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Private foundation (trust)EIN 260530001Est. 2007-09

WOHLERS FAMILY FOUNDATION THE NORTHERN TRUST

PO BOX CHICA, IL 60680

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$46.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.9M

FY 2024

Grants Made

20

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$96K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$15K–$260K

Typical

Deadlines

See statement

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.4M

Total Expenses

$2.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.1M

Distributable Amount

$2.1M

Min. Investment Return

$2.2M

Payout rate 99%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.99%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

20 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $15K through median $63K to maximum $260K, 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 2024. Peak $2.0M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

23 grants

Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.

AVENUES TO INDEPENDENCE
$260K
1 grant
CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND
$210K
1 grant
FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC
$200K
1 grant
MAYO FOUNDATION
$200K
1 grant
GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND
$150K
1 grant
THE SEEING EYE
$150K
1 grant
ASPCA
$100K
1 grant
SHEDD AQUARIUM
$100K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
8
grants
$50–250K
11
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Illinois
$6.5M
87% of total
New York
$280K
4% of total
Maryland
$200K
3% of total
Minnesota
$200K
3% of total
New Jersey
$150K
2% of total
Florida
$100K
1% of total
Utah
$50K
1% of total
Colorado
$15K
0% of total

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