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Grant recipient EIN 36-4496852Education

Who funds Wolcott School?

43 private foundations gave Wolcott School in Chicago, IL $1.3 million across 82 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

82 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Shulkin Family FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    Education

    $1,000
  2. Klaff Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General

    $50,000
  3. Amber FoundationDes Plaines, IL 2024

    program support

    $25,000
  4. Reynolds Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. Sirius FundChicago, IL 2024

    To support charitable purpose

    $5,000
  6. Kovler Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Education-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.

    $5,000
  7. The Polsky FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Charity

    $5,000
  8. Amber FoundationDes Plaines, IL 2023

    program support

    $25,000
  9. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Match/discretionary

    $20,000
  10. Reynolds Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  11. Sirius FundChicago, IL 2023

    To support charitable purpose

    $5,000
  12. Kovler Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Education-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.

    $5,000
  13. The Van Dam Charitable FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General fund

    $1,800
  14. Isaacs Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Charitable

    $550
  15. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $71
  16. Amber FoundationDes Plaines, IL 2022

    program support

    $25,000
  17. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Match/discretionary

    $20,000
  18. Reynolds Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  19. Kovler Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Education-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.

    $5,000
  20. The Van Dam Charitable FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General fund

    $5,000
  21. Sirius FundChicago, IL 2022

    To support charitable purpose

    $2,500
  22. The Lazard Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Unrestricted

    $2,400
  23. John D Drew and Dorothy M Drew Family FoundationCorpus Christi, TX 2022

    Public support

    $1,300
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $127
  25. Leonian Charitable TrustBronx, NY 2021

    Scholarships

    $80,000
  26. Amber FoundationDes Plaines, IL 2021

    Wolcott scholarship

    $32,000
  27. Jaffee Family FoundationBoca Raton, FL 2021

    Charitable

    $25,000
  28. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Matching/discretionary

    $20,000
  29. Reynolds Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  30. Sirius FundChicago, IL 2021

    To support charitable purpose

    $5,000
  31. Kovler Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Education-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.

    $5,000
  32. Albert Goodstein Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Unrestricted

    $3,500
  33. The Lazard Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Unrestricted

    $2,400
  34. John D Drew and Dorothy M Drew Family FoundationCorpus Christi, TX 2021

    Public support

    $1,200
  35. Arkes Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $1,000
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $169
  37. Leonian Charitable TrustBronx, NY 2020

    Scholarships

    $172,000
  38. Weiner-Marc FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General fund

    $50,000
  39. Henschel Charitable TrustChicago, IL 2020

    General purpose

    $41,000
  40. The Bellick FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General purpose

    $41,000
  41. The Ruttenbergkagan FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Charitable purpose of recipient

    $30,000
  42. Jaffee Family FoundationBoca Raton, FL 2020

    Charitable

    $25,000
  43. Amber FoundationDes Plaines, IL 2020

    Wolcott scholarship

    $25,000
  44. Klaff Family FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General

    $25,000
  45. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Match/discretionary

    $20,000
  46. Jeff and Jenifer Westphal FoundationNewtown Square, PA 2020

    General

    $10,000
  47. Fifth Third Chicagoland FoundationRosemont, IL 2020

    Education

    $10,000
  48. Howard & Helaine Resnick FoundationGlencoe, IL 2020

    Education

    $10,000
  49. Reynolds Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  50. Albert Goodstein Family FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Unrestricted

    $7,000
  51. John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family FoundChicago, IL 2020

    All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities

    $5,000
  52. Sirius FundChicago, IL 2020

    To support charitable purpose

    $5,000
  53. Kovler Family FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Education-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.

    $5,000
  54. Cuore e Mani FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  55. The Van Dam Charitable FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General fund

    $5,000
  56. The Lazard Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  57. Jarvis FoundationNorthbrook, IL 2020

    General Support

    $1,000
  58. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $126
  59. The Bellick FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General purpose

    $85,000
  60. Herrendorf Family Foundation IncNorthbrook, IL 2019

    advocate for education, empowerment, and generational resilience

    $15,000
  61. Paul Bechtner FoundationWinnetka, IL 2019

    Educational support

    $15,000
  62. Star Family FoundationMiami, FL 2019

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  63. Albert Goodstein Family FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    Unrestricted

    $7,000
  64. Bayer Family FoundationBridgeview, IL 2019

    General unrestricted charitable purpose

    $5,000
  65. The Rabina FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Charitable

    $5,000
  66. Zuckerman Family FoundationGlencoe, IL 2019

    Public charity support

    $5,000
  67. The Diamond Family FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    To support public education

    $4,000
  68. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $2,500
  69. Lavin FoundationHighland Park, IL 2019

    General Use

    $2,000
  70. Cme Group Community Foundation f/k/a Nymex FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    Matching gifts-general operations

    $1,250
  71. Leonian Charitable TrustBronx, NY 2018

    2 scholarships

    $86,000
  72. Tengelsen Family FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    High school scholarship

    $48,000
  73. The Bellick FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    General purpose

    $44,621
  74. Amber FoundationDes Plaines, IL 2018

    Wolcott scholarship

    $25,000
  75. Paul Bechtner FoundationWinnetka, IL 2018

    Educational support

    $20,000
  76. The Bluhm Family FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $5,000
  77. The Diamond Family FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    To support public education

    $3,375
  78. Keeley Family FoundationWestern Springs, IL 2018

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  79. Walter Family Foundation IncChicago, IL 2018

    To provide suppoprt for students with learning differences, tailored to the strengths and aspirations of each student

    $1,000
  80. Gendell Family FoundationWilmette, IL 2018

    General funding

    $500
  81. Herrendorf Family Foundation IncNorthbrook, IL 2017

    Unrestricted.

    $1,000
  82. The Judith and Marshall Meyer Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2017

    General & Unrestricted

    $250

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Wolcott School’s funders above.

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 326 grants Preselected only $7,369,173 to similar organizations
  2. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 277 grants Preselected only $26,753,147 to similar organizations
  3. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 129 grants Preselected only $21,041,009 to similar organizations
  4. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 458 grants Accepts applications $75,416,391 to similar organizations
  5. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 273 grants Accepts applications $13,925,955 to similar organizations
  6. The Allstate FoundationNorthbrook, IL 120 grants Accepts applications $5,270,669 to similar organizations
  7. Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 72 grants Preselected only $30,432 to similar organizations
  8. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 199 grants Accepts applications $8,389,800 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 36-4496852 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.