Anne M Baker Charities Inc

Ideal Industries Foundation

Sycamore, IL

IDEAL INDUSTRIES FOUNDATION funds community impact, education access, and skilled-trades initiatives, with a focus on DeKalb County, Illinois, while also supporting organizations elsewhere in the U.S. Its 2025 grants ranged from $77 to $343,513, with a median of $1,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

Bradley Fedorow Perpetual Charitable Trust

Ottawa, IL

The Bradley Fedorow Perpetual Charitable Trust supports Illinois nonprofits working in areas including disability services, food assistance, legal aid, health, and children and families. Its 2025 grants ranged from $3,500 to $10,095, with a median of $5,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc

Chicago, IL

United Way of Metropolitan Chicago funds nonprofits addressing basic needs and community priorities such as health care, housing, food assistance, early learning, workforce development, and legal services across greater Chicago, including targeted support for Chicago’s South and West Sides and south suburbs. In 2025, grants ranged from about $5,000 to $2 million, with a median of $25,000. The stated 2026 Impact Grants process was limited to current partners, and the BridgeBuilders application was closed; no open unsolicited application process is stated.

Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Springfield, IL

The Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence funds Illinois domestic-violence service providers, supporting victim services such as advocacy, counseling, and shelter-related services. Its 2025 grants ranged from $7,500 to $424,529, with a median of about $175,000; its website lists no current funding opportunities, and does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Laurie Foundation for the Performing Arts Inc

Columbia, MO

Dwight and Marilyn Conover Foundation

Okoboji, IA

The Dwight and Marilyn Conover Foundation supports Iowa schools, education-related organizations, and community and health organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,000 to $100,000, with a median of $12,000; it has no standard application form, and requests are not limited to preselected organizations.

Geneseo Communications Charitable

Geneseo, IL

George E& Betty Bdutton Foundation

Evansville, IN

The foundation supports a range of charitable programs, including history, food security, services for people with limited resources or disabilities, and violence prevention. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $23,000, with a median of $5,000, and went mainly to Illinois organizations, as well as recipients in Michigan, Colorado, and Massachusetts. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

United Way of Lake County Inc

Gurnee, IL

United Way of Lake County supports youth opportunity, early childhood education, family needs, and community resiliency, primarily in Lake County, Illinois, with some grants to Illinois and Wisconsin organizations. Its 2025 filing lists six grants totaling $137,397, ranging from $7,685 to $51,000; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Geneseo Foundation

Geneseo, IL

The Geneseo Foundation supports charitable, civic, educational, scientific, and benevolent work—including aid for people in need and scholarships—with a focus on Geneseo and surrounding areas in Illinois. In 2026, grants ranged from $970 to $309,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts unsolicited requests from eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits and reviews applications monthly.

Sycamore Charities Inc XXX-XX-XXXX

Sycamore, IL

Sycamore Charities funded Illinois organizations serving people affected by abuse and violence, children, and community needs such as food, education, and recreation; it appears to have wound down after its 2020 final return. In 2021, its 17 grants ranged from $2,000 to $166,452, with a median of $39,000. Its 2020 filing said it gave only to preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests.

Community Foundation of New Jersey

Morristown, NJ

The Community Foundation of New Jersey supports a broad range of causes, including arts, education, health, human services, and the environment, through donor-directed and other charitable funds. Its 2024 itemized grants had a median of $19,759, with awards ranging widely; its current health grant opportunity serves Morris and Somerset counties. Eligible New Jersey nonprofits may apply to specific grant opportunities, subject to each opportunity’s guidelines.