1,631 private foundations reported grants to Chicago, Illinois recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 1,631 private foundations reported 6,058 grants totaling $490,552,232 to 2,861 organizations in Chicago, Illinois. The most-funded purposes were education (330 grants) and health & medical (311 grants). SUE Ling GIN Foundation Trust gave the most by reported dollars — $33,858,086 across 17 grants. The median reported grant was $15,000.
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Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
“Of state” is the share of that foundation’s reported Illinois dollars that landed in Chicago — a funder at 90% is effectively a Chicago funder, one at 5% happens to give here.
| Foundation | Grants | Total | Of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUE Ling GIN Foundation Trust | 17 | $33,858,086 | 100% |
| Gates Foundation | 32 | $28,574,163 | 17% |
| AbbVie Foundation | 24 | $20,524,000 | 81% |
| John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy | 30 | $18,215,000 | 62% |
| Stamps Family Charitable Foundation Inc | 1 | $17,488,165 | 100% |
| Chicago Cred Inc | 37 | $11,634,824 | 99% |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 15 | $10,645,000 | 88% |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | 4 | $10,225,000 | 99% |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Community Trust | 11 | $18,542,982 |
| University of Chicago | 76 | $17,669,336 |
| The University of Chicago Medicine | 1 | $15,000,000 |
| The Chicago Community Foundation | 15 | $11,054,688 |
| Feeding America | 88 | $10,315,031 |
| Commercial Club Foundation | 3 | $10,250,000 |
| Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research | 2 | $10,050,000 |
| The University of Chicago | 20 | $10,045,903 |
| United States Soccer Federation Inc | 3 | $10,030,000 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | 14 | $7,553,958 |
1,631 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Chicago, Illinois on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $490,552,232 across 6,058 grants. The largest by reported dollars were SUE Ling GIN Foundation Trust, Gates Foundation, AbbVie Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in Chicago, Illinois concentrate in education (330), health & medical (311), community & economic development (127). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a Chicago, Illinois recipient was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $17,488,165. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
