Funding search · EIN 363805338 · Chicago, IL

Alphawood Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

484
grants reported
$37.6M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$30,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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26 grants matching “archaeological · $1.4M

  • $75,000

    Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX · 2024

    Support for archaeological research and fieldword of dr. Brett houk

  • $75,000

    Winthrop University · Rock Hill, SC · 2024

    Support for archaeological research and fieldword of dr. Brent woodfill

  • $52,000

    University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Support for archaeological research and fieldword of dr. Sarah newman

  • $43,360

    University of New Hampshire · Durham, NH · 2024

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Eleanor harrison-buck

  • $37,500

    Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2024

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Charles golden

  • $37,500

    The College of Wooster · Wooster, OH · 2024

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Olivia navarro-farr

  • $37,500

    University of New Mexico Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Support for archaeological research and fieldword of dr. Keith prufer

  • $37,230

    University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of drs. Arlen and diane chase

  • $37,160

    Administrators of the Tulane Education Fund · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Marcello canuto

  • $23,923

    The Regents of the University of California Merced · Merced, CA · 2024

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Holley moyes

  • $112,160

    Administrators of the Tulane Education Fund · New Orleans, LA · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Marcello canuto and dr. Francisco estrada-belli

  • $75,000

    University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Takeshi inomata and dr. Daniela triadan

  • $75,000

    University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. M. Kathryn brown

  • $74,653

    Society for American Archaeology · Washington, DC · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Barbara arroyo

  • $73,400

    Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation · Kennesaw, GA · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Terry powis

  • $72,077

    The Regents of the University of California Merced · Merced, CA · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Holley moyes

  • $50,000

    Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Gabriel wrobel

  • $37,756

    University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of drs. Arlen and diane chase

  • $37,500

    The College of Wooster · Wooster, OH · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Olivia navarro-farr

  • $37,500

    Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Charles golden

  • $31,640

    University of New Hampshire · Durham, NH · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Eleanor harrison-buck

  • $75,000

    Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX · 2022

    Research support for chan chich archaeological project, belize (ccap), dr. Brett houk

  • $75,000

    University of New Mexico Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2022

    Research support for bladen paleoindian and archaic archaeological project/bpaap, bladen nature reserve, belize; dr. Keith prufer

  • $43,378

    Society for American Archaeology · Washington, DC · 2022

    Research support for barbara arroyo's project in kaminaljuyu

  • $23,150

    Administrators of the Tulane Education Fund · New Orleans, LA · 2022

    Research support for dr. Marcello a. Canuto for archaeological excavations at la corona, guatemala

  • $60,000

    University of New Mexico Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2021

    Support for bladen paleoindian and archaic archaeological project/bpaap, bladen nature reserve, belize

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Barack Obama Foundation1 grant · $7.5M
  • Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture4 grants · $2.2M
  • Soas (School of Oriental and African Studies)2 grants · $1.6M
  • Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania5 grants · $1.5M
  • Howard Brown Health Center4 grants · $1.3M
  • University of Chicago Institute of Politics4 grants · $1.2M
  • AIDS Foundation of Chicago6 grants · $1.1M
  • Joffrey Ballet5 grants · $1.0M
  • Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund - Midwest Region4 grants · $800,000
  • Legal Aid Chicago4 grants · $700,000

Giving over time

$13.0M
2021
$6.1M
2022
$10.4M
2023
$8.1M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 484 grants.

  • $7.5M

    Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Support for construction of the obama presidential center in chicago, il

  • $2.1M

    Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Publication support for the life & work of a city builder, support for level ii arboretum

  • $1.1M

    Howard Brown Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operations, capital grant in support of halsted clinic

  • $888,164

    Soas (School of Oriental and African Studies) · 2023

    Postgraduate diploma in asian art and scholarships

  • $732,580

    Soas (School of Oriental and African Studies) · 2024

    Postgraduate diploma in asian art and scholarships

  • $522,122

    Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    James d. Mcdonough fellowship in queer art history

  • $500,000

    National Public Housing Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Capital support for national public housing museum

  • $431,517

    Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Support of scholar at risk program, james d. Mcdonough fellowship in queer art history

  • $400,000

    Nijc Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operations

  • $366,953

    Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Support for james d. Mcdonough fellowship in queer art history

  • $325,000

    Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund - Midwest Region · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations for midwest regional office, support for senior attorney position, midwest regional office

  • $325,000

    Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund - Midwest Region · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operations for midwest regional office, support for senior attorney position at midwest regional office

  • $300,000

    University of Chicago Institute of Politics · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Intern program support

  • $300,000

    University of Chicago Institute of Politics · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Institute of politics internship program

  • $300,000

    University of Chicago Institute of Politics · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Support for student internship program

  • $300,000

    University of Chicago Center of the Art of East Asia · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Support for the center of the art of east asia

  • $300,000

    University of Chicago Institute of Politics · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Support for undergraduate internship program

  • $275,200

    Nijc Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $275,000

    AIDS Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $250,000

    Grow Greater Englewood · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Support for grow park campus

  • $250,000

    Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $250,000

    AIDS Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operations

  • $250,000

    Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operations

  • $250,000

    AIDS Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operations

  • $250,000

    Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operations

  • $250,000

    AIDS Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General operations

  • $250,000

    Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General operations

  • $246,778

    Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Support for cloud gate dance theatre of taiwan performance

  • $200,000

    Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $200,000

    Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operations

  • $186,857

    Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Support for fellowship in queer art history

  • $175,000

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $155,000

    Four Freedoms Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023

    Publication support for louis kahn memorial to fdr, grant in honor of james mcdonough, general operations

  • $153,795

    Unity Temple Restoration Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    Support for organziational activities

  • $150,000

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operations

  • $150,000

    Rainbow Railroad · New York, NY · 2023

    Lgbtq+ afghan refugee resettlement

  • $150,000

    Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operations

  • $150,000

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Detroit, MI · 2022

    General operating for advocacy activities

  • $150,000

    Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General operations

  • $150,000

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General operations for advocacy activities

  • $140,000

    Landmarks Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $140,000

    Landmarks Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operations

  • $140,000

    Center On Halsted · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General operations

  • $135,000

    Preservation Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations, the reuse and revisioning of adler & sullivan's kam temple/pilgrim baptist church project

  • $130,000

    Friends of the Parks · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $125,000

    Center On Halsted · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $125,000

    Invisible Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $125,000

    Invisible Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operations

  • $125,000

    Invisible Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operating for advocacy activities

  • $125,000

    Invisible Institute · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General operations for advocacy activities

  • $120,000

    National Immigrant Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operating for advocacy activities

  • $120,000

    National Immigrant Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General operations for advocacy

  • $112,160

    Administrators of the Tulane Education Fund · New Orleans, LA · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Marcello canuto and dr. Francisco estrada-belli

  • $100,000

    National Redistricting Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operations

  • $100,000

    Puerto Rican Arts Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $100,000

    Spaces · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    Everlasting plastics exhbition at the u.s. Pavilion at venice architecture biennale

  • $100,000

    The Gerald Arpino Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Chicago centennial

  • $100,000

    Test Positive Aware Network · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General operations

  • $100,000

    Visceral Dance Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Support for non-profit chicago dance center, scholarship program, and general operations

  • $90,000

    Landmarks Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operations

  • $90,000

    Landmarks Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General operations

  • $85,000

    Intuit the Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operations, support for renovation; in honor of cleo wilson

  • $80,000

    Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operations

  • $80,000

    Sinai Health System · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Support for sinai infectious disease center (sidc)

  • $75,000

    Beyond Legal Aid · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $75,000

    Chicago Abortion Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $75,000

    Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $75,000

    Chicago Public Art Group · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $75,000

    Howard Brown Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations

  • $75,000

    Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Support for prep4teens

  • $75,000

    Resurrection Project · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support for immigration justice department

  • $75,000

    Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX · 2024

    Support for archaeological research and fieldword of dr. Brett houk

  • $75,000

    Visceral Dance Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operations and board development

  • $75,000

    Winthrop University · Rock Hill, SC · 2024

    Support for archaeological research and fieldword of dr. Brent woodfill

  • $75,000

    Beyond Legal Aid · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operations

  • $75,000

    Center On Halsted · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operations

  • $75,000

    Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Support for prep4teens

  • $75,000

    University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Takeshi inomata and dr. Daniela triadan

  • $75,000

    University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. M. Kathryn brown

  • $75,000

    Visceral Dance Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operations and support for board development

  • $75,000

    Albany Park Theater Project · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Support for port of entry project

  • $75,000

    Center On Halsted · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operations

  • $75,000

    Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operations

  • $75,000

    Howard Brown Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operations

  • $75,000

    Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund - Midwest Region · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operations support for midwest regional office

  • $75,000

    Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX · 2022

    Research support for chan chich archaeological project, belize (ccap), dr. Brett houk

  • $75,000

    United Way of Northwest Indiana · Valparaiso, IN · 2022

    General operations

  • $75,000

    Unity Temple Restoration Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    General operations

  • $75,000

    University of New Mexico Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2022

    Research support for bladen paleoindian and archaic archaeological project/bpaap, bladen nature reserve, belize; dr. Keith prufer

  • $75,000

    Winthrop University · Rock Hill, SC · 2022

    Research support for dr. Brent woodfill in the salinas de los nueve cerros region (guatemala and mexico)

  • $75,000

    Benton Institute for Broadband & Society · Evanston, IL · 2021

    Support for broadband internet availability in cook county and statewide

  • $75,000

    Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General operations

  • $75,000

    Howard Brown Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General operations

  • $75,000

    Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund - Midwest Region · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Support for midwest regional office

  • $75,000

    Unity Temple Restoration Foundation · Oak Park, IL · 2021

    General operations

  • $74,653

    Society for American Archaeology · Washington, DC · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Barbara arroyo

  • $73,400

    Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation · Kennesaw, GA · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Terry powis

  • $72,077

    The Regents of the University of California Merced · Merced, CA · 2023

    Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. Holley moyes

  • $70,000

    Beyond Legal Aid · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operations

  • $70,000

    Beyond Legal Aid · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General operations

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