How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Illinois?

Start with the funders already giving to social science in Illinois, currently The Chicago Community Trust, Johns Hopkins University, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Then look at who funds the social science 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 social science in Illinois?

$39M reached 15 social science organizations in Illinois, from 134 funders. 26% 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 · Social science

Who funds social science in Illinois

Funding is concentrated: National Opinion Research Center alone draws 68% of every social science grant dollar in Illinois. Most of it comes from outside Illinois: only 26% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$39M

granted

organizations

26%

from in-state

The short version

134 funders gave $39M to 15 social science organizations in Illinois across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
26% of that came from funders also based in Illinois; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of social science in Illinois is The Chicago Community Trust, at $5M.
The social science organization drawing the most is National Opinion Research Center, at $26M.

Largest funders of social science in Illinois

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

1The Chicago Community Trust$5M 2Johns Hopkins University$4M 3Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation$3M 4Gates Foundation$3M 5Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership$2M 6California Healthcare Foundation$1M 7Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$1M 8Northwestern University$873k 9Pan American Development Foundation$857k 10National Foundation for the Centers For$848k

Social science organizations in Illinois that draw the most

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

National Opinion Research Center$26M Asian Americans$8M The Policy Circle Co$2M

How to find social science funders in Illinois

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Start with the funders already active in Illinois
The funders giving the most to social science in Illinois are The Chicago Community Trust, Johns Hopkins University, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the social science 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
74% of social science money in Illinois comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Illinois.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Illinois?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in Illinois, currently The Chicago Community Trust, Johns Hopkins University, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Illinois from out of state.
Who is the largest social science funder in Illinois?: The Chicago Community Trust gives the most to social science organizations in Illinois, $5M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in Illinois?: $39M reached 15 social science organizations in Illinois, from 134 funders. 26% 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.