The 10 richest nonprofits in Illinois
Northwestern University is #1 with $16.2 billion in net assets.
- #1 · Northwestern University
- $16.2 billion
- All Illinois nonprofits combined
- $297.5 billion
- 28,144 e-filed returns
The list
Net assets (fund balance) at the end of the year: what the organization owns minus what it owes.
- 1Northwestern University990, year ended Aug 2025$16.2B
- 2Central States Southeast & Southwest Areas Health & Welfare F990, year ended Dec 2024$13.1B
- 3Northwestern Memorial Healthcare990, year ended Aug 2025$11.5B
- 4University of Chicago990, year ended Jun 2025$9B
- 5John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation990-PF, year ended Dec 2024$8.7B
- 6The Chicago Community Trust990, year ended Sep 2025$7B
- 7Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation990, year ended Dec 2024$5.6B
- 8Ulse Inc990, year ended Dec 2024$4.5B
- 9Northwestern Memorial Healthcare990, year ended Aug 2025$4.3B
- 10University of Illinois Foundation990, year ended Jun 2025$3.6B
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Richest (net assets) by state
- All of America
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- California
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- District of Columbia
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- Hawaii
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- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
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- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
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- New York
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- North Dakota
- Ohio
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- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Puerto Rico
- Guam
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- American Samoa
- Northern Mariana Islands