In Chicago, the Harris Family Foundation is often overshadowed by the better-known Irving Harris Foundation, but it’s one that local nonprofits should know. Here’s an overview of HFF’s funding.
Read MoreThis media giant’s corporate funding arm awards millions of dollars to various regions to address community challenges. We take a closer look.
Read MoreTo help Chicago nonprofits get to know the Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation a bit better, here are a few important things to keep in mind about this accessible, locally focused funder.
Read MoreThe family foundation of investment banker William A. McIntosh centers its giving on the Chicago area. Interests are varied, but include the arts, education and human services, often with a Catholic bent.
Read MoreHere are a few things to know about the Eugene & Janet Lerner Family Foundation and how it continues to give in Chicago after its founders’ passing.
Read MoreHere’s a look at how the LBTQ Giving Council works in Chicago, including who’s running it and who has been receiving its grants.
Read MoreThe jury is still out on the best ways for corporations and their foundations to support racial equity, but the six partnerships chosen by this biopharmacuetical company are an example of thoughtful leadership and grantmaking.
Read MoreA small family foundation is teaming up with Walton to put more Black teachers into the classroom and to support for Black education leaders around the country.
Read MoreThe Sinha Kikeri Foundation channels the wealth of Prabha and Anita Sinha, who made their money through the professional services firm ZS. Here’s what we know so far about this low-key funder’s Chicago commitments.
Read MoreHere are a few things Chicago-area grantseekers should know about Dave Kavanaugh’s philanthropy, the Kavanaugh Family Foundation.
Read MoreA donor-advised fund in Chicago made another big payout to a university climate program in the South. We look at why climate funding is important during a pandemic, and how Duke University will put these new funds to use.
Read MoreBillionaire Oprah Winfrey recently set up an eight-figure COVID-19 relief fund through her foundation. Here’s where these funds are going—and what we can expect from the powerful media mogul’s giving down the line.
Read MoreHere are the basics to keep in mind about William and Janet Jentes and their foundation’s interests in Chicago.
Read MoreHere are three ways that Illinois Tool Works’ charitable foundation approaches grantmaking where the company’s employees live and work in the Greater Chicago area.
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Here are a few important things to know about the David Herro Charitable Foundation and its Chicago-area giving.
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Here’s a look at Zilber’s most recent grant commitments in the Milwaukee community and why this is an important name to know in the region.
Read MoreThe owners of one of the largest general contractors in the Midwest are funding a new lion habitat at the Lincoln Park Zoo. The gift underscores growing support to position zoos as leaders in conservation.
Read MoreThe Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation has been on the local giving scene since 1991, supporting basic needs, entrepreneurs, and more. Here are three things to know about this accessible local funder.
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The challenges facing regional performing arts organizations are well-documented. News out of Cincinnati, however, finds a ballet troupe experiencing rapid growth and engaging local donors to fund its bold expansion plans.
Read MoreChicago has emerged as a major tech hub thanks to affordable real estate and a deep talent pool. Philanthropy is also playing a growing role, as evidenced by a recent $150 million gift to the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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