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EIN 86-2088032

Wayfarer Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
6
City
Highland Park
State
Illinois
Year formed
2021
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
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
$100,024,000
2022
Total expenses
$10,762,557
2022
Total assets
$89,595,097
2022
Num. employees
6
2022

Grants made by Wayfarer Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahais of the United StatesGeneral Operating Support$550,000
National Underground Railroad Freedom CenterGeneral Operating Support$500,000
New Era Creative SpaceGeneral Operating Support$365,000
...and 73 more grants made totalling $7,757,931

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 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$100,024,000
Investment income and dividends$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$100,024,000

Form 990s for Wayfarer Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-13990PFView PDF
2021-122022-10-13990PFView PDF

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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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