| Chauncey and Marion Deering Mccormick Foundation | | Chicago, IL | National | 6 | 2024 | $300,000 |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | | Chicago, IL | Local | 5 | 2024 | $82,500 |
| Lohengrin Foundation Inc | | Chicago, IL | Local | 5 | 2024 | $72,000 |
| The Poetry Foundation | | Chicago, IL | National | 3 | 2024 | $55,000 |
| Helen Brach Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 4 | 2024 | $55,000 |
| Good Heart Work Smart Foundation | | Oak Park, IL | Local | 5 | 2024 | $45,500 |
| Carnelian Trust | | Pasadena, CA | Local | 5 | 2024 | $7,000 |
| Storycatchers | | | Local | 1 | 2024 | $6,100 |
| Thomas H and Donna M Stone Foundation | | Vernon Hills, IL | National | 5 | 2024 | $3,250 |
| Joan and James Shapiro Foundation Inc | | Chicago, IL | Local | 4 | 2023 | $100,000 |
| Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation Inc | | Chicago, IL | Local | 4 | 2023 | $21,000 |
| John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | | Chicago, IL | National | 3 | 2023 | $19,700 |
| Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2023 | $15,000 |
| Chicago Cares Inc | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2023 | $10,000 |
| The Hope and Tom Reynolds Family Foundation | | | National | 2 | 2023 | $2,500 |
| Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2022 | $12,500 |
| Baskin Family Foundation | | Chicago, IL | National | 2 | 2022 | $7,500 |
| Morrison Family Foundation | | | Local | 2 | 2021 | $15,000 |
| Vitale Family Foundation Inc | | Wilmington, DE | Local | 1 | 2021 | $2,500 |
| Reva & David Logan Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2020 | $70,000 |
| Herr Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 3 | 2020 | $3,000 |
| Hirsch-Schwartz Foundation | | | — | 1 | 2020 | $750 |
| Barnardfain Foundation | | | — | 2 | 2019 | $2,000 |
| Kohl Feinerman Fam Charitable Tr 06232006 | | W Hollywood, CA | National | 1 | 2019 | $250 |
| Illinois Humanities Council Incorporated | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2017 | $7,500 |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2017 | $5,000 |