Foundations
Private foundations in Illinois
5,267 private foundations based in Illinois gave $6.0 billion in 86,190 grants in their latest year, and 1,128 of them accept applications.
Foundations that fund causes in Illinois
These count grants to recipients in Illinois, including from foundations based elsewhere.
Foundations by city in Illinois
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Illinois foundations that accept applications
- Abbvie Patient Assistance Foundation · North Chicago
Accepts applications $442 million a year · typical grant $221 million · Health - Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Chicago
Accepts applications $115 million a year · typical grant $55,000 · Education - Paul M Angell Family Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $57.1 million a year · typical grant $57.1 million - Caterpillar Foundation · Peoria
Accepts applications $55.8 million a year · typical grant $55.8 million - The Joyce Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $49.9 million a year · typical grant $80,000 · Education - The Allstate Foundation · Northbrook
Accepts applications $41.0 million a year · typical grant $1,000 · Human services - Circle of Service Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $36.0 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Faith communities - The Spencer Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $22.8 million a year · typical grant $74,960 · Education - Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Chicago
Accepts applications $19.3 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Education - Dauten Family Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $18.3 million a year · typical grant $225,000 · Health - Ace Hardware Foundation · Oak Brook
Accepts applications $17.2 million a year · typical grant $8.6 million · Health - David F & Margaret T Grohne Family Foundation · Western Springs
Accepts applications $13.5 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Health - Tracy Family Foundation · Mt Sterling
Accepts applications $13.5 million a year · typical grant $13.5 million - Motorola Solutions Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $12.9 million a year · typical grant $35,000 · International - The Virginia A Groot Foundation · Lake Forest
Accepts applications $12.9 million a year · typical grant $30,000 · Arts and culture - Clara Abbott Foundation · Abbott Park
Accepts applications $12.5 million a year · typical grant $6.3 million · Education - Michael Reese Health Trust · Elgin
Accepts applications $12.5 million a year · typical grant $49,992 · Health - Terra Foundation for American Art · Chicago
Accepts applications $11.1 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Arts and culture - Field Foundation of Illinois · Chicago
Accepts applications $10.8 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Arts and culture - Booth Ferris Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $10.4 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Arts and culture - Dr Scholl Foundation · Northbrook
Accepts applications $9.9 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Education - State Farm Companies Foundation · Bloomington
Accepts applications $8.6 million a year · typical grant $1.3 million · Education - Beatrice P Delany Char Tr · Chicago
Accepts applications $8.6 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Education - Healthy Communities Foundation · Riverside
Accepts applications $8.6 million a year · typical grant $60,000 · Health - The Brinson Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $8.5 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Education - The Coleman Foundation Inc · Chicago
Accepts applications $8.3 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Disability - Retirement Research Foundation DBA RRF Foundation for Aging · Chicago
Accepts applications $8.2 million a year · typical grant $16,113 · Seniors - William G McGowan Charitable Fund · Chicago
Accepts applications $7.9 million a year · typical grant $5,000 · Education - Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $7.1 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Arts and culture - Alphawood Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $7.1 million a year · typical grant $36,080 · Education - The MacKenzie Family Foundation · Hinsdale
Accepts applications $7.1 million a year · typical grant $6,750 · Faith communities - Lloyd A Fry Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $6.9 million a year · typical grant $5,000 · Education - Helen V Brach Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $6.8 million a year · typical grant $6.8 million - Bahuleyan Charitable Foundation Inc · Oak Park
Accepts applications $6.0 million a year · typical grant $55,851 - McDougal Family Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $5.8 million a year · typical grant $5.8 million - Kovler Family Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $5.6 million a year · typical grant $3,000 · Health - Grand Victoria Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $5.6 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Human services - Woods Fund of Chicago · Chicago
Accepts applications $5.6 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Community development - The Simon Family Foundation · Highland Park
Accepts applications $5.5 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Health - Leo Potishman Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $5.5 million a year · typical grant $75,000 · Education - Harris Family Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $5.4 million a year · typical grant $5.4 million - W Clement & Jessie V Stone Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $5.4 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Education - Boeing Company Charitable Trust · Chicago
Accepts applications $5.1 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Human services - Frankel Julius N Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $5.1 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Arts and culture - Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation · Dundee
Accepts applications $4.9 million a year · typical grant $2.5 million · Education - Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $4.9 million a year · typical grant $250,000 · Education - The IRA Decamp Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $4.8 million a year · typical grant $70,000 · Health - Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation · Oak Brook
Accepts applications $4.6 million a year · typical grant $125,000 · Health - The Christopher Family Foundation · Westmont
Accepts applications $4.5 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Faith communities - Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $4.3 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Human services
Largest foundations in Illinois
- Howard G Buffett Foundation · Decatur
Preselected only $699 million a year · typical grant $699 million - Abbvie Patient Assistance Foundation · North Chicago
Accepts applications $442 million a year · typical grant $221 million · Health - John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $303 million a year · typical grant $160,000 · International - Pritzker Traubert Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $120 million a year · typical grant $120 million - Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Chicago
Accepts applications $115 million a year · typical grant $55,000 · Education - Builders Vision Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $96.8 million a year · typical grant $150,000 · Environment and conservation - Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust · Chicago
Preselected only $71.6 million a year · typical grant $155,000 · Education - Zell Family Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $68.6 million a year · typical grant $156,266 · Education - Dunard Fund USA LTD · Northbrook
Preselected only $65.1 million a year · typical grant $147,300 · Education - Paul M Angell Family Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $57.1 million a year · typical grant $57.1 million - Caterpillar Foundation · Peoria
Accepts applications $55.8 million a year · typical grant $55.8 million - Pritzker Family Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $54.4 million a year · typical grant $75,000 · Education - John Deere Foundation · Moline
Preselected only $54.0 million a year · typical grant $453,358 · International - Hamill Family Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $50.2 million a year · typical grant $5,000 · Environment and conservation - The Joyce Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $49.9 million a year · typical grant $80,000 · Education - The Alsam Foundation · PO Box Chica
Preselected only $49.1 million a year · typical grant $750,000 · Faith communities - James S and Paula H Crown Family Foundat · Chicago
Preselected only $42.6 million a year · typical grant $42.6 million · Education - Steans Family Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $41.3 million a year · typical grant $20.6 million - The Allstate Foundation · Northbrook
Accepts applications $41.0 million a year · typical grant $1,000 · Human services - Circle of Service Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $36.0 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Faith communities - William R Kenan Jr Charitable Trust · Chicago
Preselected only $35.1 million a year · typical grant $35.1 million - Frank Family Foundation · Deerfield
Preselected only $34.9 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Education - William P Ingersoll Trust · Chicago
Preselected only $34.2 million a year · typical grant $23,301 · Faith communities - AbbVie Foundation · North Chicago
Preselected only $33.8 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Health - The Negaunee Foundation · Northbrook
Preselected only $33.8 million a year · typical grant $60,000 · Arts and culture - John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation · Lake Forest
Preselected only $32.4 million a year · typical grant $262,500 · Education - Pritzker Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $32.1 million a year · typical grant $32.1 million - St George Corporation · Burr Ridge
Preselected only $32.1 million a year · typical grant $1.0 million - Accenture Foundation Inc · Chicago
Preselected only $28.8 million a year · typical grant $792,742 · International - Icat Training Foundation · Decatur
Preselected only $27.7 million a year · typical grant $13.9 million · Community development - The George M Van Cleave Family Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $27.7 million a year · typical grant $27.7 million - Eleven Eleven Foundation · Highland Park
Preselected only $27.6 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Education - Conduit Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $27.5 million a year · typical grant $200,000 · Faith communities - Wayfarer Foundation · Highland Park
Preselected only $23.9 million a year · typical grant $87,500 · Education - The Spencer Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $22.8 million a year · typical grant $74,960 · Education - The Irving Harris Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $22.2 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Education - The Grainger Foundation Inc · Lake Forest
Preselected only $21.8 million a year · typical grant $21.8 million - The James Huntington Foundation · Warrenville
Preselected only $21.6 million a year · typical grant $20,000 · Education - Imc Chicago Charitable Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $21.5 million a year · typical grant $4,476 · Education - People's Support Foundation Limited · Chicago
Preselected only $21.3 million a year · typical grant $300,000 · Arts and culture - Hull Family Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $21.1 million a year · typical grant $342,876 - Emerson Charitable Trust · Chicago
$20.6 million a year · typical grant $20.6 million - Bobolink Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $19.8 million a year · typical grant $30,000 · Environment and conservation - Anthony Pritzker Family Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $19.8 million a year · typical grant $19.8 million - Jewel Nail Bomar Trust · Chicago
Preselected only $19.4 million a year · typical grant $9.7 million · Arts and culture - Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Chicago
Accepts applications $19.3 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Education - The Serr Charitable Action Trust · Chicago
Preselected only $18.4 million a year · typical grant $475,000 · Community development - Dauten Family Foundation · Chicago
Accepts applications $18.3 million a year · typical grant $225,000 · Health - Nayar Family Foundation · Lombard
Preselected only $18.1 million a year · typical grant $6.0 million - The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation · Chicago
Preselected only $17.7 million a year · typical grant $200,000 · Food and hunger
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