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WALDER FAMILY FOUNDATION

· SKOKIE, IL · private_foundation · program funder

300recipients FY2016–24
$94Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 80% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 80% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 22 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AZ, CA, DC, FL, GA, IL, LA, MA, MD, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder97
FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder69
GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder58
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder57
POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder57
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder53
JOYCE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder51
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder47
NCRC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder43
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder41
BUILDERS INITIATIVECHICAGO, ILprogram funder36
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder35
ALPHAWOOD FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder31
FOREFRONTCHICAGO, ILprogram funder30
GRAND VICTORIA FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder28
THE IRVING HARRIS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder25
FREDERICK HENRY PRINCE TESTAMENTARY TRUSTCHICAGO, ILprogram funder24
FORD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder23
ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTSCHICAGO, ILprogram funder23
JULIAN GRACE FOUNDATIONHIGHLAND PARK, ILprogram funder23
WOODS FUND OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILprogram funder23
SQUARE ONE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder22
FULK FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder21
CONANT FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder20
DR SCHOLL FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILprogram funder20

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOIL32024$5,123,000
LUBAVITCH GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL INCIL32024$4,500,000
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISIL52024$3,724,220
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYIL52024$2,795,918
CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONIL52024$2,620,000
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOIL52024$2,345,000
FOREFRONTIL52024$1,925,700
MORTON ARBORETUMIL52024$1,885,254
CHICAGO MEZUZAH AND MITZVAH CAMPAIGNIL22024$1,650,000
CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYIL52024$1,412,724
NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATIONDC52024$1,410,000
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOIL42024$1,396,677
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYIL42024$1,301,180
LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYIL32024$1,299,991
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HALAOH52024$1,207,583
NEO PHILANTHROPY INCNY52024$1,150,000
MESIVTA SHAAREI ADIRIMIL52024$1,087,000
DEPAUL UNIVERSITYIL42024$1,048,616
RESEARCH CORPORATIONAZ32024$900,000
JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOIL42024$879,000
SHRIVER CENTER ON POVERTY LAWIL42024$800,000
MERKOS LINYONEI CHINUCH LUBAVITCH CHABAD OF ILLINOIS INCIL52024$750,118
CROSSROADS FUNDIL42024$750,000
SOULUIL52024$750,000
IFFIL32024$750,000
YESHIVA SHEARIS YISROEL-VEITZENER CHEDER INCIL22024$720,000
SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETYIL32024$712,476
WELCOMING AMERICA INCGA52024$700,000
ETZION FOUNDATION INCNJ22024$691,075
LIBENUIL52024$650,000
FAITH IN PLACEIL52024$638,488
MACHON INCMD52024$638,230
LATINO POLICY FORUMIL52024$636,000
OHR TORAH STONE INSTITUTIONS OF ISR AELNY42024$628,000
YESHIVA UNIVERSITYNY32024$600,000
KEREN HAYESHIVOT TRUSTNY52024$597,000
P E F ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INCNY32024$571,000
ILLINOIS ARTS ALLIANCEIL42024$560,000
ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKESIL22024$530,000
HILLEL TORAH NORTH SUBURBAN DAY SCHOOLIL12024$528,000
METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCILIL32024$520,000
IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORPS INCNY32024$500,000
JEWISH CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICESIL52024$445,000
CENTRO ROMEROIL42024$436,000
JEWISH WOMAN ENTREPRENEURFL32024$435,000
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL EDUCATION FUNDIL42024$400,000
RAVENSWOOD BUDLONG HEBR CONGFL32024$391,000
INSTITUTE FOR LATINO PROGRESSIL42024$386,000
RELIEF RESOURCES INCNJ22024$375,000
THE YOUNG CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDRENS RIGHTSIL42024$370,000