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Foundations that fund science and research in Illinois

1,058 private foundations gave $144 million for science and research to organizations in Illinois in their latest year. The largest was Druckenmiller Foundation, with $10.0 million in 1 grant.

Foundations ranked by science and research grants to recipients in Illinois, latest year
FoundationGrantsAmountAccepts applications
Druckenmiller Foundation (New York)1$10.0 millionNo
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation (New York)9$9.5 millionYes
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation (California)13$5.0 millionNo
The Simons Foundation Inc (New York)7$4.6 millionNo
Circle of Service Foundation21$4.0 millionYes
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation21$2.9 millionNo
Gates Foundation (Washington)3$2.8 millionYes
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation (California)7$2.7 millionNo
Rainwater Charitable Foundation (Texas)7$2.5 millionNo
Dutch Bros Foundation (Oregon)1$2.5 millionNo
Laura and John Arnold Foundation (Texas)14$2.3 millionNo
Wellcome Leap Inc (California)3$2.3 millionNo
The Polsky Foundation1$2.3 millionNo
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (California)10$2.3 millionYes
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation (California)6$2.0 millionNo
Robertson Foundation (New York)1$2.0 millionNo
The Tepper Foundation (New Jersey)1$2.0 millionNo
Beatrice P Delany Char Tr2$1.9 millionYes
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (New Jersey)19$1.8 millionYes
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc (New York)4$1.7 millionYes
Fidelity Foundation (Massachusetts)4$1.6 millionYes
Robert Galvin Foundation5$1.6 millionNo
Walter Family Foundation Inc2$1.5 millionNo
Valhalla Foundation (California)1$1.5 millionNo
Pritzker Family Foundation18$1.4 millionNo

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

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