1. Directory of nonprofits
  2. Locations
  3. Illinois
  4. Chicago
  5. Chicago foundations

Chicago foundations

There are 6,815 foundations and grantmaking organizations in the greater Chicago metro area, including the cities of Chicago, Bolingbrook, Des Plaines, Elgin, Evanston, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Schaumburg, Skokie, and Gary within the states of Illinois and Indiana. Combined, these Chicago metro foundations employ 9,943 people, earn more than $14 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $68 billion.
Skip to:
Related directory pages:

Types of foundations in Chicago

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
5,468
 
$8,488,073,868
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
542
 
$5,658,947,093
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
129
 
$7,574,147
Community foundations
 
120
 
$3,271,011,528
Corporate foundations
 
79
 
$867,013,071
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
24
 
$116,715,644
Foundation alliances and advocates
 
10
 
$0
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
 
6
 
$170,758
Foundation professional societies
 
4
 
$506,331
Showing 9 of 9 categories

Job trends for Chicago foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
4,159
1-10
 
430
11-25
 
29
26-100
 
15
101 to 1,000
 
8
1,000+
 
2
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of foundations in Chicago

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
3,393
$250k to $1M
 
800
$1M to $5M
 
487
$5M to $25M
 
210
$25M to $100M
 
42
$100M+
 
21
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of foundations in Chicago

Want to add filters to this list, or drill down on results in detail? Open in the Cause IQ search interface
1-20 of 6,815

John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.
Revenue
$890.9m
Assets
$9.3b
Employees
201
EIN
23-7093598
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Chicago Community Trust

The Chicago Community Trust mobilizes philanthropy to advance equity, make grants, and convene partners to expand opportunity, wealth, and well-being across Chicago.
Revenue
$2.5b
Assets
$6.0b
Employees
157
EIN
36-2167000
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International empowers Rotarians to advance peace by improving health, supporting education, alleviating poverty, and combating diseases worldwide.
Revenue
$462.6m
Assets
$1.7b
Employees
284
EIN
36-3245072
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Robert R Mccormick Foundation

The Robert R Mccormick Foundation funds organizations advancing thriving, equitable communities through early childhood education, journalism accountability, public safety, and support for veterans.
Revenue
$105.3m
Assets
$1.8b
Employees
15
EIN
36-3689171
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley

To be recognized as a trusted philanthropic leader in the communities we serve through the delivery of the highest quality donor services, customized and unique grant and scholarship programs, and bold initiatives to address community needs.
Revenue
$15.0m
Assets
$148.6m
Employees
11
EIN
36-6086742
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Steele-Reese Foundation XXXXX1004

The Steele-Reese Foundation awarded 60 grants last year to various organizations, including the Steele Memorial Benefit Association. The trustees of the foundation are JP Morgan Chase Bank Na, William T Buice, and Charles U Buice.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$36.5m
Employees
4
EIN
13-6034763
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Rosalind P Walter Foundation XXXXX1002

The Rosalind P Walter Foundation is a private foundation located in New York, NY that primarily funds general fund. It made one grant last year.
Revenue
$6.2m
Assets
$38.7m
Employees
4
EIN
13-6177284
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lefkofsky Family Foundation

Lefkofsky Family Foundation's mission is to ensure access to quality education; improve fundamental human rights; propel innovative medical research and expand cultural initiatives.
Revenue
$10.7m
Assets
$64.5m
Employees
0
EIN
20-7066362
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kavanaugh Family Foundation

The Kavanaugh Family Foundation donates money to charitable organizations in order to generate capital gains for the foundation. Last year, the foundation gave out 10 grants totaling $240,000. The foundation is located in Downers Grove, IL.
Revenue
$11.3m
Assets
$19.8m
Employees
0
EIN
26-1579335
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Julian Grace Foundation

The Julian Grace Foundation is a private foundation that supports grantees with excess distributions carryover applied to 2019. The foundation's grant focus is Note: The amount on line 6 will be used in Part V, column (b), in subsequent years when ca...
Revenue
$8.4m
Assets
$87.0m
Employees
6
EIN
47-1645999
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation

The Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation is a private foundation located in Glencoe, IL. It makes 114 grants last year. The trustees are Susan Goldschmidt, Susan Goldschmidt, and Susan Goldschmidt.
Revenue
$11.2m
Assets
$44.0m
Employees
0
EIN
23-7410867
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Eugene and Janet Lerner Family Foundation

Eugene and Janet Lerner Family Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, IL, which was founded in 1989 and most recently had $7,009,183 in revenue and no employees.
Revenue
$7.0m
Assets
$13.5m
Employees
0
EIN
36-3674212
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Finnegan Family Foundation

The Finnegan Family Foundation's grantmaking includes support of education and youth organizations. Their funding areas includes health, arts and culture, Jewish causes, education and youth.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$42.3m
Employees
1
EIN
36-4221334
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Liegl Family Foundation

The Liegl Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Elkhart, IN that mainly funds support of health programs provided through Goshen Health System and its affiliates.
Revenue
$26.6m
Assets
$49.1m
Employees
0
EIN
27-0331346
IRS type
501(c)(3)

From His Hand Foundation

The From His Hand Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds where most needed. Last year, it made 50 grants, including to Proclaim International and other grantees. It is located in Sycamore, IL.
Revenue
$13.9m
Assets
$23.4m
Employees
0
EIN
27-0563840
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Robert W Galvin Foundation

The Robert W Galvin Foundation is a private foundation that made 76 grants last year. Its trustees are Christopher B Galvin, Michael P Galvin, and Mary G Galvin. It is located in Chicago, IL.
Revenue
$12.9m
Assets
$57.7m
Employees
0
EIN
36-6065560
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ronald L McDaniel Foundation

Ronald L McDaniel Foundation is a private foundation in Naperville, IL whose mission is: The Ronald L. McDaniel Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds charitable causes.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$22.0m
Employees
0
EIN
36-4012153
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Larkins 2019 Charitable Trust XXXXX5000

Larkins 2019 Charitable Trust XXXXX5000 is a Chicago-based private foundation that primarily funds general grants, including Street Youth Ministry Of Austin (Sym) and others.
Revenue
$11.5m
Assets
$12.6m
Employees
1
EIN
36-7739757
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Edward Fein Charitable Trust XXXXX3004

Edward Fein Charitable Trust XXXXX3004 is a private foundation located in Chicago, IL that is supported by the estate of Edward Fein.
Revenue
$10.0m
Assets
$188.4m
Employees
1
EIN
36-7792987
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hunter Family Foundation

The Hunter Family Foundation is a private foundation that supports the Ravinia Festival Association. The foundation made 57 grants last year and is located in Chicago, IL. The trustees are Peter M Hunter, Willard K Hunter, Thomas B Hunter Iv.
Revenue
$148.4m
Assets
$420.5m
Employees
3
EIN
37-1887329
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Want more insights on foundations in Chicago?
There's a whole lot more to Cause IQ than what you see here. Additional filters, personnel information, peer benchmarking, Salesforce integration, vendor lists, etc. Access all the information your company needs in one place, already collected.
Schedule a demo
Over 200 customers use Cause IQ to grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients.
Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "T00: Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
Cause IQ is a website that helps companies grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients, and helps nonprofits find additional foundation funding. Our data and tools help professionals prospect for nonprofits, research opportunities, benchmark their clients, and enrich existing information.
Nonprofits
Product
Customers
About

© 2026 Nonprofit Metrics LLC
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy