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Friends of Barrington's White House

Public charity · Grantmaker Barrington, IL EIN: 82-2763230 Website

To ensure that barrington's white house - a cultural and community center will remain a vibrant and well maintained asset for barrington-area residents now and for the future generations by providing support for the long-term capital maintenance and high-quality cultural and community programming of barrington's white house as a place for the community to gather.

Key facts about Friends of Barrington's White House

In short: Friends of Barrington's White House gave $423K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $423K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
82-2763230
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$422,946
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$422,946
Median grant
$422,946
Total assets
$3,355,667
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$3.4M

+13.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$423K

+65.9% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$423K

+65.9% YoY

How Friends of Barrington's White House gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Friends of Barrington's White House

Based on IRS filings

Friends of Barrington's White House is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Barrington, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $423K. Net investment income was $72K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Barrington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $157K (2020) to $451K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $423K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Village of Barrington: $423KVillage of Barrington$423K

The largest 2025 recipient was Village of Barrington ($423K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Village of Barrington Barrington, ILMaterials & Programs$422,946

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,355,667$2,956,543$2,415,976
Revenue$718,787$470,681$442,406
Expenses$488,554$328,297$393,603
Net Investment Income$72,285$67,038$51,359

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 20, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 25, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 26, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 8, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of Barrington's White House is led by David F. Nelson, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David F. Nelson

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Galley

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Malia

    Ex-Officio

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy J. Romenesko

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Friends of Barrington's White House

How much does Friends of Barrington's White House give each year?

Friends of Barrington's White House gave $423K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $255K across 1 grant.

How large is Friends of Barrington's White House?

Friends of Barrington's White House reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $719K.

What is Friends of Barrington's White House?

Friends of Barrington's White House is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Barrington, IL. It holds $3.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Friends of Barrington's White House operate?

Friends of Barrington's White House has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Friends of Barrington's White House's EIN?

Friends of Barrington's White House's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2763230. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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