Foundations that fund organizations in Northbrook, Illinois
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Northbrook nonprofits
502 private foundations gave $28M to Northbrook organizations in their latest filings; 24 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
831 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Northbrook around $50K. 52 of these funders are based in Illinois; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 502
- Accept applications
- 24
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Northbrook
- $28M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 831
- Typical median grant
- $50K
- Based in IL
- 52%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Northbrook organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segal Family Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 116 | $3.6M | $10K | Preselected only | General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 10 | $3.1M | $225K | Yes | Program; General operating; General operating;program |
| The Marcus Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $2.8M | $2.8M | Preselected only | To support the exempt purpose of the recipient organization |
| The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 7 | $1.6M | $125K | Preselected only | General operating support; A mifgash that matters: bringing educators to israel now; Field mapping and executive support |
| Klaff Family Foundation C/O Rita Sawyer | Chicago, IL | 2 | $1.3M | $655K | Preselected only | General |
| Galashiels Fund Ltd | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | Endowment and annual support |
| Donald Levin Family Foundation | Glenview, IL | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $603K | $603K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Vivo Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 2 | $595K | $298K | Preselected only | To further the mission of the donee |
| Thomas D Klingenstein Fund | Cranbury, NJ | 2 | $509K | $255K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust | Paducah, KY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Yes | Programming support |
| Shear Family Foundation Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $380K | $380K | Preselected only | Lotem, various programs |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 10 | $377K | $25K | Yes | Match/discretionary; Jewish community; Community services |
| Din Foundation | East Brunswick, NJ | 1 | $350K | $350K | Yes | Assistance in adoption of vulnerable children providing the… |
| David and Etta Jonas Family Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 3 | $302K | $122K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Yes | Real clear investigations and wire |
| The Searle Freedom Trust C/O Kinship LLC | Madison, WI | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Film and new media |
| Eric and Sheila Samson Foundation | Corona del Mar, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Donation |
| One8 Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Global |
| Allegheny Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | Program support |
| Charles and M R Shapiro Foundation Inc | Northbrook, IL | 5 | $191K | $36K | Preselected only | Special emergency fund; Programs; Scholarship assistance |
| Jean Paul Ohadi Memorial Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $190K | $190K | Yes | Mental health |
| Bernard Heerey Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $178K | $178K | Preselected only | Scholarships to worthy students |
| People-People-People Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $165K | $165K | Preselected only | To support academic scholarships to children of united stat… |
| Sheldon L and Pearl R Leibowitz- Lew Leibowitz Legacy Foundation | Bannockburn, IL | 1 | $160K | $160K | Preselected only | Unrestricted for general use of charity. |
| Weingerspector Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $156K | $156K | Yes | General operating |
| Taxman Family Foundation C/O Seymour Taxman | Northbrook, IL | 3 | $155K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | To support journalism education programs |
| The Jack Buncher Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Red mountain & aleh negev |
| Virginia B Toulmin Charitable Foundation III | Cresskill, NJ | 1 | $135K | $135K | Preselected only | Funding for director of growing hope position (fy26-27) and… |
| Helle Family Foundation | Edwards, CO | 1 | $134K | $134K | Preselected only | To further program services |
| Catherine McKeever Denten Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $130K | $130K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Christopher Family Foundation | Westmont, IL | 3 | $130K | $50K | Yes | General support |
| Eugene and Janet Lerner Family Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 3 | $125K | $10K | Preselected only | Charity |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Gerald and Olivia Shapiro Family Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | 3 | $120K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Support programs and operations |
| Anna M Hewitt | Chicago, IL | 1 | $119K | $119K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Lyon Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $113K | $113K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Nikoh Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 3 | $101K | $40K | Preselected only | Help the poor.; Building medical center.; Serve individuals with disabilities. |
| Steve Wynn Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To drive research efforts that show promise to treat or cur… |
| The Keith W Johnson Charitable Trust #8 C/O the Johnson Company | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Arington Family Office Foundation | Mason, OH | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Just Societies |
| The Negaunee Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Alta and John Franks Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org |
| William Davidson Foundation | Birmingham, MI | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To support a Midwest cohort of Jewish educators |
| The Coleman Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 3 | $100K | $25K | Yes | General Operating Support - Intellectual & Developmental Di…; General Operating Support - Health; General Operating Support - Exploratory |
| Bobbie and Stanton Cook Family Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | Mission fund ($40k)green card sponsorship ($40k) |
| Daniel R and Karen Kales Lee Family Foundation C/O Karen K Lee | Glencoe, IL | 3 | $80K | $18K | Preselected only | Support general operations |
| Cahnman Berman Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $77K | $1,250 | Preselected only | Support of recipient's charitable activities |
| Luis von Ahn Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General operating funds |
| The Cortney Gives Bak Foundation | Beverly Hills, MI | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | To fund chd research |
| Seedlings Foundation | Branford, CT | 1 | $65K | $65K | Preselected only | Humanitarian/educational/community |
| The Wesselink Family Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Help those in need |
| Joseph Blazek Residuary Trust | Po Box Chicago, IL | 1 | $56K | $56K | Preselected only | Donee redistributes grant |
| The Sharna and Irvin Frank Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 3 | $55K | $15K | Preselected only | Emergency supplies and protective equipment; Magen david adom continued war efforts; Emergency support of operation rising lion |
| Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation | Glencoe, IL | 1 | $53K | $53K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general support |
| John R Halligan Charitable Fund C/O Norman Kellerman | Bannockburn, IL | 3 | $53K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted for general use of charity |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 7 | $52K | $5,000 | Yes | Paramedic training; Tribute to Broad Shoulders; Grants for families trying to adopt vulnerable children |
| The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Kehe Cares Foundation Inc | Naperville, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Orphans & refugees |
| The Bluhm Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To further the exempt purpose of the organization |
| The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Support and enhance israel education for jewish educators i… |
| The Achelis & Bodman Foundation Co Manice & Budd Llp | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Energy realism |
| Eugene J Eder Charitable Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To promote community well being |
| Keller Foundation | Vancouver, WA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To support the organization's charitable mission |
| The Haley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Funding research |
| The Lozick Family Foundation | Pepper Pike, OH | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Myer Family Charitable Foundation | Spicewood, TX | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Cushing Family Foundation C/O Robert T Napier Harrison Llp | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| William S Knight Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Research/publication issues in educational freedom |
| Telligen Community Initiative | West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $49K | $49K | Preselected only | Our existing school partners and further expanding the prog… |
| Julian Grace Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Armin and Esther Hirsch Foundation C/O David Hirsch | Deerfield, IL | 3 | $45K | $5,000 | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Phillip C & Beverly Goldstick Family Foundation | Oak Park, IL | 4 | $44K | $6,440 | Preselected only | For charitable purposes |
| Foundation for a Better World Inc | Marietta, GA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Program expenses |
| Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| M a & G a Ackerman Memorial Fund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Harry & Sadie Lasky Foundation C/O Mitchell S Feinberg Chuhak Tecson | Riverwoods, IL | 2 | $38K | $19K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Irving M & Sylvia Footlik Foundation | Evanston, IL | 2 | $37K | $19K | Preselected only | Fundraising support |
| The Coville-Triest Family Foundation | Hartland, MI | 2 | $36K | $18K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Montei Foundation | Dublin, OH | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Ohio adoption grant & matching grant |
| The Ward Foundation Inc | Gretna, LA | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Filotimo Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | Charitable |
| Clune Cares Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $33K | $33K | Preselected only | General support |
| Crain-Maling Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 2 | $33K | $16K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose of the organization |
| Weiner-Marc Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $32K | $16K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Bednyak Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | Contribution |
| Puffin Foundation West Ltd C/O Judith Kitrick | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt pur… |
| Trustmark Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Contribution provided |
| McKenna Philip M Fdn | Latrobe, PA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Pennsylvania media program |
| Bruce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Social |
| Sacks Family Foundation C/O Michael Sacks | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | To further the exempt purpose of the organization |
| Cole-Crone Family Foundation Inc C/O Mr Marvin Crone | Deerfield, IL | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Podolsky Family Foundation C/O Randy Podolsky | Riverwoods, IL | 4 | $30K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charitable Donation; Charitable contribution |
| FIRST Bank Chicago Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 13 | $27K | $1,000 | Yes | General operating support |
| Sklare Family Foundation | Skokie, IL | 2 | $27K | $13K | Preselected only | To Fund Charitable Activities |
| Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 3 | $27K | $3,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Sheba Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Education, recreation, adult and residential programs for i… |
| Cme Group Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Little learners academy |
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 Northbrook, Illinois?
Segal Family Foundation, Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, The Marcus Foundation Inc, The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation, Klaff Family Foundation C/O Rita Sawyer and 95 others reported grants to Northbrook 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 Northbrook. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.