Illinois Growth Enterprises

Bridgeway Foundation

Galesburg, IL

Hold title to property to lease to other affiliated exempt organizations and providing management and accounting services to these other organizations.

Larsen Carl & Pansy Mem Tuw

Saint Louis, MO

This St. Louis-based foundation supports preselected charitable organizations, with 2025 grants focused on general operating support in Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $15,000, with a median of $10,000; it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Westen Family Foundation

Lone Tree, CO

New Jersey Innovation Institute Inc

Newark, NJ

New Jersey Innovation Institute funds New Jersey economic development and innovation, including healthcare technology, behavioral health and substance-use treatment, AI, defense, and entrepreneurship. In 2025, its 25 grants ranged from $7,500 to $6.617 million, with a median of $15,000; all reported grants went to New Jersey recipients. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Illinois Children's Healthcare

Oak Brook, IL

Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation funds Illinois organizations improving children’s health and access to care, especially in oral and mental health, prevention, and reducing disparities. Its 2024 grants ranged from $6,000 to $439,406, with a median of $125,000; it funds statewide, and its website offers a funding inquiry opportunity for new ideas, though it cannot fulfill requests over $10,000.

CLA Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

CLA Foundation funds organizations focused on education, workforce preparation, youth employment, and child care, with the largest shares of 2024 grant dollars going to recipients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $200,000, with a median of $14,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

The National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources Inc

Galesburg, IL

NAEIR redistributes donated merchandise—such as school and office supplies, tools, clothing, and books—to eligible schools, nonprofits, churches, and other charitable organizations nationwide, rather than making conventional cash grants. Its reported 2024 distributions averaged about $62,000 in goods per recipient, though amounts vary; organizations apply for membership and request products, while qualified teachers can apply to a separate program.

The Chicago Community Trust

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Community Trust funds nonprofits addressing economic mobility, wealth gaps, and urgent community needs, with priorities including homeownership, small businesses, education, quality jobs, and investment in underinvested communities. Its 2025 itemized grants had a median of $26,500, though awards vary widely; grants generally benefit Chicago-region residents, and the Trust directs applicants to open opportunities but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Allstate Foundation

Northbrook, IL

The Allstate Foundation funds youth empowerment, efforts to prevent and address relationship abuse, nonprofit leadership, and related economic opportunity and equity work. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $2 million, with a median of $1,000, and awards must support work in the United States. It accepts proposals from organizations beyond a preselected list; proposals are reviewed as received.

Elks National Foundation Inc

Chicago, IL

The Elks National Foundation funds scholarships, youth programs, veterans services, disaster relief, and community projects, primarily through Elks Lodges and state associations in communities across the United States where Elks live and work. Its 2025 grants had a median of $8,500, though amounts varied widely; the listed Beacon and Freedom Grants are limited to Elks Lodges. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation

Chicago, IL

The foundation funds a broad range of work, including journalism, arts, Chicago communities, climate and clean energy, homelessness, human rights, and criminal justice reform. Its 2024 grants had a median of $160,000, with awards ranging from $450 to $21 million; funding is nationwide, with the largest shares going to New York, Illinois, and Washington, D.C. Application rules vary by program: some accept self-nominations or Letters of Inquiry, while others generally do not fund unsolicited proposals.