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Wayfarer Foundation: 166 grants to organizations, $23.9 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Wayfarer Foundation, a private foundation in Highland Park, IL, paid 166 grants to organizations totaling $23,912,892 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $4,500,000 to Horace Holley Foundation in Evanston, IL for general operating support.
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- EIN
- 862088032
- Based in
- Highland Park, IL
- Assets
- $27,309,929
- Grants paid
- $23,912,892
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202513169349102466. It reported $23,912,892 in grants paid; 166 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Holley Foundation | Evanston, IL | General operating support | $4,500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States | Evanston, IL | General operating support | $1,750,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mona Foundation | Bellevue, WA | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Inc | Cincinnati, OH | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Era Creative Space | Peekskill, NY | General operating support | Human services | $370,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parent University | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $362,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tahirih Justice Center | Falls Church, VA | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $340,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Equiticity | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Education | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palenke Arts | Seaside, CA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $290,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Givat Haviva Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $270,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Miracle Messages | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | Human services | $255,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Proteus Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fetzer Institute | Kalamazoo, MI | General operating support | $210,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Federalist Movement Institute for Global Policy | Washington, DC | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $205,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Research in Education for Development | West Palm Beach, FL | General operating support | Education | $203,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Neighborhood Technology | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | General operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Learning To Impact | San Diego, CA | General operating support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Policy Academies | Washington, DC | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wozu | Cannon Ball, ND | General operating support | Youth development | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coherent Development Research Institute | San Diego, CA | General operating support | Education | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Workers Lab | Oakland, CA | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cheyenne River Youth Project | Eagle Butte, SD | General operating support | Youth development | $170,547 | apps.irs.gov |
| Logan Square Neighborhood Association | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $170,125 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Society of the University of Haifa | New York, NY | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Hope San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | Human services | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Deeply Rooted Productions | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Euchee Yuchi Language Project | Glenpool, OK | General operating support | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Freedom Community Center | St Louis, MO | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Journalism for Change Inc | Arlington, VA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Love Unity and Values Institute | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Youth development | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Period Inc | Portland, OR | General operating support | Health care | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southside Blooms | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding | New York, NY | General operating support | Human services | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | Social science | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| True Star Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Redress Movement | West Tisbury, MA | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Intonation Music Workshop | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $158,993 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parents of Children With All Special Needs | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $156,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Birth Detroit | Detroit, MI | General operating support | Health care | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Books and Breakfast | Evanston, IL | General operating support | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Cares | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Faith Matters Network Collaborative | Nashville, TN | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fearless Dialogues | Atlanta, GA | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Highwood Library | Highwood, IL | General operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guitars Over Guns Organization Inc | Miami, FL | General operating support | Youth development | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopa Mountain | Bozeman, MT | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inner City Muslim Action Network | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Latinos for Education | Boston, MA | General operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maia | Denver, CO | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Naca Inspired Schools Network | Albuquerque, NM | General operating support | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New England Center for Arts and Technology | Boston, MA | General operating support | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Organic Oneness | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Human services | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Testimonies of Hope Inc | Davenport, IA | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| White Pony Express | Concord, CA | General operating support | Human services | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lighthouse Foundation of Chicagoland | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $148,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Alaskans Institute | Anchorage, AK | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rise and Remember | Minneapolis, MN | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sawalmem | Redding, CA | General operating support | Religion-related | $132,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $131,777 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Alliance for Learning Writercoach Connection | Berkley, CA | General operating support | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rural America Initiatives | Rapid City, SD | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $128,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Albany Park Theater Project | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Youth development | $127,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Faith in Place | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Religion-related | $127,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Casa Norte | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $126,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Abdorrahman Boroumand Center | Washington, DC | General operating support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Possibility Labs | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | Human services | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Call To Men | Rockville Centre, NY | General operating support | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Embrace Race Proteus Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Job Path | New York, NY | General operating support | Employment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One Lawndale Children's Discovery Center | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sogorea Te Land Trust | Oakland, CA | General operating support | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Theological Seminary | New York, NY | General operating support | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unity in Motion | Milwaukee, WI | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wabanaki Cultural Preservation Coalition Nibezun | Old Town, ME | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jazz Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $94,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oikos Institute for Social Impact | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $94,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hopi Foundation | Kykotsmovi Village, AZ | General operating support | $92,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jessye Norman School of Arts | Augusta, GA | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Dakota Education Equity Coalition | Black Hawk, SD | General operating support | Education | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oaye Luta Okolakiciye | Rapid City, SD | General operating support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Abrahamic House | Dallas, TX | General operating support | Religion-related | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Theatre Center | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chinle Planting Hope | Chinle, AZ | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Action for Children | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center for Race Amity | Acton, MA | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $74,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Narrative | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Education | $64,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saltfire | Suquamish, WA | General operating support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $64,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Epic Theatre Center Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rainbows for All Children | Evanston, IL | General operating support | Human services | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Policy Impact | Berkeley, CA | General operating support | $59,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Current Project | New York, NY | General operating support | Human services | $58,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance for Felix Cove | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $57,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The American Ireland Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | $57,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blue Lapis Light | Austin, TX | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roots Connected Inc | Tucson, AZ | General operating support | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Community Outreach | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $54,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mahchiwminahnahtik Chippewa and Cree Language Revitalization | Elder, MT | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Above and Beyond FRC | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Auburn Theological Seminary | New York, NY | General operating support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baptist Joint Committee | Washington, DC | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Black Parent Initiative | Portland, OR | General operating support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois | Wilmette, IL | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Braver Angels Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catapult Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Theater Company | New York, NY | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indivisible Arts | Hermosa Beach, CA | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kaehu | Wailuku, HI | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lide Foundation | Agoura Hills, CA | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Life Pieces To Masterpieces Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mni Wichoni Health Circle | Fort Yates, ND | General operating support | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parliament of the World's Religions | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Roberts Family Development Center | Sacramento, CA | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salish School of Spokane | Spokane, WA | General operating support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shorefront NFP | Evanstion, IL | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Starting Over Inc | Riverside, CA | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Target Margin Theater | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chicago Defender Charities Inc | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Community Service Care Inc | Boston, MA | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Evolved Network NFP | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Transform Capital | Libertyville, IL | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy | Richmond, VA | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| You Matter 2 | Flossmoor, IL | General operating support | Youth development | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Black Hills Area Community Foundation | Rapid City, SD | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Indigenous Life Ways | Gallup, NM | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Listen First Project | Durham, NC | General operating support | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Earth Collective | Oak Park, IL | General operating support | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Piegan Institute | Browning, MT | General operating support | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sharing Sacred Spaces | Greenwich, CT | General operating support | Religion-related | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Solhealth Corp | Eliot, ME | General operating support | Health care | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Americans for Oxford | New York, NY | General operating support | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chhamh 6453 NPF | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Be the Healing | Portland, OR | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $39,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caminar Latino | Atlanta, GA | General operating support | Human services | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Imagine Englewood If | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middle Eastern Immigrant Refugee Alliance | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Gray Matter Experience | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Education | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manidoo Ogitigaan | Bemidji, MN | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $37,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The 100 Horses Womens Society | Dupree, SD | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $37,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Native Action | Missoula, MT | General operating support | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Community Project Inc | Yonkers, NY | General operating support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project I Am | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $34,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reparations Media NFP | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $32,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Niyake Yuza Youth Services | McLaughlin, SD | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Democracy America | Great Falls, VA | General operating support | Environment | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Service Learning Microschool Organization Inc | Clearwater, FL | General operating support | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Impact | Alexandria, VA | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | Evanston, IL | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Webb Squared | Pittsboro, NC | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women's Voices Now | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Esprit Des Concerts Dba the Juliani Ensemble | Evanstion, IL | General operating support | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coup Council | Rapid City, SD | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iina Nanosee Hoghan | Denver, CO | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pomona Inland Valley Martin Luther King Jr Project | Pomona, CA | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Claire's Place Foundation | Redondo Beach, CA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center On Modernity in Transition | Durham, NC | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Mind Body Medicine | Washington, DC | General operating support | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Collective Change Lab Inc | Norwich, VT | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The No More Foundation | Maplewood, NJ | General operating support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The On Being Project | Saint Paul, MN | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Movement Strategy Center | Oakland, CA | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,328,993 |
| Education | $1,839,500 |
| Human services | $1,650,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $1,558,375 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $926,777 |
| Youth development | $862,547 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $833,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $757,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $10,781,318 |
| California | $2,731,750 |
| New York | $2,266,777 |
| District of Columbia | $805,000 |
| Washington | $764,000 |
| Massachusetts | $659,000 |
| Virginia | $611,000 |
| South Dakota | $599,547 |
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Updated November 12, 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.