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Who funds community development in Illinois
Community development funding in Illinois is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though People's Action Institute leads, and the money reaches 451 groups.
The short version
- 1,050 funders gave $436M to 451 community development organizations in Illinois across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 58% of that came from funders also based in Illinois; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of community development in Illinois is The Chicago Community Trust, at $80M.
- The community development organization drawing the most is People's Action Institute, at $46M.
Largest funders of community development in Illinois
The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Illinois, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Community development organizations in Illinois that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find community development funders in Illinois
- 1Start with the funders already active in Illinois
The funders giving the most to community development in Illinois are The Chicago Community Trust, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Robert R McCormick Foundation. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
42% of community development money in Illinois comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Illinois.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Illinois?
- Start with the funders already giving to community development in Illinois, currently The Chicago Community Trust, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Robert R McCormick Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Illinois from out of state.
- Who is the largest community development funder in Illinois?
- The Chicago Community Trust gives the most to community development organizations in Illinois, $80M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to community development in Illinois?
- $436M reached 451 community development organizations in Illinois, from 1,050 funders. 58% came from funders also based in Illinois.
- How recent is this 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.
More from the funding graph
Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.