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Illinois scholarship organizations

There are 1,403 scholarship and financial aid organizations in Illinois. Combined, these Illinoisan scholarship organizations employ 862 people, earn more than $519 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 billion.
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Scholarship organizations by major Illinois cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Chicago
 
1,023
 
$430,627,158
St. Louis, MO
 
65
 
$2,373,813
Peoria
 
29
 
$10,026,221
Champaign
 
29
 
$4,711,168
Springfield, IL
 
27
 
$2,004,532
Rockford
 
22
 
$5,113,075
Bloomington, IL
 
22
 
$1,223,641
Carbondale
 
15
 
$363,559
Davenport, IA
 
11
 
$739,157
Kankakee
 
8
 
$136,452
Showing 10 of 13 metros

Job trends for Illinois scholarship organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
273
1-10
 
31
11-25
 
13
26-100
 
7
101 to 1,000
 
2
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of scholarship organizations in Illinois

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
423
$250k to $1M
 
78
$1M to $5M
 
31
$5M to $25M
 
16
$25M to $100M
 
2
$100M+
 
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Directory of scholarship organizations in Illinois

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1-20 of 1,403

Pat Tillman Foundation

The Pat Tillman Foundation invests in military veterans and their spouses through academic scholarships building a diverse community of leaders committed to service to others.
Revenue
$5.8m
Assets
$7.3m
Employees
22
EIN
20-1072336
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Cafe Group

The Cafe Group supports leaders of color through financial and programmatic aid to create relevant solutions based on local experiences.
Revenue
$19.6m
Assets
$28.7m
Employees
15
EIN
85-3906899
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sigma Chi Foundation

The Sigma Chi Foundation solicits financial resources, provides faithful stewardship, and engages in exemplary ethical practices in support of Sigma Chi and leadership development.
Revenue
$15.0m
Assets
$31.6m
Employees
16
EIN
36-2208386
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Merit Scholarship Corporation

NMSC conducts nationwide academic competitions for recognition and scholarships, aiming to recognize and honor academically talented US students.
Revenue
$59.1m
Assets
$160.7m
Employees
39
EIN
36-2307745
IRS type
501(c)(3)

ETHS Educational Foundation

To raise and distribute funds to the high school in order to complement, enhance and enrich beyond the means of conventional public funding, opportunities that further the educational mission of Evanston Township High School.
Revenue
$11.4m
Assets
$17.3m
Employees
0
EIN
30-0395044
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Esf Ii

Esf Ii, Inc. holds and manages the excess cash and investments of Evans Scholars Foundation Trust (36-2518129), as part of its mission to support charitable causes. Its headquarters is in Glenview, IL.
Revenue
$12.6m
Assets
$294.6m
Employees
0
EIN
38-4005773
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Evans Scholars Foundation

Established by famed amateur golfer Charles "Chick" Evans Jr., the Foundation provides full housing and tuition scholarships to deserving caddies nationwide.
Revenue
$117.6m
Assets
$200.1m
Employees
120
EIN
36-2518129
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund (DMSF)

The Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund (DMSF) seeks to make a life-altering difference in the lives of its Scholars by providing them with the best opportunity to succeed in high school and college.
Revenue
$6.8m
Assets
$14.4m
Employees
18
EIN
36-3675466
IRS type
501(c)(3)

One Million Degrees

One Million Degrees empowers community college students with personalized support and resources for career pathways to economic mobility.
Revenue
$8.4m
Assets
$23.9m
Employees
93
EIN
42-1710230
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Blanche Ebert Seaver Trust for Frank R Seaver College

Blanche Ebert Seaver Trust for Frank R Seaver College actively supports Pepperdine University through granting funds to the organization.
Revenue
$9.0m
Assets
$104.5m
Employees
0
EIN
95-6780692
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Collision Repair Education Foundation

We are dedicated to securing donation that support philanthropic and collision repair education activities that promote and enhance career opportunities in the industry.
Revenue
$14.7m
Assets
$6.7m
Employees
8
EIN
36-3768028
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation (AKAEAF)

Creating the Educational Advancement Foundation was the method by which Alpha Kappa Alpha sought to ensure that there would always be support for education, its oldest program of service.
Revenue
$8.8m
Assets
$34.5m
Employees
9
EIN
36-3104692
IRS type
501(c)(3)

EALgreen

To fund scholarships for needy college students by converting donations of excess inventory into financial aid with the support of corporate donors and schools, EAL places inventory on college campuses in return for granting scholarships.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
14
EIN
36-3166932
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hope Chicago

Hope Chicago provides debt-free postsecondary education access and support to Chicago Public School students and their parents.
Revenue
$18.7m
Assets
$27.2m
Employees
36
EIN
86-2828908
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Waukegan To College NFP

Waukegan To College NFP prepares students to create brighter futures for themselves and their communities by helping them enroll in and graduate from college. Its mission is to empower families and communities through education.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
17
EIN
45-4860376
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Horizons for Youth

To enable students from low-resource neighborhoods to become the first in their families to graduate from college. Horizons for Youth was founded in 1990 by a group of friends who wanted to give back to the community.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$2.3m
Employees
15
EIN
36-3796784
IRS type
501(c)(3)

LINK Unlimited Scholars

Link Unlimited Scholars connects African American students with mentors and resources for success in high school, college, and beyond.
Revenue
$3.9m
Assets
$4.4m
Employees
31
EIN
23-7386928
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago Scholars

Chicago Scholars is the largest college access and success program in Chicago serving more than 3,000 Scholars and Alumni each year in their seven-year college access and success mentoring and career support program.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$9.7m
Employees
119
EIN
36-4117530
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ferguson Charitable Foundation

The Ferguson Charitable Foundation operates for exclusively charitable, educational, scientific, and literary purposes as defined by Code Section 501(c)(3), and its initial activities shall include such. William J Ferguson runs the foundation.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$3.8m
Employees
0
EIN
88-3352237
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Reach Education Fund

The Reach Education Fund provides college scholarships to students. Its programs pay college tuitions for Palestinian students in Gaza.
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
3
EIN
47-1937331
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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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 "B82: Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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