Wolff Family Foundation

LAKE FOREST, IL EIN: 36-3489719

The Wolff Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Lake Forest, Illinois. The foundation focuses its philanthropic efforts on education, human services, and voluntarism/grantmaking.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.8M

-4.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$150K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

24

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

+0.0% YoY

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding priorities include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services
  • Obesity Prevention
  • COVID-19 Relief
  • Disaster Preparedness and Relief

Grantmaking

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in:

  • New York
  • Illinois
  • District of Columbia

Grant Distribution by State

18states
+10 more states

Cities

AmericusArlingtonBeavertonBerkleyBostonBoulderBurlingtonChicagoChicagoiClaremontDallasDamascusDuarteEtnaFairfaxGlencoeHagerstownHollywoodKansas CityLos Angeles

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Total Assets: $1,897,718 (as of most recent IRS 990 filing in 2023)

Total Annual Giving: $150,000

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$58K$115K$173K$230K201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,813,176$1,897,718$1,941,171
Revenue$115,301$151,572$121,571
Expenses$199,843$195,025$209,334
Qualifying Distributions$150,000$150,000$168,000
Net Investment Income$67,360$108,071$80,851
Distributable Amount$162,394$145,569$147,957

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$42K$84K$126K$168K24 grants201929 grants202027 grants202128 grants202224 grants202324 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF…$20KALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$17KHABITAT FOR HUMANITY$12KBOULDER SHELTER FOR THE …$10KMICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION$10KUNHCR$10KCITIZENS OF THE WORLD CH…$8KDOCTOR'S WITHOUT BORDERS$8KHUMAN RIGHTS WATCH$7KNRDC$6K

Grant Size Distribution

132 grants across all recorded years

132<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LINDA WEXLERPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR1
PEGGY GUTTERMANDIRECTOR1
ROBERT WOLFFDIRECTOR1

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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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