Sep 21, 2018

Foundation Center; Forefront;

Giving in Illinois 2018 reveals the scope and giving priorities of the Illinois foundation community. Illinois foundation giving reached a record $4.6 billion in 2016, nearly tripling since 2006. (Adjusted for inflation, giving rose 140 percent.) By comparison, giving by U.S. foundations overall rose 77 percent during this period (or 48 percent after inflation). The analysis in this report is based on the Foundation Center's 2016 grants set, which includes all of the grants of $10,000 or more reported by 1,000 of the largest U.S. independent, corporate, community, and grantmaking operating foundations by total giving. The sample included 60 Illinois foundations with giving totaling $1.1 billion.

Aug 16, 2017

Foundation Center; Forefront;

Giving in Illinois 2017 reveals the scope and giving priorities of the Illinois foundation community. Illinois foundation giving reached a record $3.8 billion in 2015, more than doubling since 2005. (Adjusted for inflation, giving rose 121 percent.) By comparison, giving by U.S. foundations overall rose 72 percent during this period (or 40 percent after inflation). The analysis in this report is based on the Foundation Center's 2015 grants set, which includes all of the grants of $10,000 or more reported by 1,000 of the largest U.S. independent, corporate, community, and grantmaking operating foundations by total giving. The sample included 68 Illinois foundations with giving totaling $1.3 billion. 

Aug 02, 2017

Foundation Center; Forefront;

Illinois is home to over 5,300 grantmaking foundations spanning all types -- independent or family,corporate, community, and operating -- sizes, and issue areas. The community includes manyfoundations that only give locally or within the state, as well as those that fund nationally and eveninternationally. The following analysis provides an overview of the scale and composition of theIllinois foundation community and an examination of how Illinois foundations have fared relative toU.S. foundations in general over the past decade.

Apr 07, 2016

Foundation Center; Forefront;

Illinois is home to over 5,200 grantmaking foundations spanning all types—independent or family, corporate, community, and operating—sizes, and issue areas. The community includes many foundations that only give locally or within the state, as well as those that fund nationally and even internationally. The following analysis provides an overview of the scale and composition of the Illinois foundation community and an examination of how Illinois foundations have fared relative to U.S. foundations in general over the past decade.

Jan 01, 2015

Foundation Center; Donors Forum of Illinois;

Illinois is home to over 5,200 grantmaking foundations spanning all types—independent or family, corporate, community, and operating—sizes, and issue areas. The community includes many foundations that only give locally or within the state, as well as those that fund nationally and even internationally. The following analysis provides an overview of the scale and composition of the Illinois foundation community and an examination of how Illinois foundations have fared relative to U.S. foundations in general over the past decade.

Jan 01, 2013

Foundation Center; Donors Forum of Illinois;

Understanding Foundation Expenses: Focus on Illinois defines and delineates charitable (programrelated) administrative and operating expenses, which are those that count toward a foundation's payout requirement. The report addresses specific questions such as: Which foundation costs are included in charitable administrative expenses? What are the limitations of Form 990-PF for reporting expenditures? How are charitable administrative expense levels measured? What are the most important factors driving expense levels? It also offers first-ever multi-year trend information (2008– 2010) detailing the expense practices of large Illinois independent foundations and compares them to the national experience. Intended for foundation leaders, policymakers, advocates, journalists, and the general public, this brief serves as a key resource for understanding foundation operating and administrative expenses and as an unbiased source of facts on actual practice in Illinois.

Jun 01, 2012

Donors Forum; Foundation Center;

Illinois is home to more than 4,000 grantmaking foundations and their giving totaled a record $2.4 billion in 2010. Giving in Illinois provides a detailed examination of the size and scope of the Illinois foundation community and documents the giving priorities of Illinois and non-Illinois foundations giving in the state. The report was produced by the Foundation Center in cooperation with Donors Forum.