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Foundations in
Illinois

Explore 8,532 private foundations with combined assets of $310.5B.

8,532
Foundations
$310.5B
Total Assets

Top 50 by Assets

Largest foundations headquartered in Illinois

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#1

ADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORP

OAK BROOK, IL
E
Assets
$23.8B
Giving
$4.4M
#2

MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA

ROCK ISLAND, IL
Assets
$18.2B
Giving
$2.1M
#3

Northwestern Memorial HealthCare

Chicago, IL
E
Assets
$15.2B
Giving
$161.6M
#4

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

CHICAGO, IL
Assets
$14.7B
Giving
$211.4M
#5

JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR

CHICAGO, IL
T
Assets
$9.3B
Giving
$1.3B
#6

Endeavor Health Clinical Operations

Arlington Heights, IL
E
Assets
$6.8B
Giving
$337.7M
#7

OSF Healthcare System

Peoria, IL
E
Assets
$5.8B
Giving
$18.4M
#8

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL
E
Assets
$4.7B
Giving
$2.0M
#9

ULSE INC

EVANSTON, IL
W
Assets
$4.5B
Giving
$1.2M
#10

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER

CHICAGO, IL
E
Assets
$4.4B
Giving
$1.9M
#11

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

MAYWOOD, IL
E
Assets
$4.2B
Giving
$110.4M
#12

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

CHICAGO, IL
E
Assets
$3.6B
Giving
$640.4M
#13

University of Illinois Foundation

CHAMPAIGN, IL
B
Assets
$3.3B
Giving
$736.5M
#14

The Carle Foundation

URBANA, IL
E
Assets
$3.3B
Giving
$11.1M
#15

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

CHICAGO, IL
B
Assets
$2.6B
Giving
$13.6M
#16

ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH INC

OAK BROOK, IL
E
Assets
$2.2B
Giving
$1.9M
#17

IH MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CREDIT UNION

MOLINE, IL
Assets
$2.2B
Giving
$345K
#18

MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM GROUP

SPRINGFIELD, IL
Assets
$2.0B
Giving
$51.0M
#19

Midwestern University

DOWNERS GROVE, IL
B
Assets
$1.9B
Giving
$53K
#20

GOTTLIEB COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES

MELROSE PARK, IL
E
Assets
$1.9B
Giving
$133K
#21

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY

CHICAGO, IL
B
Assets
$1.8B
Giving
$5.8M
#22

SCOTT CREDIT UNION

EDWARDSVILLE, IL
Assets
$1.7B
Giving
$338K
#23

ADVOCATE NORTH SIDE HEALTH NETWORK

OAK BROOK, IL
E
Assets
$1.7B
Giving
$98K
#24

Builders Vision Foundation

Chicago, IL
T
Assets
$1.7B
Giving
$294.7M
#25

GREAT LAKES CREDIT UNION

BANNOCKBURN, IL
Assets
$1.5B
Giving
$95K
#26

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

CHICAGO, IL
Assets
$1.5B
Giving
$30.2M
#27

ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL

CHICAGO, IL
Assets
$1.4B
Giving
$434.5M
#28

Southern Illinois Hospital Services

Carbondale, IL
E
Assets
$1.4B
Giving
$3.1M
#29

THE JOYCE FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL
T
Assets
$1.3B
Giving
$213.5M
#30

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

CHICAGO, IL
E
Assets
$1.3B
Giving
$23.7M
#31

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION

CHICAGO, IL
E
Assets
$1.2B
Giving
$3.2M
#32

CATHOLIC ORDER OF FORESTERS

Naperville, IL
Assets
$1.2B
Giving
$50K
#33

SARAH BUSH LINCOLN HEALTH CENTER

MATTOON, IL
E
Assets
$1.2B
Giving
$1.1M
#34

SwedishAmerican Hospital

Rockford, IL
E
Assets
$1.2B
Giving
$955K
#35

Silver Cross Hospital and Medical

New Lenox, IL
E
Assets
$1.1B
Giving
$757K
#36

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC

EVANSTON, IL
W
Assets
$1.1B
Giving
$23.0M
#37

THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL
A
Assets
$1.1B
Giving
$30.7M
#38

National Association of Realtors

Chicago, IL
Assets
$1.1B
Giving
$70.9M
#39

ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEES

GURNEE, IL
W
Assets
$1.0B
Giving
$47K
#40

MISERICORDIA HOME

CHICAGO, IL
P
Assets
$979.4M
Giving
$715K
#41

FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

CHICAGO, IL
A
Assets
$932.9M
Giving
$698K
#42

ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION INC

CHICAGO, IL
T
Assets
$885.0M
Giving
$111.4M
#43

RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER

KANKAKEE, IL
E
Assets
$833.5M
Giving
$409K
#44

ST GEORGE CORPORATION

BURR RIDGE, IL
E
Assets
$808.3M
Giving
$194.8M
#45

MATHER FOUNDATION

EVANSTON, IL
E
Assets
$807.6M
Giving
$110.1M
#46

BLESSING HOSPITAL

QUINCY, IL
E
Assets
$806.6M
Giving
$9.3M
#47

SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY

CHICAGO, IL
D
Assets
$780.1M
Giving
$594K
#48

IFF

Chicago, IL
S
Assets
$779.5M
Giving
$105.6M
#49

Edward Hospital

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL
E
Assets
$704.6M
Giving
$2.6M
#50

ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER

OAK BROOK, IL
E
Assets
$698.0M
Giving
$92K
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