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Who funds environment in Illinois: 289 foundations, $29.1 million in grants
289 private foundations paid 581 grants totaling $29,135,671 to environment nonprofits in Illinois, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Freedom Together Foundation, with $5,000,000 in 2 grants.
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- Cause
- Environment
- Recipients in
- Illinois
- Foundations
- 289
- Grants
- 581
- Total granted
- $29,135,671
Foundations that funded environment in Illinois
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $5,000,000 | $4,500,000 | Elevate Energy | National approach to scaling efficiency in affordable housing | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamill Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 21 | $2,921,411 | $1,000,000 | The Conservation Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 9 | $1,604,500 | $450,000 | Center for Neighborhood Technology | To provide general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 8 | $1,585,123 | $388,074 | Morton Arboretum | A Chicago Based Hub For Assessment, Planning, And Action For Saving Threatened Trees | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $1,243,000 | $500,000 | Elevate Energy | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 6 | $830,000 | $400,000 | Elevate Energy | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 6 | $775,000 | $275,000 | Elevate Energy | Project support grant for the electricification of affordable housing in the midwest | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $705,000 | $250,000 | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | In support of the illinois clean energy program | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 4 | $625,000 | $250,000 | Elevate Energy | to develop a direct pay program that is accessible and scalable to rural municipalities, Tribes, and nonprofits, and to complete six demonstration projects that provide technical assistance to leverag | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 4 | $600,000 | $200,000 | Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest | to support ELPC's Midwest Water and Wetlands Protection Initiative. | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 10 | $533,474 | $500,000 | Elevate Energy | In support of underserved small business expansion | apps.irs.gov |
| Norris & Margaret Aldeen Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $518,602 | $518,602 | Rockford Park District Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Bobolink Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $505,000 | $450,000 | Friends of the Forest Preserves | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Elevate Energy | To support the clean energy contractor accelerator & clean energy workforce training programs. | apps.irs.gov |
| Nicholas Family Foundation Trust | Mequon, WI | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Rockford Park District Foundation | Annual campaign. supports enhancements and programming at the nicholas conservatory and gardens. | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Elevate Energy | For the charitable purposes of justice40 accelerator | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Bronzeville Trail Task Force Inc | To support landscape and archival research, and interpretation of the bronzeville trail for public engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 4 | $370,000 | $120,000 | Center for Neighborhood Technology | To advance sustainable technical solutions to complex water infrastructure problems in Great Lakes cities. | apps.irs.gov |
| Susan and Stephen Baird Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $370,000 | $310,000 | The Morton Arboretum | General and unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $350,000 | $150,000 | Environmental Law & Policy Center Midwest | Wetlands public education campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lumpkin Family Foundation | Mattoon, IL | 8 | $326,500 | $65,000 | Prairie Rivers Network | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| David F & Margaret T Grohne Family Foundation | Western Springs, IL | 2 | $300,000 | $250,000 | Wetlands Initiative | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $285,590 | $200,000 | Healthy Schools Campaign | For making connections between teaching, learning, and student health | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 2 | $260,000 | $250,000 | Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | Support the emg children's | apps.irs.gov |
| Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $236,000 | $75,500 | The Wetlands Initiative | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| G Carl Ball Family Foundation | West Chicago, IL | 2 | $231,000 | $181,000 | Morton Arboretum | Support operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 7 | $210,000 | $150,000 | Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest | Programs to protect the Great Lakes in Illinois and across the Midwest | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $203,000 | $113,000 | Urban Rivers | Ocean stewardship and research | apps.irs.gov |
| Cushing Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $200,000 | $100,000 | Evergreen Climate Innovations | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Dale and Deborah Smith Foundation | Springfield, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Foundation | To further program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Center for Neighborhood Technology | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 4 | $198,000 | $65,000 | Elevate Energy | Strong Communities | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust | Paducah, KY | 1 | $161,000 | $161,000 | Living Lands & Waters | Programming support | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $157,000 | $85,000 | Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Exelon Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Current Innovation NFP | Blue economy programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Oberweiler Foundation | Barrington, IL | 7 | $150,000 | $25,000 | Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods | It's a win | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Chicago Horticultural Society | To support a transitional employment program that provides certificate-based training within the agricultural field for youth and people who have been involved in the justice system and face barriers | apps.irs.gov |
| The John D Brubaker Family Foundation | Cherry Valley, IL | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Natural Land Institute | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $138,100 | $50,000 | Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse | Skilled construction trades | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 3 | $130,000 | $100,000 | Conservation Foundation | Supports conservation, land stewardship, and environmental education | apps.irs.gov |
| Abra Prentice Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | The Wetlands Initiative | Earmarked for phase ii of restoring indian ridge marsh on chicagos southwest side | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel P Haerther Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Morton Arboretum | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Bosch Community Fund | Farmington Hills, MI | 4 | $117,800 | $45,000 | The Morton Arboretum | Research support | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts | New York, NY | 2 | $108,753 | $75,288 | Healthy Schools Campaign | Advancing substance misuse prevention and early intervention through school medicaid | apps.irs.gov |
| Julian Grace Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 2 | $101,500 | $75,500 | Youth Conservation Corps | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brinson Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $101,000 | $53,000 | The Morton Arboretum | General operating support and pdta | apps.irs.gov |
| Centene Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Elevate Energy | Preventative lead abatement | apps.irs.gov |
| Head & Heart Foundation Trust 12319 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Living Lands and Waters | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| High Meadows Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Evergreen Climate Innovations | Payment to carry on charitable activities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bradshaw Boed Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Conservation Foundation | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chuck and Monica McQuaid Family Foundation | Downers Grove, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Morton Arboretum | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Willow Springs Charitable Trust Jenny B Stoddard Trustee | Mt Carroll, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Seven Generations Ahead | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Square One Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $92,500 | $67,500 | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| John B Templeton Trust Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $85,718 | $85,718 | The Morton Arboretum | Grant to sustain the historical and educational purposes of this organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Rivian Foundation | Irvine, CA | 2 | $80,000 | $50,000 | Prairie Rivers Network | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The George Gund Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest | Ohio office operating support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County | Grayslake, IL | 2 | $74,566 | $52,066 | Youth Conservation Corps | Healthcare | apps.irs.gov |
| J R Albert Foundation | Naperville, IL | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Healthy Schools Campaign | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Living Lands and Waters | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The West Family Foundation | Chesterbrook, PA | 1 | $59,796 | $59,796 | Living Lands & Waters | To fund operating budget | apps.irs.gov |
| Red Bird Hollow Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $51,281 | $51,281 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods and Prairie Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $50,750 | $50,750 | Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves | Provide financial assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| Amended and Restated Brubaker Charitable Trust | Cherry Valley, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Rockford Park District Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick Henry Prince Trust Dated 7947 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Chicago Horticultural Society | for Windy City Harvest | apps.irs.gov |
| International Paper Company Foundation | Memphis, TN | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Morton Arboretum | Children's garden | apps.irs.gov |
| National Recreation Foundation Incorporated | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods | In support of youth outdoor recreation programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Oak Lodge Foundation | Aspen, CO | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Friends of Catherine and Channel Lakes | Reduce Eurasian Water Milfoil | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coleman Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Chicago Horticultural Society | General Operating Support - Entrepreneurship | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peterffy Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Environmental Law & Policy Center Action Fund | General support in furtherance of environmental and/or educational causes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shapiro Pogrebin Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Evolve Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Finnegan Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $45,000 | $30,000 | Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Goulder Family Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | The Wetlands Initiative | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Butler Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 3 | $43,000 | $20,000 | Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods | General charitable, religious, educational or scientific purpose of the donee organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Sheila June Hewitt Charitable Trust | Davenport, IA | 1 | $43,000 | $43,000 | Living Lands and Waters | Unrestricted use and purpses | apps.irs.gov |
| Lily Pad Fund for Nature | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Best Portion Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Evergreen Climate Innovations | Public | apps.irs.gov |
| Eddema Foundation | Oak Park, IL | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Seven Generations Ahead | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Sally Mead Hands Foundation | Madison, WI | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Center for Neighborhood Technology | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| The Christopher Family Foundation | Westmont, IL | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Corwith Fund | Chicago, IL | 4 | $32,500 | $25,000 | Citizens for Conservation | UnrestrictedGeneral Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bert & Ann Shearer Foundation | Fort Wright, KY | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Living Lands & Waters | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| John R Halligan Charitable Fund | Bannockburn, IL | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | Unrestricted for general use of charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald W Naito MD Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Healthy Schools Campaign | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Buchanan Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 3 | $30,000 | $10,000 | Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods | General, operating, endowment or capital. | apps.irs.gov |
| The McCance Foundation | North Scituate, MA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Evergreen Climate Innovations | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| William M Hales Foundation | Kenilworth, IL | 2 | $30,000 | $20,000 | Living Lands & Waters | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Vivo Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 2 | $27,500 | $25,000 | Friends of Highwood Public Library | To further the mission of the donee | apps.irs.gov |
| Arconic Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $27,000 | $27,000 | Living Lands & Waters | Milliontrees project 2025 | apps.irs.gov |
| Usg Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 3 | $25,125 | $25,000 | Youth Conservation Corps | Community & Civic | apps.irs.gov |
| Arthur L Bud Johnson in Memory of Elaine V Johnson Foundation | Cumming, GA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Morton Arboretum | Nature conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Citizens for Conservation | To support the organization's general operating capacity. | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon and Gayle Miller Foundation | Marlette, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Water Quality Research Foundation | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Guy Reno Family Foundation | Green Bay, WI | 2 | $25,000 | $15,000 | Rockford Park District Foundation | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick and Anna M Cudahy Fund | Oak Park, IL | 2 | $25,000 | $20,000 | Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest | General Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Ranch Spur Charitable Trust | Wayne, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The Morton Arboretum | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Smith Charitable Foundation XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | Rockford, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Rockford Park District Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Martin Fabert Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Living Lands and Waters | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| William M Miller TW | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Rockford Park District Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| American Water Charitable Foundationinc | Camden, NJ | 3 | $22,500 | $10,000 | Butterfield Preservation Foundation | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbie Norman Prince Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Healthy Schools Campaign | Space to grow | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Foundation of Illinois | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Friends of the Forest Preserves | Project - funding for a specific project or program | apps.irs.gov |
| John C Bock Foundation | Pickett, WI | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Roger & Sybil Ferguson Charitable F | Rexburg, ID | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | River Sidon Peace With Justice Project | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Friends of Nachusa Grasslands | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Nazurus Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $18,000 | $18,000 | Friends of the Forest Preserves | Supporting ecological restoration crew | apps.irs.gov |
| Vanderpoel Conservation Foundation XXXXX6009 | Chicago, IL | 3 | $16,000 | $6,000 | Friends of Nachusa Grasslands | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbott Fund | Abbott Park, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Chicago Horticultural Society | 2025 VeggieRx Produce Prescription Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Clif Family Foundation | Saint Helena, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | The Wetlands Initiative | Revitalize the Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward and Rose Donnell Foundation | Glencoe, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Chicago Horticultural Society | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenstate Foundation | North Liberty, IA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Living Lands and Waters | Big river restoration 2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth Oliver Secord Perpetual Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Friends of the Forest Preserves | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Appleby Charitable Foundation | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Conservation Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dick Family Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | The Morton Arboretum | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Michael and Karen Stone Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Climate Vault Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| John A and Karen J Threw Charitable Trust 5057 | Canton, IL | 1 | $13,520 | $13,520 | Illinois Conservation Foundation | Nature preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Fletcher Family Foundation | Edina, MN | 1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | Lake Forest Garden Club | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Emil J & Marie D Kochton Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | The Morton Arboretum | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Raymond C and Linda M Stachowiak Foundation | St Charles, IL | 1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | Campton Township Open Space Foundation | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Sieg Dunlap Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 2 | $11,500 | $6,500 | Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold M & Adeline S Morrison Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $11,000 | $10,000 | Youth Conservation Corps | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 3 | $11,000 | $5,000 | Green Era Educational NFP | 2024 pro bono project grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Jocarno Fund | Oak Park, IL | 2 | $10,500 | $8,000 | Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | Support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 113 | $10,464 | $803 | Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Healthy Schools Campaign | For Transforming School Health Services, which will expand equitable access to comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable school-based physical and mental health services for low-income children in CP | apps.irs.gov |
| CF Industries Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Morton Arboretum | Chicago region trees initiative. | apps.irs.gov |
| Clune Cares Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Healthy Schools Campaign | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry T and Clarissa H Chandler Foundation | Po Box CH, IL | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Julian Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Morton Arboretum | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Mike and Dorothy Vondra Foundation | Bartlett, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Barrington Area Conservation Trust | Preserve and restore natural areas | apps.irs.gov |
| NSTS Charitable Foundation Inc | Waukegan, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Youth Conservation Corps | Contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Once Upon A Time Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Current Innovation NFP | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert & Toni Bader Charitable Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Friends of the Forest Preserves | To support the conservation of the forest preserves in cook county | apps.irs.gov |
| S & E Bramsen Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Citizens for Conservation | Operating needs | apps.irs.gov |
| Sacks Family Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Sandor Family Foundation | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Evergreen Climate Innovations | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Senser Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Neighbors for Environmental Justice | Eduate, advocate, and organize local community for environmental causes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bersted Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Morton Arboretum | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bruning Foundation | Ft Myers, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Youth Conservation Corps Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Donald F and Elizabeth Gardner Foundation Inc | Glenview, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Wetlands Initiative | Operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kjellstrom Family Foundation | Rockford, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Quinn Foundation | Leawood, KS | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Food for Climate League | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Raether Family Charitable Trust | Miami, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Lake Forest Garden Club | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| HDR Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $9,872 | $9,872 | Urban Rivers | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Reynolds Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $9,500 | $9,500 | Chicago Horticultural Society | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Waterwheel Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $8,972 | $8,972 | Living Lands and Waters | Generalgeneralgeneral | apps.irs.gov |
| CDM Foundation Inc | South Bend, IN | 2 | $8,050 | $4,450 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bent Family Foundation Inc | Lake Geneva, WI | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | Enviromental charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Karen R & John T Crotty Foundation | Lake Bluff, IL | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Lake Bluff Open Lands Assoc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Ed Uihlein Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 2 | $7,500 | $5,000 | Living Lands & Waters | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Regal Beloit Charitable Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $7,500 | $5,000 | Morton Arboretum | Amc | apps.irs.gov |
| The Denicolo Family Foundation Inc | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $7,240 | $7,240 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | General charitable support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ferguson Young Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | 3 | $7,000 | $5,000 | Morton Arboretum | General operating support for the organization's educational and research programs. | apps.irs.gov |
| John Ullrich Foundation Trust Busey Trust Co - Trustee | Decatur, IL | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Beautify Decatur Coalition | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allyn Foundation Inc | Naperville, IL | 2 | $7,000 | $5,000 | Morton Arboretum | Environmental programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sandcastle Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Cofan Survival Fund | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund | Chicago, IL | 2 | $6,500 | $5,000 | Neighbors for Environmental Justice | All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth D Holder Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Ecology Action Center | Elizabeth holder foundation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marilyn J Fulton Foundation Char Trust | Bull Valley, IL | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Natural Land Institute | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Transitcenter Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| 5600K Foundation | Wheaton, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Conservation Foundation | For operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Bergstrom Inc Charitable Foundation XXXXX2008 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Anderson Gardens | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Foundation | Sturtevant, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Youth Conservation Corps | Unrestricted for general use of charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry Safford Peacock Foundation | Lincoln, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Wetlands Initiative | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| P Bruce and Virginia C Benson Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Citizens for Conservation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Riverway Foundation | Edina, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Living Lands & Waters | General funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald and Deborah Ratner Family Foundation | Shaker Heights, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Friends of Nachusa Grasslands | Annual fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Schmidgall Family Foundation | Walland, TN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Conservation Foundation | Mighty acorns-childhood educ | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunshine Charitable Foundation | Libertyville, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation | General Support Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Susan Vondrak-Mark Tark Foundation | Mundelein, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Garbage Gals | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bluhm Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology | To explore the role of sound in natural and cultural environments | apps.irs.gov |
| The Four Leaf Clover Foundation | Cahokia Heights, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Living Lands & Waters | River clean up | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pillsbury Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Living Lands & Waters | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Reduce Waste Chicago | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia C Koboldt Charitable Trust | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Ballard Family Nature Center Inc | Project/program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter S Mander Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Seven Generations Ahead | To further the purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter Scott Family Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Urban Rivers | Next generation | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation | Glencoe, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Friends of the Green Bay Trail | Activities of the organization to which money was donated | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodward Family Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Lake Forest Garden Club | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Raamkrut Foundation | Herndon, VA | 1 | $4,950 | $4,950 | Us Kids 4 Water | charitable support for education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Etnyre Foundation | Oregon, IL | 1 | $4,690 | $4,690 | Friends of Nachusa Grasslands | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard James McCann Foundation | Wheaton, IL | 2 | $4,500 | $2,500 | Morton Arboretum | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Steve & Delores Sarovich Foundation | Lisle, IL | 1 | $4,001 | $4,001 | The Morton Arboretum | Environment preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Clarks Fork Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Colman Family Foundation | Hockessin, DE | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Chicago Horticultural Society | Annual Gift | apps.irs.gov |
| The Donnelley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $4,000 | $2,500 | Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lawlor Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | The Wetlands Initiative | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Richard Laurence Parish Foundation | Wheaton, IL | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | The Morton Arboretum | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Artemis Foundation LTD | Mystic, CT | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods | Nature focused field trips | apps.irs.gov |
| The William and Mary Davis Foundation | Wheaton, IL | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 | Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | Operational funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Andreas Foundation | Otsego, MI | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Macon County Conservation Foundation | Grant is for recipeints general fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Archerpatterson Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Evanston Environmental Association | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Austin Foundation Inc | Naperville, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | The Morton Arboretum | Support environmental programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Edwards Mother Earth Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Cofan Survival Fund Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Glore Fund | West Boxford, MA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Yellow-Crowned Foundation | Inverness, IL | 2 | $3,000 | $2,500 | Barrington Area Conservation Trust | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Garrett Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $2,695 | $2,695 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | Charity's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Robin and Bill Levy Family Foundation Trust | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $2,600 | $2,600 | Jackson Park Conservancy | Contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Charlotte & Norman Codo Charit Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Conservation Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Culver's Foundation Inc | Prairie Du Sac, WI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Living Lands and Waters | To help support their mission: to aid in the protection, preservation and restoration of the natural environment of the nation's major rivers and their watersheds. | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Heart Work Smart Foundation | Oak Park, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Seven Generations Ahead | Exempt Purpose of Organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry F Chaddick and Elaine Chaddick Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Healthy Schools Campaign | Healthcare | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerome Stone Legacy Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods | General operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Alexandra Nichols Family Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Friends of the Green Bay Trail | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Bronzeville Trail Task Force | General unrestricted, exempt purpose of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Martin D & Barbara H Rich Family Charitable Foundation | Davenport, IA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Living Lands & Waters | Operating needs | apps.irs.gov |
| Morris and Judith Rosenzweig Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Nancy Kaighin Van Fossan Family Foundation | Warren, OH | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Citizens for Conservation | Public support | apps.irs.gov |
| Seidman Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Moses West Foundation | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Suzanne Smelcer Robinson Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Chicago Horticultural Society | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Synchrony Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | The Kindness Campaign | Funding supports general operations and programming. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles B Preacher Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Living Lands and Waters | Protection of natural environment | apps.irs.gov |
| JW Gardner II Camp Trust State Street Bank & Trust Company | Quincy, IL | 1 | $2,290 | $2,290 | Pin Oak Foundation Inc | Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Carney Family Foundation | Lake Bluff, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack and Penny Rohrbach Family Foundation Inc | Park City, UT | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Parker Kemp Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Prairielands Preservation Foundation | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ben Harding Family Foundation | Rockford, IL | 2 | $2,000 | $1,500 | Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Forest Fund Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation | To help injured and orphaned wildlife and provide educational programming regarding wildlife conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rich Foundation | Sugar Grove, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Kane Forest Preserve Foundation | Charitable to support organization's mission | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sussman Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Friends of Nachusa Grasslands | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas P and Patricia A O'Donnell Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Seven Generations Ahead | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Arkes Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest | Exempt purpose of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Bitner H M & Evelyn-Char Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | The Morton Arboretum | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| CSX Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Forest Preserve Foundation | Various | apps.irs.gov |
| Gloyd Family Foundation | Peoria, IL | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden | Environmental upkeep | apps.irs.gov |
| Sjostrom & Sons Foundation | Rockford, IL | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Natural Land Institute | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Solot and Karp Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Chicago Horticultural Society | The President's Circle - Founding Level | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schnitzer Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Morton Arboretum | General charitable scientific or educational purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Wedner Family Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Go Green Winnetka | To further program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Meyer and Raena Hammerman Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $1,240 | $950 | Wetlands Initiative | Operating programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Alben F & Clara G Bates Foundation | Elmhurst, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Morton Arboretum | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Carl S and Barbara L Stanley 1997 Charitable | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Morton Arboretum | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Commerce Bancshares Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park | Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization | apps.irs.gov |
| D A O Foundation in Care of Aircraft Gear Corporation | Loves Park, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden | Environment and science | apps.irs.gov |
| First Bank Chicago Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 2 | $1,000 | $500 | Friends of the Highwood Public Library | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hale Family Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | The Conservation Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Hansen-Furnas Foundation Inc | Batavia, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Prairie Rivers Network | Preferred charities | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry M Staley Declaration of Charit Trust D/b/a Staley Family Foundation | Springfield, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Macon County Conservation FDN | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hni Charitable Foundation | Muscatine, IA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Living Lands & Waters | Civic and Community | apps.irs.gov |
| Jeffrey R Anderson Charitable Foundation | Rockford, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Natural Land Institute | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Linda Anderson Charitable Foundation | Rockford, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Natural Land Institute | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| John Harding Family Foundation | Encinitas, CA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Natural Land Institute | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kristin L Anderson Charitable Foundation | Rockford, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Natural Land Institute | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Lee Family Foundation | Lake Bluff, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Lake Bluff Open Lands Association | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Make It Better Foundation | Wilmette, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Mumford Family Foundation Inc | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Living Lands & Waters | Funds programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Roslyn & Joseph Perlman Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Friends of the Green Bay Trail | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation | Rockford, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Natural Land Institute | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Elizabeth Long Foundation | Hobe Sound, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kellcie Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Tracy E Anderson Charitable Foundation | Rockford, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Natural Land Institute | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Casten Family Foundation Inc | Hinsdale, IL | 1 | $880 | $880 | Morton Arboretum | See above. | apps.irs.gov |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 1 | $750 | $750 | Preservation Foundation of the Lakecounty Forest Preserves | Other civic / community | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Lynne Hickey Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $600 | $600 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Small Town Connections NFP | Highwood, IL | 1 | $522 | $522 | Friends of Highwood Public Library | General charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Caryl H and Bernard M Susman Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $500 | $300 | Chicago Horticultural Society | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles H and Beverly E Shaw Foundation | Park Ridge, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Friends of the Green Bay Trail | To support program and operational expenses. | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph and Helen Komarek Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Morton Arboretum | Annual fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Josephine P & John J Louis Foundation Inc | Lake Geneva, WI | 1 | $500 | $500 | Kenilworth Garden Club | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Jens Jensen Gardens in Evanston | Employee matching | apps.irs.gov |
| Nogwog Fund NFP | Deer Park, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Stillman Nature Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Patricia and Albert C Buehler Jr Foundation | Kenilworth, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Kenilworth Garden Club | Culture/history | apps.irs.gov |
| Rintels Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | The Morton Arboretum | Unrestricted use by the charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert W and Elise B Lykins Charitable Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Living Lands & Waters | To support the preservation, protection and restoration of the nation's major rivers | apps.irs.gov |
| The Degnan Family Foundation Inc | Kiawah Island, SC | 1 | $500 | $500 | Prairie Rivers Network | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Yelp Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500 | $500 | The Morton Arboretum | Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in | apps.irs.gov |
| Motorola Solutions Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $450 | $450 | Ecoship NFP | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Arthur J Gallagher Foundation | Rolling Meadows, IL | 3 | $400 | $200 | Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse | General exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Nisource Charitable Foundation | Columbus, OH | 1 | $360 | $360 | The Wetlands Initiative | Corporate donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosslevee Charitable Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $350 | $350 | Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods | General funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 4 | $300 | $125 | Two Rivers Resource Conservation and Development | Environmental quality, protection and beautification | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gillette Foundation | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | 1 | $300 | $300 | Lake Forest Garden Club | To support the organization's civic support activities. | apps.irs.gov |
| Adducci Family Foundation | La Grange Park, IL | 1 | $250 | $250 | Friends of the Forest Preserves | To protect, promote and care for the forest preserves. | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles W Daily Foundation | Fairview Heights, IL | 1 | $250 | $250 | Heartlands Conservancy | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Francis Beidler III & Prudence R Beidler Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250 | $250 | Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Gorman Foundation Charitable Trust | Aspen, CO | 1 | $250 | $250 | The Wetlands Initiative | Ecological Health | apps.irs.gov |
| Janis Morris Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250 | $250 | Morton Arboretum | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Michelmann Foundation | Quincy, IL | 1 | $250 | $250 | Friends of the Trails | Tour de quincy | apps.irs.gov |
| Norwottock Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250 | $250 | Center for Neighborhood Technology | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Podolsky Family Foundation | Riverwoods, IL | 1 | $250 | $250 | Illinois Conservation Foundation | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Abboud Family Foundation Inc | Naperville, IL | 1 | $240 | $240 | Morton Arboretum | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert G Shaw Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $225 | $225 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| K2N2 Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $150 | $150 | The Recyclery Collective | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100 | $100 | Friends of the Forest Preserves | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| Nels and Liz Leutwiler Foundation | Lake Bluff, IL | 1 | $50 | $50 | Natural Land Institute | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| SBB Research Group Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $21 | $21 | Clean Up - Give Back Org | To further the mission of the donee | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Together Foundation | Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | National approach to scaling efficiency in affordable housing | $4,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamill Family Foundation | The Conservation Foundation | Naperville, IL | Unrestricted | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamill Family Foundation | Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | Hamill Family FoundationSecond CenturyChallenge | $668,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamill Family Foundation | Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation | Elizabeth, IL | Big Sky NatureReserve Fund | $643,911 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norris & Margaret Aldeen Foundation | Rockford Park District Foundation | Rockford, IL | General | $518,602 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Bronzeville Trail Task Force Inc | Chicago, IL | To support landscape and archival research, and interpretation of the bronzeville trail for public engagement | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | In support of underserved small business expansion | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | Environment | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | To support the clean energy contractor accelerator & clean energy workforce training programs. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | For the charitable purposes of justice40 accelerator | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest | Chicago, IL | Expanded midwest grid transformation and solar acceleration initiative | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nicholas Family Foundation Trust | Rockford Park District Foundation | Rockford, IL | Annual campaign. supports enhancements and programming at the nicholas conservatory and gardens. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Center for Neighborhood Technology | Chicago, IL | To provide general operating support | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bobolink Foundation | Friends of the Forest Preserves | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | General operating | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | A Chicago Based Hub For Assessment, Planning, And Action For Saving Threatened Trees | $388,074 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Chicago Horticultural Society | Glencoe, IL | Improving ex situ plant conservation: Scaling up zoo pedigree management approaches to critically rare plants in the Pacific | $387,049 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance | Chicago, IL | Environment | $383,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest | Chicago, IL | to support legal and regulatory programs on solar energy across the Midwest | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Susan and Stephen Baird Family Foundation | The Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | General and unrestricted | $310,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne Foundation | Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | Project support grant for the electricification of affordable housing in the midwest | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Healthy Schools Campaign | Chicago, IL | Green + Resilient Chicago: A sustainable, equitable plan for public investment in Green Stormwater Infrastructure | $260,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | to develop a direct pay program that is accessible and scalable to rural municipalities, Tribes, and nonprofits, and to complete six demonstration projects that provide technical assistance to leverag | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust | Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | Chicago, IL | Support the emg children's | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | In support of the illinois clean energy program | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | to increase programmatic capacity to support the environmental movement in Lake County, IL | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamill Family Foundation | Natural Land Institute | Rockford, IL | Lands OwnedStewardshipEndowment Fund | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| David F & Margaret T Grohne Family Foundation | Wetlands Initiative | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamill Family Foundation | Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation | Elizabeth, IL | Strategic Inititatives, Education andOutreach Program | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Center for Neighborhood Technology | Chicago, IL | Environment | $205,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dale and Deborah Smith Foundation | Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Foundation | Springfield, IL | To further program services | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Center for Neighborhood Technology | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | to support equitable building electrification in the Midwest and to provide comprehensive technical assistance to Justice40 Accelerator cohort organizations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest | Chicago, IL | to support ELPC's Midwest Water and Wetlands Protection Initiative. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Evergreen Climate Innovations | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Healthy Schools Campaign | Chicago, IL | For making connections between teaching, learning, and student health | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | General operating | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| G Carl Ball Family Foundation | Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | Support operations | $181,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | Project support grant for the convening of a multisector team developing and operating a network of resilience hubs on the east side of detroit in its next phase of growth. | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Prairie Rivers Network | Champaign, IL | To reduce agricultural water pollution affecting communities, wildlife and habitat in Illinois. | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | to support a project focused on improving the health and safety of residents of Cahokia Heights facing environmental health hazards | $162,664 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust | Living Lands & Waters | East Moline, IL | Programming support | $161,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Chicago Horticultural Society | Glencoe, IL | To support a transitional employment program that provides certificate-based training within the agricultural field for youth and people who have been involved in the justice system and face barriers | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Cub Consumer Education and Researchfund | Chicago, IL | to provide general operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Exelon Foundation | Current Innovation NFP | Chicago, IL | Blue economy programs | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Family Foundation | Environmental Law & Policy Center Midwest | Chicago, IL | Wetlands public education campaign | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest | Chicago, IL | Programs to protect the Great Lakes in Illinois and across the Midwest | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | Chicago Region Trees Initiative Urban Forest Corporate Sustainability Partnership Program | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The John D Brubaker Family Foundation | Natural Land Institute | Rockford, IL | General | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | To improve the implementation of state policy and programs to improve water quality in Illinois. | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel P Haerther Charitable Trust | Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | General purposes | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Abra Prentice Foundation Inc | The Wetlands Initiative | Chicago, IL | Earmarked for phase ii of restoring indian ridge marsh on chicagos southwest side | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Center for Neighborhood Technology | Chicago, IL | To advance sustainable technical solutions to complex water infrastructure problems in Great Lakes cities. | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Urban Rivers | Chicago, IL | Ocean stewardship and research | $113,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | to support its oversight and administration of charitable projects | $101,836 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Center for Neighborhood Technology | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Center for Neighborhood Technology | Chicago, IL | General operating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Central States Water Pollution Control Association Inc | Crystal Lake, IL | To create ag-municipal partnerships between wastewater treatment plants and upstream farmers/farmer groups to utilize nature-based solutions to manage excessive nutrients. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Chicago Horticultural Society | Glencoe, IL | The grass can be greener: Exploring lawn alternatives for biodiversity support, climate change resilience, and infrastructure | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bradshaw Boed Foundation | Conservation Foundation | Naperville, IL | General charitable purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation Inc | Conservation Foundation | Naperville, IL | Supports conservation, land stewardship, and environmental education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Centene Foundation | Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | Preventative lead abatement | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | Project support grant for the participation in a place-based approach to inflation reduction act project readiness. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest | Chicago, IL | to promote electric grid transformation through enhanced equity, access, and inclusion | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest | Chicago, IL | To promote the reuse of retired power plant sites for parks and recreation, and renewable energy installations. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| High Meadows Foundation | Evergreen Climate Innovations | Chicago, IL | Payment to carry on charitable activities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cushing Family Foundation | Evergreen Climate Innovations | Chicago, IL | General purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Friends of Sears Sunken Garden | Chicago, IL | to support the redevelopment and installation of a garden in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Healthy Schools Campaign | Chicago, IL | Project support grant for the expansion of transforming chicago schoolyards into shared green spaces for learning, while reducing neighborhood flooding. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | Chicago Conservation Leadership | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Head & Heart Foundation Trust 12319 | Living Lands and Waters | East Moline, IL | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | Preserving Genetic Diversity in Trees: Integrating an Affordable, Rapid Approach With DNA Sequencing, Action, and Policy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | The consequences of burn pile scars for oak ecosystem biodiversity | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Willow Springs Charitable Trust Jenny B Stoddard Trustee | Seven Generations Ahead | Oak Park, IL | General purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chuck and Monica McQuaid Family Foundation | The Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | Unrestricted | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cushing Family Foundation | The Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | General purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Southeast Environmental Task Force | Chicago, IL | Fostering youth development and leadership | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John B Templeton Trust Foundation | The Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | Grant to sustain the historical and educational purposes of this organization | $85,718 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Healthy Schools Campaign | Chicago, IL | For strategic planning | $85,590 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation | Elizabeth, IL | General Operating Support | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | The Wetlands Initiative | Chicago, IL | General operations | $75,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Julian Grace Foundation | Youth Conservation Corps | Waukegan, IL | General operating support | $75,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts | Healthy Schools Campaign | Chicago, IL | Advancing substance misuse prevention and early intervention through school medicaid | $75,288 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Family Foundation | Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods | Deerfield, IL | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Center for Neighborhood Technology | Chicago, IL | Project support grant for an online tool and analysis to generate insights into clean state revolving fund and drinking water | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago Horticultural Society | Glencoe, IL | Program | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | To develop, pilot and advance policies and solutions that make drinking water more accessible and affordable for residents of all Great Lakes communities. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The George Gund Foundation | Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest | Chicago, IL | Ohio office operating support. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Evergreen Climate Innovations | Chicago, IL | to communicate the importance of clean energy and clean energy jobs in the Midwest | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | To support efforts in the state of Illinois and regionally that will protect, restore and ensure safe use of Lake Michigan. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | The Conservation Foundation | Naperville, IL | General operations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Family Foundation | The Friends of Highwood Public Library | Highwood, IL | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Heartlands Conservancy | Belleville, IL | General Operating Support | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Square One Foundation | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | General purpose | $67,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Elevate Energy | Chicago, IL | Strong Communities | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lumpkin Family Foundation | Prairie Rivers Network | Champaign, IL | Environment | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| J R Albert Foundation | Healthy Schools Campaign | Chicago, IL | General operating | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lumpkin Family Foundation | Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Springfield, IL | Environment | $60,000 | 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.