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Who funds education in Illinois: 2,039 foundations, $444.9 million in grants
2,039 private foundations paid 5,815 grants totaling $444,859,685 to education nonprofits in Illinois, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation, with $50,000,000 in 1 grant.
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Foundations that funded education in Illinois
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 2,039 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $50,000,000 | $50,000,000 | University of Illinois FDN | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| James S and Paula H Crown Family Foundat | Chicago, IL | 1 | $42,611,684 | $42,611,684 | University of Chicago | General funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Zell Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 12 | $18,932,533 | $10,000,000 | Rochelle Zell Jewish High School | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 7 | $13,281,239 | $7,646,736 | Loyola University of Chicago | Pathways for tomorrow initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 72 | $11,536,529 | $1,000,000 | One Lawndale Childrens Discovery Center | Capital | apps.irs.gov |
| JTB Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $10,100,000 | $10,000,000 | Northern Illinois University Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 9 | $9,420,000 | $5,000,000 | Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group | To support The 1954 Project. | apps.irs.gov |
| Kao Family Foundation | Olathe, KS | 1 | $7,915,765 | $7,915,765 | National Taiwan University Academic Development Foundation | Organization's general charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | Lake Forest, IL | 8 | $7,665,000 | $2,500,000 | Lake Forest College | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| The Neubauer Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $5,610,714 | $5,610,714 | University of Chicago | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Lincoln, NE | 12 | $5,417,500 | $1,000,000 | Chicago State Foundation | To be used as follows per chicago state foundation's august 21, 2024 proposal: 1. $900,000 to the classroom improvements project; and 2. $100,000 to the cougars futures fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,226,783 | $5,226,783 | Art Institute of Chicago | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 13 | $4,841,578 | $1,600,000 | University of Chicago | K-12 education | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 57 | $4,534,903 | $629,000 | University of Chicago | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $4,443,500 | $1,000,000 | Chicago Public Library Foundation | To support collection processing, digitization, and outreach and engagement activities for the vivian g. harsh research collection and other black history-related holdings at the chicago public librar | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothea Berggren Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $4,250,250 | $4,250,250 | The University of Chicago | Quantum center | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 25 | $3,858,000 | $500,000 | Public Narrative | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Cy Twombly Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | Art Institute of Chicago | Non-cash donation of art for exhibition support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 9 | $3,721,929 | $833,334 | University of Chicago | In support of research to design and build a protocell capable of reproduction and darwinian evolution. the protocell system will be a minimal living system constructed from non-living chemicals. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Khan Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,600,000 | $3,600,000 | University of Illinois Foundation | Sinfonia da Camera 100,000; Khan Veterinary Center 3,000,000; and Khan Building Fund 500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Alexandra Nichols Family Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $3,275,000 | $3,275,000 | Art Institute of Chicago | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust | Chicago, IL | 3 | $3,164,750 | $3,000,000 | Depaul University | Sue gin scholars initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 28 | $3,098,825 | $949,000 | Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc | A return to service: national youth summit | apps.irs.gov |
| The Whitcomb Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $3,000,000 | $1,750,000 | Knox College | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Kiphart Family Foundation | Key Largo, FL | 2 | $2,589,737 | $2,539,860 | The University of Chicago | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Trott Family Philanthropies Inc | Chicago, IL | 8 | $2,583,334 | $700,000 | University of Chicago | Careers in Business | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank Family Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 5 | $2,549,998 | $1,525,000 | University of Chicago | General fund raising | apps.irs.gov |
| Balyasny Foundation Inc | Wilson, WY | 1 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | Atlas Fellows | To provide disadvantaged students the opportunity to gain experience through meaningful experience and valuable mentorship | apps.irs.gov |
| David C and Ellen R Petrick Foundation | Frankfort, MI | 1 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | Illinois Wesleyan University | Provide funding for scholarships. | apps.irs.gov |
| Westlake Health Foundation | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | 4 | $2,484,000 | $1,784,000 | Loyola University Chicago | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation | Chicago, IL | 10 | $2,374,000 | $1,200,000 | Big Shoulders Fund | General charitable operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $2,166,575 | $1,490,000 | University of Chicago | Epic air quality fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolfe and Gita Churg Foundation | Blaine, WA | 1 | $2,108,238 | $2,108,238 | University of Chicago | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 15 | $2,049,345 | $332,191 | University of Chicago | Simons collaboration on perfection in algebra, geometry, and topology | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $2,010,000 | $2,000,000 | University of Chicago | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 18 | $2,003,170 | $360,000 | Yeshiva Shearis Yisroel-Veitzener Cheder Inc | Mortgage Reduction Funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank P Diassi and Marianne R Diassi Charitable Foundation Inc | Florham Park, NJ | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | University of Chicago | To provide organizational support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mason Parson Family Foundation Inc | Broad Run, VA | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Depaul University | Creation and ongoing operations of the center for business education excellence. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ritzenthaler Family Foundation | Warrenville, IL | 1 | $1,972,242 | $1,972,242 | North Central College | Payments for scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 16 | $1,965,816 | $275,000 | University of Chicago | To support research to extend understanding of the impacts of a restorative justice ("rj") intervention in chicago public schools. | apps.irs.gov |
| State Farm Companies Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 1 | $1,925,181 | $1,925,181 | National Merit Scholarship Corporation | Education Award | apps.irs.gov |
| The Canning Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $1,872,069 | $1,739,569 | Big Shoulders Fund | On 02/28/2025, the foundation donated 12,850 shs of sui with a book value of $350,465 to help further the organization's program services. valuations are based on the average of the high/low share pri | apps.irs.gov |
| Vivo Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 16 | $1,812,500 | $410,000 | University of Chicago | To further the mission of the donee | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 15 | $1,789,000 | $400,000 | Chicago Public Education Fund | Education & economic mobility | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 45 | $1,774,350 | $250,000 | Big Shoulders Fund | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howley Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $1,653,800 | $1,653,800 | Cristo Rey Network | Literacy, leaders and math education programs, project waitlist, office admin, scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 11 | $1,638,640 | $500,000 | The University of Chicago | To build, from non-living chemicals, a minimal living system capable of reproduction and darwinian evolution | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 4 | $1,619,898 | $916,093 | Loyola University of Chicago | The indian country private sector project | apps.irs.gov |
| Perry Family Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $1,577,000 | $1,251,000 | University of Illinois Foundation | To further program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Allerton Endowment Fund XXXXX7501 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,564,899 | $1,564,899 | The Art Institute of Chicago | General | apps.irs.gov |
| T & W Foundation Inc | Clarksville, MD | 2 | $1,520,000 | $1,500,000 | Illinois State University Foundation | To support student success at illinois state university | apps.irs.gov |
| Beatrice P Delany Char Trust XXXXX7003 | Chicago, IL | 4 | $1,505,000 | $1,000,000 | Illinois Institute of Technology | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 3 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | Chicago State Foundation | To support rise academy, a scholarship and support program | apps.irs.gov |
| Valhalla Foundation | Woodside, CA | 1 | $1,455,000 | $1,455,000 | The University of Chicago | Data science education field-building initiatives | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 10 | $1,440,804 | $500,000 | The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group | Promise of an Equitable Future | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 4 | $1,436,700 | $1,000,000 | Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc | For project support for an initiative on civic education in New York City Public Schools | apps.irs.gov |
| Drew Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $1,432,000 | $1,432,000 | Rework Training | General charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 19 | $1,402,238 | $380,000 | Youth Guidance | Technology & equipment | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert A & Patricia K Hanson Charitable Foundation | Evansville, IN | 1 | $1,389,095 | $1,389,095 | Augustana College | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Beard Scholarship Fund | Pennington, NJ | 2 | $1,385,094 | $1,108,075 | Bradley University | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 106 | $1,301,111 | $500,000 | One Million Degrees | In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 6 | $1,265,645 | $359,140 | University of Chicago | For the development of skipper technology | apps.irs.gov |
| Mojo Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | Olivet Nazarene University Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ephraim Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,208,000 | $1,208,000 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Square One Foundation | Chicago, IL | 12 | $1,202,500 | $590,000 | University of Chicago | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dr Robert A Behar Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $1,195,270 | $1,195,270 | The University of Chicago | College career exploration | apps.irs.gov |
| Cme Group Foundation | Chicago, IL | 23 | $1,191,000 | $250,000 | Youth Guidance | Working on womanhood (wow) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $1,105,000 | $1,000,000 | University of Chicago | Capacity building | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Mary Manley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | The Art Institute of Chicago | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Foglia Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 7 | $1,097,500 | $527,500 | Friends of McHenry County College Foundation | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Curt and Linda Rodin Family Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $1,090,893 | $1,090,893 | University of Chicago | Public support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lolita Sheldon Armour Art VII Char Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1,072,771 | $1,072,771 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 4 | $1,026,359 | $588,859 | University of Chicago | Environment and Science | apps.irs.gov |
| Pepper Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $1,023,000 | $1,010,000 | The Art Institute of Chicago | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 9 | $1,014,310 | $400,000 | Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School | to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of its plant-based eating program | apps.irs.gov |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Surge Institute | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gracias Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | University of Chicago | General operating expenses in its entirety. | apps.irs.gov |
| Hobsonlucas Family Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 7 | $996,734 | $500,000 | After School Matters | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Timothy and Susanne Sullivan Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $900,000 | $775,000 | Big Shoulders Fund | Sullivan Fellows Program and Covered Schools | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $900,000 | $500,000 | University of Chicago | Greenhouse gas mitigation project: increasing the efficiency of clean air act enforcement | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $875,000 | $875,000 | National Center for Teacher Residencies Inc | Resident apprentice and lab site development project | apps.irs.gov |
| United Airlines Pilots Retirement Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 2 | $865,346 | $432,673 | Lewis University | Grants to support mission | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 9 | $851,651 | $566,901 | University of Chicago | 78826 bringing together state medicaid directors, managed care plans, and clinical providers in enacting payment reform to advance health equity, 2021-2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation | Erie, PA | 2 | $850,000 | $600,000 | Cristo Rey Network | Advancing excellence initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| HF Foundation Inc | Hartland, WI | 3 | $850,000 | $650,000 | Big Shoulders Fund | Charitable donation 501(c)(3) organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Sacks Family Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 7 | $841,000 | $500,000 | University of Chicago | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $800,000 | $800,000 | Art Institute of Chicago | To support digital programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Motorola Solutions Foundation | Chicago, IL | 13 | $778,674 | $125,000 | Calculated Genius Inc | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 4 | $775,000 | $250,000 | National Center for Teacher Residencies Inc | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $763,790 | $587,973 | University of Chicago | Support for schmidt ai in science postdocs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jaharis Family Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $760,000 | $750,000 | Art Institute of Chicago | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Lloyd A Fry Foundation | Chicago, IL | 31 | $757,750 | $125,000 | Leading Educators Inc | For chicago school based supports: accelerating student learning and developing teacher leaders | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $750,000 | $450,000 | Franklin News Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles A Dana Foundation Incorporated | New York, NY | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | Loyola University of Chicago | Neuroscience & society | apps.irs.gov |
| Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund | Chicago, IL | 8 | $748,240 | $700,000 | Loyola University Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Roy and Irene Rettinger Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $735,000 | $335,000 | Art Institute of Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kazma Family Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $730,000 | $730,000 | Big Shoulders Fund | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 7 | $719,910 | $300,000 | Franklin News Foundation | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Finnegan Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 15 | $715,000 | $105,000 | Noble Network of Charter Schools | Noble charter schools $100,000; summer of a lifetime: $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Searle Freedom Trust | Madison, WI | 3 | $704,000 | $300,000 | Franklin News Foundation | Fellowships | apps.irs.gov |
| Roy J Carver Charitable Trust | Muscatine, IA | 5 | $690,182 | $150,000 | University of Illinois Foundation | Understand how human cells produce t | apps.irs.gov |
| Mazza Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $690,000 | $300,000 | Big Shoulders Fund | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 7 | $690,000 | $400,000 | Latin School of Chicago | Support computer science education | apps.irs.gov |
| Wheeler Foundation | Rankin, IL | 3 | $688,000 | $468,000 | Illinois State University Foundation | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Caerus Foundation Inc | Northbrook, IL | 5 | $687,500 | $250,000 | Art Institute of Chicago | CPS Field Trips on Wednesdays and Expanded School Programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Bright Trust Fbo Knox College | New York, NY | 1 | $682,627 | $682,627 | Knox College | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| XL Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $663,119 | $663,119 | Chicago Public Education Fund | General fund raising | apps.irs.gov |
| The Duchossois Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 7 | $663,000 | $550,000 | University of Chicago | Veteran transition prog pmt 1 of 5 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul K Richter Memorial Fund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $661,000 | $661,000 | Knox College | Richter awards | apps.irs.gov |
| Massey Family Foundation | Durant, OK | 1 | $640,000 | $640,000 | Sigma Chi Foundation | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brinson Foundation | Chicago, IL | 13 | $628,750 | $80,000 | Art Institute of Chicago | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| DRW Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $626,500 | $285,000 | Noble Network of Charter Schools | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 5 | $626,500 | $325,000 | Equiticity | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Best Portion Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $614,534 | $539,663 | The Chicago Scholars Foundation | Public | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellcome Leap Inc | San Diego, CA | 1 | $608,881 | $608,881 | University of Chicago | Global health research | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilemal Fund | Chicago, IL | 2 | $608,786 | $558,786 | Lake Forest College | For the general, scientific or education purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Tengelsen Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $588,375 | $475,875 | Big Shoulders Fund | Tengelsen family scholars program | apps.irs.gov |
| Bernard Heerey Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $575,395 | $241,000 | Ida Crown Jewish Academy | Scholarships to worthy students | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bhagat Parivar Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $565,100 | $565,100 | Sardardham USA NFP | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Edwardson Family Foundation | Boca Grande, FL | 1 | $555,000 | $555,000 | University of Chicago | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Roderick and Solange Macarthur Justice Center | Niles, IL | 1 | $550,761 | $550,761 | Death Penalty Information Center | Capital punishment education | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $550,000 | $500,000 | Art Institute of Chicago | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Bedford Falls Foundation | McLean, VA | 1 | $535,500 | $535,500 | University of Illinois Foundation | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $533,250 | $283,250 | Noble Network of Charter Schools | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Franke Family Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $531,000 | $410,000 | University of Chicago | Court theatre fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Styliades Foundation Inc | Highland, IN | 1 | $525,000 | $525,000 | University of Chicago | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| The John D Brubaker Family Foundation | Cherry Valley, IL | 2 | $525,000 | $325,000 | University of Illinois Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 2 | $520,000 | $495,000 | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Embedding em institutionally | apps.irs.gov |
| Julian Grace Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 5 | $519,243 | $226,243 | Depaul University | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Garrett Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $513,775 | $513,775 | Lake Forest College | Charity's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Chicago, IL | 11 | $506,500 | $151,500 | Grassroots Collaborative | Project Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas D Klingenstein Fund | Cranbury, NJ | 1 | $503,998 | $503,998 | Real Clear Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dale and Deborah Smith Foundation | Springfield, IL | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Illinois College | Faculty collaboration endowed fund | apps.irs.gov |
| David and Susan Kreisman Family Foundation | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | University of Chicago | Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Imc Chicago Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | University of Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Moglia Family Foundation | Bellevue, NE | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Chicago Hope Academy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | National Center for Teacher Residencies Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Thaddeus Stubblefield Tuw | Normal, IL | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Illinois Wesleyan University | Support of charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Huntsman Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Sigma Chi Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jean & E Floyd Kvamme Foundation | Scotts Valley, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Wheaton College | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $495,000 | $220,000 | University of Chicago | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jep J Dau Trust XXXXX9002 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $487,452 | $487,452 | University of Chicago | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | Irvine, CA | 7 | $486,000 | $150,000 | University of Chicago | Research, general support & education | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 10 | $481,000 | $150,000 | College of Lake County Foundation | Apprenticeships program | apps.irs.gov |
| Carina Initiatives Inc | Torrance, CA | 1 | $470,000 | $470,000 | The University of Chicago | University research | apps.irs.gov |
| Valenti Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $469,394 | $469,394 | Big Shoulders Fund | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerri and Rich Wong Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $465,000 | $415,000 | University of Chicago | Iel/rustandy, odyssey in support of veterans, harris council | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alta and John Franks Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 2 | $462,700 | $362,700 | Franklin News Foundation | Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org | apps.irs.gov |
| Mansueto Foundation | Chicago, IL | 7 | $457,500 | $112,500 | Noble Network of Charter Schools | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Ralph & Marian Falk Medical Research Trust | Dallas, TX | 2 | $443,735 | $268,735 | University of Chicago | Metastic lung cancer phase | apps.irs.gov |
| Hobart W Williams | Dallas, TX | 3 | $441,342 | $147,114 | Illinois College | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Irving Harris Foundation | Chicago, IL | 10 | $423,500 | $125,000 | Erikson Institute | General operating support for the policy & leadership department | apps.irs.gov |
| The Serra Foundation | Fenton, MI | 1 | $420,000 | $420,000 | Loyola University Chicago | General Use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Spencer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $418,273 | $188,273 | The University of Chicago | Evaluating global and local relative effectiveness of educational organizations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kilts Family Foundation | Albany, NY | 2 | $417,500 | $405,000 | University of Chicago | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| W Clement & Jessie V Stone Foundation | Chicago, IL | 9 | $417,000 | $95,000 | National Center for Teacher Residencies | NCTR BEI Research | apps.irs.gov |
| Revada Foundation | Evanston, IL | 4 | $410,000 | $250,000 | The University of Chicago | Logan center for the arts general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Chicago, IL | 7 | $405,000 | $200,000 | University of Chicago | Arts education | apps.irs.gov |
| Bayer Family Foundation | Bridgeview, IL | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Francis W Parker School | General unrestricted charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Citi Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Ladder Up | Community progress makers | apps.irs.gov |
| Margot & Thomas Pritzker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | The University of Chicago | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rex and Alice A Martin Foundation Inc | Elkhart, IN | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | University of Illinois Foundation | Softball Center | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen and Christy King Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Big Shoulders Fund | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Smith Richardson Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 3 | $397,717 | $155,235 | University of Chicago | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 17 | $385,000 | $200,000 | Big Shoulders Fund | Support of Visitation School and the Dr. Scholl Foundation Scholarship for high school students | apps.irs.gov |
| M G Nelson Family Foundation | Springfield, IL | 2 | $385,000 | $380,000 | University of Illinois Foundation | To advance the interests and welfare of the university of illinois. | apps.irs.gov |
| Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund | Chicago, IL | 13 | $379,571 | $170,273 | Depaul Univ | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Maritz Family Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $378,615 | $378,615 | Erikson Institute | To help fund general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Allegheny Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $375,000 | $200,000 | Real Clear Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Merck Foundation A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation | Rahway, NJ | 2 | $375,000 | $350,000 | University of Chicago | Contribution provided | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 2 | $363,042 | $333,042 | The University of Chicago | Development and dissemination of an ibd monitoring and prevention program with a focus on intestinal ultrasound | apps.irs.gov |
| MBK Educational Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $358,333 | $358,333 | University of Chicago | The gift shall be expendable and shall be used to create and support an expendable fund to be known as the kim and park study of the book program fund the assets of the program fund shall be used to s | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Hooker Dole Trust XXXXX7002 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $357,279 | $357,279 | Glenwood Academy | General | apps.irs.gov |
| James & Madeleine McMullan Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $355,000 | $355,000 | The Art Institute of Chicago | general support | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Life Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $350,140 | $250,000 | Actuarial Foundation | Educ. general | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack Kent Cooke Foundation | Lansdowne, VA | 3 | $350,000 | $150,000 | High Jump | Support high jump's general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | University of Chicago | Digital storytelling and blues initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Zichron Yechiel Mechel Foundation | Uniondale, NY | 1 | $348,325 | $348,325 | Mesivta Shaarei Adirim | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Arthur J Schmitt Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 5 | $345,000 | $80,000 | Link Unlimited | Student Scholarships & leadership development | apps.irs.gov |
| The Berens Foundation | Glenview, IL | 1 | $337,500 | $337,500 | Big Shoulders Fund | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Riverside, IL | 7 | $337,000 | $95,000 | Austin Coming Together | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Oberkotter Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $332,667 | $332,667 | The University of Chicago | Research | apps.irs.gov |
| The Teagle Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $330,260 | $130,260 | Augustana College | Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Christopher Family Foundation | Westmont, IL | 6 | $328,000 | $80,000 | Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coleman Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 7 | $323,000 | $130,000 | University of Chicago | General Operating Support - Health | apps.irs.gov |
| Andreas Foundation | Otsego, MI | 4 | $312,000 | $300,000 | Mt Zion Foundation for Quality Education | Grant is for recipients science lab addition | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold M & Adeline S Morrison Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $311,500 | $225,000 | College of Lake County Foundation | Urban farm | apps.irs.gov |
| Cele H & William B Rubin Family Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | 2 | $310,399 | $305,399 | University of Chicago | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lyon Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $305,000 | $305,000 | University of Chicago | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Reynolds Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 8 | $304,500 | $165,000 | Francis W Parker School | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Challenger Foundation | Garden City, NY | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Cristo Rey Network | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $300,000 | $150,000 | Art Institute of Chicago | Arts and humanities | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Beyond Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | University of Illinois Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Comer Science & Education Foundation | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Network for Young Adult Success | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| David F & Margaret T Grohne Family Foundation | Western Springs, IL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Field School | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | The University of Chicago | To support genforward, an initiative at the university of chicago, in their work to amplify the voices of young adults of color | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen's Hope Foundation | West Chicago, IL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Wheaton Academy | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Primo Center for Women and Children | Kids Connected | apps.irs.gov |
| Reva and David Logan Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $300,000 | $150,000 | One Million Degrees | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howard and Nancy Marks Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | University of Chicago | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Travis Foundation | Greenville, DE | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Columbia College Chicago | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $300,000 | $250,000 | Economic Awareness Council | Money Moves: Financial Coaching & Education for Youth in Work Programs | apps.irs.gov |
| James Millikin Trust A | Decatur, IL | 2 | $293,204 | $200,000 | Millikin University | Charitable/educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Warren Alpert Foundation | Providence, RI | 1 | $279,995 | $279,995 | University of Chicago | Donation - education | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1,656 | $278,838 | $4,375 | Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| William T Grant Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $276,442 | $146,624 | The University of Chicago | Reducing inequality in academic outcomes through personalized learning | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $274,403 | $100,000 | The University of Chicago | Core support for the black life everywhere (ble) magazine: a digital quarterly zine creating content from the lens of bipoc youth | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Foundation of Illinois | Chicago, IL | 15 | $272,660 | $50,000 | Public Narrative | Operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 3 | $265,000 | $250,000 | Illinois Wesleyan University | Shirk Center Endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| The John A Hartford Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $261,872 | $261,872 | American Library Association | Aging together: an evaluation of library programs for older adults | apps.irs.gov |
| J Christopher and Anne N Reyes Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 5 | $260,000 | $100,000 | University of Chicago | 2017 pledge | apps.irs.gov |
| Margulf Foundation | Glendale, CO | 1 | $260,000 | $260,000 | Surge Institute | General operating grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation | Evanston, IL | 4 | $258,500 | $176,000 | University of Chicago | In support of organization's mission | apps.irs.gov |
| The Selma J Hartke Community Foundation | Eagan, MN | 12 | $258,000 | $177,000 | Southern Illinois University | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Bainum Family Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Northern Illinois University Foundation | Wevision systems level | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward P Evans Foundation | Charlestown, MA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | University of Chicago | Support scientific research | apps.irs.gov |
| Gitlab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Chicago Scholars Foundation | Reaching for green: scalable union and college pathways to economic mobility | apps.irs.gov |
| I A O'Shaughnessy Foundation | Bloomington, MN | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Big Shoulders Fund | Emerging school leaders program | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph L & Emily K Gidwitz Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | University of Chicago | School of Social Service Administration | apps.irs.gov |
| Knight Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Knox College | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mars Snacking Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | After School Matters Inc | Community Connection grant designated for After School Matters Orleans Teen Center | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group | Advancing Luminary Educators to Drive Student Success | apps.irs.gov |
| NKC Family Foundation | Geneva, IL | 2 | $250,000 | $150,000 | Aurora Christian Schools | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rattan and Bharati Khosa Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | University of Chicago | Grant to support neurovascular research | apps.irs.gov |
| Samueli Foundation | Corona Del Mar, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Marconi Society Inc | Support a $2m campaign for the marconi fellows global impact fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Seedlings Foundation | Branford, CT | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Francis W Parker School | Humanitarian/educational/community | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ben May Charitable Trust Hancock Whitney Bank Successor Trustee | Mobile, AL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The University of Chicago | Cancer research funding | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $250,000 | $150,000 | Cristo Rey Network | To support professional development programs to retain the academic leaders and teaching faculty | apps.irs.gov |
| Gold Family Charitable Trust | Briarcliff Manor, NY | 1 | $248,611 | $248,611 | University of Chicago | To support education and research | apps.irs.gov |
| Maurice Fund Inc | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $247,000 | $247,000 | University of Chicago | Civic & social | apps.irs.gov |
| Adolph Frederick Lange Fund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $246,938 | $246,938 | University of Chicago | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel Van Degrift Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $239,198 | $239,198 | Art Institute of Chicago | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Red and White Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $238,407 | $238,407 | University of Chicago | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Renaissance Foundation | Portland, OR | 14 | $235,689 | $53,620 | Depaul University | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Barton Family Foundation DTD 4242013 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $230,000 | $225,000 | Bradley University | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $230,000 | $75,000 | American Library Association | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Wonderful Life Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $230,000 | $180,000 | Big Shoulders Fund | Payment 2 of 5 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sidney Kohl Family Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $227,500 | $225,000 | University of Chicago | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Apmpff Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $225,000 | $225,000 | University of Chicago | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| BCMR Gledhill Foundation | Golden Oak, FL | 3 | $225,000 | $150,000 | Chicago Public Education Fund | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Knight Impact Partners | Lake Forest, IL | 2 | $225,000 | $200,000 | One Million Degrees | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Russell Sage Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $221,036 | $99,036 | University of Chicago | How homeownership stabilizes and destabilizes womens lives | apps.irs.gov |
| Cios | Wilson, WY | 1 | $220,000 | $220,000 | Wheaton College | Wade center | apps.irs.gov |
| Alsdorf Foundation | Clinton, WA | 1 | $210,000 | $210,000 | Art Institute of Chicago | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| LG Arch Family Foundation | Arcadia, CA | 1 | $210,000 | $210,000 | The University of Chicago | Supporting the university of chicago's mission of rigorous inquiry and academic excellence | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayme Case Omeara Perpetual Char | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $208,982 | $208,982 | Bradley University | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rath Foundation Inc | Janesville, WI | 1 | $205,184 | $205,184 | University of Chicago | Education endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| Lohengrin Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 4 | $203,958 | $83,333 | Chicago Public Education Fund | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Douglas P & Grace F Herr Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $203,288 | $203,288 | Danville Area Community College FDN | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| 128 Collective Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Railroad Workers Education & Legal Defense Foundation | Public rail ownership & building progressive rail reform caucuses | apps.irs.gov |
| Clayco Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | University of Chicago | Discretion of Dean of the Division of Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine | apps.irs.gov |
| Co Tua John F Cuneo Jr FND | Dallas, TX | 2 | $200,000 | $100,000 | The University of Chicago | Becker friedman institute | apps.irs.gov |
| Conard-Davis Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | The University of Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 2 | $200,000 | $100,000 | Public Narrative | Program support for Chicago Independent Media Alliance | apps.irs.gov |
| Epigon Foundation Inc | Glenview, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Loyola University of Chicago | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| I Am Mercy Foundation A/k/a I Am the Vine Foundation | Haverford, PA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Cristo Rey Network | To support programs furthering cristo reys catholic character, missions, and programs. | apps.irs.gov |
| JMR Charities Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | University of Illinois Foundation | All unrestricted donations | apps.irs.gov |
| James T and Michelle A Ryan Foundation | Hawthorn Woods, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Depaul University | Scholarship | apps.irs.gov |
| Synchrony Foundation | Stamford, CT | 2 | $200,000 | $130,000 | University of Illinois Foundation | Funding supports general operations and programming. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bruno and Sallie Pasquinelli Family Foundation | Benton Harbor, MI | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | University of Illinois Foundation | To support the community | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shirley and Bill Koloseike FDN | Downers Grove, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | University of Chicago | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Sigma Chi Foundation | Gamma Delta Chapter Capital Campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Clow Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $199,000 | $199,000 | Aurora University | Restricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $197,500 | $125,000 | Youth Guidance | Youth development project | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilson Sheehan Foundation | Springfield, OH | 1 | $190,881 | $190,881 | Cristo Rey Network | University partners: maximizing impact | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | Chicago, IL | 4 | $190,000 | $60,000 | Chicago Freedom School | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Koch Foundation | Arlington, VA | 3 | $188,750 | $155,000 | University of Chicago | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ida M Brechtel Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $187,302 | $187,302 | Dominican University | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The John and Phyllis Groot Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $187,000 | $150,000 | Daystar Education Association | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Goodman Family Foundation | Glenview, IL | 1 | $183,000 | $183,000 | Youth Guidance | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $182,277 | $79,277 | Depaul University | The hidden narratives project at graceland cemetery and arboretum | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel & Louise M Shipman Charity | Dallas, TX | 1 | $178,931 | $178,931 | Glenwood Academy | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilmore Foundation | Peoria, IL | 2 | $175,000 | $150,000 | Bradley University | Educational/athletics program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Irwin Family Foundation | Westchester, IL | 2 | $175,000 | $125,000 | Glenwood Academy | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | Partnership for College Completion | To support community engagement and strategic communications related to equitable higher education policy in Illinois. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 3 | $175,000 | $100,000 | Action for Healthy Kids Inc | Georgia schools' health & wellness support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Meyer Charitable Foundation | Champaign, IL | 2 | $175,000 | $100,000 | Parkland College Foundation | Scholarship fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simon Family Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 3 | $175,000 | $150,000 | Honest Game Foundation | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Lavin Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $172,000 | $100,000 | Oak Park & River Forest High School Imagine Foundation | General fund education | apps.irs.gov |
| Raymond F and Judith K McCaskey 2003 Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 3 | $170,000 | $100,000 | Lincoln Presidential Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bluhm Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $170,000 | $100,000 | Youth Guidance | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Camille Lange Rathbun Fund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $167,279 | $167,279 | University of Chicago | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Hecktman Family Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $166,263 | $166,263 | The University of Chicago | Music therapy program | apps.irs.gov |
| Belvedere Cares Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 3 | $165,000 | $85,000 | University of Chicago | Organization's Exempt Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Related Affordable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $163,349 | $81,675 | After School Matters Inc | Summer 2024 program session costs | apps.irs.gov |
| Novartis Us Foundation | East Hanover, NJ | 1 | $162,983 | $162,983 | National Merit Scholarship | Support for the annual employee child scholarship payment/annual national merit competition. | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation | Chicago, IL | 10 | $161,500 | $40,000 | Loyola University Chicago | general operating support of Arrupe College | apps.irs.gov |
| Irene J Allman Charitable Trust - RBC Trust | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $161,068 | $161,068 | Saint Xavier University | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| The John C and Carolyn Noonan Parmer Private Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 2 | $160,000 | $150,000 | Dominican University | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation | Glencoe, IL | 4 | $158,000 | $56,000 | The Art Institute of Chicago | Activities of the organization to which money was donated | apps.irs.gov |
| Martha & Joseph Schrodt Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 8 | $155,000 | $60,000 | Millikin University | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel P Haerther Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $154,650 | $154,650 | De Lasalle Institute | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Better Health Foundation Melinda Gowey | Davenport, IA | 2 | $154,000 | $140,000 | Steam On Wheels | Innovation/capacity building | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | 3 | $153,500 | $150,000 | Northern Illinois University Foundation | Center for early learning funding equity general operations support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jennie D Hayner Library Association | Alton, IL | 2 | $151,156 | $141,825 | Hayner Public Library | Unrestricted to hayner public library | apps.irs.gov |
| Jarvis Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 7 | $151,100 | $50,000 | After School Matters | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Butler Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 5 | $151,000 | $116,000 | Art Institute of Chicago | General charitable, religious, educational or scientific purpose of the donee organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kemper Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $150,516 | $150,000 | The University of Chicago | 2024-2025 kemper scholars program | apps.irs.gov |
| Alvin Sherman Family Foundation | Plantation, FL | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | North Central College | To futher the organization charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Arete Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | University of Chicago | Educationalsupport for abigail cohen fellowship and unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation | University of Illinois FDN | Chicago, IL | To support general operations | $50,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James S and Paula H Crown Family Foundat | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General funding | $42,611,684 | apps.irs.gov |
| JTB Family Foundation | Northern Illinois University Foundation | Dekalb, IL | General support | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zell Family Foundation | Rochelle Zell Jewish High School | Deerfield, IL | General support | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kao Family Foundation | National Taiwan University Academic Development Foundation | Willowbrook, IL | Organization's general charitable purposes | $7,915,765 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Pathways for tomorrow initiative | $7,646,736 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Neubauer Family Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Program support | $5,610,714 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Family Foundation | Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $5,226,783 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group | Chicago, IL | To support The 1954 Project. | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothea Berggren Charitable Foundation | The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Quantum center | $4,250,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | North Park University | Chicago, IL | Pathways for tomorrow initiative | $4,184,203 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cy Twombly Foundation | Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Non-cash donation of art for exhibition support | $3,800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Khan Foundation Inc | University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | Sinfonia da Camera 100,000; Khan Veterinary Center 3,000,000; and Khan Building Fund 500,000 | $3,600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Alexandra Nichols Family Foundation | Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $3,275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zell Family Foundation | Camp Ramah in Wisconsin Endowment Corp | Chicago, IL | General support | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust | Depaul University | Chicago, IL | Sue gin scholars initiative | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kiphart Family Foundation | The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $2,539,860 | apps.irs.gov |
| Balyasny Foundation Inc | Atlas Fellows | Chicago, IL | To provide disadvantaged students the opportunity to gain experience through meaningful experience and valuable mentorship | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| David C and Ellen R Petrick Foundation | Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington, IL | Provide funding for scholarships. | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | Lake Forest College | Lake Forest, IL | Scholarships | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolfe and Gita Churg Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Education | $2,108,238 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | Program | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mason Parson Family Foundation Inc | Depaul University | Chicago, IL | Creation and ongoing operations of the center for business education excellence. | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank P Diassi and Marianne R Diassi Charitable Foundation Inc | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | To provide organizational support | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zell Family Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zell Family Foundation | Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation | Chicago, IL | Entrepreneurship education - out of corpus | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ritzenthaler Family Foundation | North Central College | Naperville, IL | Payments for scholarships | $1,972,242 | apps.irs.gov |
| State Farm Companies Foundation | National Merit Scholarship Corporation | Evanston, IL | Education Award | $1,925,181 | apps.irs.gov |
| Westlake Health Foundation | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $1,784,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Whitcomb Family Foundation Inc | Knox College | Galesburg, IL | General & Unrestricted | $1,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Canning Foundation | Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | On 02/28/2025, the foundation donated 12,850 shs of sui with a book value of $350,465 to help further the organization's program services. valuations are based on the average of the high/low share pri | $1,739,569 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howley Foundation | Cristo Rey Network | Chicago, IL | Literacy, leaders and math education programs, project waitlist, office admin, scholarships | $1,653,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | K-12 education | $1,600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Allerton Endowment Fund XXXXX7501 | The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General | $1,564,899 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank Family Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund raising | $1,525,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| T & W Foundation Inc | Illinois State University Foundation | Normal, IL | To support student success at illinois state university | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | National Association of Charter School Authorizers | Chicago, IL | To transform the practice of authorizing so it can be used to create more high-quality, innovative, and equitable educational opportunities for students and communities across the country. | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Epic air quality fund | $1,490,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Valhalla Foundation | The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Data science education field-building initiatives | $1,455,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Drew Foundation | Rework Training | Chicago, IL | General charitable purpose | $1,432,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert A & Patricia K Hanson Charitable Foundation | Augustana College | Rock Island, IL | Unrestricted | $1,389,095 | apps.irs.gov |
| Perry Family Charitable Foundation | University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | To further program services | $1,251,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Hispanic Bible School | Chicago, IL | Nurturing children-worship & prayer | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mojo Foundation | Olivet Nazarene University Foundation | Bourbonnais, IL | General support | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ephraim Family Foundation | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | Charitable purposes | $1,208,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation | Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | General charitable operations | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dr Robert A Behar Foundation | The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | College career exploration | $1,195,270 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beard Scholarship Fund | Bradley University | Peoria, IL | Unrestricted general | $1,108,075 | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Mary Manley Foundation | The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Donation | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Curt and Linda Rodin Family Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Public support | $1,090,893 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lolita Sheldon Armour Art VII Char Trust | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $1,072,771 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pepper Family Foundation | The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | $1,010,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zell Family Foundation | Chicago Public Education Fund | Chicago, IL | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Chicago Public Library Foundation | Chicago, IL | To support collection processing, digitization, and outreach and engagement activities for the vivian g. harsh research collection and other black history-related holdings at the chicago public librar | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Chicago State Foundation | Chicago, IL | To be used as follows per chicago state foundation's august 21, 2024 proposal: 1. $900,000 to the classroom improvements project; and 2. $100,000 to the cougars futures fund | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | College of Lake County Foundation | Grayslake, IL | Under agreement dated 4/28/21 to build an urban farm at the lakeshore campus | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beatrice P Delany Char Trust XXXXX7003 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | General | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Kids First Chicago for Education | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | For project support for an initiative on civic education in New York City Public Schools | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | One Lawndale Childrens Discovery Center | Chicago, IL | Capital | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation | Surge Institute | Chicago, IL | For general operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gracias Family Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating expenses in its entirety. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Capacity building | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Waukegan To College NFP | Waukegan, IL | To help fund operations over the next five years | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc | Chicago, IL | A return to service: national youth summit | $949,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | The indian country private sector project | $916,093 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc | Chicago, IL | College service grants: accelerating higher education impact on youth service | $900,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | National Center for Teacher Residencies Inc | Chicago, IL | Resident apprentice and lab site development project | $875,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | North Chicago Community Partners NFP | Lake Bluff, IL | Capacity Building | $855,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Program | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | In support of research to design and build a protocell capable of reproduction and darwinian evolution. the protocell system will be a minimal living system constructed from non-living chemicals. | $833,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | To support digital programs | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep | Waukegan, IL | Program | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Program | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Surge Institute | Chicago, IL | To support general operations. | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | To develop a method to form a trapped gas of ultracold francium-silver molecules, and a scheme to use these molecules to detect time-asymmetric forces in the atomic nucleus with sensitivity orders of | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation | Accelerate Institute | Chicago, IL | General charitable operations | $775,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Timothy and Susanne Sullivan Family Foundation | Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | Sullivan Fellows Program and Covered Schools | $775,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jaharis Family Foundation | Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Depaul University | Chicago, IL | To support the continuation of the humanitiesx program | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Dominican University | River Forest, IL | To support graduate student internships in community-based archives | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles A Dana Foundation Incorporated | Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Neuroscience & society | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | National Association of Charter School Authorizers | Chicago, IL | K-12 education | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | To support the implementation of an academic leadership fellows program among member institutions | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kazma Family Foundation Inc | Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant | $730,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank Family Foundation | Illinois Network of Charter Schools | Chicago, IL | General fund raising | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Illinois Network of Charter Schools | Chicago, IL | To Support the organization's efforts in policy, parent and community engagement, and communications. | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trott Family Philanthropies Inc | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Careers in Business | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trott Family Philanthropies Inc | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Trott Emerging Business Leaders | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bright Trust Fbo Knox College | Knox College | Galesburg, IL | General operating | $682,627 | apps.irs.gov |
| XL Foundation | Chicago Public Education Fund | Chicago, IL | General fund raising | $663,119 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul K Richter Memorial Fund | Knox College | Galesburg, IL | Richter awards | $661,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| HF Foundation Inc | Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | Charitable donation 501(c)(3) organization | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massey Family Foundation | Sigma Chi Foundation | Evanston, IL | General operations | $640,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health | $638,098 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health | $632,236 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Education | $629,000 | 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.