Funding search · EIN 363994447 · Chicago, IL

The Walsh 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.

205
grants reported
$35.7M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$25,000
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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  • St Ignatius College Prep3 grants · $9.5M
  • Misericordia Foundation3 grants · $4.5M
  • John Carroll University2 grants · $3.0M
  • Marillac St Vincent Family Services3 grants · $2.7M
  • Francis Xavier Warde School3 grants · $2.3M
  • Mercy Home for Boys and Girls3 grants · $1.6M
  • Chicago Jesuit Academy2 grants · $1.0M
  • St Mary'S College3 grants · $1.0M
  • Nazareth Academy3 grants · $825,000
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation3 grants · $800,000

Giving over time

$10.8M
2022
$13.2M
2023
$11.7M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 205 grants.

  • $3.6M

    St Ignatius College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $3.3M

    St Ignatius College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2.6M

    St Ignatius College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $2.0M

    John Carroll University · University Heights, OH · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1.5M

    Misericordia Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1.5M

    Misericordia Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1.5M

    Misericordia Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $1.0M

    Marillac St Vincent Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1.0M

    Francis Xavier Warde School · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1.0M

    John Carroll University · University Heights, OH · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1.0M

    Francis Xavier Warde School · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1.0M

    Marillac St Vincent Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $700,000

    Marillac St Vincent Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $550,000

    Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $550,000

    Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $550,000

    Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $500,000

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $500,000

    Jesuit International Missions · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $500,000

    Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $500,000

    Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $500,000

    St Mary'S College · Notre Dame, IN · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $325,000

    Nazareth Academy · Lagrange Park, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $300,000

    Nazareth Academy · Lagrange Park, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $250,000

    Lurie Children'S Hospital - Cystic Fibrosis · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $250,000

    St John of the Cross · Western Springs, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $250,000

    St Mary'S College · Notre Dame, IN · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $250,000

    St John of the Cross · Western Springs, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $250,000

    St Mary'S College · Notre Dame, IN · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $250,000

    Francis Xavier Warde School · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $200,000

    Mother McAuley High School · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $200,000

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $200,000

    Mother McAuley High School · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $200,000

    Nazareth Academy · Lagrange Park, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $200,000

    St John of the Cross School · Western Springs, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $200,000

    University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $150,000

    University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $125,000

    Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $110,000

    Catholic Extension Society · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $110,000

    Catholic Extension Society · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $110,000

    Catholic Extension Society · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Erickson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Friends of Ted & Ned Notre Dame Society · Notre Dame, IN · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Lalumiere · Laporte, IN · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    St Ignatius College Prep - Katherine Chandler Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    St Sabina Parish · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    St Thomas of Canterbury · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Erickson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Friends of Ted & Ned Notre Dame Society · Notre Dame, IN · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Lalumiere · Laporte, IN · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Lurie Children'S Hospital - Cystic Fibrosis · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    St Ignatius College Prep - Katherine Chandler Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    St Sabina Parish · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    St Thomas of Canterbury · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Friends of Ted & Ned Notre Dame Society · Notre Dame, IN · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Lalumiere · Laporte, IN · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Lurie Children'S Hospital - Cystic Fibrosis · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Mother McAuley High School · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    St Ignatius College Prep - Katherine Chandler Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    St Sabina Parish · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    St Thomas of Canterbury · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $95,000

    Old St Pat'S Church · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $80,000

    Ascension Health Foundation · Elk Grove, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $75,000

    Erickson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $75,000

    St John of the Cross · Western Springs, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $64,000

    Chicago Police Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $61,477

    Old St Pat'S Church · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $53,271

    Old St Pat'S Church · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    American Heart Association · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Barnstable Brown Gala · Louisville, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Beacon Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Children International · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Loyola University School of Social Work · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    St Benedict'S Grammar School · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    St Giles School · Oak Park, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Womens Care Centers · Mishawaka, IN · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Beacon Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Chicago Architectural Biennial · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Children International · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Loyola University School of Social Work · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    St Benedict'S Grammar School · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    St Giles School · Oak Park, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Womens Care Centers · Mishawaka, IN · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Brooklyn Academy of Music · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Children International · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Loyola University School of Social Work · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    St Benedict'S Grammar School · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    St Giles School · Oak Park, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Womens Care Centers · Mishawaka, IN · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $40,000

    Rev Anthony Barrett - Catholic Diocese of Albany · Albany, NY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $40,000

    Ascension Illinois Foundation · Bolingbrook, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Loyola Medical Center · Maywood, IL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Nbia Disorders Association · El Cajon, CA · 2022

    General charitable 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.