Data / Foundation grants / Community improvement and capacity building / Illinois
Who funds community improvement and capacity building in Illinois: 369 foundations, $50.3 million in grants
369 private foundations paid 893 grants totaling $50,272,297 to community improvement and capacity building nonprofits in Illinois, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Lilly Endowment Inc, with $4,750,000 in 2 grants.
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- Cause
- Community improvement and capacity building
- Recipients in
- Illinois
- Foundations
- 369
- Grants
- 893
- Total granted
- $50,272,297
Foundations that funded community improvement and capacity building in Illinois
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 369 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $4,750,000 | $3,750,000 | Together Chicago Inc | Youth on faith & service initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 25 | $4,350,000 | $500,000 | Chicago Vibrant Neighborhoods Collective | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 14 | $2,119,416 | $400,000 | Inner-City Muslim Action Network | to support a project focused on healthy food access in the South Side of Chicago | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 14 | $1,750,000 | $500,000 | Inner-City Muslim Action Network | Program | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 4 | $1,725,845 | $1,254,000 | Communities United | Promise of an Equitable Future | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | Lake Forest, IL | 2 | $1,675,000 | $975,000 | Allies for Community Business | Program | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 19 | $1,313,257 | $280,000 | Ampt Advancing Nonprofits | In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways | apps.irs.gov |
| Knight Impact Partners | Lake Forest, IL | 2 | $1,200,000 | $1,000,000 | Inner-City Muslim Action Network | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 4 | $1,198,189 | $500,000 | Iff | Project support grant to develop and implement innovative financing models for early childhood and nonprofit facilities in detroit | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 8 | $1,163,000 | $625,000 | Iff | Mission fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $1,150,000 | $1,000,000 | Iff | Core support for the chicagos cultural treasures initiative to support local arts and cultural activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Seattle, WA | 5 | $1,045,000 | $500,000 | Communities United | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wasserman Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Choose Chicago Foundation | Hospitality & Tourism Initiatives | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Riverside, IL | 8 | $990,500 | $220,000 | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prudential Foundation | Newark, NJ | 2 | $950,000 | $800,000 | Financial Health Network Inc | To support the financial health network in improving the financial health of newark residents and nonprofit workers through research and strategic interventions. | apps.irs.gov |
| Citi Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $800,000 | $400,000 | Chicago Community Loan Fund | Community progress makers | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Cred Inc | Chicago, IL | 3 | $723,936 | $385,876 | Alliance of Local Service Organizations | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 17 | $721,683 | $150,000 | Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation | Community services | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 17 | $716,500 | $160,000 | Chicago Community Loan Fund | Strong Communities | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | Chicago, IL | 13 | $716,000 | $120,000 | Southside Together Organizing for Power | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Chicago, IL | 10 | $688,300 | $161,500 | East Side Aligned | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilmore Foundation | Peoria, IL | 1 | $640,000 | $640,000 | Greater Peoria Leadership Council | Matching gift/support organizational missions | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 5 | $614,861 | $300,000 | Financial Services Stakeholder Project | To support research and education on private equity (pe) investment in the health care sector to provide expanded transparency and analysis about its role in health care, focusing the impact of pe on | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 4 | $600,086 | $282,586 | Become Inc | 79377 developing the skills of citizen evaluators and community-based professional evaluators to advance transformation of marginalized communities | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 5 | $570,125 | $170,125 | Logan Square Neighborhood Association | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $550,000 | $550,000 | Chinese American Service League | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $550,000 | $300,000 | Metropolitan Planning Council | Right Infrastructure, Right Place | apps.irs.gov |
| Dillon Foundation | Sterling, IL | 3 | $537,066 | $382,500 | Sterling Riverfront Foundation | To support community improvement/dev | apps.irs.gov |
| Julian Grace Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 6 | $520,200 | $205,000 | Chinese American Service League | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Chicago Vibrant Neighborhoods Collective | Public awareness and analysis | apps.irs.gov |
| John E Fetzer Institute Inc | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Inner-City Muslim Action Network | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mansueto Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | North Austin Community Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lumpkin Family Foundation | Mattoon, IL | 6 | $428,333 | $333,333 | Mattoon Sports Complex Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Berens Foundation | Glenview, IL | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Highsight | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coleman Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 7 | $381,000 | $100,000 | Allies for Community Business | General Operating Support - Entrepreneurship | apps.irs.gov |
| Reva and David Logan Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $353,035 | $250,000 | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | In the game high school program at kelly high school | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Financial Services Stakeholder Project | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| James S McDonnell Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Iff | Joyful spaces | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $340,000 | $100,000 | Inner-City Muslim Action Network | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $322,500 | $232,500 | Trend Community Development Corporation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | 2 | $300,000 | $250,000 | Southwest Organizing Project | Southwest System of Care | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | City Club of Chicago | Arts, culture & media | apps.irs.gov |
| Retirement Research Foundation Dba RRF Foundation for Aging | Chicago, IL | 7 | $297,800 | $70,000 | The Renaissance Collaborative Inc | An 18-month grant to support intergenerational and affordable housing for older people, grand-families, and young adults. | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust XXXXX1008 | Chicago, IL | 3 | $285,000 | $150,000 | P33 | Support talent pathways | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 2 | $275,000 | $200,000 | Great Lakes Cities Initiative | To support an organization with a mission to advance the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River ecosystem. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Christopher Family Foundation | Westmont, IL | 4 | $267,000 | $100,000 | Garfield Park Community Council | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 10 | $253,200 | $250,000 | Financial Health Network Inc | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| First Mid Bancshares Inc First Mid Wealth Management | Mattoon, IL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Mattoon Sports Complex Inc | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Target Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Financial Health Network Inc | Economic opportunity - national | apps.irs.gov |
| Growald Climate Fund Inc | Brookline, MA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Financial Services Stakeholder Project | Core support | apps.irs.gov |
| Peak6 Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center | For general donation | apps.irs.gov |
| W Clement & Jessie V Stone Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $195,000 | $195,000 | Communities United | Advancing Safe, inclusive, and Supportive Learning Environments in Chicago Public Schools | apps.irs.gov |
| Wieboldt Foundation | Chicago, IL | 7 | $185,000 | $35,000 | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | General operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Foundation of Illinois | Chicago, IL | 8 | $175,000 | $25,000 | Ampt - Advancing Nonprofits | Leaders for new chicago - gen op | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | Financial Services Stakeholder Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | P33 | Support general operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bluhm Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Chicago Cares | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago (aka) Vna Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $140,000 | $50,000 | Community Development Institute | To establish a school social worker position to provide mental health services to students at this alternative high school on chicagos south side. | apps.irs.gov |
| Lohengrin Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 4 | $135,000 | $40,000 | Project Hood Communities | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Andersen-Formolo Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $125,000 | $100,000 | North Austin Community Center | As needed | apps.irs.gov |
| LKQ Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | I-Car Education Foundation | General charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Future Wanxiang Foundation Inc | South Barrington, IL | 2 | $125,000 | $100,000 | World Business Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Foglia Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $120,000 | $100,000 | Willow House | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Square One Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $115,000 | $60,000 | Communities United | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Irving Harris Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $107,100 | $75,000 | Community Organizing and Family Issues | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $105,000 | $50,000 | Community Organizing and Family Issues | Collaboration to support early childhood development | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Community Organizing and Family Issues | Support development of a parent-led national network called UPLAN | apps.irs.gov |
| Aon Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | World Business Chicago | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bernard Heerey Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Highsight | Scholarships to worthy students | apps.irs.gov |
| Capital One Foundation Inc | McLean, VA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Chicago Community Loan Fund | Affordable housing | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel P Haerther Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Highsight | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Inner-City Muslim Action Network | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Haag Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Family Matters | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Blackrock Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Financial Health Network | Sponsorship for emerge financial health conference. | apps.irs.gov |
| Lloyd A Fry Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $99,000 | $50,000 | Teachers Supporting Teachers | For teachers supporting teachers impact team initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Streamway Foundation Trust | Saxtons River, VT | 1 | $91,550 | $91,550 | Lemonaid Fund | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alphawood Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $90,000 | $35,000 | Inner-City Muslim Action Network | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Memorial Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | 2 | $86,000 | $80,500 | HCS Family Services | Responsive | apps.irs.gov |
| Sterling Today Inc | Sterling, IL | 1 | $85,575 | $85,575 | Main Street of Sterling Inc | Historical preservation and facade | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Child Development | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Community Organizing and Family Issues | Dca general | apps.irs.gov |
| Frechette Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Ampt Advancing Nonprofits | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | Metropolitan Planning Council | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Kolibri Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Ujimaa Medics | Charitable donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Financial Services Stakeholder Project | Supporting renter stability to aid community health in california | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization | For support of the equity or else campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Wilma Bolden Trust XXX-XX-XXXX | Evansville, IN | 1 | $71,172 | $71,172 | Mount Carmel Area Industrial Development Committee | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cuore E Mani Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 5 | $70,500 | $50,000 | Ampt Advancing Nonprofits | 2nd year General Purpose Grant of a 3-year pledge | apps.irs.gov |
| Jarvis Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 2 | $61,000 | $60,000 | Chicago Cares | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Related Affordable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $60,325 | $29,305 | Chigivesback Inc | Back to school event - 495 book bags with school supplies/hourly labor for braiders, barbers, dj, and volunteers | apps.irs.gov |
| Grant Hospital of Chicago D/b/a Grant Healthcare Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 2 | $60,000 | $30,000 | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Mental health - bpnc school-based mental health program | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $57,500 | $25,000 | Near South Planning Board | General unrestricted, exempt purpose of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet Charitable Fund | Chicago, IL | 3 | $55,000 | $30,000 | Chicago Defender Charities | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Julius W Hegeler II Foundation | Danville, IL | 1 | $52,800 | $52,800 | Danville Foundation for Industrial Growth | Support for local community development | apps.irs.gov |
| Hill-Snowdon Foundation | Washington, DC | 2 | $52,500 | $45,000 | Kenwood Oakland Community Organization | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cyrus and Michael Tang Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Chinese American Service League | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 6 | $50,000 | $15,000 | Metropolitan Planning Council | Equitable transit-oriented development for underserved populations | apps.irs.gov |
| Hulsebosch Hope Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $50,000 | $30,000 | Delta Institute | Execution of Green Lake Phosphorus Reduction: Implementation and Funding Strategy | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Nancy Hughes Charitable Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Family First Center of Lake County | Operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Marc and Jeanne Malnati Family FDN Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Chicago Cares Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Margot & Thomas Pritzker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Chicago Cares Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Financial Services Stakeholder Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Susan and Stephen Baird Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Allies for Community Business | General and unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bielfeldt Foundation | Peoria Heights, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Greater Peoria Leadership Council | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Ampt Advancing Nonprofits | To support ampt: advancing nonprofits, an organization that provides a full range of organizational development services for nonprofits including assessments to determine needs; access to consultants | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Trend Community Development Corporation | for general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Power Family Foundation Joseph A Power Jr | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Beverly Area Planning Association | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust | Chicago, IL | 4 | $45,000 | $25,000 | Garfield Park Community Council | general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Needmor Fund for Social Justice | Perrysburg, OH | 2 | $45,000 | $40,000 | Kenwood Oakland Community Organization | At the discretion of koco - general operating for lift the ban who advocates for economic well-being and stability for illinois' families and establishing rent control for illinois residents. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | Springfield Project | CAPForward Transportation FUND | apps.irs.gov |
| Domanada Foundation | Wheaton, IL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Transform Capital | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Finnegan Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $40,000 | $30,000 | Teachers Supporting Teachers | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| George R Kendall Foundation XXXXX3004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Family Matters Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Project Hood Communities | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Margulis Foundation for Freedom and Opportunity | Chicago, IL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Chicagos Sunshine Enterprises Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Marquette Bank Affordable Housing Foundation | Chicago, IL | 9 | $39,500 | $10,000 | Greater Southwest Development Corporation | Community development | apps.irs.gov |
| Darling Family Foundation Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | High Speed Rail Alliance | General operating activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Enlace Chicago | general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The One Above NFP | Godfrey, IL | 2 | $35,000 | $20,000 | Mountains To Molehills | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Poetry Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $35,000 | $25,000 | Resilience Partners NFP | Equity in verse grant for stomping grounds literary arts initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustmark Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 2 | $32,500 | $30,000 | Willow House | Contribution provided | apps.irs.gov |
| Oberweiler Foundation | Barrington, IL | 2 | $32,000 | $25,000 | Delta Institute | Kane county soil health impact and economic assessment | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliant Credit Union Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Quilt Corporation NFP | Digital divide | apps.irs.gov |
| Cme Group Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Teachers Supporting Teachers | Tst|cps computer science plc partnership | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County | Grayslake, IL | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Willow House | Healthcare | apps.irs.gov |
| Sheldon L and Pearl R Leibowitz- Lew Leibowitz Legacy Foundation | Bannockburn, IL | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Jewish Council On Urban Affairs | Unrestricted for general use of charity. | apps.irs.gov |
| Transform Justice Initiative Trust Agtr | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Southwest Organizing Project | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter S Mander Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $27,500 | $15,000 | Garfield Park Community Council | To further the purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington Square Health Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $27,330 | $17,330 | Cornerstone Community Outreach | Medical Room Conversion | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbie Norman Prince Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Neighborspace | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbvie Foundation | North Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Chinese American Service League | Employee resource group grant - general mission support | apps.irs.gov |
| Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Jewish Council On Urban Affairs | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cathay Bank Foundation | El Monte, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Chinese American Service League Inc | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| El-Hibri Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Inner-City Muslim Action Network | Support for general operations for iman-atlanta | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick Henry Prince Trust Dated 7947 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Nehemiah Group | general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph & Florence Roblee Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | East Side Aligned | Program/project | apps.irs.gov |
| M A & G A Ackerman Memorial Fund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Cornerstone Community Outreach | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| M K Reichert Sternlicht Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Chicago Cares Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Midland States Bank Foundation | Rockford, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Sterling Riverfront Foundation | Provide funds for operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | World Business Chicago | General charitable operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Royal Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Together Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Telligen Community Initiative | West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Become | Become is requesting $25,000 to support our community outreach and engagement (coe) contractor in 2025. this capacity building investment will support greater engagement in becomes culturally responsi | apps.irs.gov |
| The Albert Pick Jr Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Southside Together Organizing for Power | general operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brinson Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Ampt Advancing Nonprofits | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Enfranchisement Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Choose Chicago Foundation | Diversity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Four Leaf Clover Foundation | Cahokia Heights, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Community Hope Center | To provide food for poor people | apps.irs.gov |
| The Katharine Davis Foundation | Ashville, AL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | National Women Veterans United | Advocate, educate and bond with all military women veterans with special emphasis on women who are | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Peoples Action Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation Inc | Foxboro, MA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | National Black Prosecutors Association | Human services | apps.irs.gov |
| The Seabury Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Family Matters | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Trinka Davis Foundation | Ashville, AL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | National Women Veterans United | Advocate, educate and bond with all military women veterans with special emphasis on women who are (installment 1 of 4) | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Jane Addams Development Corporation | Graduate Advanced Training | apps.irs.gov |
| Clifford and Lavonne Graese Foundation | Yulee, FL | 1 | $24,000 | $24,000 | Experimental Station | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Lois and Leanore Linn Charitable Foundation | Casey, IL | 1 | $22,348 | $22,348 | Martinsville On the Move | Park improvements and maintenance | apps.irs.gov |
| Barbara Bluhm-Kaul Foundation (f/k/a Mayfair Foundation) | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Chicago Cares | 2025 contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Carylon Julius and Marcie Hemmelstein Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Jewish Council On Urban Affairs | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Chapin-May Foundation of Illinois (42-50477) | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Experimental Station | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Factset Charitable Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Chicago Cares Inc | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| New Frontiers Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Highsight | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Raymond F and Judith K McCaskey 2003 Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Chinese American Service League Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robin and Sandy Stuart Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Allies for Community Business | Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Lab | apps.irs.gov |
| The Barry S Sternlicht Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Chicago Cares Inc | Chicago Cares' Annual Campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Egerter Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Allies for Community Business Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Wipfli Foundation Inc | Wausau, WI | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County Inc | Stronger to serve innovation award | apps.irs.gov |
| Master Educational Assistance Foundation | Oak Park, IL | 1 | $18,000 | $18,000 | Resilience Partners NFP | Contributior | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 207 | $17,233 | $1,213 | Imagine Englewood If NFP | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Aptargroup Charitable Foundation | Crystal Lake, IL | 2 | $17,000 | $15,000 | Metropolitan Planning Council | 111 Fam & Individual Services | apps.irs.gov |
| Charlton Family Charitable Foundation | Kankakee, IL | 1 | $16,667 | $16,667 | Kankakee Riverfront Society | River front beautification | apps.irs.gov |
| Stenstrom Foundation | Rockford, IL | 1 | $16,500 | $16,500 | Transform Rockford | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen's Hope Foundation | West Chicago, IL | 1 | $16,000 | $16,000 | Flourish Rwanda | Humanitarian aid | apps.irs.gov |
| American Water Charitable Foundationinc | Camden, NJ | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Southwestern Illinois Development Foundation | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Chinese American Service League | For Behavioral Health and Clinical Services Program, which offers uninsured individuals and families in Chicago's Armour Square, Bridgeport area with mental health screening and assessment, individual | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth Oliver Secord Perpetual Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Beverly Area Planning Association | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Osa Foundation | Lincolnshire, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Teachers Supporting Teachers | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Siragusa Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Chicago Cares | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Omaha, NE | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Joliet Will County Center for Economic Development | Community & economic development | apps.irs.gov |
| W Darrell Kilton Foundation | Litchfield, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Litchfield Community Partners | purchase equipment to be used for community events | apps.irs.gov |
| Bergstrom Inc Charitable Foundation XXXXX2008 | Chicago, IL | 3 | $14,000 | $10,000 | Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Charitable Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Shade Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $13,340 | $13,340 | Service League of Crystal Lake | Social services | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cricket Island Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $13,000 | $8,000 | Communities United | Building communications capacity | apps.irs.gov |
| Armin and Esther Hirsch Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 2 | $12,500 | $10,000 | Kenwood Oakland Community Organization | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Clif Family Foundation | Saint Helena, CA | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Experimental Station | Enhance Community Health | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hope and Grace Charitable Foundation | Geneva, IL | 1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | Big Hearts of Fox Valley NFP | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Sky Foundation | Edwardsville, IL | 1 | $11,787 | $11,787 | Giving Hearts Initiative Inc | To fund the startup of future charitable endeavors | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown Dana Charitable Trust | Eagan, MN | 1 | $11,500 | $11,500 | Gateway To the Great Outdoors | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Commerce Bancshares Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 3 | $11,000 | $9,000 | Community Development Corporation of the Bloomington-Normal Area | Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Hong W Moy Foundation | San Gabriel, CA | 1 | $11,000 | $11,000 | Chinese American Service League | To support chicago senior bus & meal program | apps.irs.gov |
| A D Johnson Foundation | Glenview, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | McHenry Riverwalk Foundation | Civic development-general fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Agape Foundation | Burr Ridge, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Female Strong | General purposes of donee organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Alton Woman's Home Association | Alton, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Community Hope Center | Women/children | apps.irs.gov |
| Berry Family Charitable Trust | Scales Mound, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Scales Mound Community Foundation | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation | Taylorville, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Christian County Economic Development | General operating purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Site Foundation | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Executive Construction Foundation | Hillside, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Chicago Chapter of Professional Women in Construction | Unrestricted general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank Family Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | World Business Chicago | General fund raising | apps.irs.gov |
| Grant & Virginia Brissman Foundation NFP | Bettendorf, IA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Milan Chamber of Commerce | Provide support to local businesses | apps.irs.gov |
| Harper Court Arts Council Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Experimental Station | Support bridge of diverse and historically divided neighborhoods | apps.irs.gov |
| Julie and Brian Simmons Foundation | Palm Beacch, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Chicago Cares | Annual gift - general fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Kanter Family Foundation | Sandy, UT | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Experimental Station | Support charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Leo A Herning Foundation | Downers Grove, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Palestine Development Association | Main Street lighting | apps.irs.gov |
| Naffah Family Charitable Foundation | Burr Ridge, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | HCS Family Services | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ploughshares Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Jewish Council On Urban Affairs | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Rachel B Williams Foundation | Glenview, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Family Matters | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Synchrony Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Chinese American Service League | Funding supports general operations and programming. | apps.irs.gov |
| The A Montgomery Ward Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Chinese American Service League Inc | After school youth program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bill Bass Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Female Strong | General funds | apps.irs.gov |
| The Draper Foundation | San Mateo, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Heph Foundation | Community outreach | apps.irs.gov |
| The FJK Private Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Sbac Empowerment Foundation | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Local South Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Experimental Station | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Macdougal Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Allies for Community Business Inc | General operation support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Miles C Hauter Foundation | Peoria, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Dvi Charitable Foundation | General purposes of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Overbrook Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Delta Institute | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Polsky Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Chicago Cares | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Regenstein Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Service Club of Chicago | Operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Theodore A Kienstra Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Community Hope Center | General support of charitable activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Chicagos Sunshine Enterprises Inc | Strengthening small | apps.irs.gov |
| Webb Foundation | Winthrop Harbor, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Service League of Crystal Lake | Outreach sponsorship | apps.irs.gov |
| Phyllis M Winings Trust | Argenta, IL | 1 | $9,099 | $9,099 | Argenta in Motion | Funding to purchase a trailer, tools and supplies to build ada ramps | apps.irs.gov |
| Alben F & Clara G Bates Foundation | Elmhurst, IL | 2 | $8,500 | $6,500 | HCS Family Services | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Bob Barker Foundation Inc | Fuquayvarina, NC | 1 | $8,250 | $8,250 | Teamwork Englewood | General Operation | apps.irs.gov |
| Carrie L Winter Trust Under Will | Olney, IL | 1 | $8,150 | $8,150 | Project Community | Harmony park | apps.irs.gov |
| Deupree Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Urban Juncture Foundation | For the Bike Box, Rooftop and Community Gardens, Container Greenhouse, Signage and/or Summer Internships FUND | apps.irs.gov |
| Nat P Ozmon Family Foundation | Crest Hill, IL | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | The Service Club of Chicago | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 4 | $7,500 | $5,000 | Teamwork Englewood | April 2024 flash consulting day | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shine Foundation | Zeeland, MI | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Christian Community Development Association | Unrestricted grant to general fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Witz Family Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | HCS Family Services | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Deere Wiman Memorial Trust XXX-XX-XXXX | Evansville, IN | 1 | $6,667 | $6,667 | Moline Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry F Chaddick and Elaine Chaddick Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 | Highsight | Healthcare | apps.irs.gov |
| Weinberger Family Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | 1 | $6,250 | $6,250 | HCS Family Services | Provide support for food pantry operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Carol Bernick Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $6,000 | $5,000 | Metropolitan Planning Council | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Quinn Emanuel Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Black Women Lawyers Association Scholarship Fund | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Baker Hughes Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $5,615 | $5,615 | Bolingbrook Women S Club | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kropid Family Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | HCS Family Services | Food Pantry | apps.irs.gov |
| Kaplan Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 | Jewish Council On Urban Affairs | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Andrew and Alice Fischer Charitable Trust | Dundee, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Stepping Stones Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Charter Oak Foundation | West Simsbury, CT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Family Matters Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Society Foundation | Oak Park, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Legion of Young Polish Women | operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Cless Family Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Evanston Grows | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Co Tua John F Cuneo Jr FND | Dallas, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Project Hood Communities | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel and Gloria Kearney Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | World Business Chicago | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Dolores Kohl Education Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | National Council of Jewish Women | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Giveaseed Foundation | Lisle, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Inner-City Muslim Action Network | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Delta Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| James and Catherine Denny Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Metropolitan Planning Council | Unrestricted charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| John Ullrich Foundation Trust Busey Trust Co - Trustee | Decatur, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Inc Spot | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Laughing Acres Family Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Willow House | All contribution are made to further the charitable goals of the recipient organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Leopardo Charitable Foundation | Hoffman Estates, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Near South Planning Board | To support the organizations mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Mazza Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Highsight | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard and Diane Weinberg Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Service Club of Chicago | Made for general, charitable, religious, educational or scientific purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Roger & Sybil Ferguson Charitable F | Rexburg, ID | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Grow Nauvoo | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Metropolitan Planning Council | Advances regional planning and community policy initiatives | apps.irs.gov |
| The Azek Cares Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Mercy Community Development Center | Employee matching gift program - general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Barry and Mimi Sternlicht Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Chicago Cares Inc | Chicago Cares' Annual Campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles L Weyerhaeuser Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Cornerstone Community Outreach | Case management | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clare Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Beverly Area Planning Association | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Etnyre Foundation | Oregon, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Neighborhood House Association | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mackenzie Family Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Together Chicago | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidley Austin Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | World Business Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Walsh Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Beverly Area Planning Association | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| William and Evelyn Fuchs Family Foundation | Lombard, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | North Central Regional Betterment Coalition | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyman R Coulter Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Main Street Orion | Facade improvement | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Helen Roberts Trust | Watseka, IL | 1 | $4,822 | $4,822 | Gilman Old Boys & Girls Association | Rent stages for 2025 event | apps.irs.gov |
| Enchanted Backpack | Chicago, IL | 1 | $4,599 | $4,599 | Emmanuel Community Development | In-kind donation of clothing and home goods | apps.irs.gov |
| H Fort Flowers Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Willow House | Unrestricted donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lawlor Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Foundation for Homan Square | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lre Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Tri-County Opportunities Council | Bureau county food pantry donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Todd R Wagner Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | World Business Chicago | Public services | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kjellstrom Family Foundation | Rockford, IL | 1 | $3,900 | $3,900 | Ken Rock Community Center | Social welfare | apps.irs.gov |
| Laser Family Foundation | Evanston, IL | 1 | $3,600 | $3,600 | Chicago Cares | General operating purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Nicholas D Sergi Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $3,600 | $3,600 | Near South Planning Board | Harold Washington Literary Award Dinner: Contributor Table | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mill Foundation | Loves Park, IL | 1 | $3,600 | $3,600 | Ken-Rock Community Center | Social welfare | apps.irs.gov |
| First Bank Chicago Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 2 | $3,500 | $2,500 | Allies for Community Business | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick Pitzman Fund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Gateway To the Great Outdoors | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found | Chicago, IL | 2 | $3,500 | $2,500 | Chicago Cares Inc | All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard H and Joann R Larson Family Foundation Inc | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Cornerstone Community Outreach | Social services | apps.irs.gov |
| Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation | Moline, IL | 1 | $3,200 | $3,200 | Aledo Main Street Inc | Creative arts grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Westfield Insurance Foundation | Westfield, OH | 1 | $3,087 | $3,087 | Female Strong | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rex and Nelle Jackson Foundation | Peoria, IL | 1 | $3,068 | $3,068 | Neighborhood House Association | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Benjamin J Rosenthal Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Gateway To the Great Outdoors | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ceres Foundation | Northfield, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | New Trier Township Angel Fund | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles H and Beverly E Shaw Foundation | Park Ridge, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Foundation for Homan Square | To support program and operational expenses. | apps.irs.gov |
| Harman Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Financial Health Network | Improving financial health | apps.irs.gov |
| Iroquois Federal Foundation Inc | Watseka, IL | 2 | $3,000 | $2,500 | Downtown Danville Inc | Downtown redevelopment | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph and Helen Komarek Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Willow House | Help families suffering from grief | apps.irs.gov |
| Menard County United Fund Inc | Tallula, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Town & Country Womens Club | General operating expenses. | apps.irs.gov |
| Solot and Karp Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $3,000 | $1,500 | Jewish Council On Urban Affairs | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Canfora Family Foundation Inc | Burr Ridge, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Evanston Grows | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Loewenberg Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Chicago Cares | Exempt purpose of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $2,500 | $2,000 | Neighborspace | Volunteer incentive program | apps.irs.gov |
| Silas & Ruth Claypool Foundation | Robinson, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Palestine Development Association | Replace awnings along main street | apps.irs.gov |
| The Graff Charitable Foundation Inc Co P Mark Graff | McCook, NE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | HCS Family Services | Families in need | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lewis Greenwood Foundation | Newbury Park, CA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Cornerstone Community Outreach | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leo J and Roslyn L Krupp Family Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 2 | $2,250 | $1,750 | Jewish Council On Urban Affairs | Or tzedek program | apps.irs.gov |
| Shea Family Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,215 | $2,215 | Junior League of Chicago | General operation | apps.irs.gov |
| Streblow Family Foundation | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $2,100 | $2,100 | Kelly Lake Advancement Association Inc | To preserve the kelly lake waters | apps.irs.gov |
| Bjorkman Foundation | Lake Geneva, WI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Cornerstone Community Outreach | Contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Carl S and Barbara L Stanley 1997 Charitable | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Executive Service Corps of Chicago | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Doug and Diane Oberhelman Family Foundation | Edwards, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Southside Community United for Change | To enhance livability in the southside area by developing partnerships with community stakeholders | apps.irs.gov |
| Frankenmuth Insurance Foundation | Frankenmuth, MI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Cornerstone Community Outreach | Community support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerome Stone Legacy Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | The Service Club of Chicago | General operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Joliet Foundation Co Club Oil & Gas in | Englewood, CO | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Experimental Station | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Together Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | Youth on faith & service initiative | $3,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Communities United | Chicago, IL | Promise of an Equitable Future | $1,254,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wasserman Foundation | Choose Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | Hospitality & Tourism Initiatives | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Iff | Chicago, IL | Core support for the chicagos cultural treasures initiative to support local arts and cultural activities | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knight Impact Partners | Inner-City Muslim Action Network | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Together Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | Thriving congregations initiative | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | Allies for Community Business | Chicago, IL | Program | $975,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prudential Foundation | Financial Health Network Inc | Chicago, IL | To support the financial health network in improving the financial health of newark residents and nonprofit workers through research and strategic interventions. | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | Transform Capital | Libertyville, IL | Program | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilmore Foundation | Greater Peoria Leadership Council | Peoria, IL | Matching gift/support organizational missions | $640,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Iff | Chicago, IL | Mission fund | $625,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust | Chinese American Service League | Chicago, IL | General operations | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago Vibrant Neighborhoods Collective | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Chicago Vibrant Neighborhoods Collective | Chicago, IL | Public awareness and analysis | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Communities United | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Iff | Chicago, IL | Project support grant to develop and implement innovative financing models for early childhood and nonprofit facilities in detroit | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John E Fetzer Institute Inc | Inner-City Muslim Action Network | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Inner-City Muslim Action Network | Chicago, IL | Program | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mansueto Foundation | North Austin Community Center | Chicago, IL | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Iff | Chicago, IL | Project support to manage the implementation of the hope starts here framework | $473,189 | apps.irs.gov |
| Citi Foundation | Chicago Community Loan Fund | Chicago, IL | Community progress makers | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Citi Foundation | Chicagos Sunshine Enterprises Inc | Chicago, IL | Community progress makers | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Berens Foundation | Highsight | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Inner-City Muslim Action Network | Chicago, IL | to support a project focused on healthy food access in the South Side of Chicago | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Cred Inc | Alliance of Local Service Organizations | Chicago, IL | General Support | $385,876 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dillon Foundation | Sterling Riverfront Foundation | Sterling, IL | To support community improvement/dev | $382,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | P33 | Chicago, IL | General operating;capital | $360,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Financial Services Stakeholder Project | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Iff | Chicago, IL | In support of administering the arts and culture loan fund | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James S McDonnell Foundation | Iff | Chicago, IL | Joyful spaces | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lumpkin Family Foundation | Mattoon Sports Complex Inc | Mattoon, IL | Charitable | $333,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | City Club of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Arts, culture & media | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Financial Services Stakeholder Project | Chicago, IL | To support research and education on private equity (pe) investment in the health care sector to provide expanded transparency and analysis about its role in health care, focusing the impact of pe on | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Cred Inc | Inner City Muslim Action Network | Chicago, IL | General Support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Metropolitan Planning Council | Chicago, IL | Right Infrastructure, Right Place | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Become Inc | Chicago, IL | 79377 developing the skills of citizen evaluators and community-based professional evaluators to advance transformation of marginalized communities | $282,586 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | Ampt Advancing Nonprofits | Chicago, IL | In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways | $280,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Far South CDC | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Greater Southwest Development Corporation | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Lawndale Christian Development Corporation | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | South Shore Chamber Community Development Corporation | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reva and David Logan Foundation | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Chicago, IL | In the game high school program at kelly high school | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives Inc | Chicago, IL | In support of place-based community economic development in the roseland neighborhood of chicago | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicagos Sunshine Enterprises Inc | Chicago, IL | to provide general operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chinese American Service League Inc | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Community Desk Chicago | Chicago, IL | to provide general operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Target Foundation | Financial Health Network Inc | Chicago, IL | Economic opportunity - national | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | Financial Health Network Inc | Chicago, IL | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Iff | Chicago, IL | In support of the project, community development solutions | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Iff | Chicago, IL | America's Cultural Treasures Chicago | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Iff | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Kenwood Oakland Community Organization | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Mid Bancshares Inc First Mid Wealth Management | Mattoon Sports Complex Inc | Mattoon, IL | Unrestricted gift | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Metropolitan Planning Council | Chicago, IL | Environment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | P33 | Chicago, IL | In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation | Southwest Organizing Project | Chicago, IL | Southwest System of Care | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Urban Juncture Foundation | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | Trend Community Development Corporation | Chicago, IL | General support | $232,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | Iff | Chicago, IL | In support of neighborhood revitalization | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Logan Square Neighborhood Association Inc | Chicago, IL | Early Care and Education | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Metropolitan Planning Council | Chicago, IL | 82242 reforming chicago's zoning and land use practices to address racial and economic segregation, environmental harm, and access to opportunity | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Enlace Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Inner-City Muslim Action Network | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Julian Grace Foundation | Chinese American Service League | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $205,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Ampt Advancing Nonprofits | Chicago, IL | Program | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peak6 Foundation | Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center | Chicago, IL | For general donation | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | City Club of Chicago | Chicago, IL | To support the Elevating the Platform project. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Growald Climate Fund Inc | Financial Services Stakeholder Project | Chicago, IL | Core support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Financial Services Stakeholder Project | Chicago, IL | To support industry watchdog for private equity activities in the health care sector relevant to the complex care portfolio and dual eligible population. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Great Lakes Cities Initiative | New Lenox, IL | To support an organization with a mission to advance the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River ecosystem. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knight Impact Partners | Maafa Redemption Project Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | Metropolitan Planning Council | Chicago, IL | In support of neighborhood revitalization | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | Trend Community Development Corporation | Chicago, IL | In support of underserved small business expansion | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Urban Juncture Foundation | Chicago, IL | to support education, training, and technical assistance for creative entrepreneurs | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| W Clement & Jessie V Stone Foundation | Communities United | Chicago, IL | Advancing Safe, inclusive, and Supportive Learning Environments in Chicago Public Schools | $195,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | Financial Services Stakeholder Project | Chicago, IL | General support | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Logan Square Neighborhood Association | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $170,125 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | East Side Aligned | St Louis, IL | General Operating Support | $161,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Chicago Community Loan Fund | Chicago, IL | Strong Communities | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Ampt Advancing Nonprofits | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $155,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bluhm Family Foundation | Chicago Cares | Chicago, IL | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Chicago Cares | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation | Chicago, IL | Community services | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Inner City Muslim Action Network | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Inner City Muslim Action Network | Chicago, IL | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust XXXXX1008 | P33 | Chicago, IL | Support talent pathways | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust | P33 | Chicago, IL | Support general operating | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Resident Association of Greater Englewood | Chicago, IL | to provide general operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prudential Foundation | Trend Community Development Corporation | Chicago, IL | To support trend community development corporation's buy back the block lab newark, a six-month initiative designed to catalyze inclusive commercial real estate ownership in newark. | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | United Power for Action & Justice Inc | Chicago, IL | Project support grant to strengthen the community engagement and organizing capacity of united power for action and justice in chicago. | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Financial Services Stakeholder Project | Chicago, IL | Jobs and Family Economic Security | $146,845 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dillon Foundation | Greater Sterling Development Corp | Sterling, IL | To support community improvement | $144,566 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Communities United | Chicago, IL | General Operating Support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| LKQ Community Foundation | I-Car Education Foundation | Hoffman Estates, IL | General charitable purpose | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | Southside Together Organizing for Power | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Southwest Organizing Project | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Ampt Advancing Nonprofits | Chicago, IL | General operating support-strategic initiative | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Black Researchers Collective | Chicago, IL | General Operating Support | $101,500 | 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.