Foundations that fund organizations in Oak Park, Illinois
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Oak Park nonprofits
227 private foundations gave $12M to Oak Park organizations in their latest filings; 35 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
436 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Oak Park around $25K. 84 of these funders are based in Illinois; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 227
- Accept applications
- 35
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Oak Park
- $12M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 436
- Typical median grant
- $25K
- Based in IL
- 84%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Oak Park organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Heart Work Smart Foundation | Oak Park, IL | 49 | $1.4M | $4,917 | Preselected only | Exempt Purpose of Organization |
| Eddema Foundation | Oak Park, IL | 2 | $1.3M | $667K | Preselected only | Crystal charitable fund; Unrestricted |
| Westlake Health Foundation | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | 9 | $785K | $75K | Preselected only | General operating support; Resources for older adutls; Recovery is possible |
| Lux Foundation Inc | Oak Park, IL | 1 | $760K | $760K | Preselected only | See schedule 3 for specific purposes of grants |
| Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust | Oak Park, IL | 3 | $455K | $50K | Yes | Support |
| Donley Foundation-Ud Dtd 12-8-86 | York, PA | 4 | $450K | $95K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Healthy Communities Foundation | Riverside, IL | 6 | $320K | $50K | Yes | General operating support; General operating support-strategic initiative |
| Community Memorial Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | 4 | $261K | $24K | Yes | Responsive; Regional Health Agenda; Responsive - High Five |
| The Anvil Administrators Ltd | Chicago, IL | 2 | $250K | $125K | Preselected only | Tuition Assistance |
| Disomma Family Foundation | Oak Park, IL | 2 | $247K | $123K | Preselected only | Medical |
| Robert J & Loretta W Cooney Family Fdtn C/O Robert J Cooney Jr | Chicago, IL | 1 | $206K | $206K | Preselected only | General charitable |
| Retirement Research Foundation Dba Rrf Foundation for Aging | Chicago, IL | 6 | $194K | $47K | Yes | A three-year grant providing general operating support for…; A second-year grant to continue advocacy efforts for increa…; General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization |
| The Lumpkin Family Foundation C/O Adrienne N Cole | Mattoon, IL | 10 | $172K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Manaaki Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $165K | $55K | Preselected only | Support of general operations; Support of ndajee and to assist in the hire of a new deputy… |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Pcc birth center |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 2 | $145K | $73K | Yes | General operating |
| Mary McClure Miller Foundation Julie Giegler | River Forest, IL | 1 | $126K | $126K | Preselected only | Unrestricted use |
| Michael Reese Health Trust | Elgin, IL | 4 | $125K | $28K | Yes | General operating support; Avisery by ageoptions; Dental integration for patients with substance use disorders |
| T Kendall Hunt Family Foundation Inc | Oak Park, IL | 6 | $120K | $10K | Preselected only | Educational and charitable purposes |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $105K | $53K | Preselected only | to provide general operating support |
| Toriumi Family Foundation | Riverside, IL | 1 | $103K | $103K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Ad Impact Inc | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Class of 1965 endowed scholarship fund |
| Lavin Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General fund education |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Willow Springs Charitable Trust Jenny B Stoddard Trustee | Mount Carroll, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Children's Care Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General support |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $90K | $45K | Preselected only | In support of the pathways initiative; In support of travel related to gun violence prevention act… |
| Jerome Nerenberg 2000 Charitable Trust Uad | Chicago, IL | 2 | $89K | $44K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Irving and Phyllis Millstein Foundation for Animal Welfare Ltd | Buffalo Grove, IL | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | $80,000: Third payment of a capital shelter development gra… |
| Wp & Hb White Foundation | Northfield, IL | 4 | $80K | $20K | Yes | General Support; Mental Health; Creative Spaces Programming |
| Follett Educational Foundation | McHenry, IL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Education Grant |
| National Recreation Foundation Incorporated | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | In support of youth outdoor recreation programs |
| The Hibel Family Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Annual Support |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Create a Legacy- Become a Homeowner |
| Moller Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $73K | $25K | Preselected only | Same as Organization 1 |
| Joseph R & Helen Shaker Family Foundation | Oak Park, IL | 10 | $66K | $5,200 | Preselected only | To further charitable work; To further charitable and religious; To further child welfare |
| Lloyd a Fry Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $66K | $5,000 | Yes | For chicago latines in philanthropy membership; For leveraging data for coordinated care; For general support of the three pillars philanthropic educ… |
| The Rick and Tina Malnati Charitable Foundation Inc | Northfield, IL | 1 | $59K | $59K | Preselected only | General |
| The Christopher Family Foundation | Westmont, IL | 2 | $55K | $28K | Yes | General support |
| Alphawood Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $52K | $52K | Yes | General operating |
| The Walsh Foundation C/O Mjms Family Office Services LLC | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Lynne Cooper Harvey Foundation | River Forest, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Animal protection and welfare |
| Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Founda | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago (aka) Vna Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | To expand birthing choices for underserved women in chicago… |
| John R Flanagan Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | For general charitable purposes |
| The Nancy Dee Brandes and Dee Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General Support |
| Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Provides hunger relief through food distribution and relate… |
| Irish Woods Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $48K | $10K | Preselected only | To support the mission of the charitable organization. |
| Project Projects Chicago Nfp | Chicago, IL | 1 | $46K | $46K | Preselected only | General support |
| Helen and Curtis Pinnell Foundation | Des Plaines, IL | 4 | $46K | $10K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| The a Montgomery Ward Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $46K | $23K | Yes | Enrichment programming; Replace aging computers |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $45K | $20K | Yes | Community services; Match/discretionary |
| Michael E Murphy Foundation C/O Leslie Barker | Chicago, IL | 2 | $45K | $23K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $43K | $43K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Alfonso Torres-Vincenzi Private Fdn | St Louis, MO | 1 | $42K | $42K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Marc and Jeanne Malnati Family Fdn Inc | Chicago, IL | 4 | $42K | $11K | Preselected only | General; General operating |
| Jockey Being Family Foundation Ltd | Kenosha, WI | 1 | $41K | $41K | Preselected only | Two (2) 90 minute "Family Hair Affair" workshops for up to… |
| James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Turano Foundation C/O Lisa Turano | Berwyn, IL | 3 | $40K | $7,500 | Yes | Charity; Education |
| George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities | Arlington Heights, IL | 6 | $36K | $6,250 | Yes | Social assistance |
| Ea Foundation | Niles, IL | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Increase quality of and access to mental health care servic… |
| Schwartz Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $33K | $33K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Carol Bernick Family Foundation C/O Polished Nickel Capital Mgmt | Chicago, IL | 3 | $30K | $3,000 | Preselected only | General fund |
| Stone Family Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General |
| Grant Hospital of Chicago D/B/A Grant Healthcare Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General operating support |
| Oberweiler Foundation | Barrington, IL | 2 | $30K | $15K | Yes | Portable dental program; Children's services behavior health project |
| The Seabury Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $30K | $7,500 | Yes | General operations; Pooled daybreak fund |
| Fifth Third Chicagoland Foundation | Rosemont, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Affordable housing |
| Scp Foundation Inc | Northampton, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Sustaining |
| Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Support peer mentor |
| Walter Family Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To harness the power of community to end local hunger |
| Lohengrin Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Fred J Brunner Foundation | Bensenville, IL | 2 | $25K | $13K | Yes | Unrestricted organization support |
| Special Kids Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $23K | $23K | Yes | Support |
| Kehe Cares Foundation Inc | Naperville, IL | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | Rehabilitation |
| Hazard Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 9 | $23K | $3,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Faye and Lee Alport Foundation F/K/A Melrose Park Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $23K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Full Circle Foundation | Richmond, IL | 1 | $23K | $23K | Yes | Promote sustainable and healthy communities |
| Judy Family Foundation | Northfield, IL | 1 | $22K | $22K | Preselected only | See above. |
| Wolande Foundation | St Charles, IL | 1 | $22K | $22K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Marvin and Kay Lichtman Foundation C/O Sheila Burns | Arlington Heights, IL | 1 | $22K | $22K | Preselected only | Unrestricted contribution |
| Walter S Mander Foundation C/O Goschi & Goschi | Chicago, IL | 4 | $21K | $4,500 | Preselected only | To further the purpose of the organization |
| Frederick Henry Prince Trust Dated 7947 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | general operating support |
| American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General |
| Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation C/O Impact House | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | For General Operating Support. Programs and Services includ… |
| Sumac Foundation | Oak Park, IL | 2 | $20K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| The Christopher L & M Susan Gust Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General purpose |
| J Edward Mahoney Foundation | Homer Glen, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating funds |
| Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet Charitable Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| The Smith Tieken Foundation Inc | Mesa, AZ | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Grant to fund the community-based ageism reduction research… |
| Amgis Foundation | Medina, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Fund 501(C)(3) Org. |
| The Aaron & Shearon Venouziou Charitable Trust | Darien, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Enchanted Backpack | Chicago, IL | 4 | $20K | $4,391 | Yes | In-kind donation of clothing and home goods; Donation of school supplies & other educational items; Pay it forward program grant recipient |
| Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Xxxxx1008 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $19K | $19K | Yes | Support diabetes education |
| Field Foundation of Illinois | Chicago, IL | 1 | $19K | $19K | Yes | Project - funding for a specific project or program |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 7 | $18K | $1,054 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support) |
| Washington Square Health Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $18K | $9,000 | Yes | Special Designated Grant for Dental Equipment; PCC Dental Equipment |
| John H & Ann G Rhodes Foundation Inc | Woodstock, IL | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | In support of organization's mission |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 6 | $18K | $875 | Yes | Matching; Discretionary; Exe. Disc. Grant |
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 Oak Park, Illinois?
Good Heart Work Smart Foundation, Eddema Foundation, Westlake Health Foundation, Lux Foundation Inc, Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust and 95 others reported grants to Oak Park 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 Oak Park. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.