The Chicago Community Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Chicago, IL EIN 36-3432023

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2023–2026

Total received

$449.0M

Foundation funders

104

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2023–2026

Who funds The Chicago Community Foundation?

The Chicago Community Foundation is funded by 104 grantmakers, led by PERT Foundation ($318.0M), John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation ($17.4M), The Serr Charitable Action Trust ($12.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $449.0M in grants to The Chicago Community Foundation between 2023–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
PERT Foundation$318,021,56412024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation$17,405,000162023–2024
The Serr Charitable Action Trust$12,173,56812023
Gray Collection Trust$11,925,00022023–2024
Dragonfly Fund$10,000,00012024
National Philanthropic Trust$9,671,48322024–2025
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$8,507,12092023–2025
Builders Vision Foundation$6,300,00052023–2024
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial$6,250,00072024
Dechomai Foundation Inc$5,680,51212024
Central Sands Land C4 Inc$4,647,60022023–2024
Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust$4,566,72122023–2024
Chicago Cred Inc$3,800,00012024
The Simms Family Foundation$3,684,04922024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$2,198,81212024
HLH Family Foundation Inc$2,088,32812025
BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$1,761,07512023
Circle of Service Foundation$1,400,00042023–2024
Christiana Foundation Inc$1,302,90212026
Donley Foundation-Ud Dtd 12-8-86$1,244,93612024
Reissa Foundation$1,075,00022023–2024
Crankstart Foundation$1,000,00012023
Speranza Foundation Inc$995,96412023
Rothschild Family Foundation$899,67122024
The Mollylou Foundation$850,63712023
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Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$835,05512023
Mars Snacking Foundation$750,00032024–2025
Robert R McCormick Foundation$650,50022023–2024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$640,61622023–2024
The L Patton Kline Family Foundation$584,53512024
The Pritzker Pucker Family$550,00012023
Walton Family Foundation Inc$490,37822023–2024
Grand Rapids Community Foundation$382,51732025
The Joyce Foundation$370,00052024
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg$350,00032023–2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$337,50012024
Lloyd a Fry Foundation$329,00052025
Impactassetsinc$325,00012024
The Christopher Family Foundation$290,00012024
Polk Bros Foundation Inc$277,50052024–2025
The Coleman Foundation Inc$253,00022024
Walder Foundation$250,00012024
Susan and Stephen Baird Family$247,50012024
Field Foundation of Illinois$245,00062024–2025
Michael Reese Health Trust$200,00022024–2025
Doug Meijer and Kendall Meijer$200,00022025
Vivo Foundation$165,00012024
Strachan & Vivian H Donnelley Foundation$161,17122024–2025
Geoffrey Carlson Gage Foundation$160,02322024
Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago$150,00022024–2025
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$150,00012024
Florence and Laurence Spungen Family$145,00032024–2025
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation$120,00012024
Community Foundation for Southern Arizona$106,88612024
Berger Foundation$105,06822024–2025
The Miami Foundation Inc$102,50012024
Northwestern University$100,00012025
Alphawood Foundation$100,00022024–2025
The Otho Sa Sprague Memorial Institute$100,00022024–2025
Freedom Together Foundation$100,00012024
The Meijer Foundation$93,50012024
Woods Fund of Chicago$75,00012024
National Fund for Workforce Solutions$75,00012024
Charities Aid Foundation America$65,77832024–2025
Greater Washington Community Foundation$65,00012025
The Albert Pick Jr Fund$65,00022024
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc$60,00022024–2025
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc$55,00012024
Cuore e Mani Foundation$52,50022024
Heather and Sisir Dhar Foundation Inc$49,35512024
Pritzker Family Foundation$45,00022024
Baird Foundation Inc$42,35032024–2025
Landau Family Foundation$40,00012025
Rowan Foundation$40,00012024
The Shore Fund$38,00022024–2025
Frey Foundation$32,00022024
Crossroads Fund Inc$30,00022024–2025
The Ernest J and Dorothy L Klimczak Foundation$30,00012024
Kiphart Family Foundation$25,00012024
Good Planet Foundation$25,00012024
Butler Family Foundation$25,00012024
Lillibridge Family Foundation$24,29712024
WF Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Marin Community Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Leslie and Loretta Copeland Foundation Tr$20,00012024
Tides Center$19,00012024
Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation$15,00012025
The Chicago Bar Foundation$10,00022024–2025
The Irving Harris Foundation$10,00012024
Robert C and Deborah K Bridges$10,00012024
Finnegan Family Foundation$10,00012024
Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Seattle Foundation$10,00012024
The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$6,50012024
Francis Beidler III & Prudence R Beidler Foundation$5,00022024–2025
Mary and Charles Sethness Charitable$4,00022024–2025
A Just Better Foundation$3,00012025
Skip & Meg Herman Family Foundation$2,50012024
Tregurtha Family Foundation Inc$2,50012024
Lakeshore Foundation Inc$2,50012024
The William W & Pamela C Lane$1,00012025
The Dorothea Lleonhardt Foundation Inc$1,00012024
Harold and Barbara Beznos Family$20012025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$100M$200M$300M$400M24 grants2023 126 grants2024 49 grants2025 1 grant2026

From 2023 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2026) to $387.8M (2024). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $1.3M.

What grants has The Chicago Community Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Christiana Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED$1,302,902
2025National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT$3,169,356
2025HLH Family Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$2,088,328
2025JPMorgan Chase FoundationIN SUPPORT OF UNDERSERVED SMALL BUSINESS EXPANSION$1,750,000
2025JPMorgan Chase FoundationIN SUPPORT OF CREATING ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND CAREER PATHWAYS$250,000
2025JPMorgan Chase FoundationIN SUPPORT OF UNDERSERVED SMALL BUSINESS EXPANSION$250,000
2025Mars Snacking FoundationWe Rise Together: For an Equitable and Just Recovery$250,000
2025Grand Rapids Community FoundationCAMERON MEIJER GIVING FUND: CHARITABLE GIVING SOLUTIONS NORTHERN TRUST$166,099
2025Grand Rapids Community FoundationGERHARD MEIJER GIVING FUND: CHARITABLE GIVING SOLUTIONS NORTHERN TRUST$166,099
2025Michael Reese Health TrustTHE CHICAGOLAND WORKFORCE FUNDER ALLIANCE (CWFA) IS A FUNDER COLLABORATIVE AND THE REGION'S MAJOR CONVENER OF THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY INTERESTED IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT.$150,000
2025Lloyd a Fry FoundationFOR THE CHICAGOLAND WORKFORCE FUNDER ALLIANCE$125,000
2025Field Foundation of IllinoisOPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION$100,000
2025Lloyd a Fry FoundationFOR THE ILLINOIS IMMIGRATION FUNDER COLLABORATIVE'S SPECIAL INITIATIVES FUND$100,000
2025Lloyd a Fry FoundationFOR THE SCALING COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION FOR A SAFER CHICAGO INITIATIVE$100,000
2025Polk Bros Foundation IncStrong Communities$100,000
2025Visiting Nurse Association of ChicagoFUNDING FOR A POOLED FUND THAT PROVIDES CORE GRANTS AND SPECIAL INITIATIVE GRANTS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO ARE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED.$100,000
2025Doug Meijer and Kendall MeijerGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2025Doug Meijer and Kendall MeijerGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2025Northwestern UniversitySupport for community organization$100,000
2025Florence and Laurence Spungen FamilyCONTRIBUTION TO DONOR ADVISED FUND$95,000
2025Greater Washington Community FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$65,000
2025Grand Rapids Community FoundationTO SUPPORT THE PETER AND GABRIELLA MEIJER GIVING FUND$50,319
2025Alphawood FoundationILLINOIS IMMIGRANT FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE$50,000
2025Polk Bros Foundation IncInitiatives$50,000
2025The Otho Sa Sprague Memorial InstitutePROGRAM SUPPORT$50,000
2025Landau Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$40,000
2025Baird Foundation IncCHARITABLE OPERATIONS EXPENSES$40,000
2025United Way of Metropolitan Chicago IncPROGRAM SUPPORT$30,000
2025Field Foundation of IllinoisPROJECT - FUNDING FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR PROGRAM$25,000
2025Field Foundation of IllinoisPROJECT - FUNDING FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR PROGRAM$25,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds The Chicago Community Foundation?

The Chicago Community Foundation is funded by 104 grantmakers, led by PERT Foundation ($318.0M), John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation ($17.4M), The Serr Charitable Action Trust ($12.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $449.0M in grants to The Chicago Community Foundation between 2023–2026.

Who is The Chicago Community Foundation's largest funder?

PERT Foundation is the largest recorded funder of The Chicago Community Foundation, with $318.0M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has The Chicago Community Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $449.0M in grants to The Chicago Community Foundation across 200 grants from 104 funders between 2023–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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