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Food Assistance grants for nonprofits in Illinois

1,167 private foundations reported 1,724 food assistance grants to organizations in Illinois on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $142.4M in all. 496 of them are based in Illinois.

Foundations1,167
Grants on record1,724
Total granted$142.4M
Their typical grant$3,995

Foundations that fund food assistance in Illinois

20 of the 1,167: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of food assistance grants to Illinois organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.

  • Amazonsmile Foundation

    Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in IL 107 Total there $219K Typical grant $57 Preselected recipients only
    • Feeding America, Chicago - General support$197,425
    • Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago - General support$7,698
    • Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva - General support$2,559

  • Edward Jones Foundation

    St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in IL 17 Total there $20K Typical grant $300 Preselected recipients only
    • Feeding America, Chicago - Food banks & pantries$5,000
    • Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva - Food banks & pantries$5,000
    • Feeding America, Chicago - Food, agriculture and nutrition$1,300

  • Pentair Foundation

    Golden Valley, MN · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $1.2M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in IL 13 Total there $25 Typical grant $100 Describes how to apply
    • Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago - Matching Gift$25
    • Feeding America, Chicago - Matching GiftNot stated
    • Feeding America, Chicago - Matching GiftNot stated

  • Dr Scholl Foundation

    Northbrook, IL · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $8.9M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in IL 12 Total there $144K Typical grant $10,000 Describes how to apply
    • Feeding America, Chicago - Equitable access to fresh produce program$25,000
    • Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago - Purchase of nutritious food for distribution$25,000
    • Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva - Child Nutrition Program$20,000

  • Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in IL 11 Total there $65K Typical grant $600 Preselected recipients only
    • Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago - Matching contribution (general operating support)$43,314
    • Beyond Hunger, Oak Park - Matching contribution (general operating support)$13,113
    • Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva - Matching contribution (general operating support)$3,766

  • Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc

    Radnor, PA · latest return: tax year 2025
    Gave $8.8M in 2025
    Food Assistance grants in IL 11 Total there $2,200 Typical grant $100 Describes how to apply
    • Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago - Matching gifts$750
    • Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago - Matching gifts$500
    • Feeding America, Chicago - Matching gifts$250

  • The Pfizer Foundation Inc

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in IL 8 Total there $19K Typical grant $200 Preselected recipients only
    • Feeding America, Chicago - Matching gifts$11,041
    • Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago - Matching gifts$3,511
    • Growing Hope Globally, Western Springs - Matching gifts$2,975

  • Abbott Fund

    Abbott Park, IL · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in IL 7 Total there $985K Typical grant $50,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Feeding America, Chicago - FY25 Hurricane Helene$300,000
    • Feeding America, Chicago - FY25 Disaster Resiliency$250,000
    • Feeding America, Chicago - FY25 Healthcare Partnerships$200,000

  • Lloyd a Fry Foundation

    Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $9.3M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in IL 7 Total there $23K Typical grant $5,000 Describes how to apply
    • Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago - For support of meal programs and related services$5,000
    • Interfaith Action of Evanston, Evanston - For support of hunger relief$5,000
    • Niles Township Food Pantry Foundation, Skokie - For general operating support$5,000

  • Builders Vision Foundation

    Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in IL 6 Total there $1.2M Typical grant $150,000 Preselected recipients only
    • ForeFront, Chicago - to support a food assistance project in North Lawndale$700,000
    • Food Works, Carbondale - to support a program focused on food accessibility$286,800
    • Figueroa Wu Family Foundation, Chicago - to support its food pantry program$100,000

  • Circle of Service Foundation

    Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $37M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in IL 6 Total there $394K Typical grant $25,000 Describes how to apply
    • Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago - Community services$250,000
    • Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva - Community services$75,000
    • Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago Inc, Northbrook - Jewish community$50,000

  • The Allstate Foundation

    Northbrook, IL · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $38M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in IL 6 Total there $8,500 Typical grant $1,000 Describes how to apply
    • Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva - Helping hands group grants$5,000
    • Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva - Employee helping hands$1,000
    • Senior Services of Central Illinois Inc, Springfield - Agent - individual hh$1,000

  • Shell USA Company Foundation

    Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in IL 5 Total there $32K Typical grant $1,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Feeding America, Chicago$15,115
    • Feeding America, Chicago$11,405
    • Feeding America, Chicago$5,040

  • The Ford Foundation

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $844.7M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in IL 5 Total there $7,635 Typical grant $104,795 Describes how to apply
    • Feeding America, Chicago - Matching gift$4,500
    • Feeding America, Chicago - Matching gift$1,500
    • Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago - Matching gift$810

  • Gates Foundation

    Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $6.3B in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in IL 4 Total there $8M Typical grant $500,000 Describes how to apply
    • Sibel Health Inc, Chicago - Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health$5,700,000
    • Wrth LLC, Chicago - Empower women and girls; family planning; global health and development public awareness and analysis;…$1,000,000
    • University of Chicago, Chicago - Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health$638,098

  • Texas Instruments Foundation

    Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $22.6M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in IL 4 Total there $12K Typical grant $500 Describes how to apply
    • Feeding America, Chicago - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$9,973
    • Feeding America, Chicago - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$1,350
    • Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$469

  • The Gap Foundation

    San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $1.2M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in IL 4 Total there $800 Typical grant $200 Describes how to apply
    • Feeding America, Chicago - For civic & community engagement$250
    • Feeding Our Kids, Champaign - For civic & community engagement$250
    • Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry, Elmhurst - For civic & community engagement$200

  • Elevance Health Foundation Inc

    Indianapolis, IN · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $33.4M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in IL 3 Total there $4.7M Typical grant $100,000 Describes how to apply
    • Feeding America, Chicago - Feeding America - Food as Medicine program$2,350,000
    • Feeding America, Chicago - Feeding America - Food as Medicine program$2,350,000
    • Feeding America, Chicago - MANNA Foodbank Hurricane Helene relief$40,000

  • Ford Philanthropy

    Dearborn, MI · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in IL 3 Total there $700K Typical grant $50,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Feeding America, Chicago - Disaster response$500,000
    • Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago - Essential services$100,000
    • Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva - Essential services$100,000

  • Baustert Family Foundation

    Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in IL 3 Total there $450K Typical grant $62,500 Preselected recipients only
    • Food for Greater Elgin Inc, Elgin - General support$150,000
    • Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago - General support$150,000
    • Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva - General support$150,000

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Organizations several of these foundations fund

Illinois organizations that received food assistance grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.

OrganizationFundersGrants total
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Chicago
15$619,359
Feeding America
Chicago
14$6,307,337
Northern Illinois Food Bank
Geneva
11$426,134
Food for Greater Elgin Inc
Elgin
4$160,867
Beyond Hunger
Oak Park
3$19,238
The Friendship Center
Chicago
3$2,301
Feeding Our Kids
Champaign
3$416
Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago Inc
Northbrook
2$50,568
Trees That Feed Foundation
Winnetka
2$20,109
Niles Township Food Pantry Foundation
Skokie
2$5,193

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 food assistance, 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 1,167 foundations, 296 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.