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| Range | Grants |
|---|---|
| Under $5K | 7 |
| $5K–$25K | 67 |
| $25K–$100K | 16 |
| $100K+ | 6 |
Smallest $380 · Largest $473,652
| IL | 47% | |
| MI | 11% | |
| CA | 7% | |
| DC | 5% | |
| NY | 5% | |
| WI | 4% | |
| GA | 3% | |
| MA | 3% |
| Tax year | Contributions paid | Total assets | Grants listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $3,000,530 | $60,936,960 | 119 |
| 2023 | $3,154,193 | $58,447,835 | 108 |
| 2024 | $2,967,198 | $69,263,326 | 96 |
Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.
| Contact | CHRIS BROUGHTON |
|---|---|
| Address | 233 S WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4400, CHICAGO, IL, 60606 |
| Phone | 3127226949 |
| CHRIS@WENTCHERFOUNDATION.ORG | |
| Form & materials | OCC POST GRADUATE PROGRAM - FAFSA ELIGIBLE, AN APPLICATION, OCC TRANSCRIPT, TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS AND AN ESSAY ARE REQUIRED. CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS - FAFSA ELIGIBLE, AN APPLICATION, HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT, TEACHER AND COUNSELOR RECOMMENDATIONS, AN ESSAY AND A STUDENT AID REPORT ARE REQUIRED. |
| Deadlines | SPRING OF EACH YEAR |
| Restrictions | SUCCESSFUL OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE WENTCHER SCHOLAR GRADUATES, FAFSA-ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS SENIORS, FASFA-ELIGIBLE |
Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Univ Of Illinois Urbana | CHAMPAIGN, IL | EDUCATION | $473,652 |
| University Of Michigan | ANN ARBOR, MI | EDUCATION | $319,566 |
| Depaul Univ | CHICAGO, IL | EDUCATION | $170,273 |
| Univ Of Illinois Chicago | CHICAGO, IL | EDUCATION | $153,465 |
| Howard University | WASHINGTON, DC | EDUCATION | $121,356 |
| Univ Of Wisconsin | MADISON, WI | EDUCATION | $101,325 |
| Loyola University | CHICAGO, IL | EDUCATION | $97,500 |
| Univ Of Southern California | LOS ANGELES, CA | EDUCATION | $97,483 |
| Northwestern University | EVANSTON, IL | EDUCATION | $87,927 |
| Cornell Univ | ITHACA, NY | EDUCATION | $84,500 |
| Iit | CHICAGO, IL | EDUCATION | $65,407 |
| Dominican Univ | RIVER FOREST, IL | EDUCATION | $49,772 |
| Middlebury College | MIDDLEBURY, VT | EDUCATION | $46,356 |
| Spelman College | ATLANTA, GA | EDUCATION | $40,000 |
| Univ Of Chicago | CHICAGO, IL | EDUCATION | $32,247 |
| Illinois State University | NORMAL, IL | EDUCATION | $31,341 |
| Morehouse College | ATLANTA, GA | EDUCATION | $30,000 |
| Northeastern University | BOSTON, MA | EDUCATION | $30,000 |
| Pomona College | CLAREMONT, CA | EDUCATION | $30,000 |
| Lewis University | ROMEOVILLE, IL | EDUCATION | $28,588 |
| Oakton Comm College | DES PLAINES, IL | EDUCATION | $26,250 |
| George Washington University | ASHBURN, VA | EDUCATION | $25,000 |
| Washington University | ST LOUIS, MO | EDUCATION | $23,462 |
| Emory Univ | ATLANTA, GA | EDUCATION | $20,812 |
| American University | WASHINGTON, DC | EDUCATION | $20,000 |
