Openlands
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2025
Total received
$17.2M
Foundation funders
82
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2021–2025
Who funds Openlands?
Openlands is funded by 82 grantmakers, led by Hamill Family Foundation ($6.6M), The Negaunee Foundation ($2.4M), John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $17.2M in grants to Openlands between 2021–2025.
Show all 82 funders
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2025) to $5.6M (2024). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $1.0M.
What grants has Openlands received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | RESTORE PRAIRIE, EXPAND BISON HABITAT IN ILLINOIS | $514,903 |
| 2025 | The Nature Conservancy | CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES | $129,000 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $93,250 |
| 2025 | National Arbor Day Foundation | ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE ADOPTION OF LEADING-EDGE PRACTICES IN MUNICIPAL FORESTS INCLUDING INVENTORY, PLANTING, MAINTENANCE AND EDUCATION. | $77,500 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS | $54,000 |
| 2025 | Rivian Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Strong Communities | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Pepper Family Foundation | OPERATING FUNDS | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $13,466 |
| 2025 | BNSF Railway Foundation | EDUCATION | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Aldridge Gives Foundation | PROTECTS THE NATURAL AND OPEN SPACES OF NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION TO ENSURE CLEANER AIR AND WATER, PROTECT NATURAL HABITATS AND WILDLIFE, AND HELP BALANCE AND ENRICH OUR LIVES | $8,000 |
| 2025 | Field Foundation of Illinois | OPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION | $7,500 |
| 2025 | S & E Bramsen Foundation | OPERATING NEEDS | $2,500 |
| 2025 | Urban Forestry Organization | URBAN FORESTRY | $1,500 |
| 2025 | Lumw Foundation | GENERAL | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Caplin Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $500 |
| 2025 | Francis Beidler III & Prudence R Beidler Foundation | GENERAL | $500 |
| 2025 | Sirius Fund | TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $500 |
| 2025 | Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Matching | $400 |
| 2025 | Richard L & Lois S Werner Family | GENERAL SUPPORT | $375 |
| 2025 | JPMorgan Chase Foundation | MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT) | $103 |
| 2025 | Jack & Sandra Guthman Fdn | general operating support | $100 |
| 2024 | Hamill Family Foundation | Nature for AllEndowment | $2,400,000 |
| 2024 | The Negaunee Foundation | RESTRICTED | $1,060,000 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF ITS URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM | $500,000 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Foundation | STRATEGIC PLAN | $250,000 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $203,750 |
| 2024 | National Arbor Day Foundation | ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE ADOPTION OF LEADING-EDGE PRACTICES IN MUNICIPAL FORESTS INCLUDING INVENTORY, PLANTING, MAINTENANCE AND EDUCATION. | $199,250 |
| 2024 | Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | GENERAL OPERATING | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $85,000 |
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 Openlands?
Openlands is funded by 82 grantmakers, led by Hamill Family Foundation ($6.6M), The Negaunee Foundation ($2.4M), John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $17.2M in grants to Openlands between 2021–2025.
Who is Openlands's largest funder?
Hamill Family Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Openlands, with $6.6M across 17 grants (2021–2024).
How much grant funding has Openlands received?
IRS 990 filings record $17.2M in grants to Openlands across 200 grants from 82 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Openlands'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 82 funders
~10 hrs
at ~7 min per funder profile
Your agents, the same 82
~4 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 Openlands's?