Funding by state · IL
Grantmaking in Illinois
6,357 grantmakers are based in Illinois. Together they granted $23.2B across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 8th most of any state, and kept 38% of it in Illinois. Roughly half stays, half leaves.
The short version
- 6,357 grantmakers are based in Illinois, granting $23.2B across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 8th most of any state.
- 38% of grants made by Illinois funders stayed in Illinois; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- Illinois is a net exporter of grant money, sending $7.4B more out of state than its organizations draw in from outside funders.
- Illinois funds recreation and sports more heavily than the country, at 3.46× the national rate.
Largest funders based in Illinois
Grantmakers headquartered in Illinois, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.
Organizations in Illinois that draw the most
The nonprofits in Illinois that received the most grant money.
Biggest funders reaching into Illinois from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Illinois.
What Illinois funds, against the country
Each cause by how much of Illinois's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Illinois is most overweight on recreation and sports, at 3.46× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.
Where the money goes by org size
Grant dollars to organizations in Illinois, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Illinois sends a larger share to $1M to $10M organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $100M and up.
Find funders by cause in Illinois
Who funds each cause in Illinois, with the largest funders and how to reach them.
Questions and answers
- What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?
- It is the share of grants made by funders based in Illinois that reached organizations also located in Illinois, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
- Is Illinois a major grantmaking state?
- Illinois ranks 8th of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
- How can a nonprofit find funders in Illinois?
- Start with the largest grantmakers based in Illinois, currently The Chicago Community Trust and The Big Ten Conference Inc. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Illinois funds recreation and sports above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How recent is this Illinois grant data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.
More from the funding graph
Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Illinois, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.