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Foundations that fund education in Illinois

5,280 private foundations gave $993 million for education to organizations in Illinois in their latest year. The largest was The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation, with $50.0 million in 1 grant.

Foundations ranked by education grants to recipients in Illinois, latest year
FoundationGrantsAmountAccepts applications
The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation (California)1$50.0 millionNo
James S and Paula H Crown Family Foundat1$42.6 millionNo
Zell Family Foundation10$40.6 millionNo
Gates Foundation (Washington)30$20.5 millionYes
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial103$18.9 millionYes
Frank Family Foundation19$18.3 millionNo
Lilly Endowment Inc (Indiana)12$16.2 millionYes
Pritzker Family Foundation42$15.3 millionNo
AbbVie Foundation3$15.1 millionNo
Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust6$15.0 millionNo
Clara Abbott Foundation2$12.5 millionYes
The Simons Foundation Inc (New York)53$10.3 millionNo
JTB Family Foundation (Minnesota)2$10.1 millionNo
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation (New York)13$10.0 millionYes
Walton Family Foundation Inc (Arkansas)10$9.4 millionNo
The Benificus Foundation (California)1$8.1 millionNo
Kao Family Foundation (Kansas)1$7.9 millionNo
Circle of Service Foundation114$7.9 millionYes
State Farm Companies Foundation3$7.9 millionYes
Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc (Maryland)2$7.6 millionNo
Eleven Eleven Foundation4$7.1 millionNo
John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation14$7.0 millionNo
Fulk Family Foundation Inc (Nebraska)16$7.0 millionNo
Hevolution Foundation US (Massachusetts)1$6.9 millionNo
Walder Foundation (Delaware)29$6.7 millionNo

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

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