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Housing Development Grant Funders in Illinois

332 foundations with a documented housing development focus have made grants to Illinois nonprofits in recent years, together directing $328.5M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 332 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

332
Housing development funders
$328.5M
Given to Illinois nonprofits
2,556
Grants on record
2026
Most recent giving

Most active housing development funders in Illinois

#FunderBased inTotal Illinois givingGrantsLatest
1Illinois Equal Justice FoundationIllinois$42.8M1012025
2The Chicago Community TrustIllinois$41.4M1212023
3The Jpb FoundationNew York$27.8M82024
4Jpmorgan Chase FoundationNew York$26.6M672024
5Franciscan Ministries IncIllinois$19.2M112017
6The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationNew Jersey$10.3M122024
7The Harry and Jeanette WeinbergMaryland$9.3M482024
8Pritzker Family FoundationIllinois$8.3M482024
9Zwirner FoundationIllinois$8.0M52024
10Chicagoland Habitat for HumanityIllinois$7.4M622025
11John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated)Illinois$7.0M112021
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 development 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.