| Zell Family Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 5 | 2024 | $870,000 |
| Lannan Foundation | | | Local | 5 | 2024 | $390,500 |
| The Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 5 | 2024 | $282,500 |
| Lloyd a Fry Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 7 | 2024 | $256,000 |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | | Chicago, IL | Local | 5 | 2024 | $200,000 |
| Field Foundation of Illinois Inc | | Chicago, IL | Local | 3 | 2024 | $165,800 |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | | Chicago, IL | Local | 5 | 2024 | $160,000 |
| The Poetry Foundation | | Chicago, IL | National | 2 | 2024 | $90,000 |
| Jentes Family Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 7 | 2024 | $46,171 |
| Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc | | Washington, DC | Local | 1 | 2023 | $65,000 |
| John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | | Chicago, IL | National | 6 | 2023 | $39,750 |
| Ralla Klepak Performing Arts Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 2 | 2022 | $280,000 |
| Prince Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 5 | 2022 | $230,000 |
| Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation | | Nashville, TN | National | 4 | 2021 | $80,000 |
| Academy of American Poets Incorporated | | New York, NY | National | 2 | 2021 | $10,000 |
| Susan Crown Exchange Inc | | Chicago, IL | National | 1 | 2021 | $10,000 |
| Reva & David Logan Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2020 | $125,000 |
| Illinois Humanities Council Incorporated | | Chicago, IL | Local | 3 | 2020 | $25,500 |
| Skender Foundation | | | — | 2 | 2020 | $10,500 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2020 | $10,308 |
| Lulu Foundation | | Minneapolis, MN | National | 3 | 2020 | $9,000 |
| Conant Family Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2020 | $5,000 |
| The Pierce Family Charitable Foundation | | | Local | 1 | 2020 | $500 |
| The Lewis Greenwood Foundation | | Newbury Park, CA | National | 1 | 2019 | $5,000 |
| James Lee and Annanette Harper Family Foundation | | Boerne, TX | National | 1 | 2019 | $4,000 |
| Public Welfare Foundation Inc | | Washington, DC | National | 1 | 2019 | $400 |
| Good Heart Work Smart Foundation | | Oak Park, IL | Local | 1 | 2018 | $10,000 |
| Bruce and Ann Bachmann Family Foundation | | Northbrook, IL | Local | 1 | 2018 | $2,500 |
| The Depriest Family Foundation Inc | | Saint Joseph, MO | National | 1 | 2018 | $500 |
| Sherman & Kara Wright Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2018 | $250 |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | | New York, NY | National | 1 | 2017 | $75,000 |
| Chicago Teachers Union Foundation Inc | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2017 | $20,000 |