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Grants paid by Illinois Tool Works Foundation, tax year 2021
EIN 36-6087160 · IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2021, Illinois Tool Works Foundation (EIN 36-6087160) reported 70 grants paid totaling $9,492,832. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | United Way of Metro Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | U | $4,985,345 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | United Way of Metro Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | U | $2,000,000 | approved, future | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL | C | $1,600,000 | approved, future | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Shedd Aquarium Society Chicago, IL | B | $800,000 | approved, future | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Kids First Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $800,000 | approved, future | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter School Chicago, IL | C | $750,000 | approved, future | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | P33 Chicago, IL | B | $600,000 | approved, future | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Scholarship America Minneapolis, MN | B | $552,040 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL | C | $450,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | P33 Chicago, IL | B | $300,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter School Chicago, IL | C | $300,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Navy Pier Inc Chicago, IL | B | $250,000 | approved, future | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Navy Pier Inc Chicago, IL | B | $250,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $225,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Shedd Aquarium Society Chicago, IL | B | $215,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Kids First Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $200,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Noble Network of Charter Schools Chicago, IL | B | $198,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | National Merit Scholarship Corp Evanston, IL | B | $193,280 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Junior Achievement of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $192,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Arbogast Performing Arts Center Troy, OH | B | $166,667 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Field Museum Chicago, IL | U | $160,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Accelerate Institute Chicago, IL | C | $75,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Dreaming Tree Foundation DBA Fresh Films Rock Island, IL | U | $55,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Civic Consulting Alliance Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Cristo Rey St Martin Waukegan, IL | D | $37,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Chicago Horticultural Society Glencoe, IL | B | $35,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Teach for America Chicago, IL | U | $35,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Window to the World Communications Inc Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Skokie, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | American Red Cross Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Ucan Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Music Institute of Chicago Evanston, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | After School Matters Inc Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Adler Planetarium Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Start Early Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Better Government Association Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Posse Foundation Inc Chicago, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | A Better Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Skills for Chicagoland's Future Chicago, IL | D | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Chicago Youth Centers Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Chicago Sinfonietta Inc Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Newberry Library Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Chicago Historical Society Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Youth & Opportunity United Evanston, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Midtown Educational Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Paws Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Living Lands & Waters East Moline, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Edward Foundation Naperville, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Metropolitan Family Services Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Chiarts Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Center On Halsted Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Center for Companies That Care Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Boys & Girls Club of Lake County North Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Uncf the United Negro College Fund Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Salute Inc Palatine, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Associated Colleges of Illinois Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Ravinia Festival Association Highland Park, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Misericordia Home Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago Glenview, IL | B | $7,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Chicago Children's Museum Chicago, IL | B | $7,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $7,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Steppenwolf Theatre Company Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Chicago Theatre Group Inc Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Chicago Public Schools Student Science Fair Inc Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Chicago Council On Science & Technology Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
| 2021 | Omni Youth Services Buffalo Grove, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE | 202222289349100902 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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