Private foundations in Illinois (page 1 of 17)
990 Illinois funders accept applications, and every one of them is listed here, largest givers first. Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, so a funder’s address matters more than it looks.
Largest givers first
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL
CHICAGO · $115M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
Caterpillar Foundation
PEORIA · $56M given
Focus not stated in the filing
THE JOYCE FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $52M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
THE ALLSTATE FOUNDATION
NORTHBROOK · $38M given
Education, Human Services
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $37M given
Education, Human Services
THE SPENCER FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $24M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
Polk Bros Foundation Inc
Chicago · $19M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
DAUTEN FAMILY FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $18M given
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, Education
Ace Hardware Foundation
Oak Brook · $17M given
Focus not stated in the filing
EMERSON CHARITABLE TRUST
PO BOX CHICA · $16M given
Focus not stated in the filing
TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART
CHICAGO · $15M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
TRACY FAMILY FOUNDATION
MT STERLING · $13M given
Focus not stated in the filing
THE VIRGINIA A GROOT FOUNDATION
LAKE FOREST · $13M given
Focus not stated in the filing
Motorola Solutions Foundation
Chicago · $13M given
Education, Human Services
FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS
CHICAGO · $11M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $9.3M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
State Farm Companies Foundation
Bloomington · $8.6M given
Focus not stated in the filing
ALPHAWOOD FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $8.1M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
WILLIAM G MCGOWAN CHARITABLE FUND
CHICAGO · $7.8M given
Education, Human Services
Grand Victoria Foundation
CHICAGO · $6.5M given
Human Services, Education
Illinois Children's Healthcare
Oak Brook · $6.1M given
Health Care, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
BAHULEYAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
Oak Park · $6.0M given
Focus not stated in the filing
MCDOUGAL FAMILY FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $5.8M given
Focus not stated in the filing
KOVLER FAMILY FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $5.6M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
WOODS FUND OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO · $5.6M given
Community & Economic Development, Civil Rights & Advocacy
THE SIMON FAMILY FOUNDATION
HIGHLAND PARK · $5.5M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
LEO POTISHMAN FOUNDATION XXXXX3002
CHICAGO · $5.5M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
HARRIS FAMILY FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $5.4M given
Focus not stated in the filing
W Clement & Jessie V Stone Foundation
Chicago · $5.2M given
Education, Human Services
BOEING COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST
CHICAGO · $5.1M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Arts, Culture & Humanities
FRANKEL JULIUS N FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $5.1M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation
DUNDEE · $5.0M given
Focus not stated in the filing
RALLA KLEPAK PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $4.9M given
Focus not stated in the filing
THE IRA DECAMP FOUNDATION XXXXX2009
CHICAGO · $4.8M given
Human Services, Health Care
THE CHRISTOPHER FAMILY FOUNDATION
WESTMONT · $4.5M given
Human Services, Education
WP & HB White Foundation
Northfield · $4.3M given
Human Services, Housing & Shelter
CHAUNCEY AND MARION D MCCORMICK
CHICAGO · $4.2M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Animal Welfare
THE POETRY FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $4.2M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
FREDERICK HENRY PRINCE TESTAMENTARY TRUST
CHICAGO · $4.2M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Environment
DORA ROBERTS FOUNDATION - FI XXXXX4008
CHICAGO · $4.0M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
GEORGE M EISENBERG FOUNDATION
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS · $4.0M given
Human Services, Housing & Shelter
THE RAYMOND FRANKEL FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $3.9M given
International Affairs, Religion
Community Memorial Foundation
Hinsdale · $3.7M given
Human Services, Health Care
LAVIN FAMILY FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $3.7M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
PLOUGHSHARES FOUNDATION
HIGHLAND PARK · $3.6M given
International Affairs, Human Services
GILMORE FOUNDATION
PEORIA · $3.6M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
DILLON FOUNDATION
STERLING · $3.6M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
JULIUS W HEGELER II FOUNDATION
DANVILLE · $3.3M given
Education, Community & Economic Development
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO · $3.3M given
Human Services, Health Care
Walgreen Benefit Fund
Deerfield · $3.3M given
Focus not stated in the filing
WALTER AND KARLA GOLDSCHMIDT FOUNDATION
GLENCOE · $3.1M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
AILEEN S ANDREW FOUNDATION
ORLAND PARK · $3.1M given
Focus not stated in the filing
BERT W MARTIN FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $3.0M given
Focus not stated in the filing
THE EDWARD E FORD FOUNDATION XXXXX2009
CHICAGO · $3.0M given
Education
ERNEST WENTCHER EDUCATIONAL FUND
CHICAGO · $3.0M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
SUSAN NICHOLAS FASCIANO
GLENVIEW · $2.8M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Religion
WOODWARD GOVERNOR CHARITABLE TRUST
CHICAGO · $2.8M given
Focus not stated in the filing
ELIZABETH MORSE GENIUS CHARITABLE TRUST
CHICAGO · $2.8M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
THOMAS J WATSON FOUNDATION XXXXX0006
CHICAGO · $2.7M given
Focus not stated in the filing
CHILDREN'S CARE FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $2.6M given
Health Care, Education
Reading 990 of these by hand is the job. Filtering them to the ones that would fund your organization is what the funder search does.
By what they fund, in Illinois
Narrower than this page and closer to how most people look. Each one lists every Illinois funder of that subject that accepts applications.
- Human Services grants in Illinois 197
- Education grants in Illinois 193
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in Illinois 135
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Illinois 57
- Health Care grants in Illinois 57
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition grants in Illinois 49
- International Affairs grants in Illinois 46
- Religion grants in Illinois 46
- Environment grants in Illinois 37
- Animal Welfare grants in Illinois 37
- Youth Development grants in Illinois 33
- Recreation & Sports grants in Illinois 31
- Housing & Shelter grants in Illinois 30
- Community & Economic Development grants in Illinois 27
- Disease & Medical Research grants in Illinois 22
- Mental Health & Crisis Intervention grants in Illinois 17
- Crime & Legal Services grants in Illinois 15
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