Sponsor a PurposeAlphawood Foundation
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Grants on file | 1,218 |
| Total giving on file | $86.1M |
| Typical grant size | $71K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | General grantmaking |
What they fund
- 2023 FUNDING FORWARD CONFERENCE, CHICAGO
- 2025 HISTORIC TRADES SUMMIT CHICAGO
- AIDS GARDEN CHICAGO
- ARCHITECTURE COLLECTION AT THE CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM
- CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING MUSEUM
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama Foundation | IL | 2 | $15.0M |
| Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture | IL | 8 | $4.4M |
| Soas (School of Oriental and African Studies) | 4 | $3.2M | |
| Aids Foundation of Chicago | IL | 18 | $3.1M |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | PA | 14 | $3.1M |
| Howard Brown Health Center | IL | 10 | $2.8M |
| University of Chicago Institute of Politics | IL | 9 | $2.7M |
| University of Chicago Center of the Art of East Asia | IL | 4 | $2.3M |
| Joffrey Ballet | IL | 9 | $1.8M |
| Legal Aid Chicago | IL | 10 | $1.6M |
Other general grantmaking funders in Illinois
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated)Howard G Buffett FoundationAbbvie FoundationThe Joyce FoundationPritzker Family FoundationPaul M Angell Family Foundation
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