Foundations that fund historical organizations in Illinois

236 foundations made gifts to historical organizations in Illinois, reaching 124 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.

236Foundations gave here
85Accept applications
$5,250Typical gift
124Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
John D and Catherine T MacarthurChicago, IL · EIN 23-70935984 gifts · typical $375,000 · 20244 · $4,830,000$375,0002024Invite only
Lloyd A FRY FoundationChicago, IL · EIN 36-61087754 gifts · typical $3,250 · 20244 · $257,500$3,2502024Accepts applications
Hamill Family FoundationChicago, IL · EIN 36-60968084 gifts · typical $1,000 · 20244 · $12,000$1,0002024Invite only
JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 23-70497384 gifts · typical $2,310 · 20244 · $7,559$2,3102024Invite only
The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 13-18799543 gifts · typical $918,000 · 20243 · $2,468,000$918,0002024Accepts 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 369 matched gifts to historical organizations in Illinois in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 124 matched organizations received gifts to historical organizations in Illinois in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to historical organizations in Illinois was $5,250 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund historical organizations in Illinois?

236 foundations made gifts to 124 organizations in Illinois in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

85 of the 236 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.