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Foundations that fund human services in Illinois

1,654 private foundations gave $135 million for human services to organizations in Illinois in their latest year. The largest was Walgreens Foundation, with $9.2 million in 2 grants.

Foundations ranked by human services grants to recipients in Illinois, latest year
FoundationGrantsAmountAccepts applications
Walgreens Foundation2$9.2 millionNo
Vulcan Materials Company Foundation (Alabama)1$6.5 millionYes
Walgreen Benefit Fund1$3.3 millionYes
John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation5$3.1 millionNo
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation6$2.5 millionNo
Conrad N Hilton Foundation (California)7$2.4 millionYes
Galashiels Fund LTD (Florida)1$2.2 millionNo
Polk Bros Foundation Inc47$2.2 millionYes
United Airlines Pilots Retirement Foundation1$2.2 millionNo
Michael Reese Health Trust15$2.0 millionYes
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial15$1.8 millionYes
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (New Jersey)8$1.7 millionYes
Westlake Health Foundation6$1.7 millionNo
Circle of Service Foundation22$1.6 millionYes
Walder Foundation (Delaware)16$1.6 millionNo
Freedom Together Foundation (New York)3$1.6 millionNo
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc (Maryland)13$1.6 millionNo
Malott Family Foundation1$1.5 millionNo
Chicago Cred Inc1$1.4 millionNo
J Wesley Graham TW (Iowa)1$1.4 millionNo
Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation Inc (Georgia)6$1.3 millionNo
Laura and John Arnold Foundation (Texas)6$1.3 millionNo
Pritzker Family Foundation14$1.3 millionNo
Musk Foundation (Texas)1$1.3 millionNo
The Ford Foundation (New York)6$1.2 millionYes

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

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