Funding search · housing and homelessness · Illinois

Who funds housing and homelessness work in Illinois

15 funders have a record of paying for housing and homelessness work by Illinois recipients: 515 grants totaling $56.2M, most recently in 2025mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Center for Housing and Health ($16.0M), Helen V Brach Foundation ($830,000) and Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation ($925,000).

From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 20192025. Grants already paid to Illinois recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.

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Broader: housing and homelessness funders nationally · all Illinois-based grantmakers