Chicago Architecture Foundation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$5.9M
Foundation funders
84
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Chicago Architecture Foundation?
Chicago Architecture Foundation is funded by 84 grantmakers, led by Lilly Endowment Inc ($2.6M), Fulk Family Foundation Inc ($500K), The Chicago Community Trust ($485K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.9M in grants to Chicago Architecture Foundation between 2020–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $289K (2025) to $3.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 29 grants totaling $289K.
What grants has Chicago Architecture Foundation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Knowles Foundation | GENERAL FUND | $75,000 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $59,050 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $25,300 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | CULTURE & ARTS | $20,500 |
| 2025 | Gurtz Family Foundation | EXEMPT PURPOSE OPERATIONS | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Bolhous Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Frankel Julius N Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2025 | John R Halligan Charitable Fund | UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY | $13,000 |
| 2025 | The Neisser Family Foundation | PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2025 | The Buchanan Family Foundation | GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL. | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Lloyd a Fry Foundation | IN APPRECIATION OF JENNY NIEMANN AND ELEANOR GORSKI | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Koch Family Foundation | DISCRETIONARY USE BY RECEIVING ORGANIZATION | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Zhou XUE Foundation | CHARITY | $3,100 |
| 2025 | Herbert & Roselle Mack Charitable | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,500 |
| 2025 | Lloyd a Fry Foundation | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $2,500 |
| 2025 | Julian Family Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSES | $2,500 |
| 2025 | The Head Family Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 |
| 2025 | Solot and Karp Family Foundation | Burnham Society fund | $1,500 |
| 2025 | Jahns Family Foundation | ARTS | $1,500 |
| 2025 | Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation | ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH MONEY WAS DONATED | $1,500 |
| 2025 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Matching | $1,200 |
| 2025 | Francis Beidler Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Gavlin Family Foundation | GENERAL ASSISTANCE | $600 |
| 2025 | Moller Family Foundation | SAME AS ORGANIZATION 1 | $465 |
| 2025 | Jack & Sandra Guthman Fdn | general operating | $300 |
| 2025 | Oumu Foundation Inc | SUPPORT NONPROFIT ACTIVITIES | $300 |
| 2025 | The Kraus Family Foundation Co Emanuel V Dinatale | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $230 |
| 2025 | Richman - Zalkind Family Foundation | CHARITABLE | $125 |
| 2025 | Donald W Collier Charitable Trust II | Unrestricted | $106 |
| 2024 | Lilly Endowment Inc | RELIGION & CULTURAL INST INITIATIVE | $2,500,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Chicago Architecture Foundation?
Chicago Architecture Foundation is funded by 84 grantmakers, led by Lilly Endowment Inc ($2.6M), Fulk Family Foundation Inc ($500K), The Chicago Community Trust ($485K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.9M in grants to Chicago Architecture Foundation between 2020–2025.
Who is Chicago Architecture Foundation's largest funder?
Lilly Endowment Inc is the largest recorded funder of Chicago Architecture Foundation, with $2.6M across 2 grants (2024).
How much grant funding has Chicago Architecture Foundation received?
IRS 990 filings record $5.9M in grants to Chicago Architecture Foundation across 200 grants from 84 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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