Illinois · Private foundation
David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $898k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $43,950
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $126,457
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.3M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $53k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $832k | 17% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $633k | 17% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $565k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $323k | 75% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $168k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $283k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $125k | 83% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Spirit | $1,238,540 | 4 | n/a |
| St Leonard's Ministries | $821,275 | 5 | 6% |
| Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | $237,832 | 2 | n/a |
| Lake Forest Open Lands Association | $103,893 | 2 | 1% |
| Bernie's Book Bank | $80,426 | 5 | 0% |
| Parkinson's Foundation Inc | $79,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Bail Project Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | $45,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Orphans of the Storm | $34,867 | 1 | n/a |
| Ragdale Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Spirit | $1,238,540 | 4 | n/a |
| St Leonard's Ministries | $821,275 | 5 | 6% |
| Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | $237,832 | 2 | n/a |
| Lake Forest Open Lands Association | $103,893 | 2 | 1% |
| Bernie's Book Bank | $80,426 | 5 | 0% |
| Parkinson's Foundation Inc | $79,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Bail Project Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | $45,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Orphans of the Storm | $34,867 | 1 | n/a |
| Ragdale Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Gorton Community Center | $12,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Waukegan To College NFP | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Role Model Movement Inc (NFP) | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Trustees of Boston University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($381k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Butler Family Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · David D & Mary F Grumhaus Fund · The Gorter Family Foundation · Woodward Family Charitable Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation with peer funders
About David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation
- How much does David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation give?
- David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation reported 15 grants totaling $898,027 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (36%), Housing & Shelter (24%), Environment (11%).
- Who are David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Church of the Holy Spirit ($1.2M), St Leonard's Ministries ($821k), Northwestern Memorial Healthcare ($238k).
- Does David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Butler Family Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, David D & Mary F Grumhaus Fund.
- Where is David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation based?
- David B and Pamela M Waud Foundation is based in IL.
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