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ERNEST WENTCHER EDUCATIONAL FUND

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

136recipients FY2016–24
$22Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
NationalNational funder, 31 states and territories

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A national funder — 31 states. It is a candidate for organizations in the 9 cause areas it has funded, wherever they are: A, B, J, K, L, N, P, T, U.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder18
MICHAEL & SUSAN DELL FOUNDATIONAUSTIN, TXprogram funder11
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder11
THE RENAISSANCE FOUNDATIONPORTLAND, ORprogram funder11
ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF ILLINOIS INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder10
MARQUETTE BANK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder10
COUNCIL OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGESWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder9
FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATIONOWASSO, OKprogram funder9
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
CVS FOUNDATIONWOONSOCKET, RIlarge program funder8
ERNST & YOUNG FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYprogram funder8
SAM AND MARY PALUMBO FAMILY FOUNDATIONHILLSIDE, ILprogram funder8
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder7
PELLA ROLSCREEN FOUNDATIONPELLA, IAprogram funder7
CULVERS VIP FOUNDATION INCPR DU SAC, WIprogram funder6
DR SCHOLL FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILprogram funder6
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYprogram funder6
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIESNEW YORK, NYprogram funder5
ANN ODONNELL TRUMBULL PERPETUAL CHARITABLE TRPEORIA, ILprogram funder5
DELOITTE FOUNDATIONSTAMFORD, CTprogram funder5
JOHN C KULIS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONNAPLES, FLprogram funder5
LILLY ENDOWMENT INCINDIANAPOLIS, INlarge program funder5
PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1954 SCHOLARSHIP FUND INCPITTSFIELD, ILprogram funder5
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
WORLD LEARNING INCBRATTLEBORO, VTprogram funder5

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
M CLUB OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANMI72024$1,361,077
CHAARG AT UNIVERISTY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGOIL62024$1,297,445
DEPAUL UNIVERSITYIL72024$1,058,184
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIACA72024$608,305
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNY62024$586,420
HOWARD UNIVERSITYDC72024$525,511
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYIL62024$488,175
POLO CLUB - UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINWI42024$476,072
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONIL72024$455,701
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOIL72024$275,488
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONIL72024$231,927
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYVA52024$212,500
SPELMAN COLLEGEGA72024$201,197
MOREHOUSE COLLEGEGA72024$191,190
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNY72024$190,243
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYMO72024$184,962
ST OLAF COLLEGEMN72024$180,000
KNOX COLLEGEIL72024$153,334
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITYIL72024$142,833
BRADLEY UNIVERSITYIL72024$142,000
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITYWI72024$140,000
CONNECTICUT COLLEGECT72024$139,547
DEPAUW UNIVERSITYIN72024$129,323
LAKE FOREST COLLEGEIL72024$127,800
HARVARD UNIVERSITY BAND INCMA72024$121,002
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGOIL52024$118,710
NORTH PARK UNIVERSITYIL72024$110,562
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYTN62024$103,733
POMONA COLLEGECA72024$101,843
ELMHURST UNIVERSITYIL42024$89,798
LEWIS UNIVERSITYIL32024$88,370
AMERICAN UNIVERSITYDC42024$88,249
OBERLIN COLLEGEOH62024$86,612
COLORADO COLLEGE THCO72024$84,205
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPA62024$83,735
KENYON COLLEGEOH62024$70,000
AUGUSTANA COLLEGEIL52024$60,000
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITYCA32024$60,000
EMERSON COLLEGEMA52024$60,000
BOWDOIN COLLEGEME52024$54,900
DUKE UNIVERSITYNC52024$51,483
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY SAN LUIS OBISPO CHAPTERCA42024$50,000
FLORIDA MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY INCFL42024$50,000
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYFL42024$47,500
OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITYOH42024$45,000
TRINITY COLLEGECT52024$44,279
BARNARD COLLEGENY42024$39,200
SOKA UNIVERSITY OF AMERICACA42024$31,136
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYMA12024$30,000
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYCT42024$26,478