Funder directory → Illinois → ERNEST WENTCHER EDUCATIONAL FUND
Private foundation · CHICAGO, IL · EIN 364170236ERNEST WENTCHER EDUCATIONAL FUND
✓ Accepts unsolicited applications
Typical grant
$5,488–$74,954
median $10,000
Giving (latest FY)
$2,967,198
96 grants · FY2025
Assets
$79,498,579
gives nationally
Application 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
Contact: CHRIS BROUGHTON · 233 S WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60606 · 3127226949
| Grantee | 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 |
| XAVIER UNIV OF LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA | EDUCATION | $10,000 |
| YALE UNIVERSITY · NEW HAVEN, CT | EDUCATION | $3,700 |
| QUINCY UNIVERSITY · QUINCY, IL | EDUCATION | $10,000 |
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.