Gertrude E Hill Foundation

LAKE FOREST, IL EIN: 36-3511347

The Gertrude E Hill Foundation is an independent private foundation established in 1986 and based in Lake Forest, Illinois. The foundation engages in philanthropic grantmaking with a focus on education, human services, and voluntarism.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$465K

-7.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$148K

+1.5% YoY

Grant Count

12

+9.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$12K

-6.9% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding interests include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

Grantmaking

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation's grantmaking is primarily concentrated in Illinois, Virginia, and Texas.

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

BarringtonBooneCarmelChicagoDallasGlencoeHillsideKansas CityLake BluffLake ForestNew YorkPark CityRosemontWashingtonWilliamsburg

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Total Assets: $464,590

Total Giving: $148,030

EIN: 36-3511347

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$83K$166K$248K$331K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$464,590$503,177$458,949
Revenue$116,290$194,765$81,825
Expenses$154,877$150,537$159,727
Qualifying Distributions$150,321$147,925$149,696
Net Investment Income$113,590$192,153$79,276
Distributable Amount$168,758$152,183$147,817

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$37K$74K$111K$148K11 grants201913 grants202011 grants202110 grants20229 grants202311 grants202412 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FO…$72KMICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION…$30KAMERICAN RED CROSS$15KHONOR FLIGHT CHICAGO$10KBOTANIC GARDEN OF CHICAGO$5KSHRINERS CHILDREN'S HOSP…$4KSUSAN G KOMEN FOUNDATION$4KCHILDREN INTERNATIONAL$3KLAKE BLUFF HISTORY MUSEUM$2KASPIRE$2K

Grant Size Distribution

53 grants across all recorded years

48<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CARI DEANN WALQUISTDIR/PRES
BEVERLY JO WALQUISTDIR/SEC'Y
CHRISTOPHER WALQUISTDIRECTOR

Contact Information

Address: 104 Surrey Lane, Lake Forest, IL 60045-3486

Telephone: 847-295-7104

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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