Give N Kind
Give N Kind is a public charity based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, formed in 2012. The organization, which refers to itself as GiveNKind in its filing, redistributes surplus goods to nonprofit organizations and also reports grantmaking. In 2025, it reported distributing 19.24 million in donated products to 307 nonprofit partners and making 195 grants totaling $22,194,486.
Give N Kind at a glance
In short: Give N Kind gave $22.2M across 195 grants in 2025 (avg $114K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $22,194,486
- +32.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 195
- +22.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $113,818
- +7.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $21,849
- Total assets
- $8,380,960
- +55.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (53% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Give N Kind
- Contact
Mailing address: 1000 Asbury Drive Suite 5, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone: (847) 802-8977
Website: https://givenkind.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Give N Kind funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Hunger Fund ($3.7M). Together the top 10 received $11.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
759 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 538 grants of 759 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were reported as going to recipients in Illinois (53%), California (19%), an unspecified state marked “?” (14%), Texas (7%), and Nevada (3%). The listed grants also include recipients in Pennsylvania. GiveNKind’s filing describes its product-rescue network as operating across the United States and reports a satellite location in Bridgeport, Illinois, opened in 2025.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 195 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Give N Kind gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.4M (2020) to $22.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 195 grants totaling $22.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Hunger Fund Rancho Cascades, CA | Community Assistance | $3,706,420 |
| Other | Community Assistance | $3,179,699 |
| Black Men United Chicago, IL | Community Assistance | $2,901,001 |
| Belknap Ministries Inc DBA Inspir Dallas, TX | Community Assistance | $1,432,367 |
| Help from USA to BIH Inc Niles, IL | Community Assistance | $805,654 |
| Three Square Las Vegas, NV | Community Assistance | $572,950 |
| Aurora East Educational Foundation Aurora, IL | Community Assistance | $500,610 |
| Waukegan Community Unit School Dist Waukegan, IL | Community Assistance | $500,000 |
| Children First Fund Chicago, IL | Community Assistance | $478,000 |
| Valley Community Pantry Hemet, CA | Community Assistance | $469,809 |
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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 | $8,380,960 | $26,019,367 | $22,898,233 | $22,194,486 | 195 | $21,760 |
| 2024 | $5,386,297 | $20,189,659 | $17,400,627 | $16,791,250 | 159 | $27,018 |
| 2023 | $3,118,231 | $13,910,767 | $14,011,694 | $13,615,483 | 146 | — |
| 2022 | $2,409,103 | $11,659,138 | $9,858,528 | $9,547,125 | 141 | — |
| 2021 | $615,536 | $8,322,784 | $7,756,198 | $7,701,746 | 118 | — |
| 2020 | $42,655 | $1,479,708 | $1,446,929 | $1,390,747 | 46 | $4,265 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
GiveNKind’s stated mission is to source and efficiently redistribute excess goods to local nonprofit organizations, supporting their programs and diverting usable products from landfills. Its filing says the organization rescues surplus, overstocked, out-of-season, and close-dated products from businesses across the United States and redistributes them to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations.
The organization reports that its donated goods support nonprofit programs in areas including education and job training, child care, counseling, healthcare, homelessness and hunger services, arts and culture, and animal welfare. Products include clothing, food, personal care products, and household goods.
The 2025 grantees listed include organizations with varied missions. For example, Three Square describes its mission as providing food to hungry people and pursuing a hunger-free community; the Greater Chicago Food Depository says it works to end hunger in partnership with community organizations; and Aurora East Educational Foundation says it raises private funds and resources to enhance educational programs in East Aurora School District 131. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not GiveNKind’s.
Grantmaking
In 2025, Give N Kind reported 195 grants totaling $22,194,486. Grant amounts ranged from $5,359 to $3,706,420, with a median grant of $21,849.
Among the largest reported grants were $3,706,420 to Children’s Hunger Fund in Rancho Cascades, California; $2,901,001 to Black Men United in Chicago; $1,432,367 to Belknap Ministries Inc. DBA Inspir in Dallas; and $805,654 to Help from USA to BIH Inc. in Niles, Illinois. Other notable grants included $572,950 to Three Square in Las Vegas, $500,610 to Aurora East Educational Foundation, and $500,000 to Waukegan Community Unit School District.
The filing also reports a separate 2025 distribution of 19.24 million in donated products to 307 nonprofit partners and 3,535 fulfilled resource requests. These product distributions are distinct from the reported grant total.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing are Emily Petway, Executive Di; Carla Maranto-Arnold, Director; Neal Cunningham, Board Member; Joanne Johnson, President; Kyle Johnson, Vice Preside; Robert Klawans, Board Member; Gerald Michalski, Board Member; Natalie Michas, Secretary; Chris Olson, Board Member; and Peter Santangelo, Board Member.
Give N Kind is led by Joanne Johnson, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joanne Johnson
President
Board Member → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carla Maranto-Arnold
Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$19K (2022) → $62K (2025)
Emily Petway
Executive Di
Executive Director → Executive Di, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$11K (2020) → $81K (2025)
Chris Olson
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gerald Michalski
Board Member
Vice President → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Johnson
Vice President
President → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Michas
Secretary
President → Past President, 2022
Past President → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Swartzer
Board Member
Treasurer → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Stilling
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joi Washington
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Santangelo
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Klawans
Board Member
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neal Cunningham
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Anne Bailey (2022–2024) — Program Mana
- Former: Kathryn McKechnie (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: George Wojciechowski (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jon Knott (2020–2021) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $81K, to Emily Petway (Executive Di). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Give N Kind
How much does Give N Kind give each year?
Give N Kind gave $22.2M across 195 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $16.8M across 159 grants.
What is Give N Kind's typical grant size?
Give N Kind's median grant in 2025 was $21,849, and its average grant was $113,818, across 195 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Give N Kind give grants?
Give N Kind gives mostly in Illinois: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (19%) and Texas (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (38 grants), Palatine, IL (11 grants), Waukegan, IL (7 grants) and Gurnee, IL (6 grants).
Does Give N Kind give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 195 grants with a stated purpose on Give N Kind's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Assistance" (195 grants).
Who are Give N Kind's largest grantees?
Give N Kind's largest 2025 grantees include Children's Hunger Fund ($3,706,420), Black Men United ($2,901,001) and Belknap Ministries Inc DBA Inspir ($1,432,367), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 36% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Give N Kind?
Give N Kind reported $8.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $26.0M.
What does Give N Kind fund?
GiveNKind’s stated mission is to source and efficiently redistribute excess goods to local nonprofit organizations, supporting their programs and diverting usable products from landfills. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Give N Kind?
Give N Kind has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check givenkind.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Give N Kind's EIN?
Give N Kind's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1191706. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 30, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 18, 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 June 2, 2026)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Give N Kind funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/give-n-kind-morg_8742c7d5a87e48d68997c6d8ed56d955
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