Data / Foundation grants / Crime and legal-related / Illinois
Who funds crime and legal-related in Illinois: 274 foundations, $18.1 million in grants
274 private foundations paid 497 grants totaling $18,108,867 to crime and legal-related nonprofits in Illinois, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Centene Foundation, with $1,631,961 in 1 grant.
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- Cause
- Crime and legal-related
- Recipients in
- Illinois
- Foundations
- 274
- Grants
- 497
- Total granted
- $18,108,867
Foundations that funded crime and legal-related in Illinois
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centene Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $1,631,961 | $1,631,961 | Safer Foundation | Provide $2 million over three years | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $1,459,500 | $575,000 | Impact for Equity Inc | To advance police accountability efforts and justice reform in illinois as part of the safety and justice challenge | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $1,350,000 | $750,000 | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Economic and racial justice in the states | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $1,100,000 | $500,000 | 548 Foundation Inc | to support implementation of a clean jobs workforce training program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 9 | $870,000 | $250,000 | Impact for Equity Inc | Gun violence prevention & justice reform | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 17 | $810,500 | $180,000 | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Strong Communities | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $600,000 | $300,000 | Nijc NFP | Strengthening Legal Services for Chicago Immigrants | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $550,000 | $250,000 | Nijc NFP | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alphawood Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $515,200 | $275,200 | Nijc NFP | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 3 | $500,100 | $300,000 | Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Inc | Early Care and Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 13 | $474,555 | $125,000 | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | Violence reduction | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 2 | $452,000 | $402,000 | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | To support advocacy and technical assistance to promote the educational success of youth in foster care in new york city and align advocacy for a national blueprint for success across foster care and | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | Chicago, IL | 8 | $405,000 | $60,000 | Chicago Torture Justice Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Katherinejames Foundation | Dorado, PR | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Thomas More Society | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles and Mary Crossed Foundation | Rochester, NY | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | The Thomas More Society | pro-life public education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Lawndale Christian Legal Center | To support a facility for a new residential employment and training program that will help men who have been involved in the justice system achieve economic independence. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidley Austin Foundation | Chicago, IL | 9 | $248,500 | $150,000 | Legal Aid Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 1 | $225,000 | $225,000 | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | As a final grant for the Center for Human Rights | apps.irs.gov |
| Lloyd A Fry Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $180,500 | $125,000 | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $176,875 | $50,000 | Nijc NFP | Increase access to legal services and due process | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $168,902 | $125,638 | John Howard Association | To analyze staffing of prisons in illinois, with the overall goal of assessing the scope and impact of low staffing rates in the state and develop recommendations to address the correctional staffing | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $160,000 | $150,000 | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $160,000 | $160,000 | Chicago Torture Justice Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| NHL Foundation Us Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Survivors for Change | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Yagan Family Foundation | Boulder, CO | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Lawndale Christian Legal Center | Public charity support | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 6 | $145,000 | $60,000 | Lawndale Christian Legal Center | Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Foundation of Illinois | Chicago, IL | 4 | $130,000 | $50,000 | Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Inc | Operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Retirement Research Foundation Dba RRF Foundation for Aging | Chicago, IL | 5 | $129,915 | $100,000 | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | A three-year general operating support grant for efforts that support older people. | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 5 | $120,000 | $50,000 | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Support kinship care advocacy, education, and technical assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| The Skadden Foundation | White Plains, NY | 1 | $110,001 | $110,001 | Legal Aid Chicago | Payment for fellows | apps.irs.gov |
| Frankel Julius N Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $110,000 | $110,000 | Lawndale Christian Legal Center | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ben & Mary Doskocil Family Foundatio | Arlington, TX | 5 | $105,000 | $30,000 | Thomas More Society | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Abra Prentice Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 2 | $100,000 | $75,000 | Recipe for Change | Earmarked for operating support for the culinary programing for the incarcerated | apps.irs.gov |
| Alumbra Innovations Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Chicago Adventure Therapy NFP | to support Making outdoor adventure REAL | apps.irs.gov |
| Bally's Foundation North America Inc | Providence, RI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Institute for Nonviolence - Chicago | To assist in supporting individuals and families impacted by gun violence in the chicago region. | apps.irs.gov |
| Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Recipe for Change | Social services | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Program support for Task Force on American Democracy | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 2 | $100,000 | $75,000 | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Support the illinois | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Endowment Inc | Houston, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Program Support for the Children's Immigration Law Academy's Work in Greater Houston | apps.irs.gov |
| Lohengrin Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| NKC Family Foundation | Geneva, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Administer Justice | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Reinhardt H & Shirley R Jahn Foundation Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | Further development of space and resources | apps.irs.gov |
| The Evans Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Edovo Foundation | To further charity's purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Giving 3 Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Protecting human rights in africa | apps.irs.gov |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago (aka) Vna Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | To support the shriver centers training, technical assistance, education, and outreach efforts to facilitate healthcare enrollment and access, improve health outcomes, and address social determinants | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $97,256 | $97,256 | Nijc NFP | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Riverside, IL | 1 | $90,500 | $90,500 | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert E Gallagher Charitable Trust | Glenview, IL | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | Legal Aid Chicago | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Trott Family Philanthropies Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Recipe for Change | Food Truck Launch | apps.irs.gov |
| Square One Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $67,500 | $67,500 | Citizen Advocacy Center | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Memorial Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | 2 | $64,505 | $33,500 | Prairie State Legal Services Inc | Responsive | apps.irs.gov |
| Domanada Foundation | Wheaton, IL | 2 | $60,000 | $30,000 | Administer Justice | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Nextfifty Initiative D/b/a Next50 | Denver, CO | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jerome Mirza Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 2 | $60,000 | $35,000 | Public Interest Law Initiative | Support of operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Carylon Julius and Marcie Hemmelstein Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | John Howard Association | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustmark Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 3 | $55,000 | $30,000 | Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | Contribution provided | apps.irs.gov |
| Marc and Jeanne Malnati Family FDN Inc | Chicago, IL | 2 | $50,613 | $50,000 | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | General | apps.irs.gov |
| God's Gift | San Diego, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Thomas More Society | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The One Above NFP | Godfrey, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Unified Child Advocacy Network | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patricia Kind Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Edovo Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Van Ameringen Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Edovo Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Duchossois Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Chicago Childrens Advocacy Center | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Prairie State Legal Services Inc | Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Mills Family Charitable Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | John Howard Association | General funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust XXXXX1008 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Legal Aid Chicago | To support general | apps.irs.gov |
| Martha & Joseph Schrodt Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Citizen Advocacy Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Master Educational Assistance Foundation | Oak Park, IL | 2 | $28,500 | $20,000 | Frieda Inc | Contributior | apps.irs.gov |
| Kaufman Family Foundation 16115009633 | Newport, VT | 1 | $27,368 | $27,368 | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Baskin Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | John Howard Association | Criminal justice | apps.irs.gov |
| Bell Charitable Foundation | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Thomas More Society | Support Programs that Defend America's Pro-Life Movement | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Cred Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Englewood First Responders | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cushing Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Safer Foundation | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| D and R Charitable Fund | Oak Lawn, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Legal Aid Chicago | Civic & social | apps.irs.gov |
| Focus for Health Inc | Warren, NJ | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Erins Law Foundation | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Chicago Torture Justice Center | General unrestricted, exempt purpose of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Kiphart Family Foundation | Key Largo, FL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Impact for Equity | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Price Philanthropies Foundation | La Jolla, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sonnentag American Foundation Inc | Marathon, WI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Amy Schulz Child Advocacy Center Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dla Piper Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Legal Aid Chicago | General exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles and M R Shapiro Foundation Inc | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $22,500 | $22,500 | John Howard Association | Juvenile justice program | apps.irs.gov |
| Francis Beidler Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $22,500 | $18,000 | Public Interest Law Initiative | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen's Hope Foundation | West Chicago, IL | 2 | $21,000 | $15,000 | Administer Justice | Ministry | apps.irs.gov |
| Glenn R Logan & Rhea Jean McCandless Logan Family Trust | Butler, PA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Thomas More Society | General | apps.irs.gov |
| John R Flanagan Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Legal Aid for New Entrepreneurs Inc | For general charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Kingdom Charitable Trust | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Life Span | Services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carl A Davis and Lois E Davis Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Thomas More Society | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The FJK Private Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Philemon House | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Moran Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Thomas More Society | Humanitarian | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermilion Healthcare Foundation | Danville, IL | 1 | $18,500 | $18,500 | Vermilion County Child Advocacy Center | Forensic investigator | apps.irs.gov |
| Bernard & Naomi L Podolsky Charitable Trust | Fairfield, IL | 1 | $17,500 | $17,500 | Poshard Foundation for Abused Children | Women and children assistance program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kellcie Fund | Chicago, IL | 4 | $17,000 | $10,000 | James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold M & Adeline S Morrison Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $16,500 | $16,500 | Legacy Reentry Foundation NFP | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Casey Family Programs | Seattle, WA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | General operating grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Prison and Neighborhood Arts-Education Project | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Quinn Emanuel Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Federal Problem-Solving Courts Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Broderick Charitable Foundation Trust | Urbandale, IA | 1 | $14,375 | $14,375 | Mijos NFP | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Trillium Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $13,000 | $8,000 | Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | General operating purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County | Grayslake, IL | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | Healthcare | apps.irs.gov |
| Tornquist Family Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Ministry & More Inc | Support of charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| S Edward Marder Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | Prairie State Legal Services Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Matthew 25 Foundation Inc | Franklin, TN | 1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | Thomas More Society | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Van Grinsven Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Chott Family Foundation | Burr Ridge, IL | 1 | $10,200 | $10,200 | Domestic Violence Outreach | Social services | apps.irs.gov |
| 125 Foundation | Barrington, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Chicago Bible Society | To provide free or low-cost bibles and promote increased reading of the bible | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbvie Foundation | North Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Prairie State Legal Services Inc | General Mission Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Allegis Group Foundation Inc | Hanover, MD | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Illinois Legal Aid Online | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Andrew and Alice Fischer Charitable Trust | Dundee, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Anne Ulnick Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Legal Aid Chicago | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Finnegan Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Safer Foundation | Chicago program | apps.irs.gov |
| Frankel Family Foundation | Prescott, AZ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nijc NFP | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Gary Messina Family Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Thomas More Society | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Herbert & Bui Simon Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | American Bar Foundation | Donation in honor of sandra chan | apps.irs.gov |
| John E & Jeanne T Hughes Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Illinois Coalition To End Permanent Punishments | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Littler Mendelson Foundation Inc | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nijc NFP | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Luther I Replogle Foundation | Potomac, MD | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Amplified Voices | Legal internship | apps.irs.gov |
| Mansueto Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pilgrim Souls Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Citizen Advocacy Center | Empowerment | apps.irs.gov |
| Redstone Family Foundation | Chestnut Hill, MA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Get Connected | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Ron and Suzanne Harris Family Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Thomas More Society | Social welfare | apps.irs.gov |
| Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust | Oak Park, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Elder Care Services of Dekalb County | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| SBB Research Group Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | To further the mission of the donee | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bersted Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Prairie State Legal Services | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bluhm Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Calamus Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Inter-Intra Community | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eagle and the Hawk Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Edovo Foundation | To help everyone connected to incarceration build better lives | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kadens Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | John Howard Association | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kappler Marrack Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nijc NFP | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Local South Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Legal Aid Chicago | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rossotti Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Law Center for Better Housing | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The S Leigh Pierson & Douglas R Conant Family Cookie Jar Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Juvenile Justice Initiative | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Georgy Family Foundation | Crystal Lake, IL | 1 | $9,306 | $9,306 | Casa of McHenry County | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Lou Downs Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Life Span | Exclusively charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 79 | $7,868 | $575 | South Suburban Emergency Response Team | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Chilanta Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $7,500 | $5,000 | Chicago Bible Society | Bible distribution at cook county jail | apps.irs.gov |
| Friedman Linda D Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Legal Aid Chicago | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick and Anna M Cudahy Fund | Oak Park, IL | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Legal Aid Chicago | General Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wristen Family Foundation | Cary, IL | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Casa of McHenry County | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities | Arlington Heights, IL | 2 | $7,000 | $5,000 | Chicago Childrens Advocacy Center | Social assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sharon L King Foundation | Glenview, IL | 1 | $6,750 | $6,750 | Law Center for Better Housing | Provide financial assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $6,000 | $4,000 | James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $6,000 | $2,500 | Legal Aid Chicago | General charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 11 | $5,401 | $2,200 | James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | Matching contribution (general operating support) | apps.irs.gov |
| Bertaud Family Foundation | Libertyville, IL | 2 | $5,100 | $2,600 | Zacharias (sexual Abuse Center) | Assist charitable goals | apps.irs.gov |
| Belvedere Cares Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Chicago Childrens Advocacy Center | Organization's Exempt Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Co Tua John F Cuneo Jr FND | Dallas, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Thomas More Society | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Comer Science & Education Foundation | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Operation Neighborhood Safety | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Crass Foundation Inc | Denver, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Thomas More Society | Spring and fall donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Cuore E Mani Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Law Center for Better Housing | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | Counseling, Advocacy, and Prevention Education (CAPE) services | apps.irs.gov |
| Ehret Family Foundation Inc | Carmel, IN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Thomas More Society | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Emil Ewald Family Foundation Inc | Oconomowoc, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Erins Law Foundation | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Free Root Operation | for the BLOOM Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Gianaras Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Hellenic Bar Association | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvey and Ethel Daeumer Foundation | Elgin, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Administer Justice | New facility in elgin, il | apps.irs.gov |
| Herbert C Wenske Foundation | Wilmette, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Leva Family Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | Community support - violence provention | apps.irs.gov |
| Out of the Box Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul and Pearl Caslow Foundation | Glenview, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Legal Aid Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert J & Loretta W Cooney Family FDTN | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Recipe for Change | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Square Table Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Nijc NFP | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| St Agnes Catholic Education Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Thomas More Society | Religious | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven Broitman Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Legal Action Chicago | Seek justice for people living in poverty through litigation and advocacy | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eucharist Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Thomas More Society | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Growmark Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Child Protection Network | For support of community charitable activities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The John V Deitchman Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Thomas More Society | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Federal Problem-Solving Courts Foundation Inc | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| Turner Construction Company Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Safer Foundation | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Baxter International Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 2 | $4,500 | $2,500 | Legal Aid Chicago | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| Benjamin J Rosenthal Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Legal Aid Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Roy G Michell Charitable Foundation and Trust | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Thomas More Society | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas W Dower Foundation | Kenilworth, IL | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Safer Foundation | To provide for charitable activities as determined by the recipient organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Warren P and Joanne C Powers Charitable Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Thomas More Society | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Betagole Family Foundation Inc | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $3,750 | $3,750 | The Immigration Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mildred L Phillips Charitable Foundation Inc | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | American Bar Foundation | A research institute committed to the principle that a deep understanding of the law is vital to a more just, equitable world. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rust Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $3,250 | $3,250 | Poshard Foundation for Abused Children | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Howard and Geraldine Knaack Foundation | Crystal Lake, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Casa of McHenry County | Unrestricted contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Katherine L Olson Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Safer Foundation | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald S Haft Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Life After Justice | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Rubens Family Foundation | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | General | apps.irs.gov |
| First Bank Chicago Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 2 | $2,550 | $2,500 | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ellen & Ronald Block Family Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Free Root Operation | Restricted to support food insecure individuals and families | apps.irs.gov |
| Evelyn C Carter Foundation Corp | Antioch, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Safer Foundation | Health care | apps.irs.gov |
| Kiwanis Foundation of Lake Bluff & Lake Forest | Lake Bluff, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | Unrestricted donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Lee Family Foundation | Lake Bluff, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Rafael Madan & Lilian Casas Foundation | Oakton, VA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Thomas More Society | The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dunham Charitable Foundation Co Westwood Trust | Houston, TX | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Trinity Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Michael J and Carla J Kilbane Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Chicago Childrens Advocacy Center | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Raymond C and Linda M Stachowiak Foundation | St Charles, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Casa McHenry County | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Charitable Trust Agreement of Brion & Jennifer Collins | Englewood, CO | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Thomas More Society | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald Learner Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Legal Aid Chicago | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Livney Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | Legal Services | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul A Funk Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Ministry & More Inc | Food pantry | apps.irs.gov |
| Ploughshares Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Ralph J Baudhuin Foundation | Roscoe, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Boone County Casa | Humanitarian | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Thomas More Society | 2000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Doug and Betsey Schwab and Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Nijc NFP | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Old Stones Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Thomas More Society | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ten Talents Foundation LTD | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Safer Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Yip Harburg Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Rise Foundation By Envoy Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Textron Charitable Trust DTD 122353 | Providence, RI | 2 | $1,825 | $1,250 | Foundation of the International Association of the Defense Counsel | Matching gift to civic agency | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 | Elyssas Mission NFP | Volunteer program | apps.irs.gov |
| We in Quincy Illinois Back the Blue | Quincy, IL | 1 | $1,642 | $1,642 | Quincy Back the Blue | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Pajeau Children's Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,548 | $1,548 | Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Helmsmanshipinc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Chicago Police Sailing Assoc | Non profit organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Marshall Rose Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Answer the Call | general purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Maurice & Henry Freund Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $1,500 | $1,000 | Lawndale Christian Legal Center | To further charitable goals | apps.irs.gov |
| McGuire Family Charitable Foundation | Punta Gorda, FL | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Thomas More Society | For assistance of furthering the charity mission to indandgered or indigent families or people | apps.irs.gov |
| Naperville Rotary Charities Inc | Naperville, IL | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Citizens Appreciate Public Safety | Community service grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thomas L and Kathleen G Bindley Charitable Trust | Naples, FL | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Chicago Bible Society | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| World Faith Foundation | Dana Point, CA | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Thomas More Society | Religious - legal ministry | apps.irs.gov |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 2 | $1,250 | $1,000 | Thomas More Society | Other civic / community | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 3 | $1,205 | $500 | Crimestoppers of Sangamon & Menard Counties Inc | Crime, legal-related | apps.irs.gov |
| BFL Foundation | Oceanside, CA | 1 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Thomas More Society | Grant Provided | apps.irs.gov |
| B & J Association Inc | Winnetka, IL | 2 | $1,018 | $518 | Legal Aid Chicago | To provide free civil legal services to people living in poverty in cook county. | apps.irs.gov |
| Barton Family Foundation DTD 4242013 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Casa of the Tenth Judicial Circuit | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bitner H M & Evelyn-Char Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Caryl H and Bernard M Susman Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $1,000 | $500 | Chicago Childrens Advocacy Center | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniels Family Foundation | Berwyn, PA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Thomas More Society | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dehayes Family Foundation Inc | Lake Bluff, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Doug and Diane Oberhelman Family Foundation | Edwards, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Sing-Shifting Into New Gear | Holiday basket program | apps.irs.gov |
| For His Glory Foundation | Fishers, IN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Thomas More Society | General assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| Foster Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | Distributions for charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Garvey Kansas Foundation | Wichita, KS | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Thomas More Society | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Our Brothers Keepers of Southern Illinois | Matching gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Golder Family Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Horner Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Legal Aid Chicago | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation | Concord, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | American Bar Foundation | To further the donees' exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Safer Foundation | Women's justice institute | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Police Association Sherwood Charities | Elmwood Park, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Galesburg Area Crime Stoppers | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack and Penny Rohrbach Family Foundation Inc | Park City, UT | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Lake Forest Police Foundation | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| James and Lesley Anixter Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | To further the mission of the donee | apps.irs.gov |
| Jarvis Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Melvin and Sylvia Kafka Foundation Co Sara Suchman | Brattleboro, VT | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | The American Bar Foundation | Financial Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Neil & Ginny Gerald Family Foundation | North Aurora, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Citizens Appreciate Public Safety | Corporate sponsorship | apps.irs.gov |
| Smith Fries Foundation Uti 111787 | Tampa, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Thomas More Society | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gerhard & Patricia Weiler Family Foundation | Harvard, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Casa of McHenry County | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Triple E Charitable Foundation Inc | Larchmont, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Edovo Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Waddell Family Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Life After Justice | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| William H & Ella W McMahan Foundation | Franklin, TN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | The Thomas More Society | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Kane Family Foundation | Bondville, VT | 1 | $800 | $800 | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc | Radnor, PA | 2 | $800 | $750 | Answer the Call | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| Ernsteen Family Foundation | Buffalo Grove, IL | 1 | $750 | $750 | Pathways for Achievement | Unrestrcited | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis and Maria Harrison Charitable Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $750 | $750 | American Bar Foundation | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Warburg Pincus Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $750 | $750 | Nijc NFP | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Zivin Family Foundation | Evanston, IL | 1 | $750 | $750 | James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Assurant Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $558 | $558 | Free Root Operation | Financial Assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| Addleman Foundation | Monmouth, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Casa of West Central Illinois | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Ethel M Looram Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $500 | $500 | Thomas More Society | Unrestricted for Donees discretionary application | apps.irs.gov |
| Francis Beidler III & Prudence R Beidler Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Juvenile Justice Initiative | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry F Chaddick and Elaine Chaddick Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Federal Problem Solving Courts Foundation | Civic | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunting Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Lake Forest Police Foundation | Unrestricted grant to general fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Jocarno Fund | Oak Park, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | Support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Kevin Walsh Family Foundation | Naperville, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Safer Foundation | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert & Susan Star Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ben Harding Family Foundation | Rockford, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Prairie State Legal Services | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Poole Family Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Thomas More Society | Religious | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sammann Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $500 | $500 | Prairie State Legal Services Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Violet G Young Charitable Trust | Des Moines, IA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| K2N2 Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $400 | $400 | Street Vendors Association of Chicago | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Mandel Family Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $300 | $300 | American Bar Foundation | For organization's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Mitzvah Charitable Trust | Tallahassee, FL | 1 | $300 | $300 | American Bar FDN | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth Family Foundation | Woodstock, IL | 1 | $300 | $300 | Illinois Sheriffs' Association | In support of organization's mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Shatz Schwartz and Fentin Charitable Foundation | Springfield, MA | 1 | $250 | $250 | American Bar Foundation | Advancing justice with rigorous rese | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $207 | $207 | Thomas More Society | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program." | apps.irs.gov |
| Arthur J Gallagher Foundation | Rolling Meadows, IL | 1 | $200 | $200 | Chicago Books To Women in Prison | General exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Regal Foundation | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $153 | $153 | Casa of McHenry County | Children & family | apps.irs.gov |
| American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $100 | $100 | Matty Eappen Foundation | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hoagland Family Foundation | Alton, IL | 1 | $100 | $100 | Illinois Sheriffs Association | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Vandevere Charitable Foundation | Akron, OH | 1 | $100 | $100 | Thomas More Society | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Catalina Marketing Charitable Foundation | St Petersburg, FL | 1 | $50 | $50 | Childrens Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County | Restricted use | apps.irs.gov |
| American Express Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10 | $10 | Chicago Books To Women in Prison | General support | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centene Foundation | Safer Foundation | Chicago, IL | Provide $2 million over three years | $1,631,961 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | Economic and racial justice in the states | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | American Bar Foundation | Chicago, IL | Access to justice scholars program | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Impact for Equity Inc | Chicago, IL | To advance police accountability efforts and justice reform in illinois as part of the safety and justice challenge | $575,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago Torture Justice Center | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $505,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | 548 Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | to support implementation of a clean jobs workforce training program | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Equity Legal Services Inc | Fairview Heights, IL | to provide general operating support. | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Chicago, IL | To support advocacy and technical assistance to promote the educational success of youth in foster care in new york city and align advocacy for a national blueprint for success across foster care and | $402,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles and Mary Crossed Foundation | The Thomas More Society | Chicago, IL | pro-life public education | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Katherinejames Foundation | Thomas More Society | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Inc | Chicago, IL | Early Care and Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Nijc NFP | Chicago, IL | Strengthening Legal Services for Chicago Immigrants | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alphawood Foundation | Nijc NFP | Chicago, IL | General operations | $275,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Impact for Equity Inc | Chicago, IL | Gun violence prevention & justice reform | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Lawndale Christian Legal Center | Chicago, IL | To support a facility for a new residential employment and training program that will help men who have been involved in the justice system achieve economic independence. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Nijc NFP | Chicago, IL | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | Migration and Immigrant Communities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Chicago, IL | As a final grant for the Center for Human Rights | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Inc | Chicago, IL | Democracy | $205,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alphawood Foundation | Legal Aid Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | National Legal Advocacy Network | Chicago, IL | Jobs and Family Economic Security | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | National Legal Advocacy Network | Chicago, IL | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | For project coordination and technical assistance to local jurisdictions seeking to safely reduce jail use and address racial and ethnic disparities as part of the safety and justice challenge | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | Strong Communities | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | John Howard Association | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | Chicago Torture Justice Center | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Greater Chicago Legal Clinic Inc | Chicago, IL | to provide general operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yagan Family Foundation | Lawndale Christian Legal Center | Chicago, IL | Public charity support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidley Austin Foundation | Legal Aid Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | General Operating Support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| NHL Foundation Us Inc | Survivors for Change | Hickory Hills, IL | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | John Howard Association | Chicago, IL | To analyze staffing of prisons in illinois, with the overall goal of assessing the scope and impact of low staffing rates in the state and develop recommendations to address the correctional staffing | $125,638 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lloyd A Fry Foundation | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | Chicago, IL | For general operating support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | Chicago, IL | Violence reduction | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Legal Action Chicago LLC | Chicago, IL | Mission fund | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Skadden Foundation | Legal Aid Chicago | Chicago, IL | Payment for fellows | $110,001 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frankel Julius N Foundation | Lawndale Christian Legal Center | Chicago, IL | Program support | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| NKC Family Foundation | Administer Justice | Elgin, IL | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Chicago, IL | Program support for Task Force on American Democracy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Endowment Inc | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Chicago, IL | Program Support for the Children's Immigration Law Academy's Work in Greater Houston | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Chicago, IL | Protecting human rights in africa | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Chicago, IL | Core support for the task force for american democracys work in communities across the country to increase public knowledge of and trust in democracy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alumbra Innovations Foundation | Chicago Adventure Therapy NFP | Chicago, IL | to support Making outdoor adventure REAL | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago Childrens Advocacy Center | Chicago, IL | Community services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Giving 3 Foundation | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lohengrin Foundation Inc | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reinhardt H & Shirley R Jahn Foundation Trust | James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | Evanston, IL | Further development of space and resources | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation | Recipe for Change | Winnetka, IL | Social services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago (aka) Vna Foundation | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | To support the shriver centers training, technical assistance, education, and outreach efforts to facilitate healthcare enrollment and access, improve health outcomes, and address social determinants | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | Mission fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Retirement Research Foundation Dba RRF Foundation for Aging | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | A three-year general operating support grant for efforts that support older people. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bally's Foundation North America Inc | The Institute for Nonviolence - Chicago | Chicago, IL | To assist in supporting individuals and families impacted by gun violence in the chicago region. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Nijc NFP | Chicago, IL | For general support | $97,256 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $90,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic | Chicago, IL | Strong Communities | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Impact for Equity | Chicago, IL | Strong Communities | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Abra Prentice Foundation Inc | Recipe for Change | Winnetka, IL | Earmarked for operating support for the culinary programing for the incarcerated | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trott Family Philanthropies Inc | Recipe for Change | Winnetka, IL | Food Truck Launch | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | Support the illinois | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Legal Aid Chicago | Chicago, IL | Strong Communities | $68,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Square One Foundation | Citizen Advocacy Center | Elmhurst, IL | General purpose | $67,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nextfifty Initiative D/b/a Next50 | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Chicago, IL | General support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | Chicago Torture Justice Center | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | Goodkids Madcity Englewood | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Lawndale Christian Legal Center | Chicago, IL | Program | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | Community services | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law | Chicago, IL | Strong Communities | $56,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carylon Julius and Marcie Hemmelstein Foundation | John Howard Association | Chicago, IL | Education | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Chicago, IL | To support the first-ever u.s. department of education convening for state foster care and education points of contact | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Chicago, IL | Support kinship care advocacy, education, and technical assistance | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic | Chicago, IL | General operating | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | Cabrini-Green Legal Aid Clinic Inc | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | Chicago Community Bond Fund | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law | Chicago, IL | Initiatives | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Foundation of Illinois | Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Inc | Chicago, IL | Operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Evans Family Foundation | Edovo Foundation | Chicago, IL | To further charity's purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patricia Kind Family Foundation | Edovo Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Van Ameringen Foundation Inc | Edovo Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | First Defense Legal Aid | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Evans Family Foundation | Goodkids Madcity Englewood | Chicago, IL | To further charity's purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Illinois Coalition To End Permanent Punishments | Chicago, IL | Democracy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Illinois Coalition To End Permanent Punishments | Chicago, IL | Gun violence prevention & justice reform | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marc and Jeanne Malnati Family FDN Inc | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | Chicago, IL | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | Chicago, IL | Strong Communities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | Juvenile Justice Initiative | Evanston, IL | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert E Gallagher Charitable Trust | Legal Aid Chicago | Chicago, IL | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | Nijc NFP | Chicago, IL | Increase access to legal services and due process | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Nijc NFP | Chicago, IL | President's discretionary fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | Highland Park, IL | Community services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | Highland Park, IL | Immigrant and Refugee Legal Aid Services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | Safer Foundation | Chicago, IL | Capacity support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Foundation of Illinois | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | Operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | Shriver Center On Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | Education on health care access | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| God's Gift | Thomas More Society | Chicago, IL | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The One Above NFP | Unified Child Advocacy Network | Jerseyville, IL | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidley Austin Foundation | Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Greater Chicago Legal Clinic Inc | Chicago, IL | Strong Communities | $44,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Public Interest Law Initiative | Chicago, IL | Strong Communities | $44,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Duchossois Family Foundation | Chicago Childrens Advocacy Center | Chicago, IL | General operating | $40,000 | 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.