Foundations that fund humanities organizations in Illinois

58 foundations made gifts to humanities organizations in Illinois, reaching 15 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

58Foundations gave here
23Accept applications
$10,000Typical gift
15Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
John D and Catherine T MacarthurChicago, IL · EIN 23-70935986 gifts · typical $75,000 · 20246 · $1,000,000$75,0002024Invite only
Caerus Foundation IncNorthbrook, IL · EIN 71-09359036 gifts · typical $38,000 · 20246 · $521,000$38,0002024Invite only
Builders Vision FoundationChicago, IL · EIN 82-15039413 gifts · typical $100,000 · 20243 · $425,000$100,0002024Invite only
Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD · EIN 52-21890813 gifts · typical $3,000 · 20243 · $9,000$3,0002024Invite only
Lloyd A FRY FoundationChicago, IL · EIN 36-61087753 gifts · typical $500 · 20243 · $3,500$5002024Accepts applications

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 89 matched gifts to humanities organizations in Illinois in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 15 matched organizations received gifts to humanities organizations in Illinois in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to humanities organizations in Illinois was $10,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund humanities organizations in Illinois?

58 foundations made gifts to 15 organizations in Illinois in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

23 of the 58 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.