The Aon Foundation concentrates its giving on large, intermediary organizations that mobilize charitable resources and deliver emergency and community-based services. Its grants favor both national disaster-response organizations (American Red Cross) and local metropolitan intermediaries (United Way of Metropolitan Chicago), while also funding platforms that facilitate online donations. The foundation appears to prioritize broad-impact, infrastructure-style partners rather than many small direct-service providers.
Aon Foundation’s recent giving is dominated by intermediaries and infrastructure partners: American Online Giving Foundation Inc received the largest grant in the dataset, $849,870 in 2023, for facilitating donations to registered charities. That same pattern appears alongside major support for emergency response and community coordination, including $500,000 to American Red Cross Greater Chicago Chapter in 2025 and $250,000 to United Way of Metropolitan Chicago in 2025. The foundation also backs organizations that channel resources at scale, such as World Business Chicago and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Its grantmaking shows a preference for organizations that aggregate donations, deliver services through established systems, or support broad public benefit rather than small, isolated projects. In Chicago, the foundation has funded disaster response, community services, economic development, rehabilitation, and higher education. Outside that metro area, it has supported national charities and institutional partners in New York, Washington, DC, Boston, Indiana, Missouri, and Delaware. Across the recent grants list, the common thread is institutional capacity: the foundation funds organizations positioned to move money, coordinate services, or reach large constituencies.
Emergency relief and disaster response are central to Aon Foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $500,000 to American Red Cross Greater Chicago Chapter for general operating support, and in 2023 it gave $500,000 to American National Red Cross to prevent and alleviate human suffering in emergencies. The foundation also supports community coordination and metropolitan development. It awarded $250,000 in 2025 to United Way of Metropolitan Chicago for general operating support, after a $241,000 grant in 2023 for community-based organizations providing education, income, and health programs. In economic development, World Business Chicago received $100,000 in 2025 for general operating support. Education and youth-oriented support appear as well. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation received $62,365 in 2023 to identify and honor academically talented U.S. high school students, and Facing History and Ourselves received $75,000 in 2025 for general operating support after a 2023 grant tied to student learning about racism, prejudice, and antisemitism.
$2.2M
$50K
$2.2M
$2.2M
Most grants fall between $10K and $64K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$64K
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Aon Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 101 | $6.7M | 95.3% |
| 2 | Italy | 3 |
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of intermediary organizations; mix of national and local partners; evidence of repeat funding (United Way) and preference for organizations that channel funds to other nonprofits or provide large-scale services.
Notable grantees: AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC, AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, AMERICAN RED CROSS GREATER CHICAGO CHAPTER, UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
Typical grants cluster at the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $17,500, and a p75 of $63,901. Recent awards range from larger six-figure commitments to many repeated donations routed through intermediary organizations. The same recipients appear across multiple years, including American Online Giving Foundation Inc, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, American Corporate Partners, and Facing History and Ourselves, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-time grants. Aon Foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it also funds individuals. The recent record shows a mix of general operating support, facilitated donations, and purpose-specific grants.
Most grants go to U.S.-based recipients, and Illinois accounts for 44% of grants. Chicago is a recurring recipient city, with grants to American Red Cross Greater Chicago Chapter, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, World Business Chicago, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, and the University of Chicago. New York is the top state by grant count, while out-of-state recipients also include Newark, Boston, Washington, DC, Evanston, St. Louis, and Notre Dame. The country distribution is overwhelmingly domestic, with only one grant each to recipients in Bangladesh and Italy.
The recent grants list is dominated by intermediaries and large institutions: American Online Giving Foundation Inc for facilitating donations to registered charities, American Red Cross chapters for emergency response, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago for community services, and organizations such as World Business Chicago and National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including American Online Giving Foundation Inc, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, American Corporate Partners, and Facing History and Ourselves. The pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts.
The foundation’s stated grant-size distribution centers on mid-five-figure awards: p25 is $10,000, median is $17,500, and p75 is $63,901. Recent grants also include larger six-figure awards such as $500,000 and $849,870.
Emergency relief, community-based services, economic development, education, rehabilitation, veteran career transition, and charitable-giving infrastructure all appear in the grant descriptions. Examples include emergency response through the Red Cross, community support through United Way, and education-related support through National Merit Scholarship Corporation and Facing History and Ourselves.
Illinois is central to the portfolio, with 44% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Chicago appears repeatedly among recent recipients, while New York is the top state by grant count overall. The grant list is otherwise primarily U.S.-based, with only one recipient each in Bangladesh and Italy.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $30K |
2.8% |
| 3 | Bermuda | 2 | $40K | 1.9% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN RED CROSS GREATER CHICAGO CHAPTER | CHICAGO, IL | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $166,924 | 2025 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC | NOTRE DAME, IN | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $75,725 | 2025 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES INC | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $71,114 | 2025 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY | ST LOUIS, MO | $70,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $67,415 | 2025 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $64,413 | 2025 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION | EVANSTON, IL | $62,115 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $57,989 | 2025 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| AMERICAN IRELAND FUND | BOSTON, MA | $56,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $53,092 | 2025 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| AMERICAN CORPORATE PARTNERS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $48,592 | 2025 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $46,561 | 2025 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $44,545 | 2025 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $44,109 | 2025 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $25,658 | 2025 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BRIGHTPOINT | CHICAGO, IL | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COMMERCIAL CLUB FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CONTENTMENT FOUNDATION | SANTA MONICA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN CORPORATE PARTNERS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MONA FOUNDATION | BELLEVUE, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JUILLIARD SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BRADLEY UNIVERSITY | PEORIA, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CHILDRENS HOME ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS | PEORIA, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR CURES DBA CURES WITHIN REACH | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JACKSONVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| VESTIBULAR DISORDERS ASSOCIATION | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CHICAGOLAND AND NORTHWEST INDIANA | HINES, IL | $800 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS GREATER CHICAGO CHAPTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $500,000 | 2024 | PREVENTS AND ALLEVIATES HUMAN SUFFERING IN THE FACE OF EMERGENCIES BY MOBILIZING THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERS AND THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS. |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $246,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE EDUCATION, INCOME, HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $168,122 | 2024 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2024 | TO LEAD AND COORDINATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WITHIN THE CITY OF CHICAGO |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC | NOTRE DAME, IN | $100,000 | 2024 | HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $87,778 | 2024 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | $80,024 | 2024 | FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES |
| FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES | CHICAGO, IL | $75,000 | 2024 | TO ENGAGE STUDENTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IN AN EXAMINATION OF RACISM, PREJUDICE, AND ANTISEMITISM IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE HUMANE AND INFORMED CITIZENRY. |
| COMMERCIAL CLUB FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $75,000 | 2024 | FUNDS ACTIVITIES OF THE CIVIC COMMITTEE OF THE COMMERCIAL CLUB OF CHICAGO AND ITS RELATED AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MISSIONS TO MAKE THE CHICAGO REGION A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE, WORK AND DO BUSINESS. |
| ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY | ST LOUIS, MO | $70,000 | 2024 | HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION |
| NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION | EVANSTON, IL | $67,815 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IDENTIFYING AND HONORING ACADEMICALLY TALENTED U.S. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; SUPPORTING THEIR EDUCATION |
AMERICAN RED CROSS GREATER CHICAGO CHAPTER
$500,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES INC
$75,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY
$70,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION
$62,115GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGO
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JUILLIARD SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CHILDRENS HOME ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
VESTIBULAR DISORDERS ASSOCIATION
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CHICAGOLAND AND NORTHWEST INDIANA
$800GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AMERICAN RED CROSS GREATER CHICAGO CHAPTER
$500,000PREVENTS AND ALLEVIATES HUMAN SUFFERING IN THE FACE OF EMERGENCIES BY MOBILIZING THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERS AND THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS.
SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE EDUCATION, INCOME, HEALTH PROGRAMS
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
TO LEAD AND COORDINATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WITHIN THE CITY OF CHICAGO
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
FACILITATE DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES
FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES
$75,000TO ENGAGE STUDENTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IN AN EXAMINATION OF RACISM, PREJUDICE, AND ANTISEMITISM IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE HUMANE AND INFORMED CITIZENRY.
FUNDS ACTIVITIES OF THE CIVIC COMMITTEE OF THE COMMERCIAL CLUB OF CHICAGO AND ITS RELATED AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MISSIONS TO MAKE THE CHICAGO REGION A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE, WORK AND DO BUSINESS.
ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY
$70,000HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION
$67,815SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IDENTIFYING AND HONORING ACADEMICALLY TALENTED U.S. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; SUPPORTING THEIR EDUCATION