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 2022–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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