Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni

Private foundation · Grantmaker Grant Park, IL EIN: 92-2207513

Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Grant Park, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $69K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $4K. Net investment income was $2K.

Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni at a glance

In short: Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni gave $4K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,500
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$1,167
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$69,418
+48.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Grant Park

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1K$2K$3K$4K2 grants2023 0 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2023) to $4K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
3 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$3,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$69,418$57,852$35,188$3,5003$16,205$1,996
2024$46,754$60,560$41,423——$18,412$726
2023$28,997$51,971$22,974$1,0002$3,574—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni is led by Jerry Lorenz, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jerry Lorenz

    President

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Becky Marshelek

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Pickens

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Lane Thiesen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Schneider

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Fick

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Schneider

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Claussen

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni

How much does Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni give each year?

Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni gave $4K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni's typical grant size?

Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,167, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni give grants?

Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni?

Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni reported $69K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $58K.

What is Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni?

Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Grant Park, IL. It holds $69K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni's EIN?

Grant Park Agricultural Education Alumni's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-2207513. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2024

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