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Who funds WTTW Channel 11?

Chicago, Illinois

32 private foundations reported grants to WTTW Channel 11 in Chicago, Illinois totaling $334,228 across 33 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was The William F O'Connor Foundation, with $110,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of WTTW Channel 11 that accept applications

If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like WTTW Channel 11's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.

More prospects in the funder finder, filtered to foundations that give in Illinois.

Foundations that fund WTTW Channel 11

All 32 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The William F O'Connor Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General1$110,000
Frankel Julius N Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Program support1$100,000
Dr Evelyn Frank Trust
Illinois · 2024
General1$41,941
The Buchanan Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General, operating, endowment or capital.1$20,000
The Francis L Lederer Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
General purposes1$10,000
John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found
Illinois · 2025
All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities1$7,500
William M Hales Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General support1$7,500
Hochberg Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization1$5,000
Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
In support of organization's mission1$5,000
Zuckerman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Public charity support1$4,000
Joseph and Helen Komarek Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Public broacasting service1$4,000
Clarks Fork Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General operations1$3,000
The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.2$2,500
The Galter Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To foster and promote activities of recipient1$2,500
The Goldblatt Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Promote org's activity by gifts to gen'l rev fund.1$2,000
Rintels Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted use by the charity1$2,000
Weiner-Marc Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General fund1$1,800
Lefkovitz Foundation
Wisconsin · 2024
General1$1,000
Paul Bechtner Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Support public broadcasting1$1,000
The Geraldi Norton Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Unrestricted1$1,000
Nogwog Fund NFP
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$520
Season of Change Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General support1$500
Fairchild Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Educational1$300
Maurice & Henry Freund Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To further charitable goals1$200
IRA and Janina Marks Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2025
General charitable purpose1$175
Barbara and Jonathan Moss Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General purposes1$150
Franklin F Offner Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Social services1$122
The Darrell R Windle and David A Samber Charitable Fund
Illinois · 2025
Charitable gift1$120
Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat
Illinois · 2023
Charitable1$100
David C and Ellen R Petrick Foundation
Michigan · 2025
To support public television.1$100
The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Irs approved1$100
The Drell-Nack Philanthropic Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
Donation1$100

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

A foundation that already gives to WTTW Channel 11 gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in Chicago. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.

Questions people ask

Who funds WTTW Channel 11?

The William F O'Connor Foundation, Frankel Julius N Foundation, Dr Evelyn Frank Trust, The Buchanan Family Foundation and The Francis L Lederer Foundation, and 27 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does WTTW Channel 11 get from foundations?

$334,228 in 33 reported grants from 32 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The William F O'Connor Foundation, Frankel Julius N Foundation, The Francis L Lederer Foundation, The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund and The Goldblatt Family Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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