How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Illinois?

Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Illinois, currently Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, The Blackbaud Giving Fund, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Illinois from out of state.

How much grant money goes to public benefit in Illinois?

$138M reached 138 public benefit organizations in Illinois, from 475 funders. 17% 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.

Funding · Illinois · Public benefit

Who funds public benefit in Illinois

Most of it comes from outside Illinois: only 17% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$138M

granted

138

organizations

17%

from in-state

The short version

475 funders gave $138M to 138 public benefit organizations in Illinois across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
17% of that came from funders also based in Illinois; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of public benefit in Illinois is Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, at $18M.
The public benefit organization drawing the most is Center for Technology and Civic Life, at $50M.

Largest funders of public benefit in Illinois

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

1Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$18M 2The Blackbaud Giving Fund$13M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$11M 4The Chicago Community Trust$6M 5Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$6M 6Donors Trust Inc$5M 7Restoration of America$4M 8Tides Foundation$4M 9Center for Technology and Civic Life$3M 10Bradley Impact Fund Inc$3M

Public benefit organizations in Illinois that draw the most

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

Center for Technology and Civic Life$50M

128 other public benefit organizations$29M

Employees of Community Fund$13M Illinois Policy Institute$12M American Business Immigration Coalition$10M The Heartland Institute$6M American Culture Project$4M

How to find public benefit funders in Illinois

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Start with the funders already active in Illinois
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Illinois are Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, The Blackbaud Giving Fund, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
83% of public benefit money in Illinois comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Illinois.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Illinois?: Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Illinois, currently Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, The Blackbaud Giving Fund, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Illinois from out of state.
Who is the largest public benefit funder in Illinois?: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund gives the most to public benefit organizations in Illinois, $18M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to public benefit in Illinois?: $138M reached 138 public benefit organizations in Illinois, from 475 funders. 17% 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

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

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.