Foundations · IRS 990 filings

Foundations in Illinois

5,311
foundations
$7.75B
grants paid, FY2022–FY2025
993
say they accept unsolicited
$10,000
median grant

Grantlas lists 5,311 foundations based in Illinois — 5,076 private foundations and 235 grantmaking charities such as community foundations and United Ways — from their 990-PF and Form 990 filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $7.75 billion in grants in their latest filing year, and 993 of them (19%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Chicago (2,627), Northbrook (86) and Lake Forest (74).

993 of them say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Foundations accepting applications in Illinois.

Top 25 of 5,311 foundations

All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 968 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.

Foundations in Illinois
Abbvie Patient Assistance FoundationNorth Chicago, IL$221M$442M$105,198–$441.8MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL$55,000$115.2M$500–$3MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Paul M Angell Family FoundationChicago, IL$57.1M$57.1M—FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Caterpillar FoundationPeoria, IL$49.5M$55.8M$43.2M–$55.8MFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL$80,000$52.2M$685–$1MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Allstate FoundationNorthbrook, IL$1,000$38M$250–$2MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL$25,000$37M$50–$1.7MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Spencer FoundationChicago, IL$74,960$24.3M$4,500–$2.5MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Emerson Charitable TrustChicago, IL$18.3M$20.6M$15.9M–$20.6MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL$25,000$19.3M$100–$250,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Dauten Family FoundationChicago, IL$395,000$18.3M$5,000–$19.8MFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Ace Hardware FoundationOak Brook, IL$8.6M$17.2M$226,080–$17MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Terra Foundation for American ArtChicago, IL$50,000$15.4M$5,000–$550,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
David F & Margaret T GrohneWestern Springs, IL$10,000$13.5M$200–$7.5MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Tracy Family FoundationMt Sterling, IL$11.9M$13.5M$10.3M–$13.5MFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Virginia A Groot FoundationLake Forest, IL$30,000$12.9M$5,000–$12.6MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Motorola Solutions FoundationChicago, IL$35,000$12.6M$200–$1.8MFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Clara Abbott FoundationAbbott Park, IL$6.3M$12.5M$4.5M–$8.1MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL$25,000$10.8M$300–$1.2MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Booth Ferris Foundation Xxxxx4008Chicago, IL$100,000$10.4M$25,000–$150,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Healthy Communities FoundationRiverside, IL$60,000$9.4M$40–$368,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL$5,000$9.3M$125–$250,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Coleman Foundation IncChicago, IL$50,000$9.1M$1,000–$250,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Dr Scholl FoundationNorthbrook, IL$10,000$8.9M$2,000–$500,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
State Farm Companies FoundationBloomington, IL$1.3M$8.6M$415,000–$5.6MFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.

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Data from 990-PF and Form 990 filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated November 8, 2026.