ChesedChicago
Lincolnwood, IL
$55KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Healthy and Safe Food Distribution
Foundation directory
Washington Square Health Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 36-1210140 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Catherine Kapella
- Phone
- (312) 664-6488
- Deadlines
- Grant submissions were accepted on a continuous rolling basis for either the 12/1 or 6/1 deadlines.
- Application materials
- Visit the website for the organization's grant guidelines & application: http://wshf.org/general-guidelines/
- Restrictions
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Original filing text
- Contact
- Catherine Kapella
- Address
- 875 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 3516 CHICAGO, IL, 60611
- Phone
- 3126646488
- Deadlines
- GRANT SUBMISSIONS WERE ACCEPTED ON A CONTINUOUS ROLLING BASIS FOR EITHER THE 12/1 OR 6/1 DEADLINES.
- Application materials
- Visit the website for the organization's grant guidelines & application: http://wshf.org/general-guidelines/
- Restrictions
- NONE
Reported organization name: Washington Square Health Foundation
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 76 | $667.2K |
| 2023 | 66 | $674.7K |
Where Washington Square Health Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
A Silver Lining Foundation
Chicago, IL
$50KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Emergency Grant Request
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Chicago, IL
$43.5KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Exploring a New Nonsurgical Treatment for Muscle Contractures in Cerebral Palsy
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Chicago, IL
$43.5KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Exploring a New Nonsurgical Treatment for Muscle Contractures in Cerebral Palsy
Chicago Diabetes Project
Chicago, IL
$38.6KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Chicago Diabetes Project (CDP)- Scientific Update Meeting
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (142 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Washington Square Health Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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