Data / Foundation grants / Arts, culture and humanities / Illinois
Who funds arts, culture and humanities in Illinois: 1,091 foundations, $189.4 million in grants
1,091 private foundations paid 3,931 grants totaling $189,414,498 to arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in Illinois, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, with $13,630,186 in 16 grants.
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- Cause
- Arts, culture and humanities
- Recipients in
- Illinois
- Foundations
- 1,091
- Grants
- 3,931
- Total granted
- $189,414,498
Foundations that funded arts, culture and humanities in Illinois
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 1,091 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 16 | $13,630,186 | $2,864,500 | The Center for Economic Research and Social Change Inc | To continue support for the writing freedom fellowship | apps.irs.gov |
| Zell Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 11 | $11,055,000 | $8,300,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 60 | $10,415,000 | $4,000,000 | Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Institute | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | Barack Obama Foundation | To support the obama presidential center | apps.irs.gov |
| Edlis - Neeson Foundation NFP | Chicago, IL | 3 | $9,728,000 | $9,000,000 | Museum of Contemporary Art | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $7,000,000 | $5,000,000 | Barack Obama Foundation the | Community engagement grantmaking | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 3 | $5,862,634 | $3,497,359 | Christian Century | Christian faith&life storytellg init | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 13 | $4,640,300 | $2,000,000 | United States Artists Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 34 | $4,338,000 | $560,000 | Public Media Institute | to support an artist-run spaces program in the Midwest | apps.irs.gov |
| Hutchins Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | To support the charity's mission. | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $3,090,000 | $3,035,000 | Ravinia Festival Association | Cso program sponsorship for maxine hunter/the hunter pavilion | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Society Institute | New York, NY | 1 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | To support the foundations efforts to scale up their international programs and in particular, obama foundation leaders, scholars and fellows programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 5 | $2,840,000 | $2,400,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | Project support grant to support the obama foundation | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 49 | $2,746,800 | $500,000 | Chicago Public Media | General operating;capital | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Foundation of Illinois | Chicago, IL | 84 | $2,668,284 | $100,000 | Alt Space Chicago | Operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Lincoln, NE | 11 | $2,509,000 | $1,000,000 | Adler Planetarium | Digital infrastructure improvements | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 33 | $2,132,500 | $300,000 | Chicago Public Media Inc | Journalism | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 75 | $2,053,130 | $250,000 | Navy Pier Inc | Arts Access and Learning | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prudential Foundation | Newark, NJ | 2 | $1,875,000 | $1,300,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | To sponsor a core exhibit called "a more inclusive america" at the obama presidential center. | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Alexandra Nichols Family Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 5 | $1,872,750 | $912,750 | Music Institute of Chicago | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Lloyd A Fry Foundation | Chicago, IL | 88 | $1,845,250 | $250,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | For support of the obama presidential center | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $1,689,000 | $1,189,000 | Chicago Sinfonietta Inc | To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts Initiative. | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $1,675,000 | $1,000,000 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 25 | $1,670,000 | $350,000 | Chicago Theatre Group Inc | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund | Chicago, IL | 13 | $1,585,500 | $1,145,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Julian Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $1,585,000 | $935,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Sacks Family Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 7 | $1,450,000 | $1,000,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Lakonishok Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $1,425,563 | $800,563 | Joffrey Ballet | Arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 18 | $1,356,627 | $229,127 | Field Museum of Natural History | Magnifying Conservation Impact and Biodiversity Understanding in the Guiana Shield | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $1,080,000 | $605,000 | Otv Open Television | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gilbert Family Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $1,067,345 | $1,067,345 | United States Artists | Gene therapy initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 96 | $1,055,256 | $52,500 | Chicago Cultural Alliance | Filipino american historical society of chicago | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simon Family Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 7 | $1,040,000 | $550,000 | Window To the World Communications | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Willow Springs Charitable Trust Jenny B Stoddard Trustee | Mt Carroll, IL | 4 | $1,030,000 | $500,000 | Motherland Rhythm Community | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbott Fund | Abbott Park, IL | 6 | $1,025,000 | $600,000 | The Joffrey Ballet | Endowed Fund to Support the Abbott Academy Director, Joffrey Academy of Dance | apps.irs.gov |
| Bronfman Hauptman Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Barack Obama Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dhanam Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | Us leaders program | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Barack Obama Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | Civic engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| The M5 Rodriguez Legacy Foundation Inc | Southwest Ranches, FL | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alphawood Foundation | Chicago, IL | 24 | $985,000 | $250,000 | Joffrey Ballet | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Reva and David Logan Foundation | Chicago, IL | 19 | $979,868 | $154,618 | Eta Creative Arts Foundation | Fresh produce, winter wear | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 9 | $949,550 | $242,150 | National Museum of Mexican Art | Support nmma collection | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothy Fielder Brown Irrevocable Trust | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $885,878 | $885,878 | Museum of Broadcast Communications | Unrestricteg gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Caerus Foundation Inc | Northbrook, IL | 11 | $871,000 | $300,000 | Tutoring Chicago | General Operating Support 2024-2026 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 7 | $866,993 | $170,000 | Deeply Rooted Productions | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Frankel Julius N Foundation | Chicago, IL | 9 | $855,000 | $375,000 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 41 | $849,647 | $187,500 | Latinos Progresando | Community services | apps.irs.gov |
| James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 9 | $800,000 | $200,000 | Barack Obama Foundation | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilmore Foundation | Peoria, IL | 4 | $770,000 | $510,000 | Peoria Riverfront Museum | Educational exhibit support/lsc designated/america250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter & Penelope West Charitable Fund | Holland, MI | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | Ragdale Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust XXXXX1008 | Chicago, IL | 8 | $699,733 | $250,000 | Chicago Opera Theater | Support endowment campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The John P Calamos Foundation | Naperville, IL | 1 | $650,000 | $650,000 | National Hellenic Museum | To support the mission of the charity | apps.irs.gov |
| John R Halligan Charitable Fund | Bannockburn, IL | 18 | $624,562 | $274,062 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Unrestricted for general use of charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Franke Family Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | Chicago Humanities Festival | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenneth Rainin Foundation | Oakland, CA | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | United States Artists Inc | For the rainin fellowship program. | apps.irs.gov |
| Vivo Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 4 | $600,000 | $500,000 | Chicago Special Projects Group | To further the mission of the donee | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $595,000 | $300,000 | National Public Housing Museum | Construction | apps.irs.gov |
| The Irving Harris Foundation | Chicago, IL | 33 | $594,542 | $400,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | 5-year grant for capital campaign support | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $581,000 | $450,000 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Magnificent art form continuation | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation | Glencoe, IL | 11 | $579,500 | $200,000 | Chicago Public Media | Activities of the organization to which money was donated | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $550,000 | $350,000 | City Bureau NFP | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bayless Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $545,000 | $255,000 | National Museum of Mexican Art | To promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visual arts, media arts, | apps.irs.gov |
| The Knowles Foundation | Chicago, IL | 7 | $542,500 | $187,500 | Merit School of Music | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Pleasant Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $540,000 | $540,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Field Museum of Natural History | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Siriwan Singhasiri and Kenneth Lin Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | Obama leaders program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Butler Family Foundation | Dubuque, IA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Sponsor ship of maestro enrique mazzola | apps.irs.gov |
| Wagner Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 2 | $492,722 | $392,722 | United States Artists Inc | Wagner arts fellowship | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Chicago, IL | 9 | $492,283 | $212,500 | Hamilton Wings | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter Family Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 5 | $439,200 | $359,200 | Chicago Theatre Group Inc | Committed to producing both classic and contemporary works, giving full voice to a wide range of artists and visions | apps.irs.gov |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Chicago, IL | 20 | $435,000 | $75,000 | Museum of Contemporary Art | Arts education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brinson Foundation | Chicago, IL | 8 | $425,000 | $88,000 | Adler Planetarium | Cosmology and astrophysics research and pdta | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 2 | $415,000 | $250,000 | City Bureau NFP | Program support for News Futures | apps.irs.gov |
| Dolores Kohl Education Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 4 | $412,100 | $410,100 | Ravinia Festival Association | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Sage Foundation | Brighton, MI | 8 | $390,000 | $100,000 | Grant Park Orchestral Association | General, charitable, educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Donna Van Eekeren Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 6 | $385,500 | $300,000 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Miriam U and H Earl Hoover Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $375,000 | $360,000 | Ravinia Festival Association | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation | Chicago, IL | 12 | $355,000 | $115,000 | Lookingglass Theatre Company | General unrestricted, exempt purpose of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Canterbury Foundation LTD | Dixon, IL | 2 | $355,000 | $280,000 | Between Beats Inc | Operating contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Chicago Shakespeare Theater | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $346,000 | $250,000 | Reader Institute for Community Journalism Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lohengrin Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 5 | $339,750 | $125,000 | Chicago Public Media | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Riverside, IL | 4 | $325,000 | $220,000 | Latinos Progresando | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sidney Kohl Family Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $318,000 | $300,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Poetry Foundation | Chicago, IL | 18 | $311,200 | $45,000 | Young Chicago Authors | Equity in verse grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel & Pamella Devos Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $310,000 | $310,000 | The Joffrey Ballet | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Whirled Peas Foundation Inc | Evanston, IL | 1 | $305,000 | $305,000 | Music Theater Works | General fund raising | apps.irs.gov |
| Pepsico Foundation Inc | Purchase, NY | 2 | $302,500 | $300,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $300,590 | $100,590 | 3arts | Warhol re-granting initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust | Chicago, IL | 3 | $300,000 | $100,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Rattner Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Barack Obama Foundation | To further the tax exempt mission of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Peoria Symphony Foundation Inc | Peoria, IL | 1 | $298,074 | $298,074 | Peoria Symphony Orchestra | Provide funding for the operation of peoria symphony orchestra. | apps.irs.gov |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Seattle, WA | 5 | $296,000 | $156,000 | Center for Economic Research and Social Change | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Beatrice B Tinsley Perpetual Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $295,865 | $295,865 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Glen and Polly Barton Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $292,079 | $292,079 | Peoria Riverfront Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Julian Grace Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 5 | $290,000 | $125,000 | Field Museum of Natural History | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cme Group Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $280,000 | $200,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | Obama foundation chicago programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Kiphart Family Foundation | Key Largo, FL | 4 | $270,000 | $100,000 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Barton Family Foundation DTD 4242013 | Chicago, IL | 3 | $268,000 | $265,000 | Peoria Riverfront Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dillon Foundation | Sterling, IL | 4 | $262,347 | $230,347 | Woodlawn Arts Academy | To support arts, culture, humanities | apps.irs.gov |
| Francis Alger & Charles Burrall Pike Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $261,475 | $261,475 | Chicago Historical Society | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Alice L Walton Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The Historymakers | To support 100 video oral histories of African American leaders in the arts and medicine | apps.irs.gov |
| Allen Family Philanthropies | Seattle, WA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | To support the civic curriculum and awareness campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Oikos Institute for Social Impact | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Merit School of Music | To support chicago-area youths access to high quality music instruction | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | United States Artists Inc | To support artists working at the intersection of art and technology in knight cities through nine fellowships and the production of shift space, an industry-leading publication. | apps.irs.gov |
| Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bergstrom Inc Charitable Foundation XXXXX2008 | Chicago, IL | 8 | $246,000 | $210,000 | Midway Village and Museum Center | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Sargent Family Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 8 | $240,000 | $120,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bill and Orli Staley Foundation | Rosemont, IL | 6 | $235,000 | $150,000 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| John H Hart Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $231,000 | $95,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Bisco Charitable Foundation | Schaumburg, IL | 4 | $230,000 | $200,000 | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Van Dam Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $226,349 | $226,349 | Timeline Theatre | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 21 | $222,500 | $30,000 | Chicago Public Media | Local reporting and community engagement programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Julius and Cynthia Huebner Foundation | Grosse Pointe, MI | 1 | $216,650 | $216,650 | Merit School of Music | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dancing Skies Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $215,000 | $190,000 | Ravinia Festival Association | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Butler Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 4 | $209,000 | $160,000 | Ravinia Festival Association | General charitable, religious, educational or scientific purpose of the donee organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Abra Prentice Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 4 | $205,000 | $55,000 | Merit School of Music | Earmarked for renewed support of its instrumental music and vocal program | apps.irs.gov |
| Beatrice P Delany Char Trust XXXXX7003 | Chicago, IL | 4 | $200,000 | $100,000 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | General | apps.irs.gov |
| John E Fetzer Institute Inc | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Lighthouse Foundation of Chicagoland | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Northern Trust Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Welfare Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Prison Journalism Project | Support for training and empowering prison journalists for narrative change | apps.irs.gov |
| Sol de Janeiro Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | Our grant supports the girls opportunity alliance, a program of the obama foundation, in strengthening grassroots organizations who provide direct services to girls through capacity development traini | apps.irs.gov |
| The Addy Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Barack Obama Foundation | Civic/community engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ellis Goodman Family Foundation | Glencoe, IL | 2 | $200,000 | $165,000 | Writers Theatre | Arts | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | United States Artists Inc | For a national arts policy initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust | Chicago, IL | 12 | $196,250 | $30,000 | Black Ensemble Theater Corporation | general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Seabury Foundation | Chicago, IL | 14 | $195,500 | $25,000 | Black Ensemble Theater | Theater arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamill Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $188,000 | $166,000 | Field Museum of Natural History | Keller Science CtrYouth ConservationAction Programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Pepper Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $181,776 | $146,250 | Adler Planetarium | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Sirius Fund | Chicago, IL | 7 | $181,265 | $108,000 | Merit School of Music | To support charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Seigle Foundation | Dundee, IL | 6 | $175,000 | $50,000 | Hamilton Wings | Arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 3 | $167,441 | $67,841 | Peoria Riverfront Museum | To support fellows and internship programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles W & Patrica S Bidwill Foundati | Chicago, IL | 1 | $160,000 | $160,000 | Bandwith Music LTD | Provide performing arts instruction to underserved communities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Canning Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $160,000 | $150,000 | Merit School of Music | To further program services | apps.irs.gov |
| JRM Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $156,640 | $106,640 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Dew Foundation | Tyler, TX | 3 | $152,000 | $72,000 | Experimental Sound Studio | General operating support, binion artist archive phase iii: mariana mejia | apps.irs.gov |
| Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $150,500 | $80,000 | The Arts Club of Chicago | Arts and humanities | apps.irs.gov |
| J & V Flynn Foundation | Peoria, IL | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Peoria Riverfront Museum | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | United States Artists Inc | for planning a 2024 convening of United States Artists, McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation artist fellows; for extended support for Midwest artists through artists services and participation i | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Center for Native Futures | Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation | apps.irs.gov |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago | To provide general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gantz Family Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 3 | $145,500 | $100,500 | The Field Museum of Natural History | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Raymond F and Judith K McCaskey 2003 Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 3 | $145,000 | $100,000 | Chicago Shakespeare Theater | Programs to promote theater and the arts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Manaaki Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $144,045 | $129,045 | Chicago Public Media | Support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Generations of Giving Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 11 | $140,500 | $50,000 | Extensions Dance Co | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Kaufman Family Foundation | Kenilworth, IL | 3 | $137,500 | $87,500 | Old Town School of Folk Music | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Neisser Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $132,160 | $92,160 | Fulcrum Point New Music Project | Public charity support | apps.irs.gov |
| Benck Family Foundation | Naperville, IL | 2 | $130,000 | $120,000 | Naperville Heritage Society | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ruth Stanton Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $129,953 | $129,953 | American Friends of Capodimonte | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jessica Fund | Chicago, IL | 4 | $126,300 | $90,000 | Museum of Contemporary Art | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jentes Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $126,162 | $101,711 | Hyde Park Art Center | To further program services | apps.irs.gov |
| JTB Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $125,000 | $62,500 | Chicago Public Media | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mansueto Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $125,000 | $100,000 | Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $125,000 | $75,000 | Center for Native Futures | Support for an art exhibition | apps.irs.gov |
| Shulman-Rochambeau Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $122,500 | $100,000 | Shattered Globe Theatre Company | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation | Glencoe, IL | 3 | $120,000 | $60,000 | Writers Theatre | Unrestricted general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Berlin Family Fund | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $120,000 | $120,000 | Winnetka Community House | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| D and R Charitable Fund | Oak Lawn, IL | 2 | $120,000 | $100,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Civic & social | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick Henry Prince Trust Dated 7947 | Chicago, IL | 4 | $120,000 | $30,000 | Chicago Theatre Group | general operating support $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 67 | $118,440 | $23,700 | Trinity Datta Yoga Center | Matching contribution (general operating support) | apps.irs.gov |
| Sonja & F Conrad Fischer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $116,500 | $100,000 | Joffrey Ballet | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Shea Family Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 2 | $112,550 | $60,000 | Joffrey Ballet | General operation | apps.irs.gov |
| JKP Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $110,500 | $100,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | Annual Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Tinberg Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 5 | $110,250 | $55,000 | Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coleman Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 8 | $105,500 | $50,000 | The Arts of Life | General Operating Support - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 3 | $104,000 | $100,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | Promise of an Equitable Future | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles and M R Shapiro Foundation Inc | Northbrook, IL | 7 | $102,500 | $25,000 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Arts education programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert & Isabelle Bass FDN Inc | Chicago, IL | 7 | $102,500 | $25,000 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc | Radnor, PA | 4 | $100,625 | $100,000 | The Historymakers | Special Initiatives Grants | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbie Norman Prince Trust | Chicago, IL | 4 | $100,000 | $30,000 | Marwen Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Aec Trust | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Chicago Shakespeare Theater | Billie Jean Production Support at Chicago Shakespeare Theater | apps.irs.gov |
| Bureau County Historical Society | Princeton, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Bureau County History Center | Charitable supporting organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Farvue Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack's Foundation Inc | St James, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Polish Museum of America | Unrestricted donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Libra Global Philanthropies Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | General operating expenses and for the design, planning, and implementation of my brothers keepers programming (mbk). | apps.irs.gov |
| McKinnon Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Peoria Riverfront Museum | Arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Peggy and Steve Fossett Foundation | Homer Glen, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Adler Planetarium | Far horizons program | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard L Duchossois Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Uniting Voices | 2024 grant - uniting voices chicago | apps.irs.gov |
| Shiner Family Charitable Foundation | Northfield, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Window To the World Communications Inc | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Angell Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | Transformational leadership | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund | Aspen, CO | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Timeline Theatre | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Black Ensemble Theater Corporation | To support Educational Outreach programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Herb Alpert Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Field Museum of Natural History | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Timothy and Susanne Sullivan Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Northlight Theatre Inc | Interplay fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Workday Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | Support for the Pluralism Conference | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Family Foundation | Roseburg, OR | 2 | $99,000 | $75,000 | United States Artists Inc | Oregon Visual Artists | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation | Chicago, IL | 11 | $98,000 | $27,500 | Field Museum of Natural History | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Siragusa Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 10 | $97,500 | $12,500 | Project Exploration | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Thrill Hill Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $95,000 | $95,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Tua George & Betty Prout Char | Dallas, TX | 1 | $93,394 | $93,394 | Field Museum of Natural History | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mathenaeum Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $91,597 | $91,597 | Math Cultural Center of Chicago | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Kyts and Jadwiga Roguska-Kyts | Boston, MA | 2 | $90,500 | $75,000 | Sounds and Notes Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph Lizzadro Family Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $90,000 | $90,000 | Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Arts | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Mazza Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $90,000 | $75,000 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Lyric unlimited program | apps.irs.gov |
| Smart Family Foundation of Illinois | Chicago, IL | 4 | $90,000 | $50,000 | Arts Club of Chicago | Cultural, historical & other educational | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Huntington Foundation | Warrenville, IL | 2 | $90,000 | $80,000 | Merit School of Music | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerome Nerenberg 2000 Charitable Trust Uad | Chicago, IL | 1 | $88,812 | $88,812 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| An and Pearl G Barnett Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $87,500 | $60,000 | Merit School of Music | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Eisen Family Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 2 | $85,000 | $75,000 | Museum of Contemporary Art | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Albert Pick Jr Fund | Chicago, IL | 6 | $85,000 | $20,000 | Kuumba Lynx | Kuumba Lynx Restorative and Transformative Justice initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Volo Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $81,000 | $81,000 | Water People Theater Group NFP | Theater training for latino children and teenagers | apps.irs.gov |
| Dean L & Rosemarie Buntrock Foundation | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | 3 | $80,000 | $60,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Operating Needs | apps.irs.gov |
| Hobsonlucas Family Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 9 | $79,500 | $25,000 | Chicago Public Media | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Nancy A Lauter & Alfred L McDougal Charitable | Chicago, IL | 4 | $78,000 | $22,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Puffin Foundation LTD (f/k/a Puffin New Jersey Inc) | Teaneck, NJ | 2 | $77,500 | $75,000 | Barn Raising Media Inc | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jerome Mirza Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 3 | $77,478 | $35,000 | Holiday Spectacular | Support of operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 938 | $76,772 | $2,666 | Chicago Police Memorial Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Doug and Diane Oberhelman Family Foundation | Edwards, IL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Peoria Riverfront Museum | Connecting art, history, science and achievement through exhibitions and programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Minow Family Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Chicago History Museum | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Buchanan Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 7 | $75,000 | $15,000 | Elawa Farm Foundation | General, operating, endowment or capital. | apps.irs.gov |
| Zollie & Elaine Frank Fund Dba MRS Zollie S Frank Fund | Highland Park, IL | 2 | $72,500 | $42,500 | Ravinia Festival Association | General fundraising | apps.irs.gov |
| Marion G Jackson Char Trust | Dallas, TX | 3 | $71,000 | $35,000 | Quincy Art Center | Safety renovations | apps.irs.gov |
| Craig J Umans Family Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Writers Theatre | General grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Darling Family Foundation Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $70,000 | $35,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | General operating activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Maurice Walk Fine Arts Foundation | Minnetonka, MN | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Historic Preservation Foundation of the Fortnightly | General - Grant for Completion of the Balustrade | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howard S Dubin Family Foundation | Evanston, IL | 2 | $70,000 | $65,000 | Window To the World Communications | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Johnson-Watkins Family Foundation Inc | Moline, IL | 1 | $68,696 | $68,696 | Ballet Quad Cities | Community ballet new building campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Vitale Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 6 | $68,000 | $25,000 | Music and Dance Theater Chicago Inc | Charitable Event | apps.irs.gov |
| Robin and Sandy Stuart Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 2 | $67,000 | $50,000 | Ragdale Foundation | Pledge Payment | apps.irs.gov |
| Sally Mead Hands Foundation | Madison, WI | 3 | $67,000 | $60,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet Charitable Fund | Chicago, IL | 4 | $65,150 | $35,150 | The Digs Chicago | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Arison Arts Foundation | Coral Gables, FL | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | United States Artists Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kirkpatrick Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The A Montgomery Ward Foundation | Dallas, TX | 4 | $65,000 | $25,000 | The Field Museum of Natural History | Public prog thru sue ling | apps.irs.gov |
| James G Hart Foundation | Wadsworth, IL | 2 | $64,000 | $60,000 | Old Town School of Folk Music | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The John D & Leslie Henner Burns Family Foundation | Osprey, FL | 2 | $64,000 | $61,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Music appreciation | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold M & Adeline S Morrison Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $62,500 | $37,500 | Ragdale Foundation | "next" campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 5 | $61,500 | $45,000 | Jazz Artists Resource | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Carolyn Eleanore Damon Fam FDN | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $60,533 | $60,533 | Friends of the Chicago River | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Ravinia Festival Association | Grant to sponsor summer concert, 2025 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conant Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | Chicago Public Media Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| James and Catherine Denny Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | Adler Planetarium | Unrestricted charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $60,000 | $30,000 | Downtown Springfield Heritage Foundation | Community programming support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bluhm Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $60,000 | $25,000 | Merit School of Music | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert E Gallagher Charitable Trust | Glenview, IL | 3 | $60,000 | $30,000 | Chicago Historical Society | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Ventana Charitable Foundation | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Joffrey Ballet | Support for the arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | Chicago, IL | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | A Long Walk Home Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Fletcher Family Foundation | Edina, MN | 1 | $59,700 | $59,700 | Elawa Farm Foundation | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Jeffris Family Foundation LTD | Janesville, WI | 1 | $55,575 | $55,575 | The Hegeler Carus Foundation | Restoration of hegeler carus mansion | apps.irs.gov |
| Amended and Restated Brubaker Charitable Trust | Cherry Valley, IL | 2 | $55,000 | $50,000 | Discovery Center Museum of Rockford Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Elhapa Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Uniting Voices | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph N & Rosemary E Low FDN | St Petersburg, FL | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Chicago History Museum | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Barn Raising Media Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rucker Family Charitable Trust | Peoria, IL | 2 | $55,000 | $50,000 | Peoria Riverfront Museum | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lumpkin Family Foundation | Mattoon, IL | 3 | $55,000 | $40,000 | Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruby K Worner Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $54,175 | $54,175 | Peoria Riverfront Museum | Da vinci the genius series | apps.irs.gov |
| Damico Family Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $54,000 | $34,000 | Uniting Voices | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas W Dower Foundation | Kenilworth, IL | 6 | $54,000 | $25,000 | Steppenwolf Theater Company | To provide for charitable activities as determined by the recipient organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Joan & James Shapiro Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 2 | $53,000 | $50,000 | Chicago Opera Theater | See above | apps.irs.gov |
| Mason Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 3 | $53,000 | $23,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Annual fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stare Fund | Boston, MA | 2 | $52,000 | $50,000 | Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| DMR Charitable Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50,250 | $50,250 | The Barack Obama Foundation | General charitable giving | apps.irs.gov |
| Alumbra Innovations Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Project Exploration | to support the initiative to empower underserved youth in Chicago's west and southside neighborhoods to address critical environmental and economic challenges through STEM education | apps.irs.gov |
| Aurora Women's Empowerment Foundation | Aurora, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Paramount Arts Centre Inc | Program funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Bayer Family Foundation | Bridgeview, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Chicago Public Media | General unrestricted charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| DRW Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Hyde Park Art Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Farley Family Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Homewood Science Center | Grant for general charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Ford Philanthropy | Dearborn, MI | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Field Museum of Natural History | Museums and cultural inst. | apps.irs.gov |
| Holly Palmer Foundation | Holland, MI | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Ragdale Foundation | Fund operations | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Nancy Hughes Charitable Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association | Operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| John G Symons Trust Charities Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Field Museum of Natural History | In support of education program | apps.irs.gov |
| Laurentshatcher Foundation Inc | Riverhead, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Chicago Theatre Group Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropoulos Family Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Hellenic Museum | To support the charity's mission. | apps.irs.gov |
| Ransburg Foundation | Peoria, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Peoria Riverfront Museum | General purposes of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald and Geri Yonover Foundation | Longboat Key, FL | 2 | $50,000 | $30,000 | Steppenwolf Theater | Operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Schwartz Family Foundation | Fairfield, IA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | Girls opportunity alliance support | apps.irs.gov |
| Surack Family Foundation Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Musical Arts Institute | Annual fund 2025 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teiger Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Sixty Inches From Center | Program support. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bill Bass Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Chicago Police Memorial Foundation | General funds | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Save the Hampton House Incorporated | Environment and Science | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Chicago Theatre Group Inc | For capacity building and events that connect pittsburgh-based teaching artists and youth to the national august wilson new voices program (2024) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mericos Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 2 | $50,000 | $45,000 | Kohl Childrens Museum of Greater Chicago Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Polsky Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Museum of Contemporary Art | General Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Regenstein Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson Foundation | Rockville, MD | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Barack Obama Foundation | Unrestricted funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilemal Fund | Chicago, IL | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Bravo Waukegan | For the general, scientific or education purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles & Mary Lukas Trust 1045013884 | Champaign, IL | 1 | $47,388 | $47,388 | Jarrot Mansion Project | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Leslie Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 7 | $46,500 | $20,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Civic Fellow in the Civic orchestra of Chicago fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Harper Court Arts Council Inc | Chicago, IL | 6 | $46,000 | $10,000 | Court Theatre Fund | Support high school theatre program | apps.irs.gov |
| Francis Beidler Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $45,500 | $40,000 | Chicago Childrens Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Metzner Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $45,360 | $22,500 | Museum of Contemporary Art | Unrestricted charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 2 | $45,000 | $25,000 | Sisters in Cinema | Resource fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Landau Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $45,000 | $25,000 | National Public Housing Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joseph B Glossberg Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $44,500 | $25,000 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Gary & Denise Gardner Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $43,500 | $40,000 | Hyde Park Art Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Sheila June Hewitt Charitable Trust | Davenport, IA | 1 | $43,000 | $43,000 | Rock Island County Historical Society | Unrestriced use and purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bielfeldt Foundation | Peoria Heights, IL | 1 | $42,000 | $42,000 | Peoria Riverfront Museum | Blockbusters, american president's exhibition, christmas in the village, & every student initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| C Gary and Virginia Gerst Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $41,046 | $35,000 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Support for the Arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Ranch Spur Charitable Trust | Wayne, IL | 1 | $40,660 | $40,660 | Garfield Heritage Society | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Dead Relatives Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Hyde Park Art Center | Green Lantern Press Project | apps.irs.gov |
| John Ullrich Foundation Trust Busey Trust Co - Trustee | Decatur, IL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Little Theatre On the Square | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Leroy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $40,000 | $30,000 | Hyde Park Art Center | Educational programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Monticello College Foundation | Godfrey, IL | 2 | $40,000 | $30,000 | Center for American Archeology | Women in archeology interns | apps.irs.gov |
| P Bruce and Virginia C Benson Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Perspective Media Initiatives Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Sisters in Cinema | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 17 | $40,000 | $5,000 | Chicago Architecture Foundation | 2024 pro bono project grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Christopher Family Foundation | Westmont, IL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Field Museum of Natural History | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leineberg Foundation | Antioch, IL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Arts of Life Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | To support the obama presidential center | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edlis - Neeson Foundation NFP | Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $9,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zell Family Foundation | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | General support | $8,300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Barack Obama Foundation the | Chicago, IL | Community engagement grantmaking | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Institute | Summit, IL | In support of general operations | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hutchins Family Foundation Inc | The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | To support the charity's mission. | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Christian Century | Chicago, IL | Christian faith&life storytellg init | $3,497,359 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Family Foundation | Ravinia Festival Association | Highland Park, IL | Cso program sponsorship for maxine hunter/the hunter pavilion | $3,035,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Society Institute | The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | To support the foundations efforts to scale up their international programs and in particular, obama foundation leaders, scholars and fellows programs | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | The Center for Economic Research and Social Change Inc | Chicago, IL | To continue support for the writing freedom fellowship | $2,864,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | Project support grant to support the obama foundation | $2,400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | National Museum of Mexican Art | Chicago, IL | Religion & cultural inst initiative | $2,315,275 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Barack Obama Foundation the | Chicago, IL | Community engagement grantmaking | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | The Historymakers | Chicago, IL | To support general operations | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | United States Artists Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zell Family Foundation | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,340,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prudential Foundation | The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | To sponsor a core exhibit called "a more inclusive america" at the obama presidential center. | $1,300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | To support the obama presidential center museums plans for art programming | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | Chicago Sinfonietta Inc | Chicago, IL | To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts Initiative. | $1,189,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,145,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gilbert Family Foundation | United States Artists | Chicago, IL | Gene therapy initiative | $1,067,345 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Adler Planetarium | Chicago, IL | Digital infrastructure improvements | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Bandwith Music LTD | Chicago, IL | As a capital grant to assist donee in constructing, developing and operating donee's future community performing arts center in chicago, illinois | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund | Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bronfman Hauptman Foundation | Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Deeply Rooted Productions Inc | Chicago, IL | To support capacity building and general operations | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sacks Family Foundation | The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The M5 Rodriguez Legacy Foundation Inc | The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | Civic engagement | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dhanam Foundation | The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | Us leaders program | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Julian Family Foundation | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $935,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley Institute | Summit Argo, IL | To support the capital costs related to the exterior restoration of roberts temple, organizational capacity building, and design and fundraising costs needed to advance future phases of work | $918,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Alexandra Nichols Family Foundation | Music Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $912,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothy Fielder Brown Irrevocable Trust | Museum of Broadcast Communications | Chicago, IL | Unrestricteg gift | $885,878 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lakonishok Foundation | Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | Arts | $800,563 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | United States Artists Inc | Chicago, IL | Core support for disability futures, a fellowship initiative to spotlight the work of disabled creatives across disciplines and geography and amplify their voices individually and collectively | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Floating Museum NFP | Chicago, IL | To support organizational capacity and the expansion of the floating monuments programming series | $777,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter & Penelope West Charitable Fund | Ragdale Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | Charitable | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | To support general operations | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zell Family Foundation | Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | General support | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Chicago Public Media Inc | Chicago, IL | To support the prisoncast! broadcast | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Illinois Humanities Council | Chicago, IL | To support envisioning justice | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The John P Calamos Foundation | National Hellenic Museum | Chicago, IL | To support the mission of the charity | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Alexandra Nichols Family Foundation | Writers Theatre | Glencoe, IL | Unrestricted | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | Otv Open Television | Chicago, IL | General support | $605,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Franke Family Charitable Foundation | Chicago Humanities Festival | Chicago, IL | General operations | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Sixty Inches From Center | Chicago, IL | To support networks of artists, writers, and archivists in the midwest through the midwest satellites regional relationship-building program and the sixty collective alternative benefits program | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbott Fund | The Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | Endowed Fund to Support the Abbott Academy Director, Joffrey Academy of Dance | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenneth Rainin Foundation | United States Artists Inc | Chicago, IL | For the rainin fellowship program. | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prudential Foundation | The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | To support the my brothers keeper alliance (mbka), a program of the barack obama foundation, in advancing solutions to improve the life outcomes of boys and young men of color in the united states. | $575,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Public Media Institute | Chicago, IL | to support an artist-run spaces program in the Midwest | $560,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | The Rebuild Foundation NFP | Chicago, IL | To support the st. laurence arts & industry construction, archive and collections management, and programming at the stony island arts bank | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simon Family Foundation | Window To the World Communications | Chicago, IL | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Pleasant Foundation | The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | Charity | $540,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edlis - Neeson Foundation NFP | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $528,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilmore Foundation | Peoria Riverfront Museum | Peoria, IL | Educational exhibit support/lsc designated/america250 | $510,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago Public Media | Chicago, IL | General operating;capital | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vivo Foundation | Chicago Special Projects Group | Northbrook, IL | To further the mission of the donee | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne Foundation | Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | Project support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Latinos Progresando | Chicago, IL | In support of the excellerator fund | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Butler Family Foundation | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Sponsor ship of maestro enrique mazzola | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Julian Family Foundation | Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Willow Springs Charitable Trust Jenny B Stoddard Trustee | Motherland Rhythm Community | Grayslake, IL | General purpose | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | National Museum of Mexican Art | Chicago, IL | To support general operations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | In support of the annual obama foundation democracy forum | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Siriwan Singhasiri and Kenneth Lin Foundation | The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | Obama leaders program | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | The Historymakers | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | The Historymakers | Chicago, IL | Core support for the historymakers digitization initiative | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | The Rebuild Foundation NFP | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Threewalls | Chicago, IL | To support general operations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | United States Artists Inc | Chicago, IL | Core support for disability futures, a fellowship initiative to spotlight the work of disabled creatives across disciplines and geography and amplify their voices individually and collectively | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation | Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund | $475,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | Threewalls | Chicago, IL | General support | $475,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Chicago Public Art Group | Chicago, IL | To support the preservation of an important labor movement mural | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Magnificent art form continuation | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Willow Springs Charitable Trust Jenny B Stoddard Trustee | Raue Center for the Arts | Crystal Lake, IL | General purpose | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | The Rebuild Foundation NFP | Chicago, IL | To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative. | $425,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dolores Kohl Education Foundation | Ravinia Festival Association | Highland Park, IL | Charitable | $410,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Irving Harris Foundation | The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5-year grant for capital campaign support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | United States Artists Inc | Chicago, IL | to support a fellowship program and national convening for artists | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wagner Foundation | United States Artists Inc | Chicago, IL | Wagner arts fellowship | $392,722 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lakonishok Foundation | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | Arts | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frankel Julius N Foundation | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Program support | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Miriam U and H Earl Hoover Foundation | Ravinia Festival Association | Highland Park, IL | Unrestricted | $360,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter Family Foundation Inc | Chicago Theatre Group Inc | Chicago, IL | Committed to producing both classic and contemporary works, giving full voice to a wide range of artists and visions | $359,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation | Chicago Shakespeare Theater | Chicago, IL | General support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | Chicago Theatre Group Inc | Chicago, IL | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | City Bureau NFP | Chicago, IL | General support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel & Pamella Devos Foundation | The Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | General operating | $310,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whirled Peas Foundation Inc | Music Theater Works | Wilmette, IL | General fund raising | $305,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rattner Family Foundation Inc | Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | To further the tax exempt mission of the organization | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago Public Media Inc | Chicago, IL | Journalism | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sidney Kohl Family Foundation | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Latinos Progresando | Chicago, IL | to support grantmaking focused on cross-cultural collaboration and community unity in Chicago | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Donna Van Eekeren Foundation | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | National Public Housing Museum | Chicago, IL | Construction | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Public Media Institute | Chicago, IL | to provide general operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | Steppenwolf Theater Co | Chicago, IL | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.