Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4170236 · reported 2023–2025
322grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$380smallest grant
$9.1Mtotal paid
33states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
233 S Wacker Dr Ste 4400
Chicago, IL 60606-6322
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Univ of Illinois Urbana EDUCATION | Champaign, IL | $536,932 |
| Univ of Illinois Urbana EDUCATION | Champaign, IL | $473,652 |
| Univ of Illinois Urbana EDUCATION | Champaign, IL | $402,273 |
| University of Michigan EDUCATION | Ann Arbor, MI | $319,566 |
| University of Michigan EDUCATION | Ann Arbor, MI | $279,912 |
| Univ of Illinois Chicago EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $234,572 |
| University of Michigan EDUCATION | Ann Arbor, MI | $186,102 |
| Depaul Univ EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $175,146 |
| Depaul Univ EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $172,887 |
| Depaul Univ EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $170,273 |
| Univ of Illinois Chicago EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $153,465 |
| Univ of Illinois Chicago EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $141,376 |
| Howard University EDUCATION | Washington, DC | $121,356 |
| Cornell Univ EDUCATION | Ithaca, NY | $116,936 |
| Howard University EDUCATION | Washington, DC | $107,000 |
| Loyola University EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $105,000 |
| Univ of Wisconsin EDUCATION | Madison, WI | $101,325 |
| Univ of Wisconsin EDUCATION | Madison, WI | $100,933 |
| Univ of Southern California EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $99,875 |
| Univ of Southern California EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $98,149 |
| Loyola University EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $97,500 |
| Univ of Southern California EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $97,483 |
| Cornell Univ EDUCATION | Ithaca, NY | $96,824 |
| Loyola University EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $88,666 |
| Northwestern University EDUCATION | Evanston, IL | $87,927 |
| Cornell Univ EDUCATION | Ithaca, NY | $84,500 |
| Iit EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $78,756 |
| Univ of Chicago EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $74,932 |
| Howard University EDUCATION | Washington, DC | $70,000 |
| Iit EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $65,407 |
| Oakton Comm College EDUCATION | Des Plaines, IL | $63,000 |
| Iit EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $51,924 |
| Northwestern University EDUCATION | Evanston, IL | $51,853 |
| Univ of Wisconsin EDUCATION | Madison, WI | $50,146 |
| Dominican Univ EDUCATION | River Forest, IL | $49,772 |
| Northwestern University EDUCATION | Evanston, IL | $48,921 |
| George Washington University EDUCATION | Ashburn, VA | $48,500 |
| Middlebury College EDUCATION | Middlebury, VT | $46,356 |
| Univ of Chicago EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $43,975 |
| Illinois State University EDUCATION | Normal, IL | $41,475 |
| Oakton Comm College EDUCATION | Des Plaines, IL | $41,398 |
| Middlebury College EDUCATION | Middlebury, VT | $41,246 |
| Spelman College EDUCATION | Atlanta, GA | $40,000 |
| Univ of Notre Dame EDUCATION | Notre Dame, IN | $40,000 |
| Middlebury College EDUCATION | Middlebury, VT | $39,800 |
| Lewis University EDUCATION | Romeoville, IL | $39,782 |
| George Washington University EDUCATION | Ashburn, VA | $39,000 |
| Emory Univ EDUCATION | Atlanta, GA | $38,750 |
| Columbia Univ EDUCATION | New York, NY | $36,990 |
| Emory Univ EDUCATION | Atlanta, GA | $36,766 |
| Washington University EDUCATION | St Louis, MO | $36,500 |
| Illinois State University EDUCATION | Normal, IL | $36,416 |
| Univ of Chicago EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $32,247 |
| Bradley University EDUCATION | Peoria, IL | $32,000 |
| Morehouse College EDUCATION | Atlanta, GA | $31,750 |
| Illinois State University EDUCATION | Normal, IL | $31,341 |
| Morehouse College EDUCATION | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 |
| Northeastern University EDUCATION | Boston, MA | $30,000 |
| Pomona College EDUCATION | Claremont, CA | $30,000 |
| Bradley University EDUCATION | Peoria, IL | $30,000 |
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