Kadet Cancer Research Foundation

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.

Chief Foundation

Wayzata, MN

The Chicago Community Trust

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Community Trust funds eligible nonprofits working to narrow the wealth gap and meet urgent needs, with priorities including economic mobility, education, jobs, homeownership, and community development in metropolitan Chicago and Cook County. Its 2025 grants had a median of $26,500, though amounts varied widely; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Oberweiler Foundation

Barrington, IL

The Oberweiler Foundation supports innovative programs in alternative medicine, U.S. veterans and their families, wilderness and wetlands, and services for sick or abused children age 12 and under, primarily in Northern Illinois. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $40,000, with a median of $15,000. It does not accept unsolicited formal applications; organizations may mail a proposal letter, and the foundation may invite selected groups to apply.

Best Walter & Edith Foundation

Chicago, IL

The foundation funds organizations providing substantial direct or indirect benefits to children, including care, treatment, education, support, and health services. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $20,000, with a median of $5,000, and went mostly to Illinois organizations, with some support in California. It accepts unsolicited written requests year-round.

Frederick a Ingalls Tr Margaret Ingalls

Chicago, IL

Entertainment Industry Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The Entertainment Industry Foundation funds social-impact work including cancer research, access to entertainment careers for historically excluded communities, humanitarian response, and public awareness, with grants spanning local, national, and global efforts. In 2024, its grants ranged from $5,001 to $8,439,404, with a median of $75,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests; grants are invitation-only.

Sedge Plitt Charitable Trust III

Wilmette, IL

The Sedge Plitt Charitable Trust III funds charitable organizations working in areas including health, arts and culture, and community services, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Michigan and Illinois. Its 18 grants ranged from $2,500 to $500,000, with a median of $10,000; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Envision Healthcare Charitable Fund

Nashville, TN

Envision Healthcare Charitable Fund supports health-related organizations, with 2025 grants ranging from $1,000 to $250,000 and a median of $9,000. Its grants went to organizations in multiple states, with the largest shares in New Jersey, Illinois, Florida, Virginia, and Arizona. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Circle of Service Foundation

Chicago, IL

The foundation funds community services, education, Jewish community, and medical research, with grantmaking concentrated in Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois, though it also funds organizations elsewhere. Its 2024 grants had a median of $25,000 and ranged from $50 to about $1.74 million; it accepts unsolicited pre-applications for community services and for Jewish community requests in Cook or Lake County, but not for the other stated categories or out-of-area Jewish community requests.

Southern Company Gas Charitable

Atlanta, GA

Southern Company Gas Charitable funds economic mobility, environmental stewardship, community enrichment, social justice, education, conservation, food access, and arts and culture. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $1 million, with a median of $15,000; funding was concentrated in Georgia, Illinois, and Virginia. It supports only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Coleman Foundation Inc

Chicago, IL

The Coleman Foundation funds community-based organizations and local institutions working in entrepreneurship, health, and intellectual and developmental disabilities, primarily in the greater Chicago area, with its IDD work focused on Illinois residents. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $250,000, with a median of $50,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests; proposals are by invitation only.