Religion grants in Illinois
46 private foundations fund religion in Illinois and will read a proposal you were not invited to send. Between them they gave $19M 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 46 funders, largest givers first
THE RAYMOND FRANKEL FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $3.9M given
International Affairs, Religion
SUSAN NICHOLAS FASCIANO
GLENVIEW · $2.8M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Religion
HIS FIRST FOUNDATION
PEORIA · $1.8M given
Religion, Human Services
DOMANADA FOUNDATION
WHEATON · $1.5M given
Religion, Crime & Legal Services
PEGGY AND STEVE FOSSETT FOUNDATION
HOMER GLEN · $1.4M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
THE KJELLSTROM FAMILY FOUNDATION
ROCKFORD · $710K given
Human Services, Religion
The Howard S Dubin Family Foundation
Evanston · $516K given
Animal Welfare, Education
THE JAMES & LORRAINE ZERRUSEN
TEUTOPOLIS · $428K given
Religion, Education
MYRTLE E & WM G HESS CHARITABLE TRUST
CHICAGO · $393K given
Religion, Health Care
HERMAN FORBES CHAR TR XXXXX1001
CHICAGO · $376K given
Education, Religion
RHS Foundation
Moline · $342K given
Human Services, Religion
DAVID & CATHY HUSMAN FMLY FOUNDATN
CHICAGO · $337K given
Education, Religion
FIRST MID BANCSHARES INC
MATTOON · $332K given
Human Services, Community & Economic Development
MAURY AND NANCY FERTIG FAMILY FOUNDATION
DEERFIELD · $300K given
Religion, International Affairs
THE MILES C HAUTER FOUNDATION
PEORIA · $284K given
Religion, Community & Economic Development
THE PROVIDENCE FOUNDATION
HUMBOLDT · $280K given
Animal Welfare, Recreation & Sports
SIDNEY AND LISA GLENNER FOUNDATION
LINCOLNWOOD · $263K given
Religion, Human Services
THE OWEN FOUNDATION
BLOOMINGTON · $250K given
Education, Human Services
Hedden Charitable Trust
Pekin · $241K given
Religion, Public & Societal Benefit
JAMES B TAFEL FOUNDATION
CARY · $230K given
Human Services, International Affairs
WEINGERSPECTOR FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $210K given
Human Services, Religion
MINNIE PARKER CHAR TR XXXXX5002
CHICAGO · $204K given
Education, Recreation & Sports
CARSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
KILDEER · $199K given
Education, Religion
JONATHAN & ELKE GLENNER FOUNDATION
LINCOLNWOOD · $176K given
Religion, Human Services
ANNE E LEIBOWITZ FUND
CHICAGO · $172K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Disease & Medical Research
Elizabeth S Baker Trust
Litchfield · $149K given
Education, Religion
KOCH FAMILY FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $134K given
International Affairs, Religion
CHRISTIAN CHARITIES FOUNDATION
PEORIA · $119K given
Religion, International Affairs
HENRY SAFFORD PEACOCK FOUNDATION
LINCOLN · $116K given
Religion, Disease & Medical Research
The Birginal Foundation
Lake Zurich · $108K given
Religion, Education
The Noble Foundation
Springfield · $106K given
Education, Religion
DANIEL & CHAYALA GLENNER FOUNDATION
LINCOLNWOOD · $94K given
Education, Religion
NIEMANN FOODS FOUNDATION
QUINCY · $89K given
Education, Religion
KRONLUND FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST
CHICAGO · $81K given
Human Services, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
ELLIOTT AND RONNI CHARITABLE FDN
SKOKIE · $81K given
Human Services, International Affairs
JOHN JUENGER CHARITABLE TRUST
FAIRFIELD · $73K given
Religion, Human Services
JEROLD A & RUTH L HECKTMAN FAMILY
SKOKIE · $62K given
Education, Religion
MOORECORPORA PRIVATE FOUNDATION
MARION · $53K given
Religion, Recreation & Sports
MICAH LEE FOUNDATION NFP
WHEATON · $43K given
Religion, International Affairs
THE AKERS FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $38K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
ASIRE FAMILY FOUNDATION
MAHOMET · $36K given
Religion
SARAH E WALLACE TRUST
MATTOON · $33K given
Human Services, Religion
CHRISTINA ROSE SMITH FOUNDATION
LOMBARD · $31K given
Education, Religion
Howard & Helaine Resnick Foundation
Glencoe · $30K given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Religion
DR ARTHUR & BONNIE ENNIS FOUNDATION
SPRINGFIELD · $30K given
Education, Animal Welfare
ONEILL FOUNDATION
EDWARDSVILLE · $15K given
Human Services, Animal Welfare
THE RAYMOND FRANKEL FOUNDATION is the largest giver on this list. Working out which of these 46 would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject, is what the funder search does.
What else Illinois foundations fund
Religion funders in other states
Worth checking if your work crosses a state line, or if you are eligible somewhere you are not based.
- Texas 131
- New York 84
- Florida 84
- California 71
- Pennsylvania 59
- Ohio 48
- New Jersey 39
- North Carolina 34
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