Funding search · EIN 366055674 · Northbrook, IL

The Wagner 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.

84
grants reported
$475,000
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$3,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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  • Jewish United Fund Juf2 grants · $95,000
  • Glenbrook North High School3 grants · $31,500
  • Greater Chicago Food Depository3 grants · $28,000
  • Active Minds1 grant · $25,000
  • The Jed Foundation1 grant · $25,000
  • Alzheimer'S Association2 grants · $24,000
  • Fredericksburg Spca3 grants · $18,500
  • Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank3 grants · $15,500
  • Stjude Children'S Research Hospital3 grants · $15,000
  • Rappahannock United Way3 grants · $15,000

Giving over time

$150,000
2022
$151,000
2023
$174,000
2024

Grant history

All 84 reported grants, largest first.

  • $50,000

    Jewish United Fund Juf · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $45,000

    Jewish United Fund Juf · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $25,000

    Active Minds · Washington, DC · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $25,000

    The Jed Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $12,000

    Glenbrook North High School · Northbrook, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $12,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $12,000

    Glenbrook North High School · Northbrook, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $12,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    To Write Love On Her Arms · Melbourne, FL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $9,000

    Fredericksburg Spca · Fredericksburg, VA · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $8,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $7,500

    Glenbrook North High School · Northbrook, IL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $7,500

    Keep Swimming Foundation · Quincy, MA · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $7,000

    Fredericksburg Spca · Fredericksburg, VA · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $6,000

    Bounce Childrens Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $6,000

    Force - Facing Hereditary Cancer Em · Tampa, FL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $6,000

    Lurie Children'S Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $6,000

    Lurie Children'S Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,500

    Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank · Fredericksburg, VA · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Amfar - Foundation for AIDS Researc · New York, NY · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank · Fredericksburg, VA · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Arlington Heights, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Rappahannock United Way · Fredericksburg, VA · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Stjude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Youth Services of Glenviewnorthbroo · Glenview, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Amfar - Foundation for AIDS Researc · New York, NY · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank · Fredericksburg, VA · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Arlington Heights, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Rappahannock United Way · Fredericksburg, VA · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Stjude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Amfar - Foundation for AIDS Researc · New York, NY · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Arlington Heights, IL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Rappahannock United Way · Fredericksburg, VA · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $5,000

    Stjude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $4,500

    University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $4,500

    Ggc Foundation · Lawrenceville, GA · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $4,500

    University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $3,500

    University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $3,500

    Ggc Foundation · Lawrenceville, GA · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $3,000

    American Liver Foundation · West Orange, NJ · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $3,000

    Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $3,000

    Ggc Foundation · Lawrenceville, GA · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $3,000

    Lurie Children'S Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $3,000

    Share Our Spare · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $3,000

    Wings Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $3,000

    Wounded Warrior · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $3,000

    Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $3,000

    Share Our Spare · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $3,000

    Wings Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $3,000

    Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $3,000

    Wounded Warrior · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,500

    Center for Enriched Living · Riverwoods, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes

  • $2,500

    Fredericksburg Spca · Fredericksburg, VA · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,000

    Bernie'S Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,000

    Make-a-Wish · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,000

    National Foundation for Cancer Rese · Washington, DC · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,000

    Paws · Highland Park, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,000

    American Liver Foundation · West Orange, NJ · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,000

    Bernie'S Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,000

    Make-a-Wish · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,000

    Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,000

    Wounded Warrior · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,000

    American Liver Foundation · West Orange, NJ · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,000

    Bernie'S Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,000

    Make-a-Wish · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,000

    Share Our Spare · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $2,000

    Wings Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $1,000

    Charity Navigator · Boone, IA · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $1,000

    Silayan · Morton Grove, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $1,000

    Siu Foundation · Carbondale, IL · 2024

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $1,000

    Center for Enriched Living · Riverwoods, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes

  • $1,000

    Force - Facing Hereditary Cancer Em · Tampa, FL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $1,000

    Help Me Bounce · St Paul, MN · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $1,000

    National Foundation for Cancer Rese · Washington, DC · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $1,000

    Paws · Highland Park, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $1,000

    Silayan · Morton Grove, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $1,000

    Siu Foundation · Carbondale, IL · 2023

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $1,000

    Force - Facing Hereditary Cancer Em · Tampa, FL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $1,000

    National Foundation for Cancer Rese · Washington, DC · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $1,000

    Silayan · Morton Grove, IL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

  • $1,000

    Siu Foundation · Carbondale, IL · 2022

    To aid the organization and further exempt purposes.

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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.