Foundations that fund arts education programs in Illinois

93 foundations made gifts to arts education programs in Illinois, reaching 65 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.

93Foundations gave here
31Accept applications
$10,000Typical gift
65Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL · EIN 36-60594089 gifts · typical $25,000 · 20249 · $230,000$25,0002024Accepts applications
Lloyd A FRY FoundationChicago, IL · EIN 36-61087756 gifts · typical $45,000 · 20246 · $253,500$45,0002024Accepts applications
Builders Vision FoundationChicago, IL · EIN 82-15039415 gifts · typical $50,000 · 20245 · $308,750$50,0002024Invite only
Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL · EIN 36-60760884 gifts · typical $107,500 · 20244 · $750,000$107,5002024Accepts applications
John D and Catherine T MacarthurChicago, IL · EIN 23-70935984 gifts · typical $75,000 · 20244 · $285,000$75,0002024Invite only

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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 189 matched gifts to arts education programs in Illinois in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 65 matched organizations received gifts to arts education programs in Illinois in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to arts education programs in Illinois was $10,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

All arts & culture funders in Illinois · National arts education data

How many foundations fund arts education programs in Illinois?

93 foundations made gifts to 65 organizations in Illinois in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

31 of the 93 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.