Agape Foundation makes a small number of sizable unrestricted grants to major Chicago institutions with an emphasis on children's health and community-serving cultural institutions. Its giving is focused and local, favoring general operating support to well-established organizations rather than many small or project-specific awards. The foundation appears to prioritize pediatric healthcare and family-facing institutions that serve the Chicago region.
Concentrated, large single grants to a few local institutions; grants are primarily unrestricted/general purpose and include repeat support to related entities (multiple Lurie recipients).
Agape Foundation’s largest recent gifts center on Chicago children’s health, led by a $60,000 grant to Lurie Children's Foundation and a $43,750 grant to Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital, both for general purposes. That pattern points to a funder that backs established institutions with unrestricted support rather than narrow project funding. The foundation also extends meaningful support to other community-serving organizations in Illinois, including the Chicago Zoological Society, Bradley University, Congregation of St Joseph, and Folds of Honor, showing a mix of health, education, faith-based, and family-oriented philanthropy. Its giving profile is compact and deliberate: a small number of awards, often at substantial levels, with a clear preference for organizations that already serve large local audiences. The recent record suggests the foundation places particular weight on pediatric care and on institutions that function as civic anchors in the Chicago region. Across the grants listed here, the common thread is broad-purpose support for nonprofits with established public-facing roles.
Children’s health is a clear priority. Agape Foundation gave $60,000 to Lurie Children's Foundation and $43,750 to Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital, both designated for general purposes of the organization. It also supported another children’s-focused nonprofit with $10,000 to Giant Steps in Lisle for general purposes. The foundation’s giving also reaches cultural and educational institutions serving families. A $30,000 grant went to the Chicago Zoological Society in Brookfield, and Bradley University in Peoria received $20,000, each for general purposes. Faith-related and community-serving organizations appear as well, including $20,000 to Congregation of St Joseph in La Grange Park and $10,000 to Misericordia Women's League in Western Springs.
Agape Foundation’s typical grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $20,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows a mix of smaller awards and several larger grants, with the top gifts concentrated in the tens of thousands. The foundation appears to favor unrestricted support, since the listed grants are all for general purposes. This is a local funder: 85% of grants go to recipients in Illinois, and every grant in the recent list is in the United States. The data shows activity in 2024 only, so a recurring multi-year pattern cannot be confirmed from this file.
$225K
$3.1M
$125K
$259K
Most grants fall between $5K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
About 85% of grants go to recipients in IL.
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Notable grantees: Lurie Children's Foundation, Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago Zoological Society
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 85% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Chicago is the main recipient city in the recent list, joined by Brookfield, La Grange Park, Inverness, Western Springs, Lisle, La Grange, and Arlington Heights. Outside Illinois, the only recent recipients are in New York, with grants to Sesame Workshop and Dominican Friars in New York, NY. All listed grants are domestic, with 100% of grants going to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants point to established nonprofits serving children and families, especially pediatric healthcare and community-serving institutions. Examples include Lurie Children's Foundation, Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago Zoological Society, Bradley University, and faith-related organizations such as Congregation of St Joseph and Dominican Friars.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $20,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range from $500 to $60,000, with several grants clustered at $10,000, $20,000, and above.
Yes. Illinois is the top state by grant count, and 85% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. The recent grants list is entirely U.S.-based, with Illinois as the main locus of giving and only two recent grants outside the state, both in New York.
The recent grants are all described as being for general purposes of the donee organization. That indicates broad, unrestricted support rather than narrowly earmarked project funding in the examples provided.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LURIE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $60,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION |
| ANN & ROBERT LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | CHICAGO, IL | $43,750 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION |
| CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | BROOKFIELD, IL | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION |
| BRADLEY UNIVERSITY | PEORIA, IL | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION |
| CONGREGATION OF ST JOSEPH | LAGRANGE PARK, IL | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION |
| FOLDS OF HONOR | INVERNESS, IL | $17,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION |
| MISERICORDIA WOMEN'S LEAGUE | WESTERN SPRINGS, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION |
| GIANT STEPS | LISLE, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION |
| SESAME WORKSHOP | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION |
| NAZARETH ACADEMY | LAGRANGE, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION |
| IGNATIA FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION |
| CLEARBROOK | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION |
| DOMINICAN FRIARS | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION |
LURIE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
$60,000GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION
ANN & ROBERT LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$43,750GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION
CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$30,000GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION
CONGREGATION OF ST JOSEPH
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION
FOLDS OF HONOR
$17,000GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION
MISERICORDIA WOMEN'S LEAGUE
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION
GIANT STEPS
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION
SESAME WORKSHOP
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION
NAZARETH ACADEMY
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION
IGNATIA FOUNDATION
$3,000GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION
CLEARBROOK
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION
DOMINICAN FRIARS
$500GENERAL PURPOSES OF DONEE ORGANIZATION