About Illinois Public Health Institute
The Illinois Public Health Institute supports people, communities, and organizations collaborating to improve public health across our state and beyond.
Focus Areas
FoodHousingHealthcareEducationEnvironmentPublic Health
Who They Fund
K-12 students and school communitiespeople with opioid use disorderpeople experiencing homelessness or housing instability (medical respite clients)public health practitioners and regional health organizations
Funding Style
subawards/pass-through funding
About Illinois Public Health Institute
Among the clearest signals of the Illinois Public Health Institute’s grantmaking is its role as a convener: it funds partnerships that improve public health practice, from school food systems to opioid response and medical respite care. The institute’s recent awards show a pattern of project-based support to organizations working on practical systems change rather than unrestricted institutional funding. In 2025, the Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub produced a cluster of grants to schools, food organizations, and tribal and regional partners across the Great Lakes states, including Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative and Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. The same year, Illinois Medical Respite Capacity Building Institute awards supported organizations such as Home Sweet Home Ministries and Franciscan Outreach to develop care for people recovering from illness or injury while experiencing homelessness. Earlier awards also reached health systems and community providers through subawards tied to opioid response work. Across these examples, the foundation supports collaborators, intermediaries, and service providers working on public health infrastructure, capacity building, and implementation.
What Illinois Public Health Institute Funds
School food systems are a visible part of the Illinois Public Health Institute’s portfolio. Through the Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub, it gave $74,373 to Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative for school food systems innovation and $41,243 to Rooted School Indy for the same hub. The institute also supports health-related capacity building. In 2025, it awarded $25,000 to Home Sweet Home Ministries Inc for the Illinois Medical Respite Capacity Building Institute, and another $25,000 to Franciscan Outreach for the same initiative. Public health and opioid response appear in subaward form as well: Saint Anthony Hospital received $74,170 for the CDPH Opioid Project, while Friend Family Health Center Inc received $60,000 for the CDPH Opioid Project-Subaward. These grants point to a funder that backs planning, coordination, and program delivery across food, housing, and healthcare.
How Illinois Public Health Institute Gives
Typical grant size sits at $20,000 at the 25th percentile, a $25,000 median, and $41,182 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list includes both mid-sized subawards and larger project grants, with some awards above $70,000 and others at $25,000. The pattern also suggests recurring issue-based funding rather than one-off thematic experiments: opioid-response subawards appear in 2023, and school food system innovation grants appear in 2025. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Several active programs accept unsolicited proposals, including the Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub grants and an organizational strategic planning RFP.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.9M
Total Assets
$6.8M
Total Revenue
$16M
Total Expenses
$15.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $41K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$41K
Geographic Reach
Regional18 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Crystal Tyler
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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