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Who funds health in Illinois

$1.6B reached 521 health organizations in Illinois, from 2,019 funders, with no single one dominating.

$1.6B
granted
521
organizations
76%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of health in Illinois

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

Health organizations in Illinois that draw the most

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

How to find health funders in Illinois

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in Illinois

    The funders giving the most to health in Illinois are Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Endeavor Health Clinical Operations. A funder already writing health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the health 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

    24% of health money in Illinois comes from funders elsewhere, so national health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Illinois.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in Illinois?
Start with the funders already giving to health in Illinois, currently Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Endeavor Health Clinical Operations. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Illinois from out of state.
Who is the largest health funder in Illinois?
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation gives the most to health organizations in Illinois, $175M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to health in Illinois?
$1.6B reached 521 health organizations in Illinois, from 2,019 funders. 76% 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.