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Who funds Illinois Institute of Technology?

Chicago, Illinois · EIN 362170136

33 private foundations reported grants to Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois totaling $3.5 million across 35 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Beatrice P Delany Char Tr, with $1.9 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Illinois Institute of Technology

All 33 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Beatrice P Delany Char Tr
Illinois · 2023 · accepts applications
General1$1.9 million
Lolita Sheldon Armour Art VII Char Trust
Texas · 2025
Unrestricted general1$1.1 million
Elsie A Dreffein Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2024
General1$115,351
The Ephraim Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Charitable purposes1$115,000
The Rockefeller Foundation
New York · 2024
For use by its institute of design food systems action lab in support of building more accessible, human-centered, equitable, and effective food systems in the u.s.1$100,000
Square One Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General purpose1$77,500
Robert E and Adele M Boydston Foundation
Washington · 2025
unrestricted1$31,000
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
General operating2$30,000
Tsao Family Foundation
California · 2024
Support charitable organizations exempt purpose1$25,000
Wrethinking the Foundation
Delaware · 2024
Stuart School of Business Dean's Priority Fund and Institute of Design Dean's Discretionary Fund1$20,000
The Renaissance Foundation
Oregon · 2024 · accepts applications
Scholarships1$20,000
Kenneth & Harle Montgomery Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Educational1$10,000
Metzner Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted charitable contribution1$10,000
Zebra Technologies Corporation Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Kaplan Institute Grant1$10,000
Burke Educational Foundation
Texas · 2024
Unrestricted general1$9,080
The Simons Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
Randomizationandlearninginnonlinearalgebra1$8,400
George Zendt Charitable Trust
Texas · 2024
Unrestricted general1$7,361
Texas Instruments Foundation
Texas · 2024 · accepts applications
Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."1$5,555
Barbara Bluhm-Kaul Foundation (F/K/A Mayfair Foundation)
Illinois · 2025
Miles crown hall americas price1$5,000
Cadieux Martin Foundation
California · 2025
For unrestricted use in tax exempt purpose1$5,000
Irma Brust
Illinois · 2025
General support1$3,540
The RJN Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Scholarship fund1$3,500
Castaways Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Area of greatest need1$3,000
Shantinath Educational Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Scholarship1$2,500
Gochnauer Family Foundation
California · 2025 · accepts applications
General1$2,000
Kessel Edgar E Ta
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
Scholarship1$2,000
Verizon Foundation
New Jersey · 2024
Other civic / community1$1,000
JPC Foundation
Wisconsin · 2024
Scholarship1$1,000
Usg Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Educational Institutions and Related activites1$750
Baird Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025
Education1$500
The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
Matching gifts2$300
Baker Hughes Foundation
Texas · 2024
General support1$100
Amazonsmile Foundation
Washington · 2023
General support1$44

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

A foundation that already gives to Illinois Institute of Technology gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in Chicago. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.

Questions people ask

Who funds Illinois Institute of Technology?

Beatrice P Delany Char Tr, Lolita Sheldon Armour Art VII Char Trust, Elsie A Dreffein Charitable Trust, The Ephraim Family Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation, and 28 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Illinois Institute of Technology get from foundations?

$3.5 million in 35 reported grants from 33 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Beatrice P Delany Char Tr, Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, The Renaissance Foundation, Texas Instruments Foundation and Shantinath Educational Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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