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Wonderful Life Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 54-1995591 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$24.7M
Grants reported
53
Typical grant
$100K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$55.4M

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Original filing text

Reported organization name: WONDERFUL LIFE FOUNDATION

Where Wonderful Life 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.

University of Notre Dame

NOTRE DAME, IN

$4.2MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Payment 1 of 6

Shirley Ryan Abilitylab

CHICAGO, IL

$4MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Accelerate ability campaign - payment 3 of 5

Catholic Extension

CHICAGO, IL

$3MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Endowment to support development

Wofford College

SPARTANBURG, SC

$2MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Capital campaign - payment 1 of 5

Central Presbyterian Church

NEW YORK, NY

$1.2MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General support - payment 5 of 5

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (53 reported in all).

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Wonderful Life Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing 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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