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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “evanston”
Where the money went
Largest: $18,000 to EVANSTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH CENTER — general, religious, educational or scientific
Evanston Community FoundationEvanston, ILCharity · may take applications
36 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $179,260 to Evanston Public Library — community development
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2023Largest: $72,250 to Evanston Community Foundation Inc — support for grantmaking partner, oakton academy for black men. support of the jlf fund. the evanston reparations community fund (?beth emet for reparations?), general operating sup…
Largest: $23,000 to EVANSTON NORTHSHORE YWCA — all contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $417,152 · through 2023Largest: $98,309 to Evanston Community Foundation — support of community organization
Largest: $75,000 to EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE — in support of organization's mission
Largest: $200,000 to NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM — aspire community healthcare workforce development program, in partnership with the city of evanston
Largest: $5,000 to EVANSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — all contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.
Leva Family FoundationHighland Park, IL
11 matching grants · $20,210 · through 2025Largest: $2,700 to EVANSTON SCHOLARS — scholarships, student financial aid services, awards
Largest: $25,000 to EVANSTON REBUILDING WAREHOUSE — community services
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
12 matching grants · $63,985 · through 2023Largest: $9,500 to EVANSTON MONTHLY MEETING OF FRIENDS — in support of general operations.
Largest: $20,000 to YWCA EVANSTON NORTH SHORE — 2023 leadership conference grant
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →