Grants paid by Western Philanthropies Inc
EIN 44-6011936 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Western Philanthropies Inc of Chicago, IL (EIN 44-6011936) reported 42 grants paid totaling $2,740,000 to 15 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,740,000
42 grants
Recipients
15
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | $605,000 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | $485,000 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $75,000 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | $500,000 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | $450,000 | — |
| 2025 | 7 | $625,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 15 recipients receiving the most from Western Philanthropies Inc, by grants paid, out of 15 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockport Music 22-2479696 | B | Rockport, MA | 5 | $1,060,000 | 2025 |
| The Open Door Cape Ann Food Pantry 22-2513482 | B | Gloucester, MA | 3 | $350,000 | 2025 |
| Thacher Island Association | U | Rockport, MA | 4 | $300,000 | 2025 |
| Bedrock Gardens 46-2666421 | B | Lee, NH | 3 | $275,000 | 2025 |
| Trustees of the Reservations 04-2105780 | D | North Andover, MA | 6 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| Essex County Greenbelt 04-2664297 | C | Essex, MA | 6 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| Backyard Growers 47-1553021 | B | Gloucester, MA | 6 | $135,000 | 2025 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology 04-2103594 | B | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Friends of Bedrock Gardens | U | Lee, NH | 1 | $75,000 | 2020 |
| Reconciliation Services 36-4580402 | B | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Equal Justice Initiative 63-1135091 | B | Montgomery, AL | 2 | $50,000 | 2021 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank 04-2717782 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Rosie's Place 04-2582187 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| The Food Project 04-3262532 | B | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| The Open Door 46-1898738 | D | Gloucester, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 42 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rockport Music Rockport, MA | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202631279349103488 |
| 2025 | Bedrock Gardens Lee, NH | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202631279349103488 |
| 2025 | Thacher Island Association Rockport, MA | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202631279349103488 |
| 2025 | The Open Door Cape Ann Food Pantry Gloucester, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202631279349103488 |
| 2025 | Essex County Greenbelt Essex, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202631279349103488 |
| 2025 | Trustees of the Reservations North Andover, MA | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202631279349103488 |
| 2025 | Backyard Growers Gloucester, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202631279349103488 |
| 2024 | Rockport Music Rockport, MA | B | $225,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541339349104519 |
| 2024 | Bedrock Gardens Lee, NH | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541339349104519 |
| 2024 | Thacher Island Association Rockport, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541339349104519 |
| 2024 | Essex County Greenbelt Essex, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541339349104519 |
| 2024 | Trustees of the Reservations North Andover, MA | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541339349104519 |
| 2024 | The Open Door Cape Ann Food Pantry Gloucester, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541339349104519 |
| 2024 | Backyard Growers Gloucester, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541339349104519 |
| 2023 | The Open Door Cape Ann Food Pantry Gloucester, MA | B | $275,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202431659349100128 |
| 2023 | Rockport Music Rockport, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202431659349100128 |
| 2023 | Thacher Island Association Rockport, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202431659349100128 |
| 2023 | Bedrock Gardens Lee, NH | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202431659349100128 |
| 2023 | Trustees of the Reservations North Andover, MA | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202431659349100128 |
| 2023 | Essex County Greenbelt Essex, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202431659349100128 |
| 2023 | Backyard Growers Gloucester, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202431659349100128 |
| 2022 | Backyard Growers Gloucester, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202331319349102413 |
| 2022 | Trustees of the Reservations North Andover, MA | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202331319349102413 |
| 2022 | Essex County Greenbelt Essex, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202331319349102413 |
| 2021 | Rockport Music Rockport, MA | B | $285,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202201229349101605 |
| 2021 | Thacher Island Association Rockport, MA | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202201229349101605 |
| 2021 | Essex County Greenbelt Essex, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202201229349101605 |
| 2021 | Equal Justice Initiative Montgomery, AL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202201229349101605 |
| 2021 | Backyard Growers Gloucester, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202201229349101605 |
| 2021 | Trustees of the Reservations North Andover, MA | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202201229349101605 |
| 2020 | Rockport Music Rockport, MA | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202121529349101052 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202121529349101052 |
| 2020 | Friends of Bedrock Gardens Lee, NH | U | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202121529349101052 |
| 2020 | Reconciliation Services Kansas City, MO | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202121529349101052 |
| 2020 | Essex County Greenbelt Essex, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202121529349101052 |
| 2020 | Trustees of the Reservations North Andover, MA | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202121529349101052 |
| 2020 | The Greater Boston Food Bank Boston, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202121529349101052 |
| 2020 | Equal Justice Initiative Montgomery, AL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202121529349101052 |
| 2020 | Rosie's Place Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202121529349101052 |
| 2020 | Backyard Growers Gloucester, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202121529349101052 |
| 2020 | The Open Door Gloucester, MA | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202121529349101052 |
| 2020 | The Food Project Lincoln, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202121529349101052 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202631279349103488 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202541339349104519 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202431659349100128 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331319349102413 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.1 | 202201229349101605 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202121529349101052 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/446011936.json.
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