184K72019–20242024— —
Illinois Institute of Technology $173K22019–20202020IL
Depaul University $172K22019–20202020IL
Spelman College $171K72019–20242024GA
M Morehouse College $171K72019–20242024— —
Washington University $165K72019–20242024MO
New York University $160K72019–20242024NY
St Olaf College $160K72019–20242024MN
U Univ of Notre Dame $147K52021–20242024— —
Connecticut College $139K82019–20242024CT
O Oakton Community College $134K22019–20202020— —
K Knox College $133K72019–20242024— —
Georgetown University $133K52019–20222022DC
Bradley University $132K72019–20242024IL
Marquette University $120K72019–20242024WI
Depauw University $119K72019–20242024IN
C Columbia College $119K62020–20242024— —
University of Southern California $115K22019–20202020CA
I Individual recipient $110K52021–20242024— —
S School of the Art Institute of Chic $108K52021–20242024— —
B Boston University $104K62020–20242024— —
H Harvard University $103K72019–20242024— —
North Park University $101K72019–20242024IL
Syracuse University $98K62019–20232023NY
T Tufts University $98K62019–20232023— —
I Individual recipient $96K102021–20242024— —
I Individual recipient $96K52021–20242024— —
Elmhurst University $90K52021–20242024IL
Lewis University $88K32022–20242024IL
American University $88K52021–20242024DC
Lake Forest College $88K72019–20242024IL
Oberlin College $87K72019–20242024OH
U Univ of Missouri $85K52021–20242024— —
Pomona College $82K72019–20242024CA
University of Miami $82K52021–20242024FL
Occidental College $80K42019–20212021CA
Cornell University $80K22019–20202020NY
D Dartmouth College $79K62019–20242024— —
M MIT $75K52021–20242024— —
Vanderbilt University $75K62019–20242024TN
U University of Pennsylvania $72K52019–20242024— —
E Emory University $71K22019–20202020— —
U Univ of Minnesota - Twin Cities $70K52021–20242024— —
Kenyon College $70K72019–20242024OH
N North Carolina A&t State University $69K62019–20242024— —
The Colorado College $64K72019–20242024CO
H Hampton University $62K62019–20242024— —
Emerson College $60K62019–20242024MA
P Purdue University $56K62019–20242024— —
University of Chicago $55K22019–20202020IL
Bowdoin College $55K62020–20242024ME
N Northern Il University $52K32021–20222022— —
Villanova University $52K62019–20232023PA
S Smith College $50K42019–20212021— —
O Ohio University $50K52021–20242024OH
Agnes Scott College $50K62019–20232023GA
I Individual recipient $50K52021–20242024— —
I Individual recipient $50K52021–20242024— —
M Murray State University $50K52020–20232023— —
C Colorado State University $50K52020–20232023— —
Carleton College $50K52019–20222022MN
Wake Forest University $50K52020–20232023NC
Fisk University $50K52019–20222022TN
Augustana College $50K52019–20242024IL
U University of Alabama $50K52021–20242024— —
C Cal Polytechnic State University $50K52021–20242024— —
Baylor University $50K52019–20222022TX
X Xavier Univ of La $48K52021–20242024— —
I Individual recipient $48K52021–20242024— —
Macalester College $46K52020–20232023MN
U Univ of Pittsburgh $45K32021–20222022— —
I Individual recipient $45K52021–20242024— —
T Trinity College $44K62020–20242024— —
University of Dayton $44K62019–20232023OH
F Florida A&m University Rattler Boosters Incorporated $42K42020–20222022FL
Duke University $41K42019–20242024NC
S School of the Art Institute of Chicago $41K32019–20202020— —
U University of Notre Dame $40K22019–20202020— —
U Univ of San Francisco $40K42021–20232023— —
L Loyala Marymount University $40K22022–20232023— —

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