Data / Foundation grants / Human services / Illinois
Who funds human services in Illinois: 1,381 foundations, $102.9 million in grants
1,381 private foundations paid 4,152 grants totaling $102,922,111 to human services nonprofits in Illinois, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Lilly Endowment Inc, with $4,944,190 in 2 grants.
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- Cause
- Human services
- Recipients in
- Illinois
- Foundations
- 1,381
- Grants
- 4,152
- Total granted
- $102,922,111
Foundations that funded human services in Illinois
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 1,381 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $4,944,190 | $4,894,190 | Lutheran Church Charities Fund | Christian faith&life storytellg init | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 56 | $4,716,966 | $400,000 | The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence | Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Foglia Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 10 | $4,024,956 | $2,490,956 | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 54 | $2,996,600 | $600,000 | Metropolitan Family Services | Violence reduction | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dover Foundation | Downers Grove, IL | 1 | $2,819,580 | $2,819,580 | CMS Foundation Inc | Operating assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| The Walsh Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $2,220,000 | $1,510,000 | Misericordia Foundation | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| St George Corporation | Burr Ridge, IL | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Misericordia Foundation | Exempt purpose of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coleman Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 27 | $1,866,250 | $200,000 | Growing Season-Illinois Inc | Grants made at the discretion of Board Members to qualified publicly-supported charities | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 1 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | A Better Chicago | To fund bold ideas that create opportunity for chicago youth | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Foundation of Illinois | Chicago, IL | 17 | $1,478,480 | $1,156,480 | YWCA Northwestern Illinois | Project - funding for a specific project or program | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 85 | $1,438,160 | $982,500 | Chicago Commons Association | In support of financial health | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | Lake Forest, IL | 3 | $1,425,000 | $675,000 | Renew Communities NFP | Capacity Building | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 41 | $1,409,759 | $100,000 | Metropolitan Family Services | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Riverside, IL | 17 | $1,359,283 | $220,250 | Erie Neighborhood House | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 8 | $1,315,000 | $275,000 | Garfield Park Rite To Wellness Collaborative | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 11 | $1,123,694 | $350,000 | Metropolitan Family Services | Increase access to legal services and due process | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank Family Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 2 | $1,025,000 | $1,024,000 | A Better Chicago | General fund raising | apps.irs.gov |
| Julian Grace Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 12 | $1,016,000 | $300,000 | Mano A Mano Family Resource Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Carole Robertson Center for Learning | Invest today empower tomorrow campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Metropolitan Family Services | To support the immediate maintenance and transition of the rapid employment and development initiative (readi), a causal evidence-backed program designed to reduce violent crime and recidivism. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $949,574 | $850,000 | National Partnership for New Americans Inc | Core support to implement the parole in place and other federal executive actions, and to anchor the ready to stay coalition | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Endowment Inc | Houston, TX | 2 | $910,000 | $710,000 | National Partnership for New Americans | Program Support to Expand Citizenship Outreach Services and to Strengthen City-County Public Infrastructures that Promote Citizenship in Greater Houston | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Cred Inc | Chicago, IL | 4 | $858,000 | $823,000 | Metropolitan Family Services | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Maryville Academy Foundation | Des Plaines, IL | 1 | $842,831 | $842,831 | Maryville Academy | Funds donated to maryville acadmey to further the mission of maryville academy. maryville's mission is to help children and families reach their fullest potential by empowering intellectual, spiritual | apps.irs.gov |
| Westlake Health Foundation | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | 9 | $790,044 | $350,000 | Aspire of Illinois | 2024 organizational plan | apps.irs.gov |
| Reva and David Logan Foundation | Chicago, IL | 11 | $755,440 | $170,000 | Juvenile Protective Association | Connect to kids program | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | Chapin Hall Center for Children | To support comprehensive evaluation of the ddf prevention initiative and to report key insights and findings to diverse audiences | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | 9 | $723,000 | $250,000 | Aspire of Illinois | To support an expansion of an employment and training program for individuals with disabilities to the south and westside communities of chicago. | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Hooker Dole Trust XXXXX7002 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $714,558 | $357,279 | Chicago Foundlings Home | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Frechette Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 8 | $712,500 | $153,000 | A Better Chicago | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 11 | $706,000 | $120,000 | Libenu | General Operating Support, Lev Respite, and Residential facilities | apps.irs.gov |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $700,000 | $700,000 | Mrelief | Healthier food for all | apps.irs.gov |
| Vivo Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 10 | $693,000 | $200,000 | Carole Robertson Center for Learning | To further the mission of the donee | apps.irs.gov |
| Lloyd A Fry Foundation | Chicago, IL | 23 | $666,392 | $200,000 | Metropolitan Family Services | For the metropolitan peace academy and the rapid employment and development initiative (readi) | apps.irs.gov |
| Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust | Oak Park, IL | 11 | $627,000 | $380,000 | Ageoptions | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 6 | $577,000 | $335,000 | Chapin Hall Center for Children | Support 21st Century Community-Based Prevention Research Agenda | apps.irs.gov |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago (aka) Vna Foundation | Chicago, IL | 11 | $572,000 | $100,000 | The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence | To improve the lives of those impacted by gender-based violence through education, advocacy, & connecting community with providers. | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Memorial Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | 16 | $541,657 | $126,245 | Aging Care Connections | Regional Health Agenda | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tamead Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $509,309 | $509,309 | The Mandeko Foundation | For general support of charitable activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Chicago, IL | 11 | $506,000 | $176,500 | Metropolitan Family Services | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Finnegan Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 8 | $502,500 | $200,000 | A Better Chicago | $100k to general operations and $100k to catalyst fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Cme Group Foundation | Chicago, IL | 10 | $500,000 | $150,000 | Carole Robertson Center for Learning | Bases-k and innovation fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | The Hana Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary E Bazar-Robin Foundation | Woodland Hills, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Misericordia Foundation | Disabilities | apps.irs.gov |
| Jep J Dau Trust XXXXX9002 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $487,452 | $487,452 | Metropolitan Family Services | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Retirement Research Foundation Dba RRF Foundation for Aging | Chicago, IL | 15 | $482,700 | $100,000 | Illinois Partners for Human Service | A two-year grant to build capacity to establish illinois partners as a trusted resource and primary training entity in illinois for reframing aging. | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County | Grayslake, IL | 6 | $469,316 | $110,000 | Community Youth Network | Healthcare | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $465,000 | $275,000 | Working Credit NFP | HBCU Credit Building & Credit Repair and Debt Settlement Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $461,500 | $150,000 | Mano A Mano Family Resource Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Willow Springs Charitable Trust Jenny B Stoddard Trustee | Mt Carroll, IL | 2 | $450,000 | $325,000 | Main Stay Therapeutic Farm | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Caerus Foundation Inc | Northbrook, IL | 10 | $424,000 | $150,000 | Howard Area Community Center | The Clubhouse Teen Program | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 3 | $400,600 | $300,000 | The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights | Promise of an Equitable Future | apps.irs.gov |
| Citi Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Working Credit NFP | Community progress makers | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph L & Emily K Gidwitz Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $400,000 | $300,000 | Council for Jewish Elderly | Gidwitz Place | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simon Family Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 4 | $390,000 | $150,000 | Aspiritech NFP | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Irving Harris Foundation | Chicago, IL | 22 | $388,714 | $75,000 | Family Focus Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation | Evanston, IL | 3 | $370,500 | $200,000 | A Better Chicago | In support of organization's mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Bernard Heerey Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $370,000 | $240,000 | The Ark | Assistance to the elderly | apps.irs.gov |
| Din Foundation | East Brunswick, NJ | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Gift of Adoption Fund | Assistance in adoption of vulnerable children providing them permanent families and chance to thrive. | apps.irs.gov |
| Peak6 Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Greenwood Project | For internship sponsorship donation | apps.irs.gov |
| George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities | Arlington Heights, IL | 31 | $323,500 | $180,000 | Misericordia Home | Social assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| Benck Family Foundation | Naperville, IL | 2 | $322,500 | $320,000 | Loaves & Fishes Community Services | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Duke Endowment | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $322,000 | $322,000 | Chapin Hall Center for Children | To continue supporting the implementation of north carolinas family first prevention services plan. | apps.irs.gov |
| Mazza Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $320,000 | $300,000 | Misericordia Foundation | New residence | apps.irs.gov |
| The Christopher Family Foundation | Westmont, IL | 9 | $317,300 | $85,000 | A Better Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 2 | $315,000 | $300,000 | Bethany House of Hospitality | To provide housing, education, job training and other supportive services for young women and children seeking asylum in the united states | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | Chicago, IL | 5 | $315,000 | $120,000 | Hana Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| DRW Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $310,000 | $150,000 | Greenwood Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alphawood Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $305,000 | $125,000 | Center On Halsted | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace H Coulter Trust | Sebastian, FL | 1 | $303,750 | $303,750 | National Partnership for New Americans | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Beatrice P Delany Char Trust XXXXX7003 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | The Night Ministry | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | National Partnership for New Americans | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Suzanne and Charles Goodman Charitable Trust for Jewish Causes | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Council for Jewish Elderly | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Janus Henderson Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Greenwood Project | Grants | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $288,800 | $250,000 | Garfield Park Rite To Wellness Collaborative | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cushing Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $275,000 | $100,000 | Loaves & Fishes Community Services | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Diermeier Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 4 | $270,000 | $215,000 | Ucan | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 26 | $267,000 | $40,000 | Easter Seals Joliet Region Inc | Financial support for families utilizing the autistic diagnostic clinic | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles and M R Shapiro Foundation Inc | Northbrook, IL | 11 | $260,100 | $60,000 | Jewish Community Centers of Chicago | Scholarship assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | 1 | $258,000 | $258,000 | Chicago Furniture Bank | Human services | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Scientific Foundation Inc | Marlborough, MA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | I Am Abel Foundation | Urban bridges medical mentoring program | apps.irs.gov |
| Lohengrin Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 5 | $242,625 | $76,000 | Erie Neighborhood House | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Ea Foundation | Niles, IL | 6 | $235,000 | $85,000 | One Family Illinois | Increase quality of and access to mental health care services for youth and young adults | apps.irs.gov |
| Frankel Julius N Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $230,000 | $70,000 | Metropolitan Family Services | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The FJK Private Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 7 | $226,000 | $100,000 | Misericordia Home | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Supera Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $225,929 | $200,929 | The Ark | To support local housing solutions | apps.irs.gov |
| Belvedere Cares Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 2 | $225,187 | $200,187 | Urban Initiatives | Organization's Exempt Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| James C & Norma I Smith Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $225,000 | $125,000 | Carole Robertson Center for Learning | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The John C and Carolyn Noonan Parmer Private Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 2 | $225,000 | $200,000 | Misericordia Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 2 | $210,000 | $150,000 | Organic Oneness | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 39 | $209,750 | $108,250 | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | Allstate leadership conference volunteer project: providing resources to our schools & communities | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosalie Gadient Charitable Trust | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $208,567 | $208,567 | Salvation Army Services | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| William J Watson Irrevocable Trust XXXXX5001 | Chicago, IL | 3 | $206,816 | $103,408 | Metropolitan Family Services | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Piper Sandler Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $204,000 | $204,000 | Greenwood Project | Board leader program, headquarter giving | apps.irs.gov |
| Cuore E Mani Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 12 | $203,000 | $61,000 | Renaissance Social Services Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 2 | $200,000 | $100,000 | National Partnership for New Americans | Program support for We Are All America | apps.irs.gov |
| Nicor Illinois Community Investment Inc | Chicago, IL | 2 | $200,000 | $100,000 | Comprehensive Community Solutions | Impact grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Opus Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $200,000 | $100,000 | Christopher House | Recruit & Retain Early Childhood Education Teachers | apps.irs.gov |
| The Surplus Line Association of Arizona Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $200,000 | $150,000 | Midwest Food Bank NFP Inc | Arizona Food Bank Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Marc and Jeanne Malnati Family FDN Inc | Chicago, IL | 5 | $198,080 | $100,520 | Garfield Park Rite To Wellness Collaborative | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Kehe Cares Foundation Inc | Naperville, IL | 5 | $197,600 | $65,000 | The Ark | Community development | apps.irs.gov |
| Better Health Foundation Melinda Gowey | Davenport, IA | 1 | $195,000 | $195,000 | Palomares Social Justice Center | Innovation | apps.irs.gov |
| Peggy and Steve Fossett Foundation | Homer Glen, IL | 4 | $191,000 | $141,000 | The Ark | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 2 | $190,000 | $175,000 | Chapin Hall Center for Children | Support building | apps.irs.gov |
| Schultz Family Private Foundation | Lake Bluff, IL | 3 | $188,408 | $78,408 | The Night Ministry | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 7 | $185,000 | $50,000 | Lyte Collective | Mission fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Power for Good Foundation | Chester, PA | 1 | $180,000 | $180,000 | Bravehearts Theapeutic Riding and Educational Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Yagan Family Foundation | Boulder, CO | 2 | $179,921 | $100,000 | Urban Initiatives | Public charity support | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel & Louise M Shipman Charity | Dallas, TX | 1 | $178,931 | $178,931 | Admiral at the Lake | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| NKC Family Foundation | Geneva, IL | 3 | $178,000 | $78,000 | Stars Family Services | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbvie Foundation | North Chicago, IL | 4 | $175,000 | $100,000 | The Beacon Place NFP | General Mission Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust | Chicago, IL | 9 | $170,750 | $26,250 | Lyte Collective | general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pepper Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $167,000 | $100,000 | Plymouth Place | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| The LSV Asset Management Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $166,000 | $151,000 | A Better Chicago | Community grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Abra Prentice Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 3 | $155,000 | $75,000 | New Moms | Earmarked for support for young, homeless, and high-risk mothers | apps.irs.gov |
| Bergstrom Inc Charitable Foundation XXXXX2008 | Chicago, IL | 9 | $155,000 | $105,000 | YMCA of Rock River Valley | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $155,000 | $100,000 | Figueroa Wu Family Foundation | to support its food pantry program | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustmark Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 14 | $151,936 | $40,000 | Youth and Family Counseling | Contribution provided | apps.irs.gov |
| Geneseo Foundation | Geneseo, IL | 1 | $151,000 | $151,000 | Inspire Continuing Care | Charitable contributions | apps.irs.gov |
| 128 Collective Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | National Partnership for New Americans | Climate justice collaborative | apps.irs.gov |
| Dew Foundation | Tyler, TX | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Midwest Food Bank NFP | Food procurement - texas | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Child Development | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights Inc | Dca general | apps.irs.gov |
| Gill Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | The Gendercool Project | Project support for lgbtq issues | apps.irs.gov |
| Ralph Franzen Charitable Foundation XXXXX9002 | Chicago, IL | 3 | $150,000 | $100,000 | Safe Families for Children Alliance | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | National Partnership for New Americans | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Telligen Community Initiative | West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $150,000 | $75,000 | One Hope United | We request funding to develop healthy families illinois (hfi), a program with proven success, in implementing plans to strengthen and enrich parent-focused initiatives to train and support peers in ac | apps.irs.gov |
| The Doyle Foundation Inc | San Clemente, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Misericordia Foundation | Restricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | National Partnership for New Americans | Project support to build the capacity to engage in climate justice. | apps.irs.gov |
| Us Ventureschmidt Family Foundation | Appleton, WI | 2 | $150,000 | $90,000 | Laundrycares Foundation | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Brave Space Alliance | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cullen Foundation of Western New York Inc | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $149,533 | $149,533 | Chapin Hall Center for Children | 2024-25 external evaluation of cullen sap grantees | apps.irs.gov |
| John Ullrich Foundation Trust Busey Trust Co - Trustee | Decatur, IL | 3 | $149,000 | $75,000 | The Baby Fold | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Hobart W Williams | Dallas, TX | 1 | $147,114 | $147,114 | Admiral at the Lake | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Square One Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $145,000 | $70,000 | Beyond Legal Aid | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Woods Foundation | Lincoln, IL | 1 | $141,916 | $141,916 | Academic Development Institute | Scholarship program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bersted Foundation | Dallas, TX | 9 | $140,000 | $25,000 | Outreach Community Ministries | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 991 | $139,838 | $8,755 | Misericordia Home | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| D & R Legacy Fund | Northfield, IL | 3 | $135,000 | $75,000 | North Shore Senior Center | Civic & Social | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia B Toulmin Charitable Foundation III | Cresskill, NJ | 1 | $135,000 | $135,000 | Jewish Community Centers of Chicago | Funding for director of growing hope position (fy26-27) and a new partnership with my face (fy25-26) | apps.irs.gov |
| Neil & Ginny Gerald Family Foundation | North Aurora, IL | 5 | $132,953 | $115,000 | National Institute for Community | Donation to casa de luz | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $127,500 | $127,500 | Beyond Legal Aid | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Vladimir A and Belle A Geringer Charitable | Chicago, IL | 1 | $127,488 | $127,488 | Bohemian Home for the Aged | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Chern Family Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $126,690 | $126,690 | A Better Chicago | Donation towards exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Best Portion Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $125,472 | $100,472 | A Better Chicago | Public | apps.irs.gov |
| His First Foundation | Peoria, IL | 2 | $125,000 | $100,000 | Pathway Ministries | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | 4 | $125,000 | $55,000 | Erie Neighborhood House | The Camino A Mejor Salud Project | apps.irs.gov |
| Kazma Family Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Little Friends | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Scherman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | National Partnership for New Americans | Program/project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Timken Foundation of Canton | Canton, OH | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans | Improvement projects in support of mshv housing operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Allsup Family Foundation | Belleville, IL | 2 | $124,233 | $94,233 | Christian Activity Center | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Seigle Foundation | Dundee, IL | 3 | $123,100 | $55,000 | Community Crisis Center | Housing | apps.irs.gov |
| Dik Edward & Evelyn Fam Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 5 | $117,000 | $50,000 | Crisis Center for South Suburbia | Contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Grant Hospital of Chicago D/b/a Grant Healthcare Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 4 | $117,000 | $32,000 | Gads Hill Center | Healthy minds, healthy schools | apps.irs.gov |
| Baskin Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $115,000 | $40,000 | Urban Initiatives Inc | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bari Lipp Foundation Inc | Albany, NY | 1 | $115,000 | $115,000 | Open Doors Organization | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Robin and Sandy Stuart Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $114,000 | $114,000 | Gorton Community Center | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Eunice & Joshua J Stone Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $110,000 | $110,000 | Care for Real | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Mark Morton Memorial Fund | Chicago, IL | 2 | $108,000 | $73,000 | Circle Urban Ministries | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| La Chapelle Family Foundation | Glencoe, IL | 3 | $106,750 | $106,300 | Center for Independent Futures | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Kunes Family Foundation | Delavan, WI | 7 | $106,000 | $100,000 | Misericordia Foundation | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Sacks Family Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 4 | $106,000 | $50,000 | Chicago Architecture Biennial | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Nathan & Emily Blum Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $102,424 | $102,424 | Metropolitan Family Services | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald A Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92 | Harrison, NY | 2 | $102,000 | $100,000 | Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick and Anna M Cudahy Fund | Oak Park, IL | 12 | $101,500 | $15,000 | Christopher House | Parent School | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred M Snydacker Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $101,147 | $101,147 | Metropolitan Family Services | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Beach Road Foundation Inc | Blairsville, GA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Angelic Kindness | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Bobbie and Stanton Cook Family Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Envision Unlimited | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Beyond Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Bloc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ford Philanthropy | Dearborn, MI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Springboard To Success | Mobility | apps.irs.gov |
| Mark and Mary Ann Kaufman Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Aspire of Illinois | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Matthew Six Ten Foundation | Wheaton, IL | 2 | $100,000 | $75,000 | Entrusted Ministries | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Moglia Family Foundation | Bellevue, NE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Misericordia Home | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul Liebman Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Greenwood Project | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Ten Talents Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Gateway To Hope | Education globally | apps.irs.gov |
| The Adtalem Global Education Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | A Better Chicago | Increasing access to education | apps.irs.gov |
| The GRP Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Family Bridges | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Giving 3 Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Friends of the Children - Chicago | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilson-Oconnor Family Foundation | Reston, VA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Chicago Sky Cares | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| I A O'Shaughnessy Foundation | Bloomington, MN | 3 | $98,997 | $50,400 | Misericordia Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Andrew and Alice Fischer Charitable Trust | Dundee, IL | 20 | $97,500 | $10,000 | Friendship Manor Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Duchossois Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 8 | $96,400 | $75,000 | Metropolitan Family Services | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Rubino Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $96,000 | $50,000 | Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Poetry Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $95,000 | $50,000 | Third World Press Foundation Inc | Equity in verse grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 4 | $91,875 | $82,375 | Heartland Human Care Services | 81754 centering participants' lived experience in driving systems change prioritizing child and family wellbeing -- transfer grant | apps.irs.gov |
| James Millikin Trust A | Decatur, IL | 1 | $91,500 | $91,500 | Webster Cantrell Youth Advocacy | Charitable/educational | apps.irs.gov |
| The A Montgomery Ward Foundation | Dallas, TX | 10 | $91,000 | $23,500 | Helping Hand Center | Classroom safety/access | apps.irs.gov |
| Perry Family Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $90,509 | $85,000 | Clearbrook | To further program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred J Brunner Foundation | Bensenville, IL | 5 | $90,000 | $50,000 | Center for Independent Futures | Funding for electronic curriculum for disabled | apps.irs.gov |
| Inspired Investment Leadership | Inver Grove Heights, MN | 1 | $90,000 | $90,000 | Little City Foundation | General operation support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lyon Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $88,500 | $51,000 | Metropolitan Family Services | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Topfer Family Foundation | Austin, TX | 6 | $88,500 | $25,000 | Safe Families for Children Alliance | To support a program that helps prevent child abuse and neglect in families experiencing crises | apps.irs.gov |
| Coghill Family Foundation | Springfield, IL | 2 | $87,500 | $50,000 | Invest for Kids | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Melvin R Baum Private Foundation Inc | Morton, IL | 2 | $87,000 | $85,000 | Apostolic Christian Lifepoints | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidley Austin Foundation | Chicago, IL | 8 | $86,100 | $50,000 | Metropolitan Family Services | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Siragusa Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 10 | $85,600 | $10,000 | Connections for Abused Women & Their Children | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Miller Family Memorial Foundation Inc | Palm Beach Garden, FL | 1 | $85,000 | $85,000 | Midwest Food Bank NFP Inc | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Albert Pick Jr Fund | Chicago, IL | 5 | $85,000 | $20,000 | Fathers Families Healthy Communities | Trauma-Informed System of Care for Young Fathers | apps.irs.gov |
| Twomey Foundation | Roseville, IL | 2 | $80,500 | $66,000 | Roseville Community Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Enchanted Backpack | Chicago, IL | 11 | $80,277 | $23,687 | Fill A Heart 4 Kids | In-kind donation of clothing and home goods | apps.irs.gov |
| Golder Family Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 2 | $80,000 | $50,000 | North Shore Senior Center | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Grimes Family Foundation | La Grange Park, IL | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Plymouth Place | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosalie K Mugele Memorial Trust | Po Box Chic, IL | 1 | $79,959 | $79,959 | Altenheim German Old Peoples Home | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pauline Hurd Nearing and C Turner Nearing | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $78,728 | $78,728 | Illinois Masonic Home | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lumpkin Family Foundation | Mattoon, IL | 5 | $77,500 | $25,000 | Think Regeneration NFP | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Tuw Alban B & Edna B Nixonfund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $77,353 | $77,353 | YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Dillon Foundation | Sterling, IL | 2 | $77,350 | $68,850 | Rock River Hospice and Home | In support of human service | apps.irs.gov |
| Blazer Foundation | Rockford, IL | 3 | $76,000 | $40,000 | Barbara Olson Center of Hope | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation | Glencoe, IL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | The Ark | Unrestricted general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Annunziato Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | New Moms | To support job training program | apps.irs.gov |
| Dodson Foundation Inc | Inverness, IL | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | St Colettas of Illinois Foundation | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Domanada Foundation | Wheaton, IL | 2 | $75,000 | $55,000 | New Moms Inc | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Chicago Architecture Biennial | This is a Rehearsal | apps.irs.gov |
| Holthues Trust | Muscatine, IA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Voices and Faces Project the | Center for Story and Witness | apps.irs.gov |
| J R Albert Foundation | Naperville, IL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Urban Initiatives | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Black Midwifery Collective NFP | Shepherding a successful launch of the midwifery program at kennedy king community college | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grove Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | National Partnership for New Americans | Ready to stay legal services collaborative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Selfreliance Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Selfreliance Association | General Expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Frawley Family Foundation | Addison, IL | 2 | $73,500 | $70,000 | The Harbour | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerome Stone Legacy Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 2 | $72,355 | $65,255 | Chicago Furniture Bank | Furniture sponsorships | apps.irs.gov |
| Oberweiler Foundation | Barrington, IL | 7 | $72,000 | $20,000 | Chicago Furniture Bank | Home furnishing | apps.irs.gov |
| Reade Industrial Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $71,766 | $71,766 | Metropolitan Family Services | General operating purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| First Bank Chicago Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 13 | $71,552 | $34,690 | Community Partners for Affordable Housing | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Skolnik Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $70,530 | $70,530 | Chicago Chesed Fund | General Operating Purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Illinois Politics NFP | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $70,294 | $70,294 | Gorton Community Center | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Bruce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $70,000 | $50,000 | Renaissance Social Services | End homelessness | apps.irs.gov |
| James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | New Moms | General operating support & wellness | apps.irs.gov |
| Martin and Mary L Boyer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $70,000 | $25,000 | North Shore Senior Center | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 5 | $70,000 | $50,000 | Loaves and Fishes Community Services | Provides food assistance and supportive services to individuals and families | apps.irs.gov |
| Takiff Family Foundation | Glencoe, IL | 2 | $70,000 | $50,000 | The Ark | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Christopher L & M Susan Gust Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $70,000 | $50,000 | The Night Ministry | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Marjorie J Coller Private FDN | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $68,817 | $68,817 | Center of Concern | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brinson Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $68,000 | $38,000 | Carole Robertson Center for Learning | General operating support and pdta | apps.irs.gov |
| The J E Fehsenfeld Family Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 3 | $66,000 | $22,500 | Figueroa Wu Family Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Walter S & Lucienne B Driskill Foundation | Saint Augustine, FL | 2 | $65,300 | $35,000 | YMCA Metropolitan Chicago | Educaton | apps.irs.gov |
| Ava W Farwell for United Charities | Dallas, TX | 1 | $65,238 | $65,238 | Metropolitan Family Services | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $65,000 | $15,000 | Brave Space Alliance | For Health Programming. BSA currently offers onsite HIV/STI testing along with medical referrals for a variety of care, linkage to PrEP (HIV prevention medication), and educational materials as well a | apps.irs.gov |
| Sheldon L and Pearl R Leibowitz- Lew Leibowitz Legacy Foundation | Bannockburn, IL | 2 | $65,000 | $35,000 | Night Ministry | Unrestricted for general use of charity. | apps.irs.gov |
| Susan and Stephen Baird Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | Carole Robertson Center for Learning | General and unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Anna May Babe Ahern Foundation | Palos Heights, IL | 4 | $62,803 | $17,803 | Elms University Center | Contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Ava W Farwell for Old Peoples Home | Dallas, TX | 1 | $62,428 | $62,428 | Admiral at the Lake | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Baxter International Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 4 | $62,164 | $60,000 | Illinois Science and Technology Institute | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kjellstrom Family Foundation | Rockford, IL | 4 | $62,000 | $20,000 | Rock River Valley Pantry | Social welfare | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas A Demetrio Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $61,000 | $61,000 | Lawyers Lend-A-Hand To Youth | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| John R Flanagan Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | Metropolitan Family Services | For general charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Knight Impact Partners | Lake Forest, IL | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | The Lyte Collective | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| M A & G A Ackerman Memorial Fund | Dallas, TX | 2 | $60,000 | $30,000 | Bethany House of Hospitality | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Quest Foundation | Danville, CA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Urban Initiatives | Work to play | apps.irs.gov |
| T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $59,856 | $59,856 | And Rise Women Inc | Empower women and girls to be the ultimate versions of themselves no matter their adversities | apps.irs.gov |
| Gladys Stratton Trust | Paris, IL | 2 | $58,225 | $38,817 | One Hope United | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| R Kent Schneider Charitable FDN | Lagrange, IL | 3 | $58,000 | $23,000 | The Leadershop | Chartiable activites | apps.irs.gov |
| Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation | Arlington, VA | 5 | $57,180 | $25,000 | Aspiritech NFP | Aspiritech remote employment academy expansion | apps.irs.gov |
| George A & Isabella A Rieke Foundation | Po Box Chica, IL | 1 | $57,150 | $57,150 | Illinois Masonic Home | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| A G Cox Charity Trust XXXXX9001 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $55,000 | $30,000 | Night Ministry | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel R and Karen Kales Lee Family Foundation | Glencoe, IL | 2 | $55,000 | $50,000 | The Ark | Support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Rackham Foundation Limited | Leesburg, VA | 1 | $54,789 | $54,789 | Resolution Systems Institute | Mediation behavior analysis research | apps.irs.gov |
| Larson Financial Foundation | Chesterfield, MO | 1 | $54,500 | $54,500 | Uttermost International | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Naperville Rotary Charities Inc | Naperville, IL | 11 | $54,000 | $8,000 | Riverwalk Adult Day Services | Community service grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas Campbell Trust | Clayton, MO | 1 | $53,883 | $53,883 | The Baby Fold | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| W Clement & Jessie V Stone Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $53,750 | $50,000 | Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Karla Scherer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $51,110 | $51,110 | Project Freedive | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| MJ O'Brien Family Foundation | Evanston, IL | 2 | $51,000 | $50,000 | Misericordia Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Francis Beidler Foundation | Chicago, IL | 7 | $50,500 | $21,000 | Chapin Hall Center for Children | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleary Ten Brink Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,147 | $50,147 | Clearbrook | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ainsworth Foundation | Saegertown, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Center On Halsted | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald R Wilson Jr Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Chicago Architecture Biennial Inc | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Prem Reddy Family Foundation | Victorville, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | American Telugu Association | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Dudley D & Delores R Malone Family Foundation | Glen Ellyn, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Center On Halsted | Unrestricted contribution in support of organization's mission | apps.irs.gov |
| JKJ Charitable Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Lifesong | General charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| JTB Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Barrington Area Council On Aging Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| James Dean Foundation | Wellesley, MA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Misericordia Foundation | Capital project | apps.irs.gov |
| Keller Foundation | Vancouver, WA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Gift of Adoption Fund | To support the organization's charitable mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Mesa Foundation | Naples, FL | 2 | $50,000 | $30,000 | The Harbour | Charitable support | apps.irs.gov |
| Myer Family Charitable Foundation | Spicewood, TX | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Gift of Adoption Fund | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| N2 Stone Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Metropolitan Family Services | Legal aid society | apps.irs.gov |
| Ri & SL Wilson Foundation | Tremont, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Pathway Ministries | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard and Diane Weinberg Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $50,000 | $48,000 | The Diane Stilwell Weinberg Foundation | Made for general, charitable, religious, educational or scientific purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation | Glenview, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Friends of the Children-Chicago | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sebastian Family Charitable Foundation | Westmont, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Greenwood Project | Foundation support | apps.irs.gov |
| Seymour A Cohen Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Metropolitan Family Services | Promote org's activity by gifts to gen'l rev fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Shear Family Foundation Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Ark | Food insecurity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cricket Island Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $50,000 | $45,000 | Hana Center | Leadership transition grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dancing Skies Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $50,000 | $45,000 | The Night Ministry | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Egerter Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 5 | $50,000 | $15,000 | Christopher House | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ellis Goodman Family Foundation | Glencoe, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Christopher House | Community | apps.irs.gov |
| The Evans Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Foster Progress | To further charity's purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grace and Mercy Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Pathway Ministries Inc | Humanitarian | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Night Ministry | Youth | apps.irs.gov |
| Unbound Philanthropy | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Partnership for New Americans | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Zell Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Invest for Kids | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Collins & Thelma Posey Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $49,606 | $49,606 | Spero Family Services | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The James B Boskey Memorial Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $49,375 | $49,375 | Resolution Systems Institute | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Brian Littleton Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $48,000 | $48,000 | Chicago Commons Association | General operating purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| John Marshall Family Foundation | Palatine, IL | 12 | $47,500 | $8,000 | Misericordia Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| CW Christian Foundation | Tinley Park, IL | 1 | $47,000 | $47,000 | Trinity Services | Various | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Lou Downs Foundation | Chicago, IL | 7 | $46,000 | $13,000 | The Center of Concern | Exclusively charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Best Walter & Edith Foundation | Chicago, IL | 8 | $45,760 | $10,000 | Family Shelter Service | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold L & Phyllis V Gardner Memorial Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $45,486 | $45,486 | Friendship Manor | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Centene Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | City of Refuge - Chicago | Support chicago westside and southside police | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald E Fike Family Foundation | Galesburg, IL | 4 | $45,000 | $15,000 | Gateway Services | Provide services to adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry & Sadie Lasky Foundation | Riverwoods, IL | 2 | $45,000 | $25,000 | Shalva | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Lutheran Church Charities Fund | North Brook, IL | Christian faith&life storytellg init | $4,894,190 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dover Foundation | CMS Foundation Inc | Naperville, IL | Operating assistance | $2,819,580 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foglia Family Foundation | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | $2,490,956 | apps.irs.gov |
| St George Corporation | Misericordia Foundation | Chicago, IL | Exempt purpose of organization | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | A Better Chicago | Chicago, IL | To fund bold ideas that create opportunity for chicago youth | $1,850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Walsh Foundation | Misericordia Foundation | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | $1,510,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Foundation of Illinois | YWCA Northwestern Illinois | Rockford, IL | Project - funding for a specific project or program | $1,156,480 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank Family Foundation | A Better Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund raising | $1,024,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Carole Robertson Center for Learning | Chicago, IL | Invest today empower tomorrow campaign | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | To support the immediate maintenance and transition of the rapid employment and development initiative (readi), a causal evidence-backed program designed to reduce violent crime and recidivism. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | Chicago Commons Association | Chicago, IL | In support of financial health | $982,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | National Partnership for New Americans Inc | Chicago, IL | Core support to implement the parole in place and other federal executive actions, and to anchor the ready to stay coalition | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maryville Academy Foundation | Maryville Academy | Des Plaines, IL | Funds donated to maryville acadmey to further the mission of maryville academy. maryville's mission is to help children and families reach their fullest potential by empowering intellectual, spiritual | $842,831 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Cred Inc | Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | General Support | $823,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | Chapin Hall Center for Children | Chicago, IL | To support comprehensive evaluation of the ddf prevention initiative and to report key insights and findings to diverse audiences | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Endowment Inc | National Partnership for New Americans | Chicago, IL | Program Support to Expand Citizenship Outreach Services and to Strengthen City-County Public Infrastructures that Promote Citizenship in Greater Houston | $710,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Walsh Foundation | Marillac St Vincent Family Services | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | Mrelief | Chicago, IL | Healthier food for all | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | Renew Communities NFP | Lake Forest, IL | Capacity Building | $675,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | Violence reduction | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tamead Foundation | The Mandeko Foundation | Chicago, IL | For general support of charitable activities | $509,309 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foglia Family Foundation | Marillac St Vincent Family Services | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary E Bazar-Robin Foundation | Misericordia Foundation | Chicago, IL | Disabilities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | Misericordia Home | Chicago, IL | Capital Expenditure | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | The Hana Center | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jep J Dau Trust XXXXX9002 | Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | General | $487,452 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foglia Family Foundation | Let It Be Us | Barrington, IL | General charitable purposes | $425,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence | Chicago, IL | Program | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Citi Foundation | Working Credit NFP | Chicago, IL | Community progress makers | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Jewish Child and Family Services | Chicago, IL | Jewish community | $385,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust | Ageoptions | Oak Park, IL | Support | $380,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Hooker Dole Trust XXXXX7002 | Chicago Foundlings Home | Chicago, IL | General | $357,279 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Hooker Dole Trust XXXXX7002 | Plymouth Place Incorporated | La Grange Park, IL | General | $357,279 | apps.irs.gov |
| Westlake Health Foundation | Aspire of Illinois | Hillside, IL | 2024 organizational plan | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Din Foundation | Gift of Adoption Fund | Northbrook, IL | Assistance in adoption of vulnerable children providing them permanent families and chance to thrive. | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peak6 Foundation | Greenwood Project | Chicago, IL | For internship sponsorship donation | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | Increase access to legal services and due process | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Chapin Hall Center for Children | Chicago, IL | Support 21st Century Community-Based Prevention Research Agenda | $335,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Willow Springs Charitable Trust Jenny B Stoddard Trustee | Main Stay Therapeutic Farm | Richmond, IL | General purpose | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Duke Endowment | Chapin Hall Center for Children | Chicago, IL | To continue supporting the implementation of north carolinas family first prevention services plan. | $322,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Benck Family Foundation | Loaves & Fishes Community Services | Naperville, IL | General | $320,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace H Coulter Trust | National Partnership for New Americans | Chicago, IL | General Support | $303,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Bethany House of Hospitality | Chicago, IL | To provide housing, education, job training and other supportive services for young women and children seeking asylum in the united states | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Carole Robertson Center for Learning | Chicago, IL | Program | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Suzanne and Charles Goodman Charitable Trust for Jewish Causes | Council for Jewish Elderly | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph L & Emily K Gidwitz Memorial Foundation | Council for Jewish Elderly | Chicago, IL | Gidwitz Place | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Janus Henderson Foundation | Greenwood Project | Chicago, IL | Grants | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Julian Grace Foundation | Mano A Mano Family Resource Center | Round Lake Park, IL | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mazza Foundation | Misericordia Foundation | Chicago, IL | New residence | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | National Partnership for New Americans | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | The Ark | Chicago, IL | Jewish community | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beatrice P Delany Char Trust XXXXX7003 | The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | General | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights | Chicago, IL | Promise of an Equitable Future | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Garfield Park Rite To Wellness Collaborative | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Heartland Human Care Services Inc | Chicago, IL | General operating;program | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Working Credit NFP | Chicago, IL | HBCU Credit Building & Credit Repair and Debt Settlement Education | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc | Chicago Furniture Bank | Chicago, IL | Human services | $258,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | A Better Chicago | Chicago, IL | Program | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Aspire of Illinois | Hillside, IL | To support an expansion of an employment and training program for individuals with disabilities to the south and westside communities of chicago. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chinese Mutual Aid Association Inc | Chicago, IL | In support of the general operations of the chinese mutual aid association | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation | Garfield Park Rite To Wellness Collaborative | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Scientific Foundation Inc | I Am Abel Foundation | Flossmoor, IL | Urban bridges medical mentoring program | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Jewish Community Centers of Chicago | Northbrook, IL | Program | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | Liftup Communities | Chicago, IL | In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | The Endeleo Institute Inc | Chicago, IL | In support of general operations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | The Hana Center | Chicago, IL | In institutional support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence | Chicago, IL | Program | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/b/a Schreiber Philanthropy | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Program | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bernard Heerey Family Foundation | The Ark | Chicago, IL | Assistance to the elderly | $240,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Erie Neighborhood House | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $220,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Arab American Family Services | Worth, IL | General operating support | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Gads Hill Center | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Diermeier Family Foundation | Ucan | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $215,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosalie Gadient Charitable Trust | Salvation Army Services | Hoffman Estates, IL | Unrestricted general | $208,567 | apps.irs.gov |
| Julian Grace Foundation | Beyond Legal Aid | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $205,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Piper Sandler Foundation | Greenwood Project | Chicago, IL | Board leader program, headquarter giving | $204,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Supera Family Foundation | The Ark | Chicago, IL | To support local housing solutions | $200,929 | apps.irs.gov |
| Belvedere Cares Foundation | Urban Initiatives | Chicago, IL | Organization's Exempt Purpose | $200,187 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation | A Better Chicago | Chicago, IL | In support of organization's mission | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Finnegan Family Foundation | A Better Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100k to general operations and $100k to catalyst fund | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vivo Foundation | Carole Robertson Center for Learning | Chicago, IL | To further the mission of the donee | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coleman Foundation Inc | Growing Season-Illinois Inc | Evaston, IL | Grants made at the discretion of Board Members to qualified publicly-supported charities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lloyd A Fry Foundation | Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | For the metropolitan peace academy and the rapid employment and development initiative (readi) | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The John C and Carolyn Noonan Parmer Private Foundation | Misericordia Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Endowment Inc | National Partnership for New Americans | Chicago, IL | Program Support for the 2024 National Immigrant Inclusion Conference in Houston | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | General operating | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Better Health Foundation Melinda Gowey | Palomares Social Justice Center | Rock Island, IL | Innovation | $195,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Family Rescue | Chicago, IL | Program | $192,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Power for Good Foundation | Bravehearts Theapeutic Riding and Educational Center | Harvard, IL | General operating support | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities | Misericordia Home | Chicago, IL | Social assistance | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel & Louise M Shipman Charity | Admiral at the Lake | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted general | $178,931 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | General Operating Support | $176,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust | Chapin Hall Center for Children | Chicago, IL | Support building | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Greenwood Project | Chicago, IL | Scaling College-to-Career and Earnings Impact | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reva and David Logan Foundation | Juvenile Protective Association | Chicago, IL | Connect to kids program | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frechette Family Foundation | A Better Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $153,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The LSV Asset Management Charitable Foundation | A Better Chicago | Chicago, IL | Community grant | $151,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Geneseo Foundation | Inspire Continuing Care | Geneseo, IL | Charitable contributions | $151,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation | McGaw YMCA | Evanston, IL | In support of organization's mission | $150,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simon Family Foundation | Aspiritech NFP | Chicago, IL | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | $150,000 | 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.