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Arts, Culture and Humanities foundations in Illinois

150 grantmaking foundations in Illinois focused on arts, culture and humanities, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $480M combined).

Top foundations by giving

  1. Depaul University
    Chicago, IL
    $350M (2025)
  2. Illinois Equal Justice Foundation
    Chicago, IL
    $14M (2025)
  3. Action for Healthy Kids Inc
    Chicago, IL
    $13M (2025)
  4. Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
    Chicago, IL
    $8.7M (2025)
  5. William H Miner Foundation
    Chicago, IL
    $7.7M (2024)
  6. Agesmart Community Resources
    Swansea, IL
    $7M (2025)
  7. Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski LLC
    Arlington Heights, IL
    $5.4M (2022)
  8. Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum Charitable Trust
    Chicago, IL
    $5.1M (2024)
  9. United Power for Action & Justice Inc
    Chicago, IL
    $4.8M (2024)
  10. A Better Chicago
    Chicago, IL
    $4.5M (2025)
  11. The Poetry Foundation
    Chicago, IL
    $4.2M (2024)
  12. Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
    Rockford, IL
    $4M (2024)
  13. American Property Casualty Insurance Association
    Chicago, IL
    $3.3M (2024)
  14. Academy for Urban School Leadership
    Chicago, IL
    $3.3M (2025)
  15. Mariners Museum Tr No 2 P03152009
    Chicago, IL
    $2.9M (2025)
  16. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
    Chicago, IL
    $2.8M (2025)
  17. Alpha Phi Foundation Inc
    Evanston, IL
    $2.7M (2025)
  18. Chicago Blackhawks Foundation
    Chicago, IL
    $2.5M (2025)
  19. Robert Allerton Trust Under Will Dated April 15 1964
    Chicago, IL
    $2.3M (2025)
  20. Abram Foundation
    Chicago, IL
    $2.2M (2024)
  21. Childcare Network of Evanston
    Evanston, IL
    $2M (2025)
  22. Mariners Museum Tr No 1 P03583005
    Chicago, IL
    $1.9M (2025)
  23. American Society of Anesthesiologists
    Schaumburg, IL
    $1.9M (2024)
  24. National Council of State Boards of Nursing Inc
    Chicago, IL
    $1.7M (2025)
  25. Samaritan Ministries International
    Peoria, IL
    $1.5M (2025)

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