Sponsor a PurposeErnest Wentcher Educational Fund
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | Wilmette, Illinois |
| Grants on file | 1,409 |
| Total giving on file | $36.1M |
| Typical grant size | $26K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | General grantmaking |
| Website | https://www.wentcherfoundation.org |
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois | IL | 12 | $4.7M |
| University of Michigan | MI | 13 | $1.9M |
| Univ of Illinois Urbana | IL | 4 | $1.9M |
| Univ of Illinois | IL | 6 | $1.5M |
| Depaul Univ | IL | 7 | $1.1M |
| Loyola University | IL | 13 | $951K |
| Northwestern University | IL | 13 | $842K |
| Univ of Illinois Chicago | IL | 4 | $752K |
| Cornell Univ | NY | 7 | $739K |
| Howard University | DC | 13 | $724K |
Other general grantmaking funders in Illinois
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated)Howard G Buffett FoundationAbbvie FoundationThe Joyce FoundationPritzker Family FoundationPaul M Angell Family Foundation
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