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EIN 36-3805338

Alphawood Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
3
City
Chicago
State
Illinois
Year formed
1992
Most recent tax filings
2024-02-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
Alphawood Foundation is a Chicago-based, grant-making private foundation working for an equitable, just, and humane society. Alphawood Foundation's funding generally provides unrestricted, general operating support to non-profit organizations.
Total revenues
$9,136,910
2024
Total expenses
$20,008,749
2024
Total assets
$65,137,736
2024
Num. employees
3
2024

Program areas at Alphawood Foundation

Alphawood exhibitions llc: the Foundation formed a limited liability company named Alphawood exhibitions llc on march 22, 2016. Alphawood exhibitions llc was formed to organize and present cultural and art exhibitions and to engage in any other lawful business or activity that isnecessary or convenient to the business and purpose of the Foundation. Alphawood exhibitions llc is considered a disregarded entity.
Ticket and catalog sales for exhibitions program
Book royalties are from sales of catalogs and books

Grants made by Alphawood Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Howard Brown Health CenterGeneral Operations, Capital Grant in Support of Halsted Clinic$1,075,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Retiree Medical and Death Benefits TrustSupport of Scholar at Risk Program, James D. Mcdonough Fellowship in Queer Art History$431,517
National Immigrant Justice CenterGeneral Operations$400,000
...and 87 more grants made totalling $6,392,165

Who funds Alphawood Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
J M Kaplan FundReconstructing the Garrick$25,000

Financials for Alphawood Foundation

RevenuesFYE 02/2024
Total grants, contributions, etc.$0
Investment income and dividends$2,147,541
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$6,438,583
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$550,786
Total revenues$9,136,910

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Data update history
March 25, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
March 25, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
January 13, 2025
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from J M Kaplan Fund
June 2, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2023
May 20, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
EducationAnimals
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
2401 N Halsted St Ste 210
Chicago, IL 60614
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
alphawoodfoundation.org 
Phone
(773) 477-8984
IRS details
EIN
36-3805338
Fiscal year end
February
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1992
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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