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Rockwood Foundation Aka Westerhold Family Foundation

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 200248335

Rockwood Foundation Aka Westerhold Family Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $10,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $2,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $7,500 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$7,5003$212,085
2024$10,0004$250,353

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2024 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactPaul Lange
20 N Wacker Drive 600, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone or email(312) 621-2238
What to submitCompleted scholarship applications, application suppliement, recommendation form, fafsa application, student aid report, current transcripts, and act &/or sat scores for high school seniors, gathered info is used by an independent review board to select scholarship recipients.
DeadlinesApplications due by may 17th

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Rockwood Foundation Aka Westerhold Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois3$7,500
Indiana1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IL
Scholarship for higher education$2,500
Individual
IN
Scholarship for higher education$2,500
Individual
IL
Scholarship for higher education$2,500
Individual
IL
Scholarship for higher education$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Rockwood Foundation Aka Westerhold Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications due by may 17th.

How much does Rockwood Foundation Aka Westerhold Family Foundation give?

$10,000 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Rockwood Foundation Aka Westerhold Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Daniel J Berman (Director), Phillip C Reimer (Director), Paul D Lange (Director) and Brad Hedberg (Director).

What does Rockwood Foundation Aka Westerhold Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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