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Illinois Children's Healthcare

Oak Brook, IL · EIN 03-0503425. Reported 311 grants totalling $38.5M to 133 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$115,175median grant
$38.5Mgranted, 2021-2024
133organizations funded
56%of grantees funded again the next year
$151.0Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Illinois Children's Healthcare did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $115,175. Half of everything it gave fell between $40,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $450,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$5,000 - $10,000
7 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
50 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
26 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
51 grants
$100,000 and Up
177 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Centerstone of Illinois IncW Frankfort, IL$2,220,0001142024
Board of Trustees of the U of IllinoisUrbana, IL$1,973,7191642024
Heritage Behavioral Health CenterDecatur, IL$1,600,000642024
Kane County Health DepartmentAurora, IL$1,300,000442024
Primo Center for Women and ChildrenChicago, IL$1,300,000442024
Chestnut Health Systems IncBloomington, IL$1,262,230742024
Methodist Medical Center IllinoisPeoria, IL$1,158,094542024
Southwest Organizing ProjectChicago, IL$1,130,500642024
Community Foundation of Kankakee River ValleyKankakee, IL$1,100,000442024
Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale, IL$920,000532023
Juvenile Protective AssociationChicago, IL$880,140222022
Bridgeway IncGalesburg, IL$875,000432024
Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL$858,194332024
Erie Family Health Foundation IncChicago, IL$819,000642024
Rosecrance FoundationRockford, IL$811,183332024
Delta Dental of Illinois FoundationNaperville, IL$774,375442024
Advocate North Side Health NetworkDowners Grove, IL$626,250322023
Association House of ChicagoChicago, IL$600,000222022
Central Illinois FoodbankSpringfield, IL$500,000442024
Eastern Illinois FoodbankUrbana, IL$500,000442024
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL$500,000442024
Northern Illinois Food BankGeneva, IL$500,000442024
Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity IncPeoria, IL$500,000442024
River Bend Food ReservoirDavenport, IA$500,000442024
St Louis Area Food Bank IncBridgeton, MO$500,000442024
Tri-State Food Bank IncEvansville, IN$500,000442024
Well Child Conference of ElginElgin, IL$447,832642024
Community Health Partnership of IllinoisChicago, IL$419,000432023
Planning Implementation and Evaluation OrgFrankfort, IL$403,115632023
Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of IlSpringfield, IL$400,000222023
Howard Brown Health CenterChicago, IL$399,155222023
Community Resource Center IncCentralia, IL$390,792322022
Henderson County Rural Health Center IncOquawka, IL$374,098432023
Health and Medicine Policy Research GroupChicago, IL$360,000432023
Tca Health Inc NfpChicago, IL$346,875322023
Osf Healthcare FoundationPeoria, IL$315,958222024
Chapin Hall Center for ChildrenChicago, IL$301,621332023
Alivio Medical Center IncChicago, IL$300,000222023
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of ChicagoChicago, IL$300,000112022
Community Health Care IncDavenport, IA$300,000222022
Friend Family Health Center IncChicago, IL$300,000222023
Gro CommunityChicago, IL$300,000222023
Hillsboro Area Hospital IncHillsboro, IL$300,000222023
Hoyleton Youth and Family ServicesFairview Heights, IL$300,000222022
Lutheran Social Services of IllinoisDes Plaines, IL$300,000222023
North Central Behavioral Health Systems IncLa Salle, IL$300,000222022
Vase Education FoundationDanville, IL$300,000222022
Community Counseling Centers of ChicagoChicago, IL$299,700222023
Children's Home & Aid Society of IllinoisChicago, IL$298,850222022
Infant Welfare Society of ChicagoChicago, IL$259,000322022
Mobile C a R E FoundationChicago, IL$230,000322022
Asian Human Services Family Health Center IncChicago, IL$219,000222022
Central Counties Health Centers IncSpringfield, IL$219,000222022
Chicago Family Health Center IncChicago, IL$219,000222022
Crusader Health Foundation Dba Crusader Community HealthRockford, IL$219,000222022
Greater Family HealthHoffman Estates, IL$219,000222022
Heartland International Health CenterChicago, IL$219,000222022
Vna Health CareAurora, IL$219,000222022
Jane Addams Community Mental Health CenterFreeport, IL$218,159222022
Pillars Community HealthLa Grange, IL$211,000332024
Dupage County Health DepartmentWheaton, IL$205,648222022
Gateway Family Services of IllinoisPotomac, IL$200,000222023
Heartland Health Outreach IncChicago, IL$200,000222022
Shawnee Health Service and Development CorpCarterville, IL$200,000222022
RefugeeoneChicago, IL$160,000432023
Champaign-Urbana Public Health DistrictChampaign, IL$147,434222023
The Children's ClinicOak Park, IL$146,000322023
Advocate Health and Hospitals CorporationOak Brook, IL$145,000112024
Oak Park and River Forest Infant Welfare SocietyOak Park, IL$133,000112021
Family Christian Health CenterHarvey, IL$132,441332024
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty LawChicago, IL$130,000322022
Cook County Health & Hospital SystemChicago, IL$128,517112022
Sihf HealthcareSauget, IL$127,274112021
Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation IncSauget, IL$126,000212022
Lawndale Christian Health CenterChicago, IL$120,000222022
ForefrontChicago, IL$109,073442024
Legal Council for Health JusticeChicago, IL$100,000112021
Mercer CountyAledo, IL$100,000112021
Milestone IncLoves Park, IL$99,000222022
Metropolitan Family ServicesChicago, IL$80,000222024
Mclean County Health DepartmentBloomington, IL$73,691112021
Near North Health Service CorporationChicago, IL$66,500112021
NAMI of Greater ChicagoChicago, IL$60,000112021
Erie Neighborhood HouseChicago, IL$55,000112024
Douglas County Health DepartmentTuscola, IL$52,976222023
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of ChicagoChicago, IL$50,000112021
Enlace ChicagoChicago, IL$50,000112024
Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda, CA$50,000112021
Shriver Center on Poverty LawChicago, IL$50,000112022
Sinai Health SystemChicago, IL$50,000112024
Healthconnect OneChicago, IL$40,000112021
Pcc Community Wellness CenterOak Park, IL$40,000112022
Promise Healthcare NfpChampaign, IL$40,000112022
Heartland Alliance HealthChicago, IL$39,258112023
Hancock County Health DepartmentCarthage, IL$33,949112021
Grantmakers in HealthWashington, DC$31,725332023
Easter Seals Dupage and the Fox Valley RegionVilla Park, IL$25,000112023
Adler University School of Professional PsychologyChicago, IL$20,000112023
Cass County Health DepartmentVirginia, IL$20,000112023
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools FoundationChicago, IL$20,000112023
East Side Health DistrictEast Saint Louis, IL$20,000112023
Easterseals Foundation of Central IllinoisPeoria, IL$20,000112023
Gary Comer Youth Center IncChicago, IL$20,000112023
Kankakee School District 111Kankakee, IL$20,000112023
Kidsmatter Foundation IncNaperville, IL$20,000112023
NAMI Illinois IncOak Park, IL$20,000112023
The Josselyn CenterNorthfield, IL$20,000112023
Tri-Town Young Men's Christian AssociationVilla Park, IL$20,000112023
Youth Crossroads IncBerwyn, IL$20,000112023
Will County Community Health CenterJoliet, IL$10,064112022
Association of Latinosasxs Motivating ActionChicago, IL$10,000112024
B U I L D IncorporatedChicago, IL$10,000112023
Beyond the Ball NfpChicago, IL$10,000112024
Brave Space AllianceChicago, IL$10,000112022
Bright Star Community Outreach CorporationChicago, IL$10,000112021
Chicago Coalition to Save Our Mental Health CentersChicago, IL$10,000112023
Community Life LineEast Saint Louis, IL$10,000112023
Comprehensive Community Solutions IncRockford, IL$10,000112024
Embarc IncChicago, IL$10,000112021
Fox Valley United WayAurora, IL$10,000112024
Grantmakers for Effective OrganizationsWashington, DC$10,000112023
Mano a Mano Family Resource CenterRound Lake Park, IL$10,000112023
Role Model Movement Inc NfpChicago, IL$10,000112024
Share Our SpaceChicago, IL$10,000112024
Strides for Peace IncChicago, IL$10,000112024
Telpochcalli Community Education Project IncChicago, IL$10,000112021
Think Outside Da BlockChicago, IL$10,000112024
Trauma & Resilience Initiative IncUrbana, IL$10,000112024
Esperanza Health CentersChicago, IL$5,283112023
Illinois Spina Bifida AssociationChicago, IL$5,000112021
New Moms IncChicago, IL$5,000112021
Pads to Hope Inc Aka JourneysPalatine, IL$5,000112023
The Night MinistryChicago, IL$5,000112021

74 of 133 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 56%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 200 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Health Care
72 grants
Human Services
23 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
22 grants
Food & Nutrition
20 grants
Education
14 grants
Mental Health
14 grants
Youth Development
8 grants
Public & Societal Benefit
7 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202194$11.5M$125,000
202292$12.0M$104,199
202383$8,842,721$81,801
202442$6,147,051$125,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 95% of this one's giving went to organizations in Illinois. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Illinois
$36.6M
Iowa
$800K
Missouri
$500K
Indiana
$500K
California
$50K
District of Columbia
$42K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

The Chicago Community Trust62 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc54 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund53 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc43 shared recipientsUnited Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc41 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust36 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $115,175. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Illinois Children's Healthcare's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 1200 Jorie Blvd 301, Oak Brook, IL, 60523. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 03-0503425 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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