Funding search · EIN 205985194 · Highland Park, IL
Wag 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.
- 62
- grants reported
- $110,500
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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- Greater Chicago Food Depository2 grants · $9,500
- Community Partners - Affordable Hou3 grants · $7,500
- Art Collaborative Medford1 grant · $7,000
- Moraine Township Food Pantry4 grants · $6,500
- Chicago Int'L Puppet Theater Festiv3 grants · $6,250
- Friends of Highland Park Library2 grants · $6,000
- Crossroads Fund4 grants · $6,000
- Lyte Collective3 grants · $5,750
- North Suburban Legal Aid4 grants · $5,500
- Givewell2 grants · $5,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 62 reported grants, largest first.
- $7,000
Art Collaborative Medford · Medford, MA · 2024
Arts
- $5,000
Friends of Highland Park Library · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Social Services
- $5,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Social Services
- $5,000
Lakota Youthstay · Medford, MA · 2022
Social Services
- $4,500
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025
Social Services
- $3,500
Chicago Int'L Puppet Theater Festiv · Chicago, IL · 2022
Arts
- $2,500
Greater Boston Foodbank · Boston, MA · 2025
Social Services
- $2,500
Community Partners - Affordable Hou · Libertyville, IL · 2024
Social Justice
- $2,500
North Suburban Legal Aid · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Social Justice
- $2,500
Community Partners - Affordable Hou · Libertyville, IL · 2023
Social Justice
- $2,500
Givewell · Oakland, CA · 2023
Social Services
- $2,500
Community Partners - Affordable Hou · Libertyville, IL · 2022
Social Justice
- $2,500
Givewell · Oakland, CA · 2022
Social Services
- $2,500
Moraine Township Food Pantry · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Social Services
- $2,000
Chicago Intl Puppet Theater Festival · Chicago, IL · 2025
Arts
- $2,000
Community Partners - Affordable Housing · Libertyville, IL · 2025
Social Justice
- $2,000
Lyte Collective · Chicago, IL · 2025
Social Services
- $2,000
Climate Vault · Chicago, IL · 2024
Social Services
- $2,000
Foodlink · Chicago, IL · 2024
Social Services
- $2,000
Lyte Collective · Chicago, IL · 2024
Social Services
- $2,000
Health Professionals Network for Ti · Portland, OR · 2023
Social Services
- $2,000
Crossroads Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Social Services
- $2,000
Foodlink · Chicago, IL · 2022
Social Services
- $2,000
Greater Boston Foodbank · Boston, MA · 2022
Social Services
- $2,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Social Services
- $1,750
Chicago Int'L Puppet Theater Festiv · Chicago, IL · 2023
Arts
- $1,750
Lyte Collective · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social Services
- $1,500
Crossroads Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025
Social Services
- $1,500
Crossroads Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Social Services
- $1,500
Moraine Township Food Pantry · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Social Services
- $1,500
Climate Vault · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social Services
- $1,500
Moraine Township Food Pantry · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Social Services
- $1,500
The Simple Good · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social Services
- $1,500
Koco · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Social Services
- $1,500
The Simple Good · Chicago, IL · 2022
Social Services
- $1,000
Forging Opp for Refugees in America · Chicago, IL · 2025
Social Services
- $1,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2025
Social Services
- $1,000
Highwood Library and Comunity Center · Highwood, IL · 2025
Social Services
- $1,000
Misericordia Heart of Mercy · Chicago, IL · 2025
Social Services
- $1,000
Moraine Township Food Pantry · Highland Park, IL · 2025
Social Services
- $1,000
North Suburban Legal Aid · Highland Park, IL · 2025
Social Justice
- $1,000
Chicago Int'L Puppet Theater Festiv · Chicago, IL · 2024
Arts
- $1,000
Forging Opp for Refugees in America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Social Services
- $1,000
Friends of Highland Park Library · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Social Services
- $1,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Social Services
- $1,000
Koco · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Social Services
- $1,000
Misericordia Heart of Mercy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Social Services
- $1,000
Crossroads Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social Services
- $1,000
Forging Opp for Refugees in America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social Services
- $1,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Social Services
- $1,000
Highland Park Shooting Recovery Fun · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Social Services
- $1,000
Koco · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Social Services
- $1,000
Misericordia Heart of Mercy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social Services
- $1,000
North Suburban Legal Aid · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Social Justice
- $1,000
Communities for Restorative Justice · Concord, MA · 2022
Social Justice
- $1,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Social Justice
- $1,000
Feeding People Through Plants · Chicago, IL · 2022
Social Services
- $1,000
Misericordia Heart of Mercy · Chicago, IL · 2022
Social Services
- $1,000
North Suburban Legal Aid · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Social Justice
- $750
The Simple Good · Chicago, IL · 2024
Social Services
- $250
The Simple Good · Chicago, IL · 2025
Social Services
- $-2,000
Health Professionals Network for Ti · Portland, OR · 2024
Social Services
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