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Key Findings From "Giving in Illinois 2009"
Key Findings From "Giving in Illinois 2009"
tended to be larger than in other parts of the state, representing 94% of total assets.
Peoria
(58)
Illinois grantmaker contributions in 2007 totaled over $2.2 billion. Disproportionately
McLean
large shares were contributed by: Western Illinois (39)
I Largest statewide foundations: the top 100 funders by 2007 asset size accounted for
68 Total
Champaign
77% of all Illinois foundation assets and 68% of total giving. (38)
foundations and giving programs contributed 26% of the state’s private funding total.
East
St. Louis
Region
82 Total
Illinois Foundations by Type (Selected) circa 2007
F O U N D AT I O N S GRANTS*
Growth Trends
2005-2007
During the two-year period since Donors Forum’s last Giving in Illinois study, Illinois
private foundation assets grew 54% and contributions rose 38%, far exceeding the national
growth rates of 34% for assets and 13% for giving levels. This primarily reflects asset and
giving increases in the Chicago area; of Illinois’ five other regions, all but Central Illinois
experienced declines in growth.
ing accounts for up to 50% of all Illinois state. Indeed, 90% of all Illinois private and community foundation funding in 2007
household charitable contributions.
benefited Illinois-based recipients.
A Note about Grant Size Averages 2007 Grants Awarded to Each Sector by Illinois-Based Funders:
The grant size averages for each sector reflect a Average Grant Size per Sector
range of grant sizes, from as low as $1,000 to
$1 million or more. The median sizes for each Science/Research $ 217,013
sector ranged from $10,000 to $30,000. International $ 161,446
Public/Society Benefit $ 121,692
Environment/Animals $ 92,837
Education $ 74,906
Health $ 59,446
Human Services $ 58,158
Arts/Culture $ 46,275
Source: Sample of 16,565 from Foundation Directory Online
Illinois Foundation 2007 Grants* by Funding Purpose
Human 25%
Services 18%
Education 24%
23%
Health 13%
15%
Public/
10%
Society
13%
Benefit
Arts/ 15%
Culture 8%
Environment 6%
and Animals 7%
International 5%
10%
Science/ 3%
Research 6%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Sector Highlights
Within each sector, the distributions of grants vary by organization type/sector subcategory:
Arts/Culture Performing arts organizations received one-half of all 2007 arts grants (49%).
However, they received the same dollar share as museums (both 31%), which received
17% of all grants.
Education Higher education institutions received around one-third (32%) of all education
grants in 2007, but one-half of the dollars awarded (50%). By contrast, the next largest
recipient, K-12 institutions, received almost the same number of grants (30%), but 22%
of the dollar total.
Health Hospitals were the largest recipient of both number (41%) and dollar value (30%)
of 2007 health grants. The next largest dollar shares were received by reproductive health
care (20%) and medical research (17%), but these represented, respectively, only 8.5% and
10% of the number awarded.
Human Services Multipurpose human services agencies received by far the largest share of
2007 human services grants: 49%, compared to 12% for the next largest recipient,
crime/justice-related programs. However, they received only 24% of the dollar total;
crime/justice, by contrast, received 35.5%, reflecting particularly large grant awards to an
agency serving ex-offenders.
Grantmakers Planning an Increase or Decrease About the Giving in Illinois Report Series
in Specified Types of Support Donors Forum’s Giving in Illinois report series
is published every two years in order to provide
46% an overview of grantmaking practices for the
Capacity building/ 49% most recent year that has statewide form 990
strategic planning financial data available. Giving in Illinois 2009
grants 6%
offers information about the size, make-up, and
56% funding allocations of Illinois grantmakers in
Multi-year grants 28% 2007; however, in acknowledgment of the
17% 13% impact of the economic downturn in late 2008,
more recent survey findings are also included.
66%
General/ 27% About Donors Forum
operating support
7% Donors Forum is a membership association that
strengthens philanthropy and the nonprofit
67% community in Illinois through education, net-
Program support 21% working, public policy leadership, research,
13% library services, publications, media relations,
6% and a website. In so doing, Donors Forum
67% increases the ability of the philanthropic and
Support for 14% nonprofit sector to meet the needs and enhance
renewal grants
19% the lives of individuals, families, and communi-
ties throughout Illinois. For details on the
68% resources available to the public, as well as the
Support for benefits of joining Donors Forum as a grant-
0%
capital campaigns
32% making Member, advisory Associate Member,
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 or nonprofit Forum Partner, please visit
www.donorsforum.org or call 312-578-0090.
Source: Donors Forum, November 2009 Economic Outlook Survey No Change
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