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Wayfarer Foundation

Highland Park, IL  ·  EIN 862088032  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$27.5M

Total Giving

$9.6M

Grants on File

107

Average Grant

$90K

Giving Radius

Where Wayfarer Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — $140K across 3 grants CA — $1.3M across 15 grants CO — $45K across 1 grant CT — $40K across 1 grant DC — $492K across 5 grants DE — no grants on file FL — $354K across 1 grant GA — $130K across 3 grants HI — $20K across 1 grant IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — $2.5M across 30 grants IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $492K across 7 grants MD — $325K across 2 grants ME — $50K across 1 grant MI — no grants on file MN — $65K across 2 grants MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — $50K across 1 grant NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — $50K across 1 grant NM — $50K across 1 grant NV — no grants on file NY — $1.5M across 13 grants OH — $500K across 1 grant OK — no grants on file OR — $15K across 1 grant PA — $50K across 1 grant RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — $343K across 5 grants TN — no grants on file TX — $165K across 2 grants UT — no grants on file VA — $285K across 4 grants VT — no grants on file WA — $593K across 4 grants WI — $100K across 1 grant WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 107 recipients across 25 states. Top concentrations: CHICAGO ($1.2M, 20 grants), NEW YORK ($1.0M, 10 grants), EVANSTON ($805K, 4 grants), CINCINNATI ($500K, 1 grant), WASHINGTON ($492K, 5 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
The Parliament of World's Religions $5K 2022
Health Professionals Network for Tigray $15K 2022
Wozu $50K 2022
You Matter 2 $101K 2022
World Woman Foundation $25K 2022
The Chicago Defender Charities $50K 2022
Virtues Matter INC $50K 2022
Theater for the People $35K 2022
Urban Arts $50K 2022
Unity Works Foundation $15K 2022
The Policy Academies $50K 2022
The Oikos Institute for Social $30K 2022
The Hopi Foundation $50K 2022
The Current Project $15K 2022
The Intonation Music Workshop $50K 2022
The Aspen Institute INC $42K 2022
The 100 Horses Womens Society $125K 2022
Tahirih Justice Center $110K 2022
The American Ireland Fund $50K 2022
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois $150K 2022
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'Is of Los Angeles Ca $10K 2022
Sojourners $50K 2022
Service Learning Microschool Organization INC $354K 2022
Sharing Sacred Spaces $40K 2022
Project I Am $25K 2022

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $54.8M $2.4M $-10,898,607 $23.9M
2022 $89.6M $486K $100.0M $10.8M
2021 $334K $42K $4.7M $4.4M

Section VII

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