Private foundation · EIN 36-3805338

Alphawood Foundation

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Chicago, IL

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2025-02-28) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202543529349100314
Total assets (EOY)$59,571,823
Grants paid$7,116,852
Typical (median) grant$36,080
Grants listed126
Giving in home state (IL)73%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K1
$5K–$25K24
$25K–$100K84
$100K+17

Smallest $2,500 · Largest $732,580

Geographic focus

IL
73%
Other/foreign
9%
PA
6%
NY
3%
DC
2%
TX
2%
SC
1%
OH
1%

Common purposes

operationsarchaeologicalresearchfieldworkfieldwordpublicationillinoisarchitecturejamesmcdonoughhistorymidwestregionalofficeproject

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2022$14,394,387$70,054,576123
2023$14,700,357$65,137,736104
2024$7,116,852$59,571,823126

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

ContactALPHAWOOD FOUNDATION
Address2401 N HALSTED ST STE 210, CHICAGO, IL, 60614
Phone7734778984
Form & materialsSEE STATEMENT 18
DeadlinesSEE STATEMENT 18
RestrictionsSEE STATEMENT 18

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Soas (School Of Oriental And African Studies)POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ASIAN ART AND SCHOLARSHIPS$732,580
Trustees Of The University Of PennsylvaniaPHILADELPHIA, PAJAMES D. MCDONOUGH FELLOWSHIP IN QUEER ART HISTORY$522,122
Lambda Legal Defense And Education Fund - Midwest RegionCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS FOR MIDWEST REGIONAL OFFICE, SUPPORT FOR SENIOR ATTORNEY POSITION, MIDWEST REGIONAL OFFICE$325,000
University Of Chicago Institute Of PoliticsCHICAGO, ILINTERN PROGRAM SUPPORT$300,000
Nijc NfpCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$275,200
Aids Foundation Of ChicagoCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$275,000
Grow Greater EnglewoodCHICAGO, ILSUPPORT FOR GROW PARK CAMPUS$250,000
Joffrey BalletCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$250,000
Legal Aid ChicagoCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$200,000
Planned Parenthood Of IllinoisCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$175,000
Landmarks IllinoisCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$140,000
Preservation ChicagoCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS, THE REUSE AND REVISIONING OF ADLER & SULLIVAN'S KAM TEMPLE/PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH PROJECT$135,000
Friends Of The ParksCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$130,000
Center On HalstedCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$125,000
Invisible InstituteCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$125,000
National Redistricting FoundationWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATIONS$100,000
Puerto Rican Arts AllianceCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$100,000
Beyond Legal AidCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$75,000
Chicago Abortion FundCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$75,000
Chicago Lawyers' Committee For Civil RightsCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$75,000
Chicago Public Art GroupCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$75,000
Howard Brown Health CenterCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$75,000
Northwestern UniversityCHICAGO, ILSUPPORT FOR PREP4TEENS$75,000
Resurrection ProjectCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION JUSTICE DEPARTMENT$75,000
Texas Tech UniversityLUBBOCK, TXSUPPORT FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND FIELDWORD OF DR. BRETT HOUK$75,000
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