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Giving USA 2019 Charts
Data from the in-depth charitable giving report Giving USA. Contact the Library with questions about the full report.

Giving in Chicago
Giving in Chicago, conducted by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, is the first-of-its-kind comprehensive study of individual, corporate and foundation giving in the six-county metropolitan Chicago region. This study examines patterns of charitable giving by households, corporations, as well as grant making by foundations and public charities in the region.
Giving Guide 2020
Crain's recommended list of places are great investments for charitable giving.

Giving in Illinois 2019

Giving in Illinois 2019

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Every year, Forefront partners with Candid to produce the Giving in Illinois report. Giving in Illinois reveals the scope and giving priorities of the Illinois foundation community and tracks trends. This free report includes data from 3,899 Illinois funders whose giving alone totaled $3.5 billion, and highlights the state’s top 10 corporate, private, and community foundations. In the report you will find in-depth information on:

5,235 active Illinois funding institutions with $44.1 billion in assets.
The record-level $5.1 billion in Illinois foundation giving in 2017.
The top Illinois funding priorities: Education and Health.
The $1.3 billion in giving by non-Illinois foundations to Illinois recipients.