Sponsor a PurposeWalter Family Foundation Inc
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Grants on file | 254 |
| Total giving on file | $60.3M |
| Typical grant size | $238K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | Human services |
| Website | https://walterfamilyfoundation.com |
What they fund
- A COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, AFRICAN RELIEFT, COMMUNITY BUILDING, JEWISH COMMUNAL CAUSES AND THE ARTS
- A MINISTRY FOR PEOPLE IN CRISIS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, WHO ARE SEEKING LEGAL REFUGE IN THIS COUNTRY.
- A NETWORK OF FRIENDS, INSPIRED BY GOSPEL VALUES, GROWING IN HOLINESS AND BUILDING A MORE JUST WORLD THROUGH PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND SERVICE TO PEOPLE IN NEED
- A NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATION AND CIVIC ADVOCATE WORKING FOR TRANSPARENCY, EQUITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT ACROSS ILLINOIS
- COMBINES ACADEMIC SUPPORT, COMPETITIVE SQUASH AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO EMPOWER STUDENTS TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL AND MAKE THEIR MARK
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | IL | 11 | $12.8M |
| Chimp Haven Inc | LA | 4 | $12.2M |
| Onegoal | IL | 7 | $11.8M |
| Bubye Valley Conservation Research | CA | 4 | $7.7M |
| Chicago Theatre Group Inc | IL | 11 | $6.1M |
| Field Museum of Natural History | IL | 11 | $3.5M |
| Northwestern University | IL | 6 | $1.3M |
| Focusing Philanthropy Inc | CA | 3 | $635K |
| Dikembe Mutombo Foundation Inc | GA | 4 | $625K |
| Center for the Arts | CO | 4 | $260K |
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