Funding search · health disparities · Illinois
Who funds health disparities work in Illinois
15 funders have a record of paying for health disparities work by Illinois recipients: 105 grants totaling $24.6M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($6.0M), The Chicago Community Trust ($3.6M) and Direct Relief ($3.0M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Illinois recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $500,000 to BLACK DIRECTORS HEALTH EQUITY AGENDA — 81461 supporting the 2024 black directors health equity agenda national summit -- health equity 2024: charting our course
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $3.6M · through 2022Largest: $828,984 to Rush University Medical Center — support for burridge parkinson's faculty research, general operating support. support of anchor cross. support of rush alzheimer research disease center, florence d hagenah endowed…
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CACharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $3.0M · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to PURDUE UNIVERSITY SPONSORED PROGRAM SERV — fund for health equity, abbvie health equity
Largest: $275,000 to OPM EDUCATION INC DBA NTH DIMENSIONS — general support to address health disparities and assist in education
Largest: $98,268 to NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER — increasing understanding of lgbtq+ health equity issues: to support opinion research and polling of california residents on perceptions and attitudes around lgbtq+ health equity is…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
6 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $350,000 to AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION — health and health equity
Largest: $90,000 to THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOI — assessment of how individual- vs. city-level epidemiology data collection impacts health equity
Largest: $100,000 to AIDS FOUNDATION OF CHICAGO — to support services that advance health equity for individuals living with and vulnerable to hiv.
American Diabetes AssociationArlington, VACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $959,310 · through 2024Largest: $199,801 to Northwestern University Medical School — innovative clinical or translational science health disparities
Abbvie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL
4 matching grants · $5.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.7M to University of Chicago — liaison in care program (linc): empowering our community to reduce health disparities
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare GroupChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $174,500 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE — health equity and better health outcomes
Telligen Community InitiativeWest Des Moines, IA
4 matching grants · $274,004 · through 2025Largest: $74,004 to HEALTH & MEDICINE POLICY RESEARCH GROUP — health & medicine is partnering with community organizing and family issues (cofi) to train parent leaders as trusted health messengers in their communities. cofi, a chicago-based …
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