About Advocate Charitable Foundation
Transform the future of health care — support Advocate and Aurora Health Care programs, patients and communities through charitable gifts.
Focus Areas
Hospital and clinical programsPatient and family servicesChildren's healthCancer care and supportFundraising events and community engagementGratitude/recognition (honor & memorial gifts)Gift planning/legacy giving
Who They Fund
patients receiving clinical servicesmedical researchers and research teamsstudents and health-professional trainees (scholarship recipients)clinical healthcare providers and health organizations
About Advocate Charitable Foundation
Advocate Charitable Foundation’s largest recent grant was $14,288,459 to Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp for clinical and general support, a sign that the foundation’s giving is closely tied to the delivery of care inside the Advocate system. The pattern continues across several years: the same health system appears repeatedly in the recent grants list, alongside affiliated networks, hospitals, research units, and training programs. In 2025 alone, the foundation awarded $8,817,586 to Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp and $1,358,584 to Advocate Northside Health Network for clinical and general support, showing substantial ongoing support for core operations and patient services. It also funded medical research and scholarships through the same institutional network, including Advocate Aurora Research Institute and Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp. The foundation’s grantmaking centers on health care infrastructure, patient-facing services, children’s health, cancer care and support, and education for health professionals. Recent grants also show support for hospice, home health, and medical group services, indicating that its philanthropy follows the breadth of care settings within its system rather than a single program area.
What Advocate Charitable Foundation Funds
Clinical support is the foundation’s largest recurring theme. It gave $490,327 to Advocate Condell Medical Center for clinical and general support in 2025, and $364,480 to Advocate Sherman Hospital for the same purpose in 2024. Research is another clear area: Advocate Aurora Research Institute received $943,617 in 2025 for medical research, after a $855,146 grant in 2024. The foundation also supports training and education for health professionals. Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp received $625,076 in 2024 and $574,419 in 2025 for scholarships and education, while Advocate Northside Health Network received $84,228 in 2025 for the same category. Patient and family services are reflected in grants to care-delivery entities such as Advocate Home Health Services and Advocate Hospice for clinical support.
How Advocate Charitable Foundation Gives
Advocate Charitable Foundation gives at a relatively high institutional scale, with a typical grant size of $45,600 at the 25th percentile, $170,424 at the median, and $556,564 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards show both large operating-style grants and smaller program-specific awards. The same recipients appear across multiple years, especially Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp, Advocate Northside Health Network, and Advocate Aurora Research Institute, which suggests recurring support rather than isolated one-time grants. The foundation is a public charity and also makes program-related investments. The recent grants list shows no individual recipients or application-based giving pattern.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$13.1M
Total Assets
$206.3M
Total Revenue
$40M
Total Expenses
$27.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $46K and $557K, with a median of $170K.
25th Percentile
$46K
Median
$170K
75th Percentile
$557K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in IL.
Funding intensity
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