Walter Family Foundation Inc
Preselected recipients only
Walter Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.8 million in 31 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $1.4 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$2.8 million
- Number of grants31
- Typical grant$10,000
- Largest grant$1.4 million
- Assets$575,231
- New grantees58%
Giving in 2024 was up from $2.1 million the year before.
58% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.1 million | 22 | $552,557 |
| 2024 | $2.8 million | 31 | $575,231 |
How to apply
Walter Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Walter Family Foundation Inc funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Illinois.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 16 | $2.6 million |
| Colorado | 2 | $50,500 |
| California | 3 | $21,000 |
| Georgia | 2 | $20,000 |
| North Carolina | 2 | $15,000 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $10,000 |
| Tennessee | 1 | $10,000 |
| Virginia | 1 | $10,000 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $5,000 |
| Florida | 1 | $1,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | To connect people with nature by providing a free, family-oriented wildlife experience in the heart of chicago and by advancing the highest quality of animal care, education, science and conservation | $1.4 million |
| Onegoal | Transforms postsecondary advising and support so that every student has the power to define their own future | $500,000 |
| Chicago Theatre Group Inc | Committed to producing both classic and contemporary works, giving full voice to a wide range of artists and visions | $359,200 |
| Center for the Arts | Enriching the community through arts and cultural experience for everyone | $50,000 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | To inspire curiosity about life on earth while exploring how the world came to be and how we can make it a beter place | $50,000 |
| Jackie Joyner Kersee Foundation | To instill youth in the greater east st. Louis area with the dream, drive and determination necessary to succeed in academics, athletics and leadership | $50,000 |
| Northwestern University | Committed to excellent teaching, innovative research and the personal and intellectual growth of its students in a diverse academic community | $45,000 |
| St Teresa of Avila Parish | For religious education programs | $40,500 |
| Beyond Hunger | To harness the power of community to end local hunger | $25,000 |
| Metro Squash NFP | Combines academic support, competitive squash and enrichment opportunities to empower students to realize their potential and make their mark | $25,000 |
| One Acre Fund | Supplies smallholder farms with the financing and training they need to grow more food and earn more money from their farms | $25,000 |
| 5050 Foundation Aka Team Mookie | Supports tournament related costs for 4 basketball teams, total 39 high school age players | $10,000 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | To improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research and patient support to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat and survive cancer | $10,000 |
| Catching Hope DBA Devon A Smith Gen PTR | Religion | $10,000 |
| Chicago Historical Society Aka Chicago History Museum | To share chicago's stories, serving as a hub of scholarship and learning, inspiration and civic engagement | $10,000 |
| Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago | Enriches the community through year-round programming devoted to international and independent cinema | $10,000 |
| Chicago Public Media Inc | Serve the public interest by creating and delivering diverse, compelling content that informs, inspires, enriches and entertains | $10,000 |
| City Year Inc | To advance educational equity by supporting students furthest from opportunity and to develop diverse leaders through national service who can work across lines of difference | $10,000 |
| CT3 Foundation | Community improvement | $10,000 |
| Hollyrod Foundation | Promote and provide assistance to those with autism and to improve the quality of life for people with parkinson's who have little or no health insurance and limited financial resources | $10,000 |
| Lookingglass Theatre Company | Through theatre, which invites, even demands, interaction with its audience, our goal is to fire the imagination with love, to celebrate the human capacity to taste and smell, weep and laugh, create and destroy, and wake up where we first fell-changed, charged and empowered | $10,000 |
| The Chris Tucker Foundation | Working with corporate and community partners to meet critical needs of families by addressing food insecurities in underserved populations and facilitating opportunities for young people to pursue their dreams through arts and entertainment training programming, and support atlanta's unhoused community through clothing drives and toiletry item donations | $10,000 |
| The Jaime and Blanca Jarrin Foundation | Committed to serving and supporting charitable, educational and athletic programs in the local los angeles area, as well as those in need internationally | $10,000 |
| Newport Film Inc | To inspire, educate and entertain by presenting current and impactful documentaries that build community and propel change | $5,000 |
| North Carolina Opera | To enhance the cultural life of north carolina by presenting artistically significant opera productions of the highest quality, strengthening and expanding audiences for opera in the region, and providing regional artits opportunities to participate in operatic productions and events | $5,000 |
| Armory Center for the Arts | To nurture our community and its young people by creating, learning and presenting art to advance equity and social justice | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Children-Chicago | Prevention and early intervention program impacting generational change by helping children facing the greated risk factors to develop the relationships, goals and skills necessary to break the cycle of poverty, abuse and violence to change their life's trajectory | $1,000 |
| Joliet Area Community Hospice Corp Aka Lightways Hospice & Serious Illness | To provide comprehensive, holistic and community based support services and care for terminally ill persons, their caregivers and loved ones w/o regard to economic status, to enable the dying person to live peacefully, in comfort, and with dignity to the last moment of life | $1,000 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Committed to compassionate, high-quality care that improves children's lives, in a family-centered and collaborative environment | $1,000 |
| The Sudc Foundation | To envision a world where no more children are lost to sudden unexplained death in childhood, and is the only organization worldwide whose purpose is to promote awareness, advocate for research and support those affected by sudc. | $1,000 |
| William Guy Forbeck Research Foundation DBA WGFRF or Forbeck Foundation | Promotes advances in cancer research through collaboration and to see cures for all cancers, especially neuroblastoma and other childhood malignancies | $500 |
Officers and trustees
- Mark Walter
- Kimbra Walter
- Matthew Sennett
- Robert Fedoris
Questions people ask
Does Walter Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?
No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.
How much does Walter Family Foundation Inc give?
$2.8 million in tax year 2024, across 31 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.
Who runs Walter Family Foundation Inc?
Its 2024 filing lists Mark Walter (President), Kimbra Walter (Vice President), Matthew Sennett (Treasurer) and Robert Fedoris (Secretary).
What does Walter Family Foundation Inc fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, science and research and environment and conservation.