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Foundations that fund arts and culture in Illinois

1,704 private foundations gave $253 million for arts and culture to organizations in Illinois in their latest year. The largest was The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, with $13.9 million in 22 grants.

Foundations ranked by arts and culture grants to recipients in Illinois, latest year
FoundationGrantsAmountAccepts applications
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation (New York)22$13.9 millionYes
Zell Family Foundation12$11.7 millionNo
The Negaunee Foundation20$10.9 millionNo
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation80$10.8 millionNo
Edlis - Neeson Foundation NFP3$9.7 millionNo
Vulcan Materials Company Foundation (Alabama)1$6.5 millionYes
Builders Vision Foundation36$5.3 millionNo
The Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Family Foundation3$5.2 millionNo
Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust2$5.2 millionNo
The Ford Foundation (New York)12$5.2 millionYes
John D and Alexandra Nichols Family Foundation10$5.1 millionNo
Lilly Endowment Inc (Indiana)3$4.9 millionYes
Frank Family Foundation8$4.4 millionNo
Cy Twombly Foundation (New York)1$3.8 millionNo
The Gilbert Family Foundation (Michigan)2$3.7 millionNo
Leonard and Ruth Horwich Family Foundation1$3.5 millionNo
Polk Bros Foundation Inc95$2.8 millionYes
The Joyce Foundation44$2.5 millionYes
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial54$2.5 millionYes
Field Foundation of Illinois81$2.3 millionYes
Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation5$2.2 millionNo
Walder Foundation (Delaware)22$2.0 millionNo
Lumw Foundation (Wisconsin)1$2.0 millionNo
The Shubert Foundation Inc (New York)30$2.0 millionYes
Gray Collection Trust2$1.9 millionNo

Amounts count grants whose purpose or recipient matches arts and culture, paid to recipients in Illinois. A foundation based in another state appears when it gives here.

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