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Who funds University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign?

Champaign, Illinois

7 private foundations reported grants to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois totaling $1.4 million across 7 grants in tax years 2024 to 2025. The largest funder was The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, with $1.0 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that accept applications

If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.

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Foundations that fund University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

All 7 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
To continue to support prison education and reentry programs for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students through engagement with faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students at research universities1$1.0 million
The Renaissance Foundation
Oregon · 2024 · accepts applications
Scholarships1$340,000
Culver's Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications
Scholarship(s) for recipient(s) paid directly to school1$30,000
Ford Philanthropy
Michigan · 2025
Scholarship1$20,000
Rapoport Family Foundation
Texas · 2024
Doctoral dissertation survey research grant1$13,950
AtkinsRealis Foundation Inc
Florida · 2025
Scholarship Support1$4,000
Zhang and Fu Family Foundation
California · 2025
Donation1$1,000

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.

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Questions people ask

Who funds University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign?

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, The Renaissance Foundation, Culver's Foundation Inc, Ford Philanthropy and Rapoport Family Foundation, and 2 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign get from foundations?

$1.4 million in 7 reported grants from 7 private foundations in tax years 2024 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, The Renaissance Foundation and Culver's Foundation Inc say in their filings that they accept applications.

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