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Grantmaking foundations in Evanston, IL

90 grantmaking foundations in Evanston, Illinois, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $1.3B combined).

Top foundations by giving

  1. Northwestern University
    Evanston, IL · Health Care
    $780M (2025)
  2. The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
    Evanston, IL · Civil Rights, Social Action and Advocacy
    $310M (2025)
  3. National Merit Scholarship Corporation
    Evanston, IL · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $33M (2025)
  4. Mather Investments Nfp
    Evanston, IL · Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness and Relief
    $18M (2024)
  5. Gary and Mary West Health Endowmentinc
    Evanston, IL · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $17M (2022)
  6. Mather Foundation
    Evanston, IL · Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness and Relief
    $16M (2024)
  7. The Mather Evanston
    Evanston, IL · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $13M (2024)
  8. Northshore University Healthsystem
    Evanston, IL · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $9.8M (2024)
  9. Encourage Inc
    Evanston, IL
    $9M (2024)
  10. Sigma Chi Foundation
    Evanston, IL · Human Services
    $6.9M (2025)
  11. Drexel Funds
    Evanston, IL · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $3.7M (2024)
  12. Cradle Foundation
    Evanston, IL · Community Improvement and Capacity Building
    $3.5M (2025)
  13. Evanston Community Foundation Inc
    Evanston, IL · Medical Research
    $3.1M (2024)
  14. Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation
    Evanston, IL · Crime and Legal-Related
    $3.1M (2025)
  15. New Horizon Foundation
    Evanston, IL
    $2.8M (2025)
  16. Alpha Phi Foundation Inc
    Evanston, IL · Arts, Culture and Humanities
    $2.7M (2025)
  17. Evanston Township High School District 202 Educ Foundation
    Evanston, IL · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $2.2M (2025)
  18. Woodbury Foundation
    Evanston, IL
    $2.2M (2025)
  19. Childcare Network of Evanston
    Evanston, IL · Arts, Culture and Humanities
    $2M (2025)
  20. Richard and Margaret Romano Charitable Tr
    Evanston, IL · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $1.9M (2025)
  21. Two Blades Foundation
    Evanston, IL · Community Improvement and Capacity Building
    $1.5M (2024)
  22. Cliftonlarsonallen Llp
    Evanston, IL · Civil Rights, Social Action and Advocacy
    $1.4M (2023)
  23. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation
    Evanston, IL · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $1.3M (2025)
  24. Reinhardt H & Shirley R Jahn Foundation Tr
    Evanston, IL · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $1.3M (2025)
  25. Franklin Square Foundation
    Evanston, IL · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $990K (2025)

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