Northern Illinois Food Bank
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026
Total received
$202.6M
Foundation funders
166
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2024–2026
Who funds Northern Illinois Food Bank?
Northern Illinois Food Bank is funded by 166 grantmakers, led by Feeding America ($185.9M), Faith Acres Foundation Inc ($5.3M), Give N Kind ($2.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $202.6M in grants to Northern Illinois Food Bank between 2024–2026.
Show all 166 funders
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2024 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2026) to $101.5M (2025). In 2026 it made 4 grants totaling $58K.
What grants has Northern Illinois Food Bank received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wakerly Family Foundation | Food for needy | $25,000 |
| 2026 | T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc | MULTIPLE | $14,750 |
| 2026 | Tyndale House Ministries | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | $13,500 |
| 2026 | Bergstrom Inc Charitable Foundation XXXXX2008 | GENERAL | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Feeding America | Fight Hunger | $93,985,471 |
| 2025 | Faith Acres Foundation Inc | ASSIST THE POOR | $2,611,098 |
| 2025 | Greater Chicago Food Depository | Distribute to the Hungry | $773,315 |
| 2025 | The Simon Family Foundation | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $400,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | $360,000 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $250,000 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $196,419 |
| 2025 | JTB Family Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $127,300 |
| 2025 | The Blackbaud Giving Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $105,585 |
| 2025 | United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $103,462 |
| 2025 | Ford Philanthropy | ESSENTIAL SERVICES | $100,000 |
| 2025 | Give N Kind | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $92,646 |
| 2025 | Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | GRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT | $83,064 |
| 2025 | The Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation | ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $77,836 |
| 2025 | Lost Pond Foundation | TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES. | $75,000 |
| 2025 | The Dupage Community Foundation | FOOD, NUTRITION, CLOTHING | $72,000 |
| 2025 | Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group | Nutritious food for those in need | $67,368 |
| 2025 | The Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation | ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $63,794 |
| 2025 | Dfacares Foundation | GRANT MAKING | $62,720 |
| 2025 | Trustmark Foundation | Contribution provided | $60,000 |
| 2025 | Mark and Maureen Miller Family FD | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES | $55,000 |
| 2025 | Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing | GENERAL SUPPORT | $54,970 |
| 2025 | Cole-Crone Family Foundation Inc | UNRESTRICTED | $50,000 |
| 2025 | AbbVie Foundation | General Mission Support and Week of possibilities 2025 | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Helen V Brach Foundation | To provide nutritious food through new and established programs to meet increased demand across 13 counties | $50,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
Similar nonprofits
Organizations funded by many of the same grantmakers
More nonprofits on Grantable
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Northern Illinois Food Bank?
Northern Illinois Food Bank is funded by 166 grantmakers, led by Feeding America ($185.9M), Faith Acres Foundation Inc ($5.3M), Give N Kind ($2.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $202.6M in grants to Northern Illinois Food Bank between 2024–2026.
Who is Northern Illinois Food Bank's largest funder?
Feeding America is the largest recorded funder of Northern Illinois Food Bank, with $185.9M across 2 grants (2024–2025).
How much grant funding has Northern Illinois Food Bank received?
IRS 990 filings record $202.6M in grants to Northern Illinois Food Bank across 200 grants from 166 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Northern Illinois Food Bank's?
Grantable's AI matches your organization against 200,000+ grantmakers — including every funder on this page — using their real giving history.
You, clicking into all 166 funders
~19 hrs
at ~7 min per funder profile
Your agents, the same 166
~9 min
every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning
Grant data is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings via Grantable's GrantGraph™. Filings are published on a delay; recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Northern Illinois Food Bank's?