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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-2167955

Wieboldt Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $765,217 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Jawanza Malone
53 W Jackson Blvd Suite 1060
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 786-9377
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applications are submitted through the foundation website
Deadlines
The foundation receives and approves proposals year round
Restrictions
The wieboldt foundation limits its grant making to the chicago metropolitan area. The foundation supports multi-issue community organizing groups that work in lowincome neighborhoods, that are accountable to neighborhood residents, and through which people are empowered to have a major voice in shaping decisions that affect their lives. The wieboldt foundation generally does not fund individuals, studies and research, conferences, capital development, or direct or social service programs.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $765,217

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $22,154,217
  • Tax year 2023

    $859,358

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $21,626,743
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,135,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $20,450,720
  • Tax year 2021

    $685,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $24,348,759
  • Tax year 2020

    $696,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $21,288,809
  • Tax year 2019

    $663,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $20,256,080

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Southside TogetherChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $50,000
  2. Progressive Multiplier FundWashington, DC

    General operating fund

    $41,050
  3. Brighton Park Neighborhood CouncilChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $35,000
  4. Community Organizaing and Family IssuesChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $35,000
  5. Chicago Coalition for the HomelessChicago, IL

    Community organizing

    $30,000
  6. Communities UnitedChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $30,000
  7. Il Coalition Immigrant & Refugee RightsChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $30,000
  8. Kenwood-Oakland Community OrganizationChicago, IL

    Community organizing

    $30,000
  9. Southwest Suburban Immigrant ProjectBolingbrook, IL

    General operating fund

    $30,000
  10. Jewish Council on Urban AffarisChicago, IL

    Community organizing

    $25,000
  11. Lugenia Burns Hope CenterChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $25,000
  12. Northewst Side Housing CenterChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $25,000
  13. Northside Action for JusticeChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $25,000
  14. One NorthsideChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $25,000
  15. Organized Communities Against DeportationsChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $25,000
  16. PasoMelrose Park, IL

    General operating fund

    $25,000
  17. Palenque LsnaChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $25,000
  18. Southwest Organizing ProjectChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $25,000
  19. The Coalition for Spiritual & Public LeadershipMaywood, IL

    General operating fund

    $25,000
  20. Westside RisingChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $25,000
  21. Access LivingChicago, IL

    Community organizing

    $20,000
  22. American Society of EchocardiographyDurham, NC

    General operating fund

    $20,000
  23. Enlace ChicagoChicago, IL

    Community organizing

    $20,000
  24. Grassroots CollaborativeChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $20,000
  25. Pilsen AllianceChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $20,000
  26. The People's Lobby Education InstituteChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $20,000
  27. Southsiders Organized for Unity and LiberationChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $19,167
  28. Asian Americans Advancing Justice - ChicagoChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $15,000
  29. The Hana CenterChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $15,000
  30. Crossroads FundChicago, IL

    General operating fund

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Community development8 grants $210,00047% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $60,21713% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $40,0009% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $30,0007% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $30,0007% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $55,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois28 grants $704,167
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $41,050
  3. North Carolina1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

12 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John DarrowPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Bill DavisVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy WieboldtTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jennifer CorriganASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jessica DarrowDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ellen DarrowDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • James FieldDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $13,823
  • Keith GreenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael KoehlerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maureen LoughnaneDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Byron Sigcho-LopezDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian MaloneEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $118,896

The return

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