How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in Illinois?

Start with the funders already giving to religion in Illinois, currently Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Illinois from out of state.

Who is the largest religion funder in Illinois?

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc gives the most to religion organizations in Illinois, $40M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to religion in Illinois?

$317M reached 541 religion organizations in Illinois, from 1,569 funders. 16% 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 · Religion

Who funds religion in Illinois

Most of it comes from outside Illinois: only 16% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$317M

granted

541

organizations

16%

from in-state

The short version

1,569 funders gave $317M to 541 religion organizations in Illinois across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
16% of that came from funders also based in Illinois; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of religion in Illinois is Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, at $40M.
The religion organization drawing the most is The Salvation Army, at $61M.

Largest funders of religion in Illinois

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

1Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$40M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$36M 3Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$24M 4Lilly Endowment Inc$13M 5Church World Service Inc$9M 6Servant Foundation$7M 7The Chicago Community Trust$6M 8The Bessemer Giving Fund$6M 9National Philanthropic Trust$5M 10Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$5M

Religion organizations in Illinois that draw the most

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

531 other religion organizations$148M

The Salvation Army$61M Interfaith America$17M Alpha USA$17M Awana Clubs International and Affiliates$10M Josiah Venture$10M Barnabas Foundation$10M New Generations$9M

How to find religion funders in Illinois

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Start with the funders already active in Illinois
The funders giving the most to religion in Illinois are Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. A funder already writing religion checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the religion 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
84% of religion money in Illinois comes from funders elsewhere, so national religion funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Illinois.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in Illinois?: Start with the funders already giving to religion in Illinois, currently Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Illinois from out of state.
Who is the largest religion funder in Illinois?: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc gives the most to religion organizations in Illinois, $40M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to religion in Illinois?: $317M reached 541 religion organizations in Illinois, from 1,569 funders. 16% 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.

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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.