The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL ·EIN 36-2167725 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$23.2M received 101 funders 200 grants · 2022–2025

Who funds The Art Institute of Chicago?

The Art Institute of Chicago is funded by 101 grantmakers, led by Robert Allerton Endowment Fund Xxxxx7501 ($9.8M), Leonian Charitable Trust ($4.7M), Pepper Family Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $23.2M in grants to The Art Institute of Chicago between 2022–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Robert Allerton Endowment Fund Xxxxx7501$9,777,81862022–2024
Leonian Charitable Trust$4,690,00042022–2023
Pepper Family Foundation$1,105,00032022–2024
Salgo Trust for Education$1,000,00012023
Jane W and David M Stone Charitable$635,00032022–2024
Sacks Family Foundation$555,00032022–2024
Maclean Foundation$500,00012022
Leroy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman$458,90832023
James & Madeleine McMullan Family Foundation$355,00012024
Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc$275,00032022–2024
Robert Allerton Tr Xxxxx6006$254,57432022–2024
Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc$250,00012023
Karl O & Helen W Knaths Trust$227,84642022–2025
John & Mary Manley Foundation$200,00022024
Medlock Mary L Xxxxx0005$188,85332022–2024
The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Inc$180,00032022–2024
Franke Family Charitable Foundation$175,00062022–2024
Terra Foundation for American Art$172,00052022–2023
Tr Ua Helen Knaths$158,95042022–2025
Eleanor Foster Foundation$156,81932022–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$135,00032022–2024
Char Tuw G & W Swanson Jr Fdn$116,48032022–2024
Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation$116,00032022–2024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur$110,00022022–2024
Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Xxxxx1008$100,00022022–2024

Showing top 25 of 101 funders by total given.

What grants has The Art Institute of Chicago received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Hispanic Scholarship FundTO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS$65,743
2025Karl O & Helen W Knaths TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$61,267
2025Tr Ua Helen KnathsUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$42,588
2025Posey Fdn TuwSCHOLARSHIP$5,000
2024Robert Allerton Endowment Fund Xxxxx7501GENERAL$1,599,935
2024Robert Allerton Endowment Fund Xxxxx7501GENERAL$1,599,935
2024Pepper Family FoundationOPERATING FUNDS$1,010,000
2024James & Madeleine McMullan Family Foundationgeneral support$355,000
2024Jane W and David M Stone CharitableCHARITABLE$185,000
2024Central Indiana Community Foundation IncGeneral Operating, Ryan Learning Ctr, and Photograph Media$170,000
2024The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation IncVISUAL ART - PROJECT/PROGRAM$150,000
2024Sacks Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$130,000
2024John & Mary Manley FoundationDonation$100,000
2024John & Mary Manley FoundationDonation$100,000
2024Robert Allerton Tr Xxxxx6006GENERAL$83,993
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$80,000
2024American Council of Learned SocietiesSTIPENDS/FELLOWSHIPS$60,000
2024Medlock Mary L Xxxxx0005GENERAL$55,744
2024Karl O & Helen W Knaths TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$53,510
2024Eleanor Foster FoundationSCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUNG WOMEN TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL OF ART INSTITUTE SCHOOL OF ART INSTITUTE$50,161
2024Franke Family Charitable FoundationSUSTAINING FELLOWS$50,000
2024Walter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH MONEY WAS DONATED$50,000
2024The Polsky FoundationCharity$50,000
2024Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Xxxxx1008TO SUPPORT CHICAGO MAKERS$50,000
2024Tr Ua Helen KnathsUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$37,083
2024Char Tuw G & W Swanson Jr FdnUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$36,750
2024Donnelly Family Foundation CorpGENERAL FUND$25,000
2024J Christopher andGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2024The Council for Canadian AmericanART EDUCATION$24,928
2024Loewenberg Charitable FoundationEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$22,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds The Art Institute of Chicago?

The Art Institute of Chicago is funded by 101 grantmakers, led by Robert Allerton Endowment Fund Xxxxx7501 ($9.8M), Leonian Charitable Trust ($4.7M), Pepper Family Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $23.2M in grants to The Art Institute of Chicago between 2022–2025.

Who is The Art Institute of Chicago's largest funder?

Robert Allerton Endowment Fund Xxxxx7501 is the largest recorded funder of The Art Institute of Chicago, with $9.8M across 6 grants (2022–2024).

How much grant funding has The Art Institute of Chicago received?

IRS 990 filings record $23.2M in grants to The Art Institute of Chicago across 200 grants from 101 funders between 2022–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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