Hephzibah Children's Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Oak Park, IL EIN: 36-3537502

Hephzibah Children's Trust's mission is to provide funds to hephzibah children's association, a nonprofit social service agency.

Hephzibah Children's Trust at a glance

In short: Hephzibah Children's Trust gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
-78.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,000
-78.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$2,937,474
+11.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Hephzibah Children's Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Hephzibah Children's Association: $20KHephzibah Children'sAssociation$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hephzibah Children's Association ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

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

Oak Park

How Hephzibah Children's Trust gives

  • Giving fell 73% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $113K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hephzibah Children's Association Oak Park, ILGeneral Support$20,000
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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
2025$2,937,474$106,735$52,347$20,0001$106,735
2024$2,645,801$80,226$123,462$95,0001$80,226
2023$2,476,456$55,934$82,703$60,0001$55,884
2022$2,483,729$360,524$104,206$75,0001$360,524
2021$2,890,843$104,114$79,675$55,0001$104,114
2020$2,344,250$34,856$136,709$113,2321$34,856
2019$2,419,147$63,326$32,455$10,0001$63,326

About Hephzibah Children's Trust

Based on IRS filings

Hephzibah Children's Trust is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Oak Park, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $107K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hephzibah Children's Trust is led by Kenna Mackinnon, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kenna Mackinnon

    President

    Director → President Elect, 2023

    President Elect → President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Sorensen

    Director

    President → Immediate Past President, 2022

    Immediate Past President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gail Hague

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jackie Barlow

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Trinka

    Director

    Immediate Past President → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maureen Stratton

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Quinn

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Yates

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Byron Taylor

    Director

    Director → President, 2022

    President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Ide

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Emerson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Ellis-Jackson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Lisa Emerson Hca Board Pres (2021) — Director
  • Former: Kenna Mackinnon Hca President (2020) — Director
  • Former: Byron Taylor Hca President (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Hephzibah Children's Trust

How much does Hephzibah Children's Trust give each year?

Hephzibah Children's Trust gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $95K across 1 grant.

How large is Hephzibah Children's Trust?

Hephzibah Children's Trust reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $107K.

What is Hephzibah Children's Trust?

Hephzibah Children's Trust is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Oak Park, IL. It holds $2.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Hephzibah Children's Trust operate?

Hephzibah Children's Trust has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Hephzibah Children's Trust's EIN?

Hephzibah Children's Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3537502. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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