Disability Services grants for nonprofits in Illinois
437 private foundations reported 813 disability services grants to organizations in Illinois on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $17.2M in all. 272 of them are based in Illinois.
Foundations437
Grants on record813
Total granted$17.2M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund disability services in Illinois
20 of the 437: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of disability services grants to Illinois organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Misericordia Home, Chicago - General support$8,755
- Center on Halsted, Chicago - General support$2,303
- Clearbrook, Arlington Heights - General support$1,163
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Gave $9.1M in 2024
The Coleman Foundation Inc
Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Little City Foundation, Palatine - General Operating Support - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities$125,000
- Center for Disability and Elder Law Inc, Chicago - General Operating Support - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities$100,000
- Equip for Equality Inc, Chicago - General Operating Support - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities$100,000
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Gave $8.9M in 2024
Dr Scholl Foundation
Northbrook, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding & Educational Center, Harvard - Preparations for the Special Olympics Equestrian Games and facility upgrades$40,000
- Easter Seals Joliet Region Inc, Joliet - Financial support for families utilizing the autistic diagnostic clinic$40,000
- National Louis University, Chicago - Post-secondary education for young adults with disabilities$25,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Womens Center of Greater Chicagoland, Chicago - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,000
- Clearbrook, Arlington Hts - Matching contribution (general operating support)$1,000
- Muhsen, Naperville - Matching contribution (general operating support)$875
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- United States Artists Inc, Chicago - Core support for disability futures, a fellowship initiative to spotlight the work of disabled creatives…$800,000
- United States Artists Inc, Chicago - Core support for disability futures, a fellowship initiative to spotlight the work of disabled creatives…$500,000
- Northwestern University, Evanston - Core support for the center on disability and racial justice$300,000
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Gave $37M in 2024
Circle of Service Foundation
Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired, Chicago - Community services$50,000
- United Cerebral Palsy Seguin of Greater Chicago, Cicero - Community services$25,000
- Aspire of Illinois, Hillside - Community services$20,000
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Gave $38M in 2024
The Allstate Foundation
Northbrook, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Institute for Latino Progress, Chicago - Helping hands group grants$10,000
- Easter Seals Joliet Region Inc, Joliet - Agent - individual hh$1,000
- Main Stay Therapeutic Farm Inc, Richmond - Employee helping hands$1,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Equestrian Connection NFP, Libertyville - Volunteer program$2,360
- Shore Community Services Inc, Skokie - Matching gifts$1,000
- Misericordia Home, Chicago - Matching gifts$490
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- The Hope Foundation of Jo Daviess County, Galena - Human services - multipurpose and other$1,000
- Association for Individual Development, Aurora - Human services - multipurpose and other$500
- Beauty in Beauty Out Foundation, Chicago - Human services - multipurpose and other$400
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Builders Vision Foundation
Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Big NFP, Chicago - to increase capacity-building and programmatic support for an energy program focused on accessibility and…$500,000
- Food Works, Carbondale - to support a program focused on food accessibility$286,800
- Land Connection Foundation, Champaign - to support its food accessibility and farming initiatives$100,000
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Westlake Health Foundation
Oakbrook Terrace, IL · latest return: tax year 2025- Aspire of Illinois, Hillside - 2024 organizational plan$350,000
- Helping Hand Center, Countryside - Therapy access for disadvantaaged children$130,044
- Opportunity Knocks, River Forest - Warrior wellness program$45,000
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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc
Owings Mills, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Aspire of Illinois, Hillside - To support an expansion of an employment and training program for individuals with disabilities to the south…$250,000
- Jewish Child and Family Services Chicago, Chicago - To support this organizations career services programs, which serve unemployed members of the jewish…$100,000
- Aspiritech NFP, Highland Park - To support aspiritech academy, a job-training program that helps people on the autism spectrum find careers…$50,000
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John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation
Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago - To raise awareness and address the overincarceration of people with disabilities as part of the safety and…$175,000
- Disability Lead, Chicago - In support of leadership advancement programs for individuals with disabilities$75,000
- Food Access Project Dba Vivery Community NFP, Chicago - In support to assess the success of a pilot food delivery program for disabled persons in chicago$48,000
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Foglia Family Foundation
Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- True North Treks, Evanston - General charitable purposes$100,000
- Equestrian Connection, Libertyville - General charitable purposes$50,000
- Pioneer Center for Human Services, Mchenry - General charitable purposes$35,000
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Gave $19.3M in 2024
Polk Bros Foundation Inc
Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Center on Halsted, Chicago - Strong Families$65,000
- The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired, Chicago - Discretionary$5,000
- The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired, Chicago - Matching$2,500
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Baxter International Foundation
Deerfield, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Lake County Crisis Center for the Prevtn & Trmt of Dom Violence Inc Dba a S, Zion - 2024-2025 employment opportunities program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities$1,000
- Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County, Mundelein - Matching gifts$500
- Lake Forest Elementary PTO, Lake Forest - 2024-25 elevating empowerment: enhancing platform accessibility and scalability$90
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Gave $115.2M in 2024
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired, Chicago - Program$60,000
- Misericordia Home, Chicago - General operating$1,000
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana - Expanding the US covid atlas' view of the pandemic, its accessibility, and its racial, social, and health…$23,149
- Misericordia Home, Chicago - Matching gifts$5,000
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Gave $2M in 2024
Commerce Bancshares Foundation
Kansas City, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Developmental Services Center of Champaign County Inc, Champaign - Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization$3,000
- Lifelong Access, Normal - Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization$2,500
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Gave $5.8M in 2024
Chubb Charitable Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Association of Horizon Inc, Chicago - Gifts of Time$250
- Institute for Latino Progress, Chicago - Matching Gifts$52
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Illinois organizations that received disability services grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired Chicago | 5 | $118,200 |
| Misericordia Home Chicago | 5 | $25,245 |
| United Cerebral Palsy Seguin of Greater Chicago Cicero | 4 | $170,668 |
| Aspiritech NFP Evanston | 4 | $120,451 |
| Orchard Village Skokie | 4 | $90,212 |
| Aspire of Illinois Hillside | 3 | $620,000 |
| True North Treks Evanston | 3 | $150,053 |
| Envision Unlimited Chicago | 3 | $90,109 |
| Clearbrook Arlington Heights | 3 | $72,163 |
| Center on Halsted Chicago | 3 | $67,603 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Illinois that we classify as disability services, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 437 foundations, 144 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.