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Who funds WTTW?

Chicago, Illinois

96 private foundations reported grants to WTTW in Chicago, Illinois totaling $1.0 million across 96 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was John D and Alexandra Nichols Family Foundation, with $158,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of WTTW that accept applications

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

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Foundations that fund WTTW

All 96 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
John D and Alexandra Nichols Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted1$158,000
The Walsh Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General charitable purposes1$125,000
Abra Prentice Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024
Earmarked for the 2025 season of chicago stories1$100,000
Klaff Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General1$100,000
Edwardson Family Foundation
Florida · 2025
General operations1$50,000
Gail Anita Flagler Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Funds for nature and animal programming1$50,000
Smart Family Foundation of Illinois
Illinois · 2024
Cultural, historical & other educational1$50,000
Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust
Illinois · 2024
Public charity1$50,000
Law-Ware-Shedd-Murphy Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General org purposes1$30,000
Crain-Maling Foundation
Illinois · 2023
Exempt purpose of the organization1$25,000
George and Sarah Ohlhausen Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Discretionary use by receiving organization1$25,000
Bobbie and Stanton Cook Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
British programming ($15k)children's programming ($10k)1$25,000
The Leo J and Roslyn L Krupp Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Jewish heritage programming and operations1$16,500
David and Susan Kreisman Family Foundation
Florida · 2024
Grant1$15,000
Graber Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Contributions for unrestricted purposes1$15,000
Katherine L Olson Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift1$15,000
Cobb Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable1$15,000
Eugene and Janet Lerner Family Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024
Charity1$12,000
Jentes Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To further program services1$11,253
Curt and Linda Rodin Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$10,000
Donald M Ephraim Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Jewish heritage programming1$10,000
The Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$10,000
Caccomo Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Support for WTTW's nature programming1$10,000
Kovler Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Education-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.1$10,000
The Glenn & Myretta Taylor Family Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted1$10,000
Mason Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
General charitable purposes1$6,000
The Richard Laurence Parish Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charity1$5,000
Golder Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Unrestricted1$5,000
Karen R & John T Crotty Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$5,000
Miriam U and H Earl Hoover Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted1$5,000
McCortney Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
General1$5,000
Irish Woods Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To support the mission of the charitable organization.1$5,000
The van Horne Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Public television support1$5,000
Graber Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$5,000
L & L Borok Foundation
California · 2024
Public Media1$4,500
Dolan Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General and unrestricted1$4,000
Roslyn & Joseph Perlman Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General charitable purposes1$3,000
Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted general operating support1$2,508
Albert J and Susan E Rot Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Donation1$2,500
The Sedoh Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable purposes1$2,500
Jack & Sandra Guthman Fdn
Illinois · 2025
general operating1$2,335
Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet Charitable Fund
Illinois · 2025
General charitable purposes1$2,250
Rik and Peg Master Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Donation1$2,008
Leonard J and Irene Brown Foundation Inc
Indiana · 2023 · accepts applications
Public tv/media1$2,000
Wieland Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General contribution1$2,000
Bertha Lebus Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2025
General support1$2,000
Mardell Family Charitable Fdn
Illinois · 2025
General donation1$1,300
The Bruno and Sallie Pasquinelli Family Foundation
Michigan · 2024 · accepts applications
To support the community1$1,000
Holzheimer Fund
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$1,000
Covington Charitable TR
Illinois · 2025
General donation1$1,000
Andresen Family Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2025
Public tv1$1,000
Carl S and Barbara L Stanley 1997 Charitable
Illinois · 2025
Program support1$1,000
Hale Family Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
General1$1,000
Joseph Perlman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$600
King Spruce Company
Massachusetts · 2024
Unrestricted gift1$500
Jane and Michael Strauss Family Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
General operating support1$500
The Cooper Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Promote research1$500
Streska Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Charitable1$500
Burton W Ruder Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Artistic, social and education services1$500
Howard and Sheila Pizer Charitable Found
Illinois · 2023
Communication - general fund1$500
Rothman Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2025
Literary1$500
Bruce and Ann Bachmann Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
To foster and promote activities of recipient.1$500
Bundy Family Foundation
Florida · 2025
Charity1$500
Karmin Family Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2025
Promote org's activity by gifts to gen'l rev fund1$500
Hyslop Shannon Foundation
Louisiana · 2025
Community Outreach1$500
JR and Katie Berger Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization1$500
Kurt B Karmin Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable purpose1$425
Casten Family Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2024
See above.1$400
Faber Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted1$400
David B Rothschild Mem Foundation
Illinois · 2023 · accepts applications
Unrestricted use1$346
Campbell Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Further the origizations exempt purposes1$300
Stauber Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$300
Richard J and Linda J Sieracki Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To accomplish the organization's objectives1$300
Kleinmuntz Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Public Broadcasting1$300
Nathan Tannenbaum Foundation Inc
Florida · 2025
For operations of this not-for profit television station1$250
Sheffield Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General Operations1$250
Haberman Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$250
Cole-Crone Family Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted1$250
Aptargroup Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
012 Othr Ed Matls for Public1$220
IRA and Janina Marks Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2025
General charitable purpose1$200
Tully Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Support public tv programming1$200
Morton S Abelson Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General support1$200
Thomas & Marilyn Heath Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2023
All contributions are made1$175
Richman - Zalkind Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Charitable1$150
Arkes Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization1$150
Ericka and Matthew Thacker Family Foundation
Michigan · 2025
To support charitable purposes1$150
Allin Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General operations1$150
Schwarzbach Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable1$125
La Chapelle Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Unrestricted1$100
Mary Lynne Hickey Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General charitable1$100
Kropid Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Support Public Broadcasting1$100
Pollock-Molchanov Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted1$100
The Kraus Family Foundation Co Emanuel V Dinatale
Pennsylvania · 2025
General operations1$89
Perkins Harnett Foundation
Illinois · 2023
General use1$60
Marmor Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable1$50
Lester and Cathy Holze Jr Private Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To producing and presenting trusted, best-in-class content fueled by a distinctly Chicago sensibility; To enrich lives, engage communities, and inspire exploration.1$40

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

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Questions people ask

Who funds WTTW?

John D and Alexandra Nichols Family Foundation, The Walsh Foundation, Abra Prentice Foundation Inc, Klaff Family Foundation and Edwardson Family Foundation, and 91 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does WTTW get from foundations?

$1.0 million in 96 reported grants from 96 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

George and Sarah Ohlhausen Foundation, Kovler Family Foundation, Golder Family Foundation, McCortney Foundation and Albert J and Susan E Rot Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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