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The A Montgomery Ward Foundation: 56 grants to organizations, $683,359 (tax year ended June 2025)
The A Montgomery Ward Foundation, a private foundation in Dallas, TX, paid 56 grants to organizations totaling $683,359 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 3, 2025. The largest was $62,500 to Associated Colleges of Illinois in Chicago, IL for scholarships.
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- EIN
- 362417437
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- Assets
- $18,418,870
- Grants paid
- $683,359
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed November 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202543079349100149. It reported $683,359 in grants paid; 56 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Colleges of Illinois | Chicago, IL | Scholarships | Education | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Science & Industry | Chicago, IL | Fire shutter replace proj | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iwc Children's Clinic | Oak Park, IL | Replace aging computers | $35,899 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | Public prog thru sue ling | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Window To the World Communications | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wings Program Inc | Palatine, IL | Suburban safehouse window | Housing and shelter | $24,460 | apps.irs.gov |
| Helping Hand Center | Countryside, IL | Classroom safety/access | Human services | $23,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Avenues To Independence | Park Ridge, IL | Accessible minivan | Employment | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly (home) | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kaa - Kids Above All Illinois | Chicago, IL | Housing support for | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ascension Il Alexian Brothers Housing | Chicago, IL | Alexian bros bonaventure | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois | Wilmette, IL | Unrestricted general | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cara Program | Chicago, IL | Cara collective workforce | Employment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa Central Social Service Corp | Chicago, IL | La posada transitional | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center of Concern | Des Plaines, IL | Older adults and low income | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chinese American Service League Inc | Chicago, IL | After school youth program | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Pantry | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation | Chicago, IL | Scholarships | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| FDN for Hearing & Speech Rehabilitation | Chicago, IL | Early literacy for deaf hh | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Franciscan Outreach | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | Hunger relief initiatives | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harris Theater | Chicago, IL | Harris theater presents | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Have Dreams | Park Ridge, IL | Unrestricted general | Employment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hephzibah Children's Association | Oak Park, IL | Enrichment programming | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Housing Forward | Maywood, IL | Unrestricted general | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inspiration Corporation | Chicago, IL | Food serv train and emp | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Des Plaines, IL | Childrens mental health | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Madonna Mission | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Margaret's Village | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marklund Children's Home | Geneva, IL | Unrestricted general | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryville Academy | Chicago, IL | Maryville crisis nursery | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy Homes for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | Education and career | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Chicago, IL | Mda illinois summer camp | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| People's Resource Center | Wheaton, IL | Computer training and | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shedd Aquarium Society | Chicago, IL | Learning and comm programs | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Soaring Eagle Academy | Lombard, IL | Unrestriced general support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | Education and engagement | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Boulevard of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harbour Inc | Park Ridge, IL | Unrestricted general | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Josselyn Center for Mental Health | Northbrook, IL | Adolescent outpatient | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | Parenting with purpose | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tutoring Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| All Chicago Making Homeless History | Chicago, IL | Student emergency fund | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Glasa | Lake Forest, IL | College success | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Special Olympics Illinois | Normal, IL | Prog for chicago suburbs | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Turning Pointe Autism Foundation | Naperville, IL | Unrestricted general | Human services | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dance Center - Columbia College | Chicago, IL | The dancing book club | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Auditorium Theatre Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL | Hearts to art 2025 | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Commons Association | Chicago, IL | Family hub | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Concordia Place | Chicago, IL | Early childhood ed and care | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girls On the Run Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hadley School for the Blind | Chicago, IL | Vision loss support for low | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Rabida Childrens' Hospital | Chicago, IL | Child life ed support | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Little Brothers Friends of Elderly | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Operation Warm | Glen Mills, PA | New coats/shoes for chi | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Outreach Community Ministries | Carol Stream, IL | Outreach neighborhood | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $96,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $65,000 |
| Education | $62,500 |
| Housing and shelter | $44,460 |
| Employment | $39,000 |
| Health care | $15,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $678,359 |
| Pennsylvania | $5,000 |
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Updated November 3, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.