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Wonderful Life Foundation: 53 grants to organizations, $24.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Wonderful Life Foundation, a private foundation in West Palm Beach, FL, paid 53 grants to organizations totaling $24,729,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 30, 2025. The largest was $4,167,000 to University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, IN for payment 1 of 6.
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- EIN
- 541995591
- Based in
- West Palm Beach, FL
- Assets
- $32,976,158
- Grants paid
- $24,729,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 30, 2025, IRS object ID 202523039349100407. It reported $24,729,000 in grants paid; 53 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | Payment 1 of 6 | $4,167,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | Chicago, IL | Accelerate ability campaign - payment 3 of 5 | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Extension | Chicago, IL | Endowment to support development | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg, SC | Capital campaign - payment 1 of 5 | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Presbyterian Church | New York, NY | General support - payment 5 of 5 | $1,160,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Presbyterian Church | New York, NY | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Presbyterian Church | New York, NY | Resound project - payment 3 of 5 | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern Kellogg School of Management | Chicago, IL | Payment 1 of 5 | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart | Lake Forest, IL | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart | Lake Forest, IL | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart | Lake Forest, IL | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart | Lake Forest, IL | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | The phoebe carolina covenant scholarship fund - payment 3 of 5 | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities Inc | Chicago, IL | General support - payment 5 of 5 | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | Chicago, IL | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patricks Cathedral | Chicago, IL | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jazz at Aspen Snowmass | Aspen, CO | Capital and endowment campaign - payment 3 of 5 | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern University | Chicago, IL | Havey institute for global health | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | Chicago, IL | Art in motion | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Maryland College Park | College Park, MD | Reyes endowed chairs in electrical and computer engineering and mechanical engineering - payment 2 of 5 | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | Payment 2 of 5 | Education | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Club of Martin County | Hobe Sound, FL | General support | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bridging Bionics Foundation | Basalt, CO | General support | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Extension | Chicago, IL | General support - payment 4 of 5 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jupiter Medical Center Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kipp Miami | Miami, FL | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Margaret Hackett Family Center NFP | Chicago, IL | General support - payment 5 of 5 | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norton Children's Hospital Foundation | Louisville, KY | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | Caves valley evans scholars scholarship - payment 4 of 10 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | Keiser scholarship program - payment 2 of 5 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Accelerate Institute | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Access Living | Chicago, IL | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clearbrook - Shining Star Ball | Arlington Heights, IL | Shining star ball | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Jane Frances de Chantal | Cincinnati, OH | Forever de chantal general campaign | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | Chicago, IL | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Enterprise Institute | NW Washington, DC | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Center | Snowmass Village, CO | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gateway for Cancer Research | Schaumburg, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago | Detroit, MI | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Cerebral Palsy | Tinley Park, IL | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Old Elm Scholarship Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 2024 annual appeal | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick Church | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $230,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 |
| Youth development | $200,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $100,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $14,077,000 |
| Indiana | $4,167,000 |
| New York | $3,160,000 |
| South Carolina | $2,000,000 |
| North Carolina | $400,000 |
| Colorado | $325,000 |
| Maryland | $200,000 |
| Florida | $200,000 |
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Updated October 30, 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.