Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund

How to apply, from its 2024 IRS return

How to ask

OCC post graduate program - FAFSA eligible, an application, OCC transcript, teacher recommendations and an essay are required. Chicago Public Schools - FAFSA eligible, an application, high school transcript, teacher and counselor recommendations, an essay and a student aid report are required.

Deadlines

Spring of each year

Limits on who can apply

Successful Oakton Community College Wentcher Scholar graduates, FAFSA-eligible students. Chicago Public Schools seniors, FASFA-eligible

Grants paid in 2024

$3 million, to organizations

This is what the foundation told the IRS on Form 990-PF. It isn’t a confirmed open grant round, and details may have changed, so contact the foundation before applying. Its mailing address is on the full return: see it on ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer.