Funding search · EIN 363961599 · Chicago, IL

Walter S Mander 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.

248
grants reported
$2.7M
total given
2020–2024
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20202024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Forefront5 grants · $477,191
  • Northwestern Memorial Foundation5 grants · $250,000
  • University of Chicago Law School5 grants · $250,000
  • Garfield Park Community Council5 grants · $82,500
  • Growing Home5 grants · $82,000
  • Star Farm Chicago5 grants · $78,350
  • Advocates for Urban Agriculture4 grants · $77,500
  • Jewish United Fund5 grants · $75,000
  • Chicago Botanic Garden4 grants · $70,000
  • Oak Park Temple5 grants · $65,000

Giving over time

$548,291
2020
$470,275
2021
$540,709
2022
$552,793
2023
$538,351
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 248 grants.

  • $117,784

    Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $116,393

    Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $116,288

    Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $66,726

    Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $60,000

    Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $50,000

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $50,000

    University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $50,000

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $50,000

    University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $50,000

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $50,000

    University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $50,000

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $50,000

    University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $50,000

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $50,000

    University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $40,000

    Advocates for Urban Agriculture · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $25,000

    Oak Park Temple · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $22,000

    Growing Home · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $20,350

    Star Farm Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $20,000

    Star Farm Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $20,000

    Advocates for Urban Agriculture · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $20,000

    Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $20,000

    The Selfhelp Home · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $20,000

    Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $20,000

    Growing Home · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $20,000

    Family Farmed Organization · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $20,000

    Garfield Park Community Council · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $17,500

    Garfield Park Community Council · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $17,000

    Urban Growers Collective · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Garfield Park Community Council · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Opportunity Knocks · River Forest, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Garfield Park Community Council · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Growing Home · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Opportunity Knocks · River Forest, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Growing Home · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Opportunity Knocks · River Forest, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Star Farm Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Garfield Park Community Council · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Opportunity Knocks · River Forest, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    The Selfhelp Home · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $15,000

    Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $13,000

    Star Farm Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $11,325

    Temple Beth Shalom · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,750

    Court Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,400

    Jewish Council On Urban Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Babson College · Wellesley, MA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Growing Home · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Kam Isaiah Israel Congregation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Northern Illinois University · Dekalb, IL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Oak Park Temple · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    The Forward Association · New York, NY · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    University of Illinois Springfield · Springfield, IL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Advocates for Urban Agriculture · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Allies for Community Business · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Babson College · Wellesley, MA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Good Food Catalyst · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Northern Illinois University · Dekalb, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Plant Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    The Selfhelp Home · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    U Chicago Hillel · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Urban Growers Collective · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Allies for Community Business · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Oak Park Temple · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Plant Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Unc Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Urban Growers Collective · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Allies for Community Business · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Babson College · Babson Park, MA · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Congregation Rodfei Zedek · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Family Farmed Organization · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Oak Park Temple · Oak Park, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Seven Generations Ahead · Oak Park, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Star Farm Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    University of Chicago Hillel · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Accion Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Babson College · Babson, MA · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Jewish Council On Urban Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Medical Foundation of North Carolina · Chapel Hill, NC · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Oak Park Temple · Oak Park, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Plant Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    Rohr Chabad Jewish Center · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    The Selfhelp Home · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $10,000

    University of Chicago Hillel · Chicago, IL · 2020

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $9,911

    Roosevelt University · Chicago, IL · 2020

    Scholarship

  • $9,858

    Temple Beth Shalom · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $7,605

    Temple Beth Shalom · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $7,500

    Advocates for Urban Agriculture · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $7,500

    Allies for Community Business · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $7,500

    New Israel Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

  • $7,500

    Plant Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To further the purpose of the organization

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.