Public Charity

WAGNER DESCENDANT'S FOUNDATION

WAGNER DESCENDANT'S FOUNDATION, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $203K in revenue, $78K in expenses, $1.5M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 24 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.4M.

EIN: 204004517 CHICAGO, IL Public Foundations NTEE: T30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$203K
Total Expenses$78K
Total Assets$1.5M
Grants Given24
Grant Total$1.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED TO FOSTER, PROMOTE, SUPPORT, DEVELOP, AND MAINTAIN THE BROAD, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL OR RELIGIOUS PURPOSE OR FUNCTIONS AS AUTHORIZED BY THE CHARTER OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO AND THE BY-LAWS OF THE FOUNDATION.

Where $100 goes at Wagner Descendant's Foundation

How Wagner Descendant's Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $93 for programs

$93
The foundation makes grants to charitable organizations which are tax expempt under the irc section 501(c)(3) and meet the guidelines of the charter of the jewish federation of…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Wagner Descendant's Foundation

Sometimes funds new orgs 29% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2021–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

CHICAGO, IL · 2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$70,000
Washington, DC · 2022
General Operating Support
$182,000
Chicago, IL · 2022
General Operating Support
$60,000
Washington, DC · 2022
General Operating Support
$50,000
Skokie, IL · 2022
General Operating Support
$45,000

Showing up to 5 of 24 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR - PART YEAR Alan Witt
DIRECTOR Andrew Hochberg
ASSISTANT SECRETARY Claire Peaceman
TREASURER David S Rosen
ASSISTANT SECRETARY - PART YEAR Eric Devir
ASSISTANT TREASURER James A Pinkston

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,366,246 24 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $203K $78K $1.5M
2024 $-16K $8K $1.5M
2023 $34K $443K $1.3M
2022 $142K $335K $1.7M
2021 $117K $289K $2.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $117K to $203K (+74%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, DC, IL, NY.

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