Human Services grants in Illinois (page 1 of 4)
197 private foundations fund human services in Illinois and will read a proposal you were not invited to send. Between them they gave $400M in their most recent filings. A typical grant from this group is around $5K.
Worked out from where the money actually went rather than from mission statements, and from the box on each filing that says whether they take applications at all. Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, which is why this cut is the one worth starting from.
The 197 funders, largest givers first
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL
CHICAGO · $115M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE ALLSTATE FOUNDATION
NORTHBROOK · $38M given
Education, Human Services
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $37M given
Education, Human Services
Polk Bros Foundation Inc
Chicago · $19M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
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
WILLIAM G MCGOWAN CHARITABLE FUND
CHICAGO · $7.8M given
Education, Human Services
Grand Victoria Foundation
CHICAGO · $6.5M given
Human Services, Education
KOVLER FAMILY FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $5.6M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE SIMON FAMILY FOUNDATION
HIGHLAND PARK · $5.5M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
W Clement & Jessie V Stone Foundation
Chicago · $5.2M given
Education, Human Services
FRANKEL JULIUS N FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $5.1M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
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
THE POETRY FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $4.2M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
FREDERICK HENRY PRINCE TESTAMENTARY TRUST
CHICAGO · $4.2M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Environment
GEORGE M EISENBERG FOUNDATION
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS · $4.0M given
Human Services, Housing & Shelter
Community Memorial Foundation
Hinsdale · $3.7M given
Human Services, Health Care
PLOUGHSHARES FOUNDATION
HIGHLAND PARK · $3.6M given
International Affairs, Human Services
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO · $3.3M given
Human Services, Health Care
WALTER AND KARLA GOLDSCHMIDT FOUNDATION
GLENCOE · $3.1M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
SUSAN NICHOLAS FASCIANO
GLENVIEW · $2.8M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Religion
ELIZABETH MORSE GENIUS CHARITABLE TRUST
CHICAGO · $2.8M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
SARAH DECOIZART PERPETUAL CHARITABLE TR
CHICAGO · $2.3M given
Environment, Human Services
Pattee Foundation Inc
Monmouth · $2.3M given
Human Services, Recreation & Sports
MAZZA FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $2.2M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
FULL CIRCLE FOUNDATION
RICHMOND · $2.1M given
Human Services, Environment
THE CHRISTOPHER L & M SUSAN GUST
CHICAGO · $2.1M given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
HIS FIRST FOUNDATION
PEORIA · $1.8M given
Religion, Human Services
RUSSELL AND JOSEPHINE KOTT MEMORIAL
OAK PARK · $1.7M given
Human Services, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
THE WEEZIE FOUNDATION XXXXX0005
CHICAGO · $1.5M given
Human Services, Education
PEGGY AND STEVE FOSSETT FOUNDATION
HOMER GLEN · $1.4M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
VIRGINIA W KETTERING FOUNDATION XXXXX3003
CHICAGO · $1.4M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
Joseph L & Emily K Gidwitz Memorial Foundation
Chicago · $1.3M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Human Services
CARYLON JULIUS AND MARCIE
CHICAGO · $1.3M given
International Affairs, Education
MARTHA SUE PARR TRUST XXXXX6005
CHICAGO · $1.3M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation
Bloomington · $1.2M given
Education, Human Services
ADELINE & GEORGE MCQUEEN FOUNDATION XXXXX1007
CHICAGO · $1.2M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
W Darrell Kilton Foundation
Litchfield · $1.1M given
Recreation & Sports, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
The Earl and Bettie Fields Automotive Group
Glencoe · $1.1M given
Public & Societal Benefit, Disease & Medical Research
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION XXXXX3004
CHICAGO · $1.1M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation
Chicago · $1.1M given
Human Services, Housing & Shelter · also invests
ENCHANTED BACKPACK
CHICAGO · $1.1M given
Human Services, Education
FRANCIS BEIDLER FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $1.0M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
Chicago · $987K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
GRANT HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO
LAKE FOREST · $978K given
Health Care, Human Services
THE MENEMSHA FAMILY FUND
CHICAGO · $968K given
Education, Civil Rights & Advocacy
WM & CATHERINE BRYCE MEMORIAL FUND XXXXX3001
CHICAGO · $964K given
Human Services, Education
MAUDE PRITCHARD CHAR TRUST XXXXX2009
CHICAGO · $944K given
Health Care, Human Services
BERGSTROM INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION XXXXX2008
CHICAGO · $903K given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
OBERWEILER FOUNDATION
BARRINGTON · $871K given
Human Services, Environment
RALPH FRANZEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION XXXXX9002
CHICAGO · $859K given
Human Services, Recreation & Sports
THE LEHMAN-STAMM FAMILY FUND
CHICAGO · $859K given
Human Services, Environment
SCHULTZ FAMILY PRIVATE FOUNDATION
LAKE BLUFF · $828K given
Education, Human Services
JAMES MILLIKIN TRUST A
DECATUR · $828K given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
ARMIN AND ESTHER HIRSCH FOUNDATION
DEERFIELD · $822K given
Human Services, Education
DORIS & VICTOR DAY FOUNDATION INC
ROCK ISLAND · $805K given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
ROBERT D AND ALMA MORETON FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $802K given
Human Services, Disease & Medical Research
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL is the largest giver on this list. Working out which of these 197 would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject, is what the funder search does. 2 of them also reported program-related investments, which is how foundation money reaches a company.
What else Illinois foundations fund
Human Services funders in other states
Worth checking if your work crosses a state line, or if you are eligible somewhere you are not based.
- Texas 372
- Florida 260
- Pennsylvania 242
- California 237
- New York 233
- Ohio 202
- Massachusetts 158
- Missouri 129
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