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Arts Education Grant Funders in Illinois

152 foundations with a documented arts education focus have made grants to Illinois nonprofits in recent years, together directing $95.6M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 152 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

152
Arts education funders
$95.6M
Given to Illinois nonprofits
1,104
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving

Most active arts education funders in Illinois

#FunderBased inTotal Illinois givingGrantsLatest
1Vulcan Materials Company FoundationAlabama$26.8M52024
2The Chicago Community TrustIllinois$13.6M432023
3Chiarts FoundationIllinois$7.7M32025
4Terra Foundation for American ArtIllinois$7.1M772023
5Ingenuity Incorporated ChicagoIllinois$5.8M72025
6John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated)Illinois$5.0M182024
7The Rhimes Family FoundationCalifornia$3.0M22020
8The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York$3.0M52024
9Lloyd a Fry FoundationIllinois$2.1M572024
10Builders Initiative Foundation (fka the Builders Initiative Inc)Arkansas$2.1M92024
11Robert R Mccormick FoundationIllinois$1.3M32024
12Southern Illinois UniversityIllinois$1.1M42019
13Marsteller Family FoundationIllinois$1.1M1522023
14Camp Ramah in Wisconsin Endowment CorpIllinois$1.1M72024
15Caerus Foundation IncIllinois$970K102024

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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented arts education focus and that have funded Illinois nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to Illinois recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.