Likely funders for animal shelters in Illinois
751 foundations gave to animal shelters in Illinois in tax years 2024–2025: $3,181,395 in all. Here’s who, how much, and who takes applications.
From 2025 IRS e-filed returns. For scale, Illinois has 298 small animal welfare nonprofits.
746 more funders aren’t shown. A free account shows the top 10 for any search. Paid plans show up to 50, with full giving histories.
Create free accountGift 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 2,103 gifts to animal shelters in Illinois in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to animal shelters in Illinois was $3,000 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 213 of 751 foundations funding animal shelters in Illinois accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to animal shelters in Illinois
- Chicago 273 foundations · 82 nonprofits
- Wheaton 16 foundations · 8 nonprofits
- Woodstock 16 foundations · 7 nonprofits
More cities
- Brookfield 41 foundations
- Riverwoods 23 foundations
- Anna 19 foundations
- Grayslake 18 foundations
- Dundee 17 foundations
- Arlington Heights 15 foundations
- Naperville 14 foundations
- Wheeling 14 foundations
- Crystal Lake 12 foundations
- Libertyville 12 foundations
- Oak Park 12 foundations
- Rockford 12 foundations
- Champaign 11 foundations
- Hinsdale 11 foundations
- Palatine 11 foundations
- Barrington 10 foundations
- E Saint Louis 10 foundations
- South Elgin 10 foundations
- Downers Grove 9 foundations
- Edwardsville 9 foundations
- Evanston 9 foundations
- Matteson 9 foundations
- Morton Grove 9 foundations
- Arlington Hts 8 foundations
- Geneva 8 foundations
- Inverness 8 foundations
- La Grange Pk 8 foundations
- Northbrook 8 foundations
- Aurora 7 foundations
- Chicago Ridge 7 foundations
- Lake Forest 7 foundations
- Pekin 7 foundations
- Peotone 7 foundations
- Dekalb 6 foundations
- Durand 6 foundations
- Effingham 6 foundations
- McHenry 6 foundations
- Normal 6 foundations
- Peoria 6 foundations
- Saint Charles 6 foundations
- Schaumburg 6 foundations
- Skokie 6 foundations
- Tinley Park 6 foundations
- Danville 5 foundations
- Decatur 5 foundations
- Glen Ellyn 5 foundations
- Godfrey 5 foundations
- Highwood 5 foundations
- Marion 5 foundations
- McLean 5 foundations
- Orland Park 5 foundations
- Plainfield 5 foundations
- Princeton 5 foundations
- Quincy 5 foundations
- Ringwood 5 foundations
- Troy 5 foundations
- Zion 5 foundations
- Belleville 4 foundations
- Dow 4 foundations
- Dwight 4 foundations
- Elizabeth 4 foundations
- Galesburg 4 foundations
- Geneseo 4 foundations
- Glenview 4 foundations
- Hoffman Est 4 foundations
- Hoffman Estates 4 foundations
- Itasca 4 foundations
- Joliet 4 foundations
- Lombard 4 foundations
- Maple Park 4 foundations
- Milan 4 foundations
- Moline 4 foundations
- Mundelein 4 foundations
- Peru 4 foundations
- Springfield 4 foundations
- Batavia 3 foundations
- Bridgeview 3 foundations
- Canton 3 foundations
- Carol Stream 3 foundations
- Cherry Valley 3 foundations
- Des Plaines 3 foundations
- Dundee Township 3 foundations
- Elk Grove Vlg 3 foundations
- Elmhurst 3 foundations
- Highland Park 3 foundations
- Homer Glen 3 foundations
- Lake Villa 3 foundations
- Loves Park 3 foundations
- Oak Brook 3 foundations
- Ottawa 3 foundations
- Poplar Grove 3 foundations
- Robinson 3 foundations
- Sugar Grove 3 foundations
- Villa Park 3 foundations
- Wadsworth 3 foundations
- Waukegan 3 foundations
- West Chicago 3 foundations
- Wood Dale 3 foundations
Types of animal welfare funded in Illinois
- Animal shelters & rescue 380 foundations · 422 nonprofits
- Wildlife 21 foundations · 26 nonprofits
More ways to find funders in Illinois
- Funders that accept applications 213 funders
- Small-grant funders 553 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in Illinois 1,824 foundations · 438 take applications
What is a typical grant to animal shelters in Illinois?
$5,000, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax years 2024–2025. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
14 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.