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Housing & Homelessness Grant Funders in Illinois

530 foundations with a documented housing & homelessness focus have made grants to Illinois nonprofits in recent years, together directing $361.3M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 530 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

530
Housing & homelessness funders
$361.3M
Given to Illinois nonprofits
4,224
Grants on record
2026
Most recent giving

Most active housing & homelessness funders in Illinois

#FunderBased inTotal Illinois givingGrantsLatest
1The Chicago Community TrustIllinois$50.9M1372023
2Illinois Equal Justice FoundationIllinois$43.6M1122025
3The Jpb FoundationNew York$27.9M92024
4Franciscan Ministries IncIllinois$19.2M112017
5The Harry and Jeanette WeinbergMaryland$10.5M672024
6The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationNew Jersey$10.3M122024
7Pritzker Family FoundationIllinois$8.7M522024
8Zwirner FoundationIllinois$8.0M52024
9Chicagoland Habitat for HumanityIllinois$7.4M622025
10Center for Housing and HealthIllinois$7.2M442023
11John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated)Illinois$7.0M102021
12Mercy Housing LakefrontColorado$6.9M452024
13Habitat for Humanity International IncGeorgia$6.7M822025
14Hispanic Elderly Housing CorporationIllinois$6.6M22023
15Apga Research FoundationDistrict of Columbia$5.4M182024

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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 housing & homelessness 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.