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Wohlers Family Foundation the Northern Trust

Accepts applications PO Box Chica, Illinois · EIN 260530001

Wohlers Family Foundation the Northern Trust is a private foundation in PO Box Chica, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.9 million in 20 grants; the typical grant was $63,437 and the largest $260,000. 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 $1.7 million the year before.

100% 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 yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.7 million1$43.6 million
2024$1.9 million20$46.0 million

How to apply

ContactNatalie Malik Executive Director
PO Box 1751, Zephyr Cove, NV 89448
Phone or email(617) 921-0147

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Wohlers Family Foundation the Northern Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois10$916,585
New York3$280,000
Maryland1$200,000
Minnesota1$200,000
New Jersey1$150,000
Florida2$100,000
Utah1$50,000
Colorado1$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Avenues to Independence
Park Ridge, IL
Residential improvements$260,000
Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind
Chicago, IL
Birth-to-three program$210,000
Fisher House Foundation Inc
Rockville, MD
Northern chicago house$200,000
Mayo Foundation
Rochester, MN
Tapestry 2.0$200,000
The Seeing Eye
Morristown, NJ
General support$150,000
Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Yorktown Heights, NY
Special training program$150,000
Shedd Aquarium
Chicago, IL
Animal care$100,000
ASPCA
New York, NY
National field response$100,000
Lurie Children's Hospital
Chicago, IL
Research coordinator$75,000
Mote Marine Laboratory
Sarasota, FL
General support$70,000
Lssi
De Plaines, IL
Elevator repair$56,874
Prentice Women's Hospital
Chicago, IL
Venue go ultrasound system$54,711
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Chicago, IL
The law project$50,000
Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago, IL
Replacement fire pump$50,000
Best Friends Animal Society
Kanab, UT
Designated to the sanctuary$50,000
Unlocking the Bible (Open the Bible)
Barrington, IL
Evangelism outreach$35,000
Blue Path Service Dogs
Hopewell Junction, NY
Austism service dog$30,000
Face Autism
E Ellenton, FL
Dance lessons$30,000
Chicago Botanic Garden
Glencoe, IL
Purchase of dump truck$25,000
Adaptive Adventures
Westminster, CO
General support$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wohlers Family Foundation the Northern Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Wohlers Family Foundation the Northern Trust give?

$1.9 million in tax year 2024, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $63,437.

Who runs Wohlers Family Foundation the Northern Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Daniel Malik (Board Member), Molly Campbell (Board Member), Natalie Malik (Executive Director) and Andrew Malik (Treasurer) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Wohlers Family Foundation the Northern Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly disability, animals and science and research.

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