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Who funds mental health in Illinois
Mental health funding in Illinois is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though The Josselyn Center Nfp leads, and the money reaches 214 groups. It is overwhelmingly local money: 81% comes from funders based in Illinois.
The short version
- 584 funders gave $88M to 214 mental health organizations in Illinois across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 81% of that came from funders also based in Illinois; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of mental health in Illinois is Illinois Coalition Against, at $16M.
- The mental health organization drawing the most is The Josselyn Center Nfp, at $8M.
Largest funders of mental health in Illinois
The funders giving the most to mental health organizations in Illinois, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Mental health organizations in Illinois that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find mental health funders in Illinois
- 1Start with the funders already active in Illinois
The funders giving the most to mental health in Illinois are Illinois Coalition Against, Trinity Medical Center, John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation. A funder already writing mental health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mental 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
19% of mental health money in Illinois comes from funders elsewhere, so national mental health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Illinois.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Illinois?
- Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Illinois, currently Illinois Coalition Against, Trinity Medical Center, John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Illinois from out of state.
- Who is the largest mental health funder in Illinois?
- Illinois Coalition Against gives the most to mental health organizations in Illinois, $16M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to mental health in Illinois?
- $88M reached 214 mental health organizations in Illinois, from 584 funders. 81% 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.