Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc
Donations to community based 501(c)3 organizations
Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc gave $554K across 28 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Illinois. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $553,700
- +60.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 28
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,775
- +37.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $11,250
- Total assets
- $11,850,156
- +14.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (7 of 23, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Community Meal ($124K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $454K.
Grant Size Distribution
115 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 113 grants of 115 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 28 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 23 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. With only 23 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $28K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $15K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $221K (2019) to $554K (2025). In 2025 it made 28 grants totaling $554K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Barrington Youth & Family Svcs Barrington, IL | Space Expansion | $100,000 |
| The Community Meal Barrington, IL | Community Courtyard | $100,000 |
| Catlow 1927 Foundation Barrington, IL | Roof Replacement | $40,000 |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL | Smart Farm Tractor | $30,000 |
| The Community Meal Barrington, IL | Lets Grow Together | $24,000 |
| Barrington Area Development Council Barrington, IL | INZONE | $20,000 |
| Opus Montessori School Barrington, IL | Bright Beginnings | $20,000 |
| The Parker Players Barrington, IL | Ada Bathrooms | $20,000 |
| Barrington's White House Barrington, IL | Cultural Programs | $18,000 |
| Barrington Youth & Family Svcs Barrington, IL | Clinical Internship | $17,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,850,156 | $1,417,718 | $687,440 | $553,700 | 28 | $599,839 |
| 2024 | $10,319,512 | $864,986 | $451,504 | $344,075 | 24 | $398,819 |
| 2023 | $9,206,767 | $457,128 | $424,878 | $303,900 | 23 | $167,341 |
| 2022 | $8,213,827 | $680,653 | $399,898 | $278,670 | 21 | $346,162 |
| 2021 | $9,582,689 | $1,243,059 | $352,788 | $249,300 | 19 | $864,190 |
| 2020 | $8,525,808 | $881,347 | $409,246 | $307,400 | 19 | $498,174 |
| 2019 | $7,592,080 | $488,032 | $310,084 | $220,500 | 20 | $150,951 |
About Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Barrington, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 28 grants totaling $554K. Net investment income was $600K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc is led by Harold Gianopulos, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Harold Gianopulos
President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Yapp
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Lambert
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Frazier
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Noreen Gallagher
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robin Kelleher
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas M. Burns
Director
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William C. Shannon
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Young Chung
Director
President → Trustee & Director, 2021
Trustee & Director → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellaine Sambo-Reyther
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ketki Shroff Steffen
Director
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt McLaughlin
Director
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Trzaska
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James McKenzie
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Hansen
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Richmond
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jack Keenan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Fitzgerald
Assistant Secretary
Secretary → Assistant Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paula McCombie
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Beaubien
Treasurer & Secretary
President → Director, 2023
Director → Treasurer & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Andrew Gabelman (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: David Waring (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: John Keenan (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Carlos Saez (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kim Duchossois (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Norval Stephens (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tom Yorton (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Susan Ahern (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Chrissie Newton Mena (2019) — Director
- Former: Kay Gillespie (2019) — Director
- Former: Meeta Yadava (2019) — Director
- Former: Thomas Herb (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc
How much does Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc give each year?
Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc gave $554K across 28 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $344K across 24 grants.
What is Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $11,250, and its average grant was $19,775, across 28 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc that year got $16K on average.
Where does Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc give grants?
Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Barrington, IL (18 grants), Elgin, IL (2 grants) and Palatine, IL (2 grants).
Does Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 28 grants with a stated purpose on Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include The Community Meal ($124,000 across 2 grants), Barrington Youth & Family Svcs ($117,500 across 2 grants) and Catlow 1927 Foundation ($40,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 51% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc?
Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc reported $11.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
What is Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc's EIN?
Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4244673. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 28, 2026)
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