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Who does Walder Family Foundation fund?

Walder Family Foundation has awarded $119 million across 934 grants to 394 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $90,000, with most between $50,000 and $150,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $100,000 versus $70,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$119.3M
Typical grant
$90K
Grantees
394
Grants
934
Years
2020–2024

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 394 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
J Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago $5.1M52020–20242024— —
Lubavitch Girls High School INC $4.5M32020–20242024IL
Rush University Medical Center $3.5M102020–20232023IL
Field Museum of Natural History $2.8M152020–20242024IL
C Chicago Community Foundation $2.6M132020–20242024IL
University of Chicago $2.3M212020–20242024IL
T The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois $2.1M102021–20242024IL
Forefront $1.9M112020–20242024IL
The Morton Arboretum $1.9M122020–20242024IL
T The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinoi $1.7M82020–20232023— —
C Chicago Mezuzah and Mitzvah Campaign $1.6M22020–20242024IL
U University of Guelph $1.5M42020–20242024— —
H Hebrew Theological College $1.5M120212021IL
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation $1.4M82020–20242024DC
3arts INC $1.4M52020–20232023IL
Loyola University of Chicago $1.4M62020–20242024IL
J Johns Hopkins University $1.4M62020–20242024— —
Northwestern University $1.3M92021–20242024IL
L Lincoln Park Zoological Society $1.3M62022–20242024— —
American Friends of Hala $1.2M62020–20242024OH
Neo Philanthropy INC $1.1M62020–20242024NY
C City of Chicago $1.1M62020–20242024— —
Depaul University $1.0M112021–20242024IL
J Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov Elementary School-Yeshivas $975K42020–20232023— —
H Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights $911K42020–20232023— —
R Research INC $900K32022–20242024TN
Shriver Center on Poverty Law $800K42020–20242024IL
Mesivta Shaarei Adirim $797K42020–20242024IL
J Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago $779K102020–20242024— —
Crossroads Fund INC $750K52020–20242024IL
Iff $750K32022–20242024IL
Soulu $750K82020–20242024IL
C Chicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Ga $727K32020–20222022— —
T The Jerusalem College of Technology $720K32022–20242024— —
Y Yeshiva Shearis Yisroel-Veitzener Cheder INC $720K22023–20242024IL
Shedd Aquarium Society $712K32020–20242024IL
Welcoming America INC $700K52020–20242024GA
A Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago $700K120202020— —
Etzion Foundation INC $691K72023–20242024NJ
M Merkos Linyonei Chinuch Lubavitch Chabad of Illino $690K62020–20242024— —
Chicago Horticultural Society $685K42021–20242024IL
R Relief Resources INC $675K32022–20242024— —
Libenu $650K62020–20242024IL
Faith in Place $638K62020–20242024IL
Latino Policy Forum $636K72020–20242024IL
O Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of Isr Ael $628K92021–20242024NY
Yeshiva University $600K32022–20242024NY
K Keren Hayeshivot Trust $597K62020–20242024NY
P Project Witness $575K42020–20212021NY
P E F Israel Endowment Funds INC $571K102022–20242024NY
Illinois Arts Alliance $560K72020–20242024IL
A Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chica $542K120212021— —
Illinois Institute of Technology $540K320232023IL
Alliance for the Great Lakes $530K22020–20242024IL
H Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School $528K220242024IL
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago INC $500K120202020IL
Immigrant Justice Corps INC $500K32022–20242024NY
Friends of the Chicago River $500K32020–20222022IL
Kehillah Jewish Education Fund $500K120202020IL
Y Yeshivas Meor Hatorah of Chicago $500K120202020— —
J Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov Elementary School - Yeshiva $500K220212021— —
Michael Reese Health Trust $500K22020–20222022IL
Hias INC $490K32020–20242024MD
M Machon INC $488K42020–20242024— —
I Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Right $470K52020–20232023— —
Friends of the Forest Preserves $460K52020–20222022IL
H Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights $450K420212021— —
N National Audubon Society INC $449K42020–20222022— —
Jewish Child and Family Services $445K62020–20242024IL
United States Artists INC $440K42021–20232023IL
Centro Romero $436K52020–20242024IL
Openlands $436K32020–20222022IL
The Jewish Woman Entrepreneur INC $435K32022–20242024FL
The Nature Conservancy $425K32020–20222022VA
The Chicago Community Trust $400K22021–20222022IL
Enlace Chicago $400K42020–20232023IL
Metropolitan Planning Council $400K22022–20242024IL
R Ravenswood Budlong Hebr Cong $391K32022–20242024— —
Institute for Latino Progress $386K52020–20242024IL
T The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights $370K42020–20242024— —
C City of Chicago $365K220212021— —
Healthy Schools Campaign $360K32021–20242024IL
C Chabad Jewish Center of Gurnee INC $360K22020–20222022— —
T The Ark $360K22022–20232023— —
C Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School INC $360K32022–20242024IL
S Sefaria INC $360K32022–20242024NY
American Friends of Nishmat $356K42023–20242024NY
Alianza Americas $355K42020–20232023IL
L Latin Women in Action $350K42020–20242024— —
Chicago Parks Foundation $344K32020–20222022IL
Chicago Chesed Fund INC $342K32020–20232023IL
Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors $336K42022–20242024IL
Chicago Dancemakers Forum $336K22020–20222022IL
Latinos Progresando $336K42020–20242024IL
Chicago Jewish Day School $333K22022–20232023IL
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods $320K32021–20232023IL
Chinese American Service League INC $311K42020–20232023IL
Illinois Primary Health Care Association $300K120202020IL
Vera Institute of Justice INC $300K32022–20242024NY
Nijc Nfp $300K120242024IL

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