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Private foundation (trust)EIN 364170236Est. 1997-08

ERNEST WENTCHER EDUCATIONAL FUND

CHICAGO, IL 60606

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$75.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$3.2M

FY 2023

Grants Made

108

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$29K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$656–$537K

Typical

Deadlines

Spring of each year

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$2.3M

Total Expenses

$4.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.9M

Distributable Amount

$3.5M

Min. Investment Return

$3.5M

Undistributed Income

$2.8M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

108 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $656 through median $10K to maximum $537K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $5.7M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

UNIV OF ILLINOIS
$997K
4 grants
UNIV OF ILLINOIS URBANA
$939K
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$885K
5 grants
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
$835K
2 grants
DEPAUL UNIV
$608K
4 grants
CORNELL UNIV
$422K
4 grants
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY
$377K
5 grants
UNIV OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO
$376K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

499 grants

<$10K
258
grants
$10–50K
182
grants
$50–250K
52
grants
$250K–1M
7
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

34 states

Illinois
$6.6M
48% of total
Michigan
$924K
7% of total
New York
$863K
6% of total
California
$823K
6% of total
Wisconsin
$629K
5% of total
District of Columbia
$513K
4% of total
Georgia
$498K
4% of total
Massachusetts
$356K
3% of total
Indiana
$296K
2% of total
Minnesota
$258K
2% of total

+24 more states

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