Foundations that fund organizations in Deerfield, Illinois
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Deerfield nonprofits
192 private foundations gave $41M to Deerfield organizations in their latest filings; 18 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
267 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Deerfield around $18K. 61 of these funders are based in Illinois; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 192
- Accept applications
- 18
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Deerfield
- $41M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 267
- Typical median grant
- $18K
- Based in IL
- 61%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Deerfield organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Family Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 30 | $19M | $25K | Preselected only | General fund raising |
| Zell Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10M | $10M | Preselected only | General support |
| Alvin H Baum Family Fund C/O Joel M Friedman | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $3.7M | $3.7M | Preselected only | To further the exempt purposes of the recipients |
| Walgreen Benefit Fund | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $3.3M | $3.3M | Yes | Relief payments to employees of Walgreen Co. facing unusual… |
| The Generations Fund | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $962K | $962K | Preselected only | General support |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | To provide general operating support |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 2 | $257K | $128K | Yes | Program; General operating |
| Envision Healthcare Charitable Fund | Nashville, TN | 2 | $254K | $127K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Barbara Ann Steel Charitable Foundation C/O Joel M Friedman | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $249K | $249K | Preselected only | To further the exempt purposes of the recipient |
| Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $225K | $225K | Preselected only | To promote the `teaching of the chabad lubavitch movement.… |
| Foglia Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Henry P & Susan C Crowell Trust | Colorado Springs, CO | 3 | $141K | $30K | Yes | General fund |
| Murray and Virginia Vale Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $111K | $111K | Preselected only | To further the exempt purpose of the recipient |
| Hunter Family Foundation C/O Financial Investment Corp | Chicago, IL | 2 | $105K | $53K | Preselected only | General support |
| Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Public charity |
| Doll Family Foundation C/O Robert C Doll Jr | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Taxman Family Foundation C/O Seymour Taxman | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Charles and M R Shapiro Foundation Inc | Northbrook, IL | 3 | $90K | $20K | Preselected only | General; Tuition assistance |
| The Sammann Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $76K | $10K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; For Project Share |
| Stewardship Foundation | Tacoma, WA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | General support for scholar leaders mission |
| Hesed Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $72K | $72K | Preselected only | General |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $63K | $8,000 | Yes | Match/discretionary; Skilled construction trades; Community services |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Ultimate peace panels and camp scholarships |
| Harold M & Adeline S Morrison Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $58K | $29K | Preselected only | General support; In honor of maxine m. hunter |
| Jlrj Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $52K | $52K | Preselected only | Funding to support the organization's educational programmi… |
| Beesley Family Foundation | St George, UT | 1 | $51K | $51K | Preselected only | Medical |
| M J Murdock Charitable Trust | Vancouver, WA | 1 | $51K | $51K | Yes | Website enhancement |
| Donald Levin Family Foundation | Glenview, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Margaret Raphael Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Yung Hope Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Dan and Sherry Bowen Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Health care |
| Synchrony Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Funding supports general operations and programming. |
| Mac Foundation | Libertyville, IL | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | Special initiative |
| David and Etta Jonas Family Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 2 | $40K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Whitcomb Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $35K | $18K | Preselected only | Integrated Athlete; General & Unrestricted |
| Quietgiant Family Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $33K | $33K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Yocom Family Foundation | Norco, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To provide funds for research to eliminate congenital heart… |
| The Luke and Whitney Pent Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Providing resources and attention to peoples who are severe… |
| Paul and Pearl Caslow Foundation | Glenview, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Fleetwood Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Surgery center |
| Van Konynenburg Foundation | Pacific Palisades, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To support the charity's general fund. |
| The Spalding Family Foundation | Wilmette, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To assist people with frontotemporal dementia (ftd) |
| Blue Dor Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 2 | $25K | $13K | Preselected only | To further the mission of the organization to help connect…; To further the mission of the organization to create more g… |
| Three Palms Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | charitable contribution |
| The Porphyry Road Foundation | Boulder, CO | 1 | $22K | $22K | Preselected only | General support for ultimate peace, inc. |
| Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $21K | $21K | Yes | General |
| Clow Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Perlman Family Foundation Founded By Anita and Louis Perlman | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Civic & social |
| Bruce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Civic |
| The Wilfred J Minkus Charitable Trust | Skokie, IL | 2 | $20K | $10K | Yes | Educational institution; General |
| Ed and Jean Mathews Foundation | Huntsville, TX | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Harry & Sadie Lasky Foundation C/O Mitchell S Feinberg Chuhak Tecson | Riverwoods, IL | 1 | $18K | $18K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| John H & Ann G Rhodes Foundation Inc | Woodstock, IL | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | In support of organization's mission |
| Jbs Foundation | Bannockburn, IL | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | To further the goals of the charitable organization |
| Miller Foundation Inc | Vesuvius, VA | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | Help fund animal shelter |
| Jonas S Suvis Trust UW | Dallas, TX | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Bill Bass Foundation C/O Marc Schwartz Harrison & Held Llp | Chicago, IL | 2 | $12K | $6,000 | Preselected only | General funds |
| Lowell N Johnson Charitable Foundation | Moline, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Charitable Support |
| Buhler Kapsalis Family Foundation | Pleasant Prairie, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Support for programs that support the future of greece |
| The Negaunee Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted use |
| Edward S Sprague Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Services for sick children |
| Matthew Zell Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Cultural and Religious |
| The Lanter Family Foundation C/O Harrison Llp | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| The Magic Charitable Foundation | Mettawa, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To assisting people with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) and… |
| Clune Cares Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Family |
| The Rick and Tina Malnati Charitable Foundation Inc | Northfield, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| Elliot D Baker Charitable Foundation Elliot D Baker Trustee | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Donation |
| Tov Academy Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Lifetract Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Donation to charity |
| Marilyn Rauland Kidder Foundation C/O Robert T Napier Harrison Llp | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Daniel R and Karen Kales Lee Family Foundation C/O Karen K Lee | Glencoe, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Support general operations |
| Leon and Sharon Kaufman Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 4 | $9,206 | $1,078 | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable gift |
| John R Halligan Charitable Fund C/O Norman Kellerman | Bannockburn, IL | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted for general use of charity |
| Ira and Janina Marks Charitable Trust C/O Peter Marks | Evanston, IL | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | General charitable purpose |
| Cla Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Howard and Raina Ruskin Family Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 2 | $6,805 | $3,402 | Preselected only | Provide educational financial assistance to our employees a…; Education |
| Sklare Family Foundation | Skokie, IL | 2 | $6,800 | $3,400 | Preselected only | To Fund Charitable Activities |
| Leva Family Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 4 | $6,029 | $1,554 | Preselected only | Philanthropy, charity, voluntarism promotion, general |
| Five Below Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Pasha Foundation | Aurora, IL | 2 | $5,300 | $2,650 | Preselected only | General support |
| Krueger Charitable Foundation | Lake Mills, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Ministry support |
| Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation | Arlington, VA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Bounce back kits - 2 days |
| Arnold Simonsen Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Longboat Key, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Demetra and Eric Vassilatos Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Contribution |
| Ahepa 371 Inc | Harrison Township, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General support |
| Nicholas J and Anna K Bouras Foundation Inc | Summit, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Support of greek culture |
| Robert & Kathey Anderson Foundation | Victoria, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Charitable/educational |
| The Fagin Family Foundation | Woodmere, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General |
| American Eagle Outfitters Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Community charity |
| The Michael and Roberta Seedman Family Foundation | Bannockburn, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Program support |
| Jane and Michael Strauss Family Foundation Inc | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Jim Jacobson Charitable Fund C/O Harrison & Held Llp | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Clark-Halladay Memorial Foundation Mr Frank Higgins C/O Selden Fox Ltd | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | To support charitable purpose |
| Clearwater Capital Foundation | Hoffman Estates, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Charitable grant/donation |
| The William N and Jane C Pontikes Foundation | Riverwoods, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General charitable |
| D Donald and Angela W Wozniak Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operations |
| Mills Family Charitable Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General funding |
| George F and Helen M Hirschmann Charitable Foundation | Rolling Meadows, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Vet Bills |
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 Deerfield, Illinois?
Frank Family Foundation, Zell Family Foundation, Alvin H Baum Family Fund C/O Joel M Friedman, Walgreen Benefit Fund, The Generations Fund and 95 others reported grants to Deerfield 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 Deerfield. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.