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EIN 86-2088032

Wayfarer Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
5
City
Highland Park
State
Illinois
Year formed
2021
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
Wayfarer Foundation is a Baháʼí-inspired organization that funds and supports spiritually rooted and justice-oriented nonprofits. They focus on the power of universal participation to create a more hopeful, joyful, and just world. They aim to partner with organizations that are nurturing a moral or spiritual awakening.
Total revenues
$-10,898,607
2023
Total expenses
$23,938,980
2023
Total assets
$54,783,499
2023
Num. employees
5
2023

Grants made by Wayfarer Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Friends of the Highwood Public LibraryGeneral Operating Support$1,150,000
Cheyenne River Youth ProjectGeneral Operating Support$1,000,000
MONA FoundationGeneral Operating Support$800,000
...and 115 more grants made totalling $15,317,905

Personnel at Wayfarer Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Laura HerrickChief Executive Officer$175,135
Carmen PatlanChief of Staff
Dwayne LovesExecutive Director of Partners in Racial Justice, A Non - Profit Dedicated To Engaging in Creative Ways and Means of Bringing All People Together
Kevin WilliamsSenior Communications Director
Celeste SmithSenior Program Director
...and 9 more key personnel

Financials for Wayfarer Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,350,000
Investment income and dividends$503,934
Net rental income$14,953
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-13,785,747
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$-10,898,607

Form 990s for Wayfarer Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-15990PFView PDF
2022-122023-11-13990PFView PDF
2021-122022-10-13990PFView PDF
Data update history
September 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
January 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
January 15, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
June 24, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1849 Green Bay Rd 280
Highland Park, IL 60035
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Lake County, IL
Website URL
wayfarerfoundation.org/ 
Phone
(312) 521-2607
IRS details
EIN
86-2088032
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
2021
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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