Illinois Environmental Council Education

The Alliance for Climate Protection

Washington, DC

The corporation is organized for, but not limited to, the charitable and educational purposes of educating the public about the causes of and solutions to climate change, in the united states and throughout the world.

Grand Victoria Foundation

Chicago, IL

Grand Victoria Foundation funds community power-building and systemic racial justice work, especially Black-led efforts and organizations accountable to Black communities and other communities of color. It focuses on Illinois and gave a median grant of $25,000 in 2024, with awards ranging from $300 to $555,150. It accepts requests through a Letter of Inquiry when the process is open, but says it is paused until October 2026.

The Smith 5 Private Foundation NFP

Lockport, IL

The Smith 5 Private Foundation NFP supports preselected 501(c)(3) charities, with recent grants spanning community, hospice, food pantry, and recreation organizations; most funding went to Illinois, with smaller amounts to Georgia, Ohio, New York, and New Jersey. In 2025 it awarded 11 grants totaling $44,902, ranging from $500 to $12,437, with a median of $4,000. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Drug Policy Alliance

New York, NY

Drug Policy Alliance funds advocacy, organizing, and public education on drug policy reform, including harm reduction, addiction services, and reducing criminal penalties. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $180,000, with a median of $25,000, supporting work in places including New York, Oregon, and Texas; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Chinese Progressive Association

Oakland, CA

The Chinese Progressive Association funds community organizing, leadership development, worker and tenant rights, environmental justice, and related community work. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $150,000, with a median of $10,000, and went to groups in California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina; it primarily focuses on low-income and working-class immigrant Chinese communities in San Francisco. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Wabash College

Crawfordsville, IN

Wabash College’s 2025 grants supported community development and educational assistance, with 65% of grant dollars going to Indiana recipients. It made 20 grants ranging from $8,500 to $975,000, with a median of $30,000; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Honeybee Foundation

Winnetka, IL

The Honeybee Foundation supports a varied mix of charitable work, including civic, religious, environmental, health, and human-rights causes. Its 2025 grants ranged from $36 to $3,716, with a median of $1,800, and recipients were concentrated in Illinois, New York, California, Massachusetts, and Maine. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Glass Solutions Foundation

Itasca, IL

The foundation supports charitable organizations working in areas such as health, youth development, and education, with grants ranging from $50 to $45,000 and a median of $3,775 in 2025. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois, with additional grants in Wisconsin, Nevada, Ohio, and Iowa. The filing says giving is not limited to preselected organizations, but it does not state whether unsolicited grant requests are accepted; scholarship applications are limited to children of Glass Solutions, Inc. employees.

AON Foundation

Chicago, IL

The AON Foundation supports charitable organizations in areas including community services, education, economic development, and other causes, with grants ranging from $800 to $500,000 and a 2024 median of $44,109. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois and Delaware, with smaller amounts going to other states. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union

Washington, DC

UFCW funds labor organizations and groups focused on worker rights, public policy, education, health care, food access, and social and economic justice. In 2024, grants ranged from $6,000 to $750,000, with a median of $20,000, and were concentrated in Washington, DC, with additional support in Texas, California, Maryland, and New York. Requests may be initiated by organizations or recommended by UFCW leaders; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

United States Energy Foundation

San Francisco, CA

United States Energy Foundation funds education and analysis advancing clean, equitable energy policy, including work on power, transportation, buildings, and industry, across the United States. In 2024, grants ranged from $10,000 to $21 million, with a median of $135,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests; grantseekers must be invited to submit a proposal.

Robertson Ryan & Associates Foundation

Milwaukee, WI