Grants and funding in Illinois

15,575 foundations reported granting into Illinois on their most recent IRS filings: 67,900 itemized grants worth $7.6B between them. On top of that, twenty-three live grant programs and 115 contract opportunities are specific to Illinois, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state

15,575

of 129,000+ funders on file

in itemized grants into the state

$7.6B

across 67,900 grants on IRS filings

live grants specific to Illinois

23

of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide

community lenders serving the state

54

of 480+ CDFIs on file

Who gives the most into Illinois

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Illinois on their most recent filings.

Who the Illinois-specific grants are for

Of the twenty-three live grant programs specific to Illinois, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. fourteen more are open to any organization type.

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The lenders almost nobody checks

Fifty-four community development lenders serve Illinois: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.