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Community Improvement and Capacity Building foundations in Illinois

212 grantmaking foundations in Illinois focused on community improvement and capacity building, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $300M combined).

Top foundations by giving

  1. Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
    Chicago, IL
    $67M (2025)
  2. Start Early
    Chicago, IL
    $37M (2025)
  3. St George Corporation
    Palos Heights, IL
    $34M (2024)
  4. Commercial Club Foundation
    Chicago, IL
    $15M (2025)
  5. Council of Medical Specialty Societies
    Chicago, IL
    $9.5M (2024)
  6. Underwriters Laboratories Inc
    Northbrook, IL
    $9.3M (2024)
  7. American Medical Association
    Chicago, IL
    $8.6M (2024)
  8. Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc
    Chicago, IL
    $7.9M (2025)
  9. Pritzker Family Philanthropic Fund
    Chicago, IL
    $6.7M (2024)
  10. Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates
    Tuscola, IL
    $5.9M (2025)
  11. Real Clear Foundation
    Northbrook, IL
    $4.7M (2025)
  12. Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation
    Chicago, IL
    $4.3M (2025)
  13. Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation
    Oak Park, IL
    $4.3M (2025)
  14. Cristo Rey Network
    Chicago, IL
    $4.2M (2025)
  15. Hope School
    Springfield, IL
    $3.9M (2025)
  16. Shoppinggives Foundation
    Chicago, IL
    $3.8M (2023)
  17. Cradle Foundation
    Evanston, IL
    $3.5M (2025)
  18. Genyouth Inc
    Rosemont, IL
    $3.2M (2024)
  19. Carle Community Health Corporation
    Urbana, IL
    $2.6M (2024)
  20. West Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging
    Quincy, IL
    $2.4M (2025)
  21. Governors State University Foundation
    University Park, IL
    $1.9M (2025)
  22. Elgin Academy
    Elgin, IL
    $1.9M (2024)
  23. Safer Corporate Endowment
    Chicago, IL
    $1.9M (2025)
  24. American Brain Tumor Association
    Chicago, IL
    $1.8M (2025)
  25. Baker Tilly US Llp
    Chicago, IL
    $1.8M (2022)

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