Private foundation (trust)EIN 464092041Est. 2015-07

Walder Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Total Assets

$199.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$24.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

200

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$122K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$2.3M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$80K

Community collaborations: a forum of diverse perspectives and voices in chicago's art community - creating space to uplift the sector and encourage collaboration

Program 2

$55K

Guide: resource for local philanthropy interested in supporting a welcoming chicago

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$9.0M

Total Expenses

$32.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$30.0M

Distributable Amount

$9.1M

Min. Investment Return

$9.3M

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

200 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $78K to maximum $2.3M, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2024. Peak $24.4M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

LUBAVITCH GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL INC
$3.5M
2 grants
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$2.5M
13 grants
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
$2.4M
2 grants
MORTON ARBORETUM
$1.5M
9 grants
LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$1.3M
6 grants
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$1.1M
5 grants
CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1.1M
6 grants
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
$1M
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
11
grants
$10–50K
118
grants
$50–250K
334
grants
$250K–1M
34
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

20 states

Illinois
$44.6M
72% of total
New York
$8.0M
13% of total
Maryland
$1.6M
3% of total
District of Columbia
$1.5M
2% of total
Florida
$1.1M
2% of total
New Jersey
$1.0M
2% of total
Arizona
$900K
1% of total
Ohio
$775K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$420K
1% of total
Georgia
$300K
0% of total

+10 more states

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