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Grants paid by Walder Foundation, tax year 2022
EIN 46-4092041 · Skokie, DE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
In tax year 2022, Walder Foundation (EIN 46-4092041) reported 135 grants paid totaling $19,557,367. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2022
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Ga Glencoe, IL | D | $528,869 | paid | Improving ex situ plant conservation: Scaling up zoo pedigree management approaches to critically rare plants in the Pacific | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL | C | $474,117 | paid | B3: Boosters, Breakthroughs, and Biorepositories | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, IL | B | $381,824 | paid | Magnifying Conservation Impact and Biodiversity Understanding in the Guiana Shield | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights Chicago, IL | U | $350,000 | paid | National Immigrant Justice Center Strengthening Legal Services for Chicago Immigrants | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, IL | B | $349,212 | paid | DNA Barcoding for Conservation: Science, Training, and Innovation to Preserve the Tree of Life | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | University of Guelph Guelph, ONTARIO | U | $334,000 | paid | BIOALFA: ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF COSTA RICAN BIODIVERSITY THROUGH DNA BARCODES | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Mesivta Shaarei Adirim Skokie, IL | C | $322,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Research Corporation Tucson, AZ | B | $300,000 | paid | Scialog Partnership to Support Chicago-Area Fellows research | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Morton Arboretum Lisle, IL | B | $279,180 | paid | A Chicago Based Hub For Assessment, Planning, And Action For Saving Threatened Trees | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Shedd Aquarium Society Chicago, IL | B | $264,094 | paid | Maximizing Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation Through global partnerships | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Chabad Jewish Center of Gurnee Inc Grayslake, IL | U | $260,000 | paid | Addition property in Grayslake, IL | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | U | $250,000 | paid | The Walder Foundation Distinguished Professorship in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | City of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $250,000 | paid | DCASE Year of Chicago Dance Residency Program and needs assessment | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | American Friends of Hala Cleveland, OH | B | $250,000 | paid | Support for Purchase of MRI Machine | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $250,000 | paid | Illinois Immigration Funders Collaborative | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Chicago Dancemakers Forum Chicago, IL | C | $250,000 | paid | ELEVATE Chicago Dance 2022 and Beyond | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov Elementary School-Yeshivas Chicago, IL | C | $250,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Merkos Linyonei Chinuch Lubavitch Chabad of Illino Chicago, IL | C | $250,000 | paid | Construction of a new building for Bais Menachem Synagogue | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Iff Chicago, IL | B | $250,000 | paid | America's Cultural Treasures Chicago | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Michael Reese Health Trust Chicago, IL | B | $250,000 | paid | Health First Collaborative (formerly known as Health first fund) | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Neo Philanthropy Inc New York, NY | B | $250,000 | paid | Four Freedoms Fund | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Shriver Center On Poverty Law Chicago, IL | C | $250,000 | paid | Migration and Immigrant Communities | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | The Jerusalem College of Technology Jerusalem, GIVAT MORDECHAI | U | $240,000 | paid | Tal Campus Bioinformatics Department and Conference center | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Park Zoological Society Chicago, IL | B | $234,642 | paid | Global expansion of Chicago-led urban biodiversity research and conservation network | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov Elementary School-Yeshivas Chicago, IL | C | $225,000 | paid | Childcare Operations 2022-23 | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Jewish Woman Entrepreneur Miami Beach, FL | C | $210,000 | paid | Personnel Expenses fund | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School Chicago, IL | C | $200,000 | paid | Catalyst Southwest: Integrating Nature-Based Strategies into Net-Positive Water Solutions for Chicago | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Washington, DC | C | $200,000 | paid | Wisconsin's Lake Michigan Watershed Fund | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Forefront Chicago, IL | B | $200,000 | paid | Fresh Taste - Chicago Region Food System Fund | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Friends of the Chicago River Chicago, IL | B | $200,000 | paid | Chicago-Calumet River Watershed Council | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Yeshiva University New York, NY | U | $200,000 | paid | Advancing Women's Learning and Leadership: THE GRADUATE PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED TALMUDIC STUDIES (GPATS) | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | The Chicago Community Trust Chicago, IL | B | $200,000 | paid | Elevated Chicago - NBS 4 ETOD | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | U | $200,000 | paid | Research Activities of Dr. Scott Bailey's Laboratory | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Openlands Chicago, IL | B | $200,000 | paid | Biodiversity and Community in the Calumet: creating access and restoring open spaces along the Little Calumet River | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Relief Resources Inc Brooklyn, NY | D | $200,000 | paid | Relief Global Midwest Division | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Latino Policy Forum Chicago, IL | C | $200,000 | paid | Building a culture of participation and collaboration and activating and increasing community and civic engagement | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Right Chicago, IL | C | $200,000 | paid | ICIRR Action Council | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Immigrant Justice Corps Inc New York, NY | C | $200,000 | paid | Immigration Representation - Capacity Building | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinoi Urbana, IL | C | $194,543 | paid | From Science to Nature-Based Solutions in the Chicago region | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | National Audubon Society Inc New York, NY | U | $186,244 | paid | Catalyzing Restoration and Flood Alleviation in Calumet for Birds and People | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Washington, DC | C | $180,000 | paid | Chi-Cal Rivers Fund | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | The Ark Chicago, IL | C | $180,000 | paid | Capital Support | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Machon Inc Baltimore, MD | C | $175,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Delta Institute Chicago, IL | B | $170,372 | paid | Generating Critical Data and Methods to Support Nature-Based Green Infrastructure in Chicago Communities | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Morton Arboretum Lisle, IL | B | $170,000 | paid | Chicago Region Trees Initiative, Urban Forest Corporate Sustainability Partnership Program | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | The Wetlands Initiative Chicago, IL | C | $169,879 | paid | Demonstrating Urban Wetland Shoreline Improvement at indian ridge marsh north | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Chicago Jewish Day School Chicago, IL | B | $166,667 | paid | Capital Campaign - Science Lab and Innovation Center | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods Riverwoods, IL | B | $160,060 | paid | Health, Equity, and Nature Accelerator | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Friends of the Parks Chicago, IL | B | $160,000 | paid | Last Four Miles | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Faith in Place Chicago, IL | B | $160,000 | paid | Metro Chicago Eco-Ambassadors Youth Program, 2021-2023 | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Latin Women in Action Chicago, IL | B | $150,000 | paid | Leadership Capacity Building of Immigrant Survivors | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA | B | $150,000 | paid | South and West Side Health and Nature - TNC's Chicago Engagement Program | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $150,000 | paid | Arts Work Fund for Organization Development - THINk explore share | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Enlace Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $150,000 | paid | Leadership Development in Little Village | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Forefront Chicago, IL | B | $147,725 | paid | Fresh Taste - Illinois Regenerative Agriculture Initiative | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL | B | $137,372 | paid | Engagement and Outreach Programs | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Southwest Organizing Project Chicago, IL | B | $125,000 | paid | Advanced Leadership Academy | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadersh Chicago, IL | C | $125,000 | paid | Leadership Certificate in Combating Antisemitism | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | 3arts Inc Chicago, IL | B | $125,000 | paid | Elevating Chicago Artists through 3Arts Awards Presenting partnership | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | United States Artists Inc Chicago, IL | U | $125,000 | paid | USA Fellowship Program | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Keren Hayeshivot Trust Brooklyn, NY | B | $125,000 | paid | Eretz Chemda Program | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $122,066 | paid | Nature, Culture, and Human Health (NCH2): Catalyzing Nature-based Solutions for Human and Public Health | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Depaul University Chicago, IL | B | $120,000 | paid | Support for Evacuated Afghan College Students | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | American Friends of Eu Jewish Activities Brooklyn, NY | B | $120,000 | paid | EUJB Building Project - Stage 1 "planning" | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Playthinks Chicago, IL | C | $120,000 | paid | Play Thinks fund | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Alianza Americas Chicago, IL | C | $120,000 | paid | Gotas globales en un ocano local: A Chicago Base Transnational Leadership Program | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of Israel New York, NY | C | $120,000 | paid | International Halakha Scholars Program | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School Inc Skokie, IL | B | $120,000 | paid | Equity & Excellence in Education Initiative | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Keshet Northbrook, IL | B | $120,000 | paid | Adult Employment Program | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Libenu Skokie, IL | B | $120,000 | paid | General Operating Support, Lev Respite, and Residential facilities | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Communities United Chicago, IL | B | $120,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Sefaria Inc New York, NY | B | $120,000 | paid | The Author Initiative and General Operating Support | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | City of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $100,293 | paid | Office of New Americans Fellowship fund | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Little Village Environmental Justice Organization Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | Proyecto Mi Villita | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Depaul University Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | Impacts of rapid habitat change: Mammalian diversity and its response to deforestation in a global biodiversity hotspot | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | Understanding Chicagoland's Changing Conservation Landscape: Resurveys for Reptiles and Amphibians of Will County, IL | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Soulu Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | Organizational retreat and General Operating Support | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Imagination Productions Inc Sunrise, FL | U | $100,000 | paid | Crossing the Line: Antisemitism Today - Production of Film & Educational Multimedia with Focused Distribution in Chicago | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Latinos Progresando Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | Immigration Legal Services | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | Small Mammal and Pathogen Diversity in South Side Parks in Chicago: Implications for Human Health and Wellbeing | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Morton Arboretum Lisle, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | The consequences of burn pile scars for oak ecosystem biodiversity | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | Immigration Legal Services | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue Skokie, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | Solu project | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Chicago Horticultural Society - Chicago Botanic Ga Glencoe, IL | D | $100,000 | paid | The grass can be greener: Exploring lawn alternatives for biodiversity support, climate change resilience, and infrastructure | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Big Nfp Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | BIG Phase l: Integrated Water, Ecology, and Utility Hub plan for west woodland | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Prizmah Center for Jewish Day Schools Inc New York, NY | C | $100,000 | paid | Orthodox Women in Day School Leadership fund | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Vera Institute of Justice Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Evaluation of Legal Representation in the Chicago immigration court | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Centro Romero Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | Centro Romero LALAS Project | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Metropolitan Planning Council Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | Terra Firma Project - Research and Demonstration pilots | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Institute for Latino Progress Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | Instituto del Progreso Latino Immigration Legal Assistance | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Partnership for Cures Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | Clinical Repurposing for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in chicagoland | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Welcoming America Inc Decatur, GA | C | $100,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Advocacy, Communications and Positive Narratives | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | Young Center Chicago Child Advocate Program | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Chinese American Service League Inc Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | CASL Legal Services | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Leading Edge Alliance Inc New York, NY | B | $97,400 | paid | Boardified Board Development Support | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Chicago Parks Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $94,000 | paid | Weaving a Cultural Stewardship Ecosystem | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Center for Neighborhood Technology Chicago, IL | B | $90,000 | paid | Calumet Citizen Science and Leadership | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | The Sara Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center of West B West Bloomfield, MI | U | $90,000 | paid | Mikvah Renovation Project | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Erie Neighborhood House Chicago, IL | B | $90,000 | paid | Erie House Legal Services | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science North Chicago, IL | B | $90,000 | paid | Generation of human neural stem cells to model reprogramming human neurons | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $90,000 | paid | LiV: Enabling Measurement in Place | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | The Hana Center Chicago, IL | B | $80,000 | paid | Citizenship for All | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $80,000 | paid | Simultaneous Prevention and Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Engineering A Multivalent Nanotraplex | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Depaul University Chicago, IL | B | $78,808 | paid | DePaul Asylum and Immigration Legal Clinic | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Indo American Center Inc Chicago, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | Strengthening Legal Services for Immigrants in Chicago | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | See Chicago Dance Chicago, IL | U | $75,000 | paid | Dance for the Screen project | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Refugeeone Chicago, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | RefugeeOne Legal Services | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | United African Organization Inc Chicago, IL | C | $75,000 | paid | African Diaspora Citizenship & Immigration Advancement | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Jewish Child and Family Services Chicago, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | HIAS Immigration & Citizenship | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Friends of Elnet Skokie, IL | B | $72,000 | paid | General Operating Support and UK Fundraising Campaign | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinoi Urbana, IL | C | $70,000 | paid | Depave Chicago: Creating a depave network program to renature surface parking lots in the Chicago region | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | U | $65,000 | paid | Center for Media Engagement - Understanding Migration narratives in chicago | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Hinda Institute Des Plaines, IL | B | $65,000 | paid | Hinda Institute Reentry Program | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Hispanic American Community Education and Services Waukegan, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | HACES Quality Legal Services for All | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Syrian Community Network Inc Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | SCN Immigration Legal Services | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Spanish Community Center Joliet, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | SCC Immigration Programming | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | Immigration Legal Services | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Urban Growers Collective Inc Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | Urban Growers Collective and the Green Era Renewable Energy and Urban Farm Campus | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Artists Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions Proj Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | The Chicago Art Census and Residency Program | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic Highland Park, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Immigrant and Refugee Legal Aid Services | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Natya Dance Theatre Oak Brook, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Personnel Expenses fund for Executive Director position | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Elastic Arts Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Elastic guaranteed artist support sustainability | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago Skokie, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | REACH Program | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Theatre Y Winfield, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | Music Education Programming | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Healthy Schools Campaign Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | Space to Grow: Greening Chicago Schoolyards | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | African American Arts Alliance of Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $40,000 | paid | Supporting Salary of the Executive Director | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Merkos Linyonei Chinuch Lubavitch Chabad of Illino Chicago, IL | C | $38,000 | paid | Mental Health Leadership Training | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc New York, NY | B | $36,000 | paid | Bringing STEM multi-skill education program to Beit Shemesh schools | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Ravenswood Budlong Hebr Cong Hollywood, FL | B | $36,000 | paid | Debt Relief and the Operations Director Position fund | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Bader Hillel High Inc Glendale, WI | B | $36,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | World Relief Corp of National Association of Evang Baltimore, MD | D | $25,000 | paid | Immigration Legal Services Asylum Clinic | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Interrobang Theatre Project Inc Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | Building Staff Capacity | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | In Shifras Arms Inc Silver Spring, MD | B | $18,000 | paid | Pregnancy and Postpartum Material and Financial Aid and Support for the Salary of the Executive Director Position | 202323069349101132 |
| 2022 | Jumpstart Labs Santa Monica, CA | U | $18,000 | paid | Jewish Free Loan Chicago, including Evaluation Efforts | 202323069349101132 |
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