Chicago Architecture Foundation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2018–2025
Total received
$6.3M
Foundation funders
77
Grants recorded
194
Years covered
2018–2025
Who funds Chicago Architecture Foundation?
Chicago Architecture Foundation is funded by 77 grantmakers, led by Lilly Endowment Inc ($2.6M), The Chicago Community Trust ($1.0M), Fulk Family Foundation Inc ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.3M in grants to Chicago Architecture Foundation between 2018–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $75 (2018) to $2.9M (2024). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $269K.
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 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 | 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 | 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 | Gavlin Family Foundation | GENERAL ASSISTANCE | $600 |
| 2025 | Moller Family Foundation | SAME AS ORGANIZATION 1 | $465 |
| 2025 | Jack & Sandra Guthman Fdn | general operating | $300 |
| 2025 | Donald W Collier Charitable Trust II | Unrestricted | $106 |
| 2024 | Lilly Endowment Inc | RELIGION & CULTURAL INST INITIATIVE | $2,500,000 |
| 2024 | Lilly Endowment Inc | RELIGION & CULTURAL INST INITIATIVE | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Knowles Foundation | GENERAL FUND | $75,000 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $39,100 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $25,750 |
| 2024 | Bolhous Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | $19,000 |
| 2024 | Frankel Julius N Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2024 | John R Halligan Charitable Fund | UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY | $13,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 194 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Chicago Architecture Foundation?
Chicago Architecture Foundation is funded by 77 grantmakers, led by Lilly Endowment Inc ($2.6M), The Chicago Community Trust ($1.0M), Fulk Family Foundation Inc ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.3M in grants to Chicago Architecture Foundation between 2018–2025.
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 $6.3M in grants to Chicago Architecture Foundation across 194 grants from 77 funders between 2018–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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