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Who funds disease and disorders in Illinois

Funding is concentrated: Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders alone draws 41% of every disease and disorders grant dollar in Illinois. Illinois's disease and disorders organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 9 funders each.

$317M
granted
173
organizations
34%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of disease and disorders in Illinois

The funders giving the most to disease and disorders organizations in Illinois, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

Disease and disorders organizations in Illinois that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

How to find disease and disorders funders in Illinois

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in Illinois

    The funders giving the most to disease and disorders in Illinois are Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders, American Association of Orthopaedic, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing disease and disorders checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the disease and disorders 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.

  3. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    66% of disease and disorders money in Illinois comes from funders elsewhere, so national disease and disorders funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Illinois.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a disease and disorders nonprofit in Illinois?
Start with the funders already giving to disease and disorders in Illinois, currently Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders, American Association of Orthopaedic, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the disease and disorders organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Illinois from out of state.
Who is the largest disease and disorders funder in Illinois?
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders gives the most to disease and disorders organizations in Illinois, $31M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to disease and disorders in Illinois?
$317M reached 173 disease and disorders organizations in Illinois, from 1,634 funders. 34% 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.