Bears Care

LAKE FOREST, IL EIN: 20-3902715 Website

TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO POSITIVELY IMPACT PEOPLE IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, YOUTH ATHLETICS, AND MEDICAL RESEARCH AND HEALTH AWARENESS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$797K

-28.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.6M

+13.9% YoY

Grant Count

50

+900.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$52K

-88.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$886K$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$796,769$1,111,005$1,209,712
Revenue$2,629,738$2,616,619$3,221,689
Expenses$2,943,974$2,715,326$2,739,528
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$84,494$78,811$20,779
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$646K$1M$2M$3M4 grants20205 grants20215 grants20225 grants202350 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL …$520KNORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FO…$203KHOPE CHICAGO INC$200KENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL…$200KTHE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO$170KCHICAGO PARKS FOUNDATION$155KBIG SHOULDERS FUND$100KLES TURNER AMYOTROPHIC L…$78KBUILD INC$75KYOUTH GUIDANCE$75K

Grant Size Distribution

69 grants across all recorded years

36<$50K8$50–100K10$100–250K10$250–500K5$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JERRY AZUMAHPRESIDENT1
MS BARBARA MCCASKEYVICE PRESIDENT2
KIMBERLY BOURNE SACCAROTREASURER0.5
BRANDON FABERDIRECTOR (THRU MAY)0.5
J GARY FENCIKDIRECTOR0.5
CAROLINE SCHRENKERDIRECTOR0.5
KEVIN WARRENDIRECTOR0.5
MARGE HAMMDIRECTOR45

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

Arlington HeightsChicagoDallasDes PlainesElginEvanstonGaryGenevaGlen EllynHinesHinsdaleHomewoodIndianapolisIrvingLake VillaMattesonOak BrookPalatineRockfordSkokie

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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