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Carrie Lynn Children's Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Rockford, IL EIN: 36-4057184 Website

To own and coordinate a single site at which various tax exempt and public agencies may maintain offices and provide services to children, and the families of children, who are victims of physical and sexual abuse.

Carrie Lynn Children's Center at a glance

Total assets
$1,087,557
+1.5% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$123,553
+7.5% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$41,507
+218.7% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$128,547
+15.0% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Carrie Lynn Children's Center funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Rockford

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $966 (2020) to $136K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $136K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Winnebago County Children's Advocacy Center Rockford, ILTo assist in providing services to children who are victims of physical or sexual abuse.$136,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$1,087,557$123,553$128,547——$41,507
2023$1,071,473$114,894$111,735——$13,024
2022$1,016,577$127,573$234,480$136,0001$19,576
2021$1,218,284$147,364$104,519$3,394Total only$55,354
2020$1,180,609$113,928$68,353$9661$-3,762

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Carrie Lynn Children's Center

Based on IRS filings

Carrie Lynn Children's Center is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Rockford, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $42K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Carrie Lynn Children's Center is led by J. Hanley, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • J. Hanley

    President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Kotnourthomas V. Giddens Found

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Larson

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Schuster

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Kotnour

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Hall

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Adam Fleming (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Ray Davis (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jay Hanley (2020) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Carrie Lynn Children's Center

How large is Carrie Lynn Children's Center?

Carrie Lynn Children's Center reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $124K.

What is Carrie Lynn Children's Center?

Carrie Lynn Children's Center is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Rockford, IL. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Carrie Lynn Children's Center operate?

Carrie Lynn Children's Center has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Carrie Lynn Children's Center's EIN?

Carrie Lynn Children's Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4057184. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 30, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 28, 2023)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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