Who funds health in Illinois
$1.6B reached 521 health organizations in Illinois, from 2,019 funders, with no single one dominating.
The short version
- 2,019 funders gave $1.6B to 521 health organizations in Illinois across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 76% of that came from funders also based in Illinois; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of health in Illinois is Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation, at $175M.
- The health organization drawing the most is Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, at $285M.
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
- 1Start 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.
- 2See 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.
- 3Add 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.