Foundations that fund organizations in Champaign, Illinois
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Champaign nonprofits
313 private foundations gave $34M to Champaign organizations in their latest filings; 32 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
497 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Champaign around $69K. 49 of these funders are based in Illinois; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 313
- Accept applications
- 32
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Champaign
- $34M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 497
- Typical median grant
- $69K
- Based in IL
- 49%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Champaign organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 6 | $8.1M | $250K | Yes | Gates agricultural innovations, llc: agricultural developme…; Water, sanitation and hygiene; Development of solutions to improve global health |
| The Khan Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3.6M | $3.6M | Preselected only | Sinfonia da Camera 100,000; Khan Veterinary Center 3,000,00… |
| Irwin Family Foundation C/O Mr Robert W Lynch | Westchester, IL | 2 | $1.5M | $750K | Yes | New building; New academic center |
| Donnini-Rudolph Family Foundation | Champaign, IL | 6 | $1.3M | $188K | Preselected only | Best use |
| Perry Family Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | To further program services |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | To provide support for symbolic computing hub. |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | To continue to support prison education and reentry program… |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $948K | $285K | Preselected only | In support of developing a double angle-resolved photoemiss…; In support of experimental research to explore charge dynam…; In support of the development of photon- and gated- scannin… |
| The Meyer Charitable Foundation | Champaign, IL | 21 | $691K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating support; Scholarship fund; Endowment fund |
| Roy J Carver Charitable Trust | Muscatine, IA | 5 | $690K | $140K | Yes | Investigate new methods of overcomin; Study neuronal networks in the manif; To study the effects of maternal vir |
| Bedford Falls Foundation | McLean, VA | 1 | $536K | $536K | Preselected only | To further the exempt purpose of the organization |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $495K | $495K | Preselected only | Embedding em institutionally |
| Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $474K | $474K | Yes | Education |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $425K | $213K | Preselected only | To reduce agricultural water pollution affecting communitie…; To support program improvements aimed at fostering growth a… |
| The Hamer Foundation | State College Pa, PA | 1 | $420K | $420K | Yes | Programming |
| Gene a Salmon Charitable Trust Co Busey | Champaign, IL | 4 | $415K | $85K | Preselected only | General operations; Support charitable and |
| Rex and Alice a Martin Foundation Inc | Elkhart, IN | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | Softball Center |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $398K | $199K | Yes | Education; Medical research |
| M G Nelson Family Foundation | Springfield, IL | 2 | $390K | $195K | Yes | To provide university of illinois' exciting new startups wi…; To advance the interests and welfare of the university of i… |
| Lumena Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $350K | $175K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Scholarship Awards Fund |
| The Renaissance Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $340K | $340K | Yes | Scholarships |
| The John D Brubaker Family Foundation | Cherry Valley, IL | 1 | $325K | $325K | Preselected only | General |
| Jeanette E & Benjamin F Hunter Scholarship | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $310K | $310K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $308K | $308K | Preselected only | Research on zero knowledge proofs for verified inference by… |
| Chicago Beyond Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | General support |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $299K | $150K | Yes | To advance our understanding of the genetic circuit decidin…; Alfred p. sloan research fellowship for nan jiang in comput… |
| Bailey Fred S Tw - Residuary Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $282K | $282K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Helle Family Foundation | Edwards, CO | 1 | $271K | $271K | Preselected only | To further program services |
| Cme Group Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $250K | $63K | Preselected only | Uiuc cs teacher endorsement support; Digital explorers and teacher intensives; The school-based mental health workforce pipeline |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $201K | $201K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | For building an open and just knowledge commons with univer… |
| Jmr Charities Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | All unrestricted donations |
| The Bruno and Sallie Pasquinelli Family Foundation | Benton Harbor, MI | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | To support the community |
| The Lumpkin Family Foundation C/O Adrienne N Cole | Mattoon, IL | 5 | $179K | $40K | Preselected only | Charitable; Environment |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $175K | $88K | Preselected only | to support journalism focused on state agriculture in Illin…; to support its food accessibility and farming initiatives |
| Ono Pharma Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $173K | $173K | Yes | The ono pharma breakthrough science intitiative awards prog… |
| Joseph H Cannon Charitable Trst | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $165K | $82K | Preselected only | General support |
| Phillip C & Beverly Goldstick Family Foundation | Oak Park, IL | 5 | $161K | $20K | Preselected only | For charitable purposes |
| Bernard Heerey Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $160K | $80K | Preselected only | Scholarships to worthy students |
| Wallace Research Foundation C/O Rsm US Llp Attn Shawna Huls | Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $160K | $160K | Preselected only | To fund biochemical and microscopic evaluation of the effec… |
| Peak Family Scholarship Tua | St Louis, MO | 16 | $155K | $10K | Yes | Scholarship |
| Reva and David Logan Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Kappa Kappa of Sigma Chi | Lisle, IL | 1 | $141K | $141K | Preselected only | Continuation grant |
| Research Corporation Dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement | Tucson, AZ | 3 | $134K | $40K | Yes | Identifying and engineering broadly neutralizing antibodies…; From Discovery to Field: Improving Diagnostic Assay Accurac…; Achieving Speed and Scale: Self-Amplifying Adsorbents for N… |
| Synchrony Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $130K | $130K | Preselected only | Funding supports general operations and programming. |
| Chipman Coker Foundation | Greenville, DE | 1 | $102K | $102K | Yes | Research & education |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $100K | $50K | Yes | Education & economic mobility; Gun violence prevention & justice reform |
| Terry & Barbara England Foundation | Urbana, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Legacy fund |
| The Jerome Mirza Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Support of operations |
| Shiner Family Charitable Foundation | Northfield, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Whitehall Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Biological Research |
| Ruth Hayward Masonic Fund | Champaign, IL | 5 | $82K | $18K | Yes | Senior citizen assistance |
| The Selma J Hartke Community Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| The Caleel Foundation Inc | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | Fund operations of the organization |
| Pritzker Family Foundation C/O Pritzker Group | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Supporting women in the criminal justice system |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels |
| Russell Sage Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $75K | $37K | Yes | Algorithmic management in hotel housekeeping; Consequences of the terms "latinx and "latine" in education… |
| Justus Seaman Irrev Tua | Decatur, IL | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | Assistance to charitable organiz |
| Regina V Polk Scholarship Fund for Labor Leadership | Sea Island, GA | 1 | $69K | $69K | Preselected only | Education |
| Campbell Foundation for Charitable Giving | Skokie, IL | 1 | $68K | $68K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Libman Family Foundation | Longboat Key, FL | 2 | $67K | $33K | Preselected only | Religious |
| Aa Harvey Foundation | Springfield, IL | 1 | $66K | $66K | Preselected only | General support |
| Kirkpatrick Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $65K | $65K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Northrop Grumman Foundation | Falls Church, VA | 2 | $65K | $33K | Yes | General operating grants & matching gifts. |
| Martha & Joseph Schrodt Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $65K | $33K | Preselected only | Education |
| David Kinley Educational Foundation C/O Secure Futures Ltd | Wilmette, IL | 4 | $62K | $15K | Preselected only | Scholarships; Library furnishings and construction; Fiji Academy conference funding |
| Bovenkerk Harold P Scholarship Tr | Detroit, MI | 1 | $59K | $59K | Preselected only | Tuition support |
| The Renaissance Fund Nfp | Chicago, IL | 2 | $55K | $28K | Yes | NIKA House Support; NIKA House Programming Items Donation |
| Noel Foundation | Champaign, IL | 3 | $51K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Mark M Welter Foundation Inc | Le Sueur, MN | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Donation |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Mansueto Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Tomkins Family Foundation | South Elgin, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To further program services |
| Rivian Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Elliot D Baker Charitable Foundation Elliot D Baker Trustee | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Donation |
| The James B Boskey Memorial Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Soderstrom Family Charitable Trust | Morton, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| David S Weinberg Foundation | Waynesboro, PA | 3 | $50K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable; Educational |
| Hansen-Furnas Foundation Inc | Batavia, IL | 2 | $43K | $22K | Yes | Preferred charities; Scholarships |
| Beatrice and Bertha Hight Tw | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $42K | $42K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| R D Cundiff Scholarship Trust Dtd 10121 | East Peoria, IL | 2 | $41K | $20K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Motorola Solutions Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| The Tinervin Family Foundation | Bloomington, IL | 1 | $39K | $39K | Preselected only | Supporting young children and families |
| P Potter Fbo Il Geological Surv | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $37K | $37K | Preselected only | General support |
| Arlen Francis Klein Trust Fund | Savoy, IL | 2 | $36K | $18K | Yes | Larkins Handicapped Children; Special Needs |
| Mervis Family Foundation | Carmel, IN | 1 | $36K | $36K | Yes | Jewish causes |
| Palo Hills Foundation | Reno, NV | 4 | $35K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Undesignated; Current programs; Operations |
| Kamphaus Ehrhardt Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Education |
| Douglas C & Lynn M Roberts Family Foundation | Sycamore, IL | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | To further the mission of the donee |
| American Water Charitable Foundationinc | Camden, NJ | 6 | $34K | $3,000 | Yes | General purpose |
| Reichard Foundation | Urbana, IL | 6 | $30K | $1,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Boerngen-Ducey Foundation | Champaign, IL | 5 | $30K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charity; Religious; Playground |
| Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc | South Burlington, VT | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General support |
| Samuel H Kress Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | History of art grants |
| William W Capel and Ernest J Martin III Family Foundation | Champaign, IL | 4 | $30K | $5,750 | Preselected only | Library collections; Community Service; Non profit organization |
| George E Inglett Scholarship Fdn | Clayton, MO | 1 | $28K | $28K | Preselected only | General operations |
| T Kendall Hunt Family Foundation Inc | Oak Park, IL | 4 | $26K | $6,596 | Preselected only | Educational and charitable purposes |
| Lowell N Johnson Charitable Foundation | Moline, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Charitable Support |
| Clif Family Foundation | St Helena, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Revitalize the Environment |
| Chu Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To build upon its rich history of excellence in teaching, r… |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Champaign, Illinois?
Gates Foundation, The Khan Foundation Inc, Irwin Family Foundation C/O Mr Robert W Lynch, Donnini-Rudolph Family Foundation, Perry Family Charitable Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Champaign organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Champaign. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.