Illinois Children's Healthcare
Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation (ILCHF) is a private foundation based in Oak Brook, IL that advances children’s mental and oral health statewide. The site includes the foundation’s mission, program areas, grants awarded, RFPs and applicant guidance, publications, staff and board lists, and contact information.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit or government entity serving Illinois children with programs in children's mental health or children's oral health that can manage program-scale grants and respond to a targeted RFP or LOI process.
Good Fit
- • Project directly serves Illinois children and families
- • Work advances children's mental health systems of care or expands pediatric oral health access
- • Capacity to manage multi-year, six-figure program grants or contribution to system-level initiatives
- • Willingness to respond to posted RFPs, submit a Letter of Inquiry, and provide required attachments
- • Track record of partnership with local systems (health departments, school systems, health centers)
Geography
Observed giving is heavily Illinois‑focused: roughly 94% of 2024 dollars stayed in Illinois despite a handful of out‑of‑state grants.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded dozens of independent organizations (41 distinct recipients in 2024 and 72 in 2022) across mental health, oral health, food/hunger relief and youth services, indicating a broad recipient set for its size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of access exists: the foundation posts RFPs, accepts Letters of Inquiry and proposals online, and 37% of 2024 recipients were new, so unfamiliar applicants reasonably can enter the portfolio (though observed history is limited to two years).
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
