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Wayland Educational Foundation

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 866200910

Wayland Educational Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $187,078 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $40,000 and the largest $67,078. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $165,665 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$154,7404$4.0 million
2024$165,6654$4.2 million
2025$187,0784$5.0 million

How to apply

Wayland Educational Foundation 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.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Wayland Educational Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona4$187,078

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Maricopa County Community Colleges Foundation
Tempe, AZ
Scholarship$67,078
Northern Arizona University Foundation Inc
Flagstaff, AZ
Scholarship$40,000
University of Arizona Foundation
Tuscon, AZ
Scholarship$40,000
Arizona State University Foundation
Tempe, AZ
Scholarship$40,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wayland Educational Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Wayland Educational Foundation give?

$187,078 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $40,000.

Who runs Wayland Educational Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee).

What does Wayland Educational Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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