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Early Childhood Education Grant Funders in Illinois

90 foundations with a documented early childhood education focus have made grants to Illinois nonprofits in recent years, together directing $157.3M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 90 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

90
Early childhood education funders
$157.3M
Given to Illinois nonprofits
718
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving

Most active early childhood education funders in Illinois

#FunderBased inTotal Illinois givingGrantsLatest
1Chicago Commons AssociationIllinois$24.2M102023
2Ounce of Prevention FundIllinois$22.9M212022
3The Chicago Community TrustIllinois$17.6M202023
4Robert R Mccormick FoundationIllinois$17.0M212024
5Henry Booth HouseIllinois$9.8M242025
6Wk Kellogg FoundationMichigan$9.6M262023
7YWCA Metropolitan ChicagoIllinois$7.2M532024
8Pritzker Family FoundationIllinois$7.1M652024
9United Way of Greater St Louis IncMissouri$5.7M482024
10Pillars Community HealthIllinois$5.4M32020
11Childcare Network of EvanstonIllinois$5.0M232022
12The Kresge FoundationMichigan$4.0M82024
13Valhalla FoundationCalifornia$1.9M32024
14The Dupage Community FoundationIllinois$1.6M282025
15Heart of Illinois United Way IncIllinois$1.1M42025

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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 early childhood 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.