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Alphawood Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-3805338 Website

Alphawood Foundation is a Chicago-based, private grant-making foundation established in 1991 and tax-exempt since August 1992. The foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization classified as a private grantmaking foundation. It is headquartered at 2401 N Halsted St, Suite 210, Chicago, Illinois.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$8.1M

-21.8% YoY

Grant Count

126

+21.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$64K

-35.5% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

Alphawood Foundation works toward an equitable, just, and humane society. The foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations primarily in the following areas:

  • Advocacy
  • Architecture and preservation
  • Arts and arts education
  • Promotion and protection of the rights of LGBT persons
  • Support for people living with HIV/AIDS
  • Human and civil rights

The foundation generally provides unrestricted, general operating support to nonprofit organizations.

Grantmaking

The foundation does not restrict grantmaking to preselected applicants only, indicating openness to applications.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation's funding is primarily directed to organizations in Illinois, New York, and Texas, with a particular emphasis on Chicago-based organizations.

Grant Distribution by State

20states
+12 more states

Cities

ADELPHIALBUQUERQUEAUSTINBALTIMOREBERWYNBROOKLYNCHESTERTONCHICAGOCLAREMONTCLEVELANDDETROITDURHAMEAST LANSINGEVANSTONFOREST PARKGARYGRIFFITHHAMMONDHOMEWOODHOUSTON

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of Fiscal Year Ending February 2025:

  • Total Assets: $59,571,823
  • Total Revenue: $18,006,411
  • Total Expenses: $11,608,627
  • Total Liabilities: $1,910,000
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120212022202320242025
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$7M$10M$14M143 grants2021147 grants2022123 grants2023104 grants2024126 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

AIDS FOUNDATION OF CHICAGO$275KGROW GREATER ENGLEWOOD$250KFRIENDS OF THE PARKS$130KCENTER ON HALSTED$125KBEYOND LEGAL AID$75KCHICAGO ABORTION FUND$75KCHICAGO LAWYERS' COMMITT…$75KCHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP$75KHOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER$75KEQUALITY ILLINOIS INSTIT…$60K

Grant Size Distribution

250 grants across all recorded years

159<$50K65$50–100K14$100–250K8$250–500K1$500K–1M2$1–5M1$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from Alphawood Foundation

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

  • Chirag Badlani – Executive Director/General Counsel (40 hours/week, $280,000 annual compensation)
  • Fred Eychaner – President/Treasurer/Director
  • Tom Yoder – Vice-President/Director
  • Mark Ishaug – Secretary/Director
  • Joan Barry – Assistant Treasurer
  • Kim Foxx – Director (as of November 2024)
  • Charles Gross – Director
  • Barbara Richardson – Director
  • Roy Wesley – Director
  • Kamila Muhammad – Program Officer (40 hours/week, $94,000 annual compensation)

The foundation employs 3-4 staff members.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

CHIRAG BADLANIEXE. DIRECTOR/GENERAL COUNSEL$280KTOM YODERVICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$12KMARK ISHAUGSECRETARY / DIRECTOR$12KKIM FOXXDIRECTOR (AS OF 11/24)$12KBARBARA RICHARDSONDIRECTOR$12KROY WESLEYDIRECTOR$12K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CHIRAG BADLANIEXE. DIRECTOR/GENERAL COUNSEL40$280,000
FRED EYCHANERPRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECTOR1
TOM YODERVICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR1$12,000
MARK ISHAUGSECRETARY / DIRECTOR1$12,000
JOAN BARRYASSISTANT TREASURER1
KIM FOXXDIRECTOR (AS OF 11/24)1$12,000
CHARLES GROSSDIRECTOR1
BARBARA RICHARDSONDIRECTOR1$12,000
ROY WESLEYDIRECTOR1$12,000

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

2025

**April 2, 2025:** Publication of "Patric McCoy: Take My Picture," commemorating a photography exhibition at Wrightwood 659 documenting 1980s Black gay Chicago

2024

**January 18, 2024:** Alphawood Foundation announced a gift to support the Arboretum at Historic Illinois Tech Bronzeville Campus

Adler & Sullivan's Lost Masterpiece - Alphawood Foundation Chicago
2023

**April 12, 2023:** Foundation announced a $2.2 million gift to SOAS (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)

Alphawood Foundation announced a $32 million gift to SOAS \u2014 Alphawood\
2022

**September 19, 2022:** Alphawood Foundation won a prestigious publishing award for "Reconstructing the Garrick: Adler & Sullivan's Lost Masterpiece"

Adler & Sullivan's Lost Masterpiece - Alphawood Foundation Chicago
2021

**October 19, 2021:** Chirag G. Badlani announced as new Executive Director

2016

The foundation operates Alphawood Exhibitions LLC, a limited liability company formed in March 2016 to organize and present cultural and art exhibitions. The foundation generates revenue through ticket and catalog sales for exhibitions and book royalties from catalog and book sales.

Adler & Sullivan's Lost Masterpiece - Alphawood Foundation Chicago

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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