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Cause HealthState Illinois1,251 funders

Foundations that fund health in Illinois

1,251 private foundations based in Illinois with a return in the last two years gave $167.1 million to health organizations in 3,227 grants. The median grant was $5,000, and 271 of these foundations accept applications.

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Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2023 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Ranked by giving to health

Top 50

Grants in each foundation’s latest return to organizations whose IRS category is health.

  1. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 48 grants Preselected only $10,161,541 to health
  2. Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $6,031,612 to health
  3. Harold B Smith FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $6,000,000 to health
  4. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL · tax year 2024 58 grants Accepts applications $5,428,995 to health
  5. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 53 grants Accepts applications $5,208,632 to health
  6. Le Royer FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $5,000,000 to health
  7. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL · tax year 2025 6 grants Preselected only $4,940,000 to health
  8. Slootman Family FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $3,200,000 to health
  9. David F & Margaret T Grohne Family FoundationWestern Springs, IL · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $3,117,000 to health
  10. Builders Vision FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 9 grants Preselected only $2,877,496 to health
  11. Howard Young Medical Center Trust XXXXX0005Chicago, IL · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $2,680,661 to health
  12. Wayne and Nan Kocourek FoundationBuffalo Grove, IL · tax year 2025 5 grants Preselected only $2,398,986 to health
  13. George M Eisenberg Foundation for CharitiesArlington Heights, IL · tax year 2024 12 grants Accepts applications $2,365,500 to health
  14. Kovler Family FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $2,066,149 to health
  15. Foglia Family FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 15 grants Preselected only $2,006,000 to health
  16. Donald L Hutt Trust XXXXX2004Chicago, IL · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $1,995,808 to health
  17. Alonzo Mather Foundation TrustGrayslake, IL · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $1,980,000 to health
  18. John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber PhilanthropyLake Forest, IL · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $1,925,000 to health
  19. Sue Ling Gin Foundation TrustChicago, IL · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $1,858,086 to health
  20. Illinois Children's Healthcare FoundationOak Brook, IL · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $1,528,386 to health
  21. Fellheimer Trust Fund FBO MDHEast Peoria, IL · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $1,495,881 to health
  22. Children's Care FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $1,416,856 to health
  23. The Brinson FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 13 grants Accepts applications $1,305,750 to health
  24. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $1,300,000 to health
  25. The Coleman Foundation IncChicago, IL · tax year 2024 21 grants Accepts applications $1,300,000 to health
  26. John and Gwen Smart FoundationLisle, IL · tax year 2025 4 grants Preselected only $1,285,000 to health
  27. Reid Robert and Jean Family FDNChicago, IL · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $1,183,750 to health
  28. The Simon Family FoundationHighland Park, IL · tax year 2025 7 grants Accepts applications $1,180,000 to health
  29. Lundbeck US Charitable FundDeerfield, IL · tax year 2025 4 grants Preselected only $1,149,500 to health
  30. The Regenstein FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $1,120,000 to health
  31. Mary Delahanty Clapham Charitable TRChicago, IL · tax year 2023 3 grants Preselected only $1,109,722 to health
  32. Hargrove Hudson Charitable Trust XXXXX8005Chicago, IL · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $1,091,266 to health
  33. Jackson Kemper FoundationHawthorn Woods, IL · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $1,087,381 to health
  34. Retirement Research Foundation DBA RRF Foundation for AgingChicago, IL · tax year 2024 31 grants Accepts applications $1,069,901 to health
  35. James M Schoonmaker II FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $1,050,000 to health
  36. The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 16 grants Preselected only $1,028,780 to health
  37. The Liegl Family Foundation IncWilmette, IL · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $1,000,000 to health
  38. The Boler Family FoundationSchaumburg, IL · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $1,000,000 to health
  39. Westlake Health FoundationOakbrook Terrace, IL · tax year 2025 7 grants Preselected only $960,000 to health
  40. The Rawley Foundation XXXXX0008Chicago, IL · tax year 2025 4 grants Preselected only $955,000 to health
  41. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL · tax year 2024 20 grants Accepts applications $929,775 to health
  42. Vivo FoundationNorthbrook, IL · tax year 2024 8 grants Preselected only $920,000 to health
  43. Community Memorial FoundationHinsdale, IL · tax year 2024 10 grants Accepts applications $895,275 to health
  44. The Otho Sa Sprague Memorial InstituteChicago, IL · tax year 2025 6 grants Preselected only $875,000 to health
  45. Donnini-Rudolph Family FoundationChampaign, IL · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $850,000 to health
  46. Healthy Communities FoundationRiverside, IL · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $847,182 to health
  47. Melva Bucksbaum Family FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $835,335 to health
  48. Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009Chicago, IL · tax year 2025 10 grants Preselected only $820,000 to health
  49. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 21 grants Accepts applications $817,000 to health
  50. Charles P & Lucy Miller Sturges CharitableChicago, IL · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $815,401 to health

Open to applications

25 foundations

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL · tax year 2024 58 grants Accepts applications $5,428,995 to health
  2. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 53 grants Accepts applications $5,208,632 to health
  3. David F & Margaret T Grohne Family FoundationWestern Springs, IL · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $3,117,000 to health
  4. George M Eisenberg Foundation for CharitiesArlington Heights, IL · tax year 2024 12 grants Accepts applications $2,365,500 to health
  5. Kovler Family FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $2,066,149 to health
  6. Illinois Children's Healthcare FoundationOak Brook, IL · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $1,528,386 to health
  7. Children's Care FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $1,416,856 to health
  8. The Brinson FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 13 grants Accepts applications $1,305,750 to health
  9. The Coleman Foundation IncChicago, IL · tax year 2024 21 grants Accepts applications $1,300,000 to health
  10. The Simon Family FoundationHighland Park, IL · tax year 2025 7 grants Accepts applications $1,180,000 to health
  11. Retirement Research Foundation DBA RRF Foundation for AgingChicago, IL · tax year 2024 31 grants Accepts applications $1,069,901 to health
  12. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL · tax year 2024 20 grants Accepts applications $929,775 to health
  13. Community Memorial FoundationHinsdale, IL · tax year 2024 10 grants Accepts applications $895,275 to health
  14. Healthy Communities FoundationRiverside, IL · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $847,182 to health
  15. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 21 grants Accepts applications $817,000 to health
  16. The Ira Decamp Foundation XXXXX2009Chicago, IL · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $800,000 to health
  17. Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago (aka) VNA FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 10 grants Accepts applications $540,000 to health
  18. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $500,000 to health
  19. Dr Scholl FoundationNorthbrook, IL · tax year 2024 23 grants Accepts applications $459,000 to health
  20. William G McGowan Charitable FundChicago, IL · tax year 2024 13 grants Accepts applications $452,000 to health
  21. Beatrice P Delany Char TR XXXXX7003Chicago, IL · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $360,000 to health
  22. Arthur K Watson Trust XXXXX5001Chicago, IL · tax year 2024 7 grants Accepts applications $352,000 to health
  23. Grant Hospital of Chicago D/B/A Grant Healthcare FoundationLake Forest, IL · tax year 2025 10 grants Accepts applications $345,000 to health
  24. W B and Ellen Gordon Stuart Trust XXXXX1009Chicago, IL · tax year 2024 7 grants Accepts applications $320,033 to health
  25. Frankel Julius N FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $300,000 to health