Illinois · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Food, Agriculture & Nutrition in Illinois

Imperigo has identified 523 funders that made 3,247 grants totaling $667.8M to 218 food, agriculture & nutrition organizations in Illinois, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition Funding in Illinois

Total granted $667.8M
Funders 523
Grants 3,247
Organizations funded 218

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Dairy Promotion Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $27.8M · through 2020 · 12.3% of their giving
$55.0M
2. Northwestern Il Area Agency on Aging
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.3M · through 2023 · 53.8% of their giving
$18.7M
3. Fanatics All in Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $13.2M · through 2020 · 24.5% of their giving
$13.2M
4. Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.5M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$10.1M
5. West Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.6M · through 2024 · 66.0% of their giving
$8.1M
6. Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.9M · through 2022 · 35.0% of their giving
$5.9M
7. Forefront
73 grants to 26 organizations · largest $325K · through 2024 · 14.5% of their giving
$7.1M
8. Ageoptions Inc (FKA Suburban Area Agency on Aging)
13 grants to 3 organizations · largest $3.6M · through 2024 · 7.0% of their giving
$10.0M
9. Housewares Charity Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 53.4% of their giving
$3.4M
10. Gofundmeorg
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $8.0M · through 2021 · 7.9% of their giving
$8.5M
11. The Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation
19 grants to 6 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 9.5% of their giving
$6.4M
12. North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $997K · through 2025 · 66.8% of their giving
$2.9M
13. The New York Times Communities Fund
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 9.7% of their giving
$4.6M
14. Casey's Charities Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.6M · through 2022 · 12.5% of their giving
$2.9M
15. Ww Good Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2022 · 34.9% of their giving
$1.8M
16. C&S Charities Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $430K · through 2024 · 20.6% of their giving
$1.3M
17. Comic Relief Inc DBA Comic Relief US
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.2M · through 2023 · 5.5% of their giving
$4.4M
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $582K · through 2024 · 21.0% of their giving
$1.1M
19. JB Inauguration Committee 2023
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $851K · through 2022 · 50.0% of their giving
$851K
20. The Roth & Letch Family Charitable Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $625K · through 2023 · 11.8% of their giving
$1.3M
21. Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
47 grants to 12 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$12.1M
22. Joy In Childhood Foundation Inc
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 5.8% of their giving
$2.5M
23. The Chicago Community Trust
106 grants to 34 organizations · largest $3.8M · through 2023
$30.5M
24. Charities Aid Foundation America
77 grants to 26 organizations · largest $7.1M · through 2024
$15.4M
25. Lineage Foundation for Good
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $335K · through 2024 · 13.8% of their giving
$821K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to food, agriculture & nutrition work in Illinois, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 18 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering food, agriculture & nutrition work, with an address in Illinois. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable food, agriculture & nutrition funding in Illinois, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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