Private Foundation

BEST WALTER & EDITH FOUNDATION

BEST WALTER & EDITH FOUNDATION, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $293K in revenue, $409K in expenses, $4.0M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 315 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.3M.

EIN: 366857916 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$293K

Total Expenses$409K

Total Assets$4.0M

Grants Given315

Grant Total$2.3M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITY LAB

CHICAGO, IL · 2024

PROGRAM SUPPORT

$20,000

LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

CHICAGO, IL · 2024

PROGRAM SUPPORT

$20,000

NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

ARLINGTON, IL · 2024

PROGRAM SUPPORT

$20,000

Northwestern Memoral Foundation

Chicago, IL · 2024

PROGRAM SUPPORT

$20,000

ASCENSION AUTISM SPECTRUM (ASDDRC)

BOLINGBROOK, IL · 2024

PROGRAM SUPPORT

$17,500

Showing up to 5 of 315 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CO-TRUSTEE Bmo Bank N A

CO-TRUSTEE Thomas J Kuhn

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Top Grant Purposes

PROGRAM SUPPORT

$1,631,164 219 grants

GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES

$622,241 93 grants

CHARITABLE

$20,500 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$293K	$409K	$4.0M
2024	$280K	$356K	$4.1M
2023	$219K	$354K	$4.2M
2022	$231K	$394K	$4.3M
2021	$456K	$389K	$4.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $456K to $293K (-36%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.0M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, IL, PA, TN, WI.

CAILPATNWI

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