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Private foundation (trust)EIN 862088032Est. 2021-09

WAYFARER FOUNDATION

HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035

Total Assets

$27.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$23.9M

FY 2024

Grants Made

166

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$144K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$250–$4.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.7M

Total Expenses

$29.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$28.5M

Distributable Amount

$2.1M

Min. Investment Return

$2.1M

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

166 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $88K to maximum $4.5M, 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 2021 to 2024. Peak $23.9M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

475 grants

HORACE HOLLEY FOUNDATION
$4.5M
1 grant
NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF THE UNITED STATES
$3.0M
3 grants
MONA FOUNDATION
$1.8M
4 grants
NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER INC
$1.6M
4 grants
FRIENDS OF THE HIGHWOOD LIBRARY
$1.4M
3 grants
CHEYENNE RIVER YOUTH PROJECT
$1.2M
3 grants
NEW ERA CREATIVE SPACE
$1.2M
4 grants
EQUITICITY
$1.0M
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

475 grants

<$10K
14
grants
$10–50K
227
grants
$50–250K
196
grants
$250K–1M
35
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

35 states

Illinois
$18.8M
33% of total
New York
$6.6M
12% of total
California
$6.4M
11% of total
Massachusetts
$2.7M
5% of total
District of Columbia
$2.5M
4% of total
South Dakota
$2.5M
4% of total
Washington
$2.3M
4% of total
Florida
$1.7M
3% of total
Ohio
$1.6M
3% of total
Virginia
$1.3M
2% of total

+25 more states

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