Koranda Family Foundation
The Koranda Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. In 2025, it reported 18 grants totaling $253,075 to charitable organizations, most of them in Illinois.
Koranda Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Koranda Family Foundation gave $253K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Illinois. 11% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $253,075
- +559.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- -21.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $14,060
- +743.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $824,730
- +4.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 11% first-time grantees (2 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (93% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Koranda Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 247 Woodstock Avenue, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
Phone: (630) 442-2364
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Koranda Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Wellness House ($110K). Together the top 10 received $240K.
Grant Size Distribution
128 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 127 grants of 128 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 93% of grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois. The remaining shares went to Texas (2%), Arizona (2%), Virginia (2%), and Colorado (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Koranda Family Foundation open to new grantees?
11%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 18 grantees (11%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $15K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 590% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 392% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 $36K (2021) to $253K (2025). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $253K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wellness House Hinsdale, IL | Charitable | $110,000 |
| Naperville Responds for Veterans Naperville, IL | Charitable | $25,000 |
| Wildcat Excellance Fund Evanston, IL | Charitable | $25,000 |
| Mark-9 Lisle, IL | Charitable | $20,000 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, IL | Charitablecharitable | $20,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation Chicago, IL | Charitable | $20,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago Chicago, IL | Charitablecharitable | $5,000 |
| Parkinson Voice Project Richardson, TX | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Reid Park Zoological Society Tucson, AZ | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Chicago, IL | Charitable | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $824,730 | $290,423 | $257,902 | $253,075 | 18 | $253,075 | $290,423 | $64,495 |
| 2024 | $792,209 | $40,502 | $43,087 | $38,350 | 23 | $38,350 | $40,502 | $64,106 |
| 2023 | $794,794 | $41,739 | $53,014 | $48,125 | 29 | $48,125 | $41,739 | $58,148 |
| 2022 | $806,069 | $39,578 | $37,265 | $36,700 | 29 | $36,700 | $39,578 | $58,821 |
| 2021 | $803,756 | $30,157 | $36,802 | $35,525 | 29 | $35,525 | $37,660 | $37,548 |
| 2020 | $810,401 | $36,046 | $55,558 | $54,000 | 32 | — | $36,046 | $39,892 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Koranda Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $64K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing does not state a mission. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations addressing cancer-related well-being, food access, Parkinson’s-related speech and swallowing, wildlife protection, animal welfare, and high school athletics. These are grantees’ stated missions, not a stated mission of the foundation. For example, Wellness House says it offers programs at no cost to support and empower people affected by cancer; Northern Illinois Food Bank says it provides meals and access to nutritious food and resources; and Parkinson Voice Project says it helps people with Parkinson’s and related disorders regain and retain speech and swallowing.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 18 grants totaling $253,075. Grants ranged from $500 to $110,000, with a median grant of $5,000. The largest awards included $110,000 to Wellness House, $25,000 each to Naperville Responds for Veterans and Wildcat Excellence Fund, and $20,000 each to MARK-9, Northern Illinois Food Bank, and Northwestern Memorial Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kerry A. Koranda and Janann Koranda as trustees.
Koranda Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Janann Koranda
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kerry A. Koranda
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Allen H. Koranda (2020) — 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.
Frequently asked questions about Koranda Family Foundation
How much does Koranda Family Foundation give each year?
Koranda Family Foundation gave $253K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $38K across 23 grants.
What is Koranda Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Koranda Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $14,060, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Koranda Family Foundation that year got $10K on average.
Where does Koranda Family Foundation give grants?
Koranda Family Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (3 grants), Boulder, CO (3 grants) and Naperville, IL (2 grants).
Does Koranda Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Koranda Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (15 grants) and "Charitablecharitable" (3 grants).
Who are Koranda Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Koranda Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Wellness House ($110,000), Naperville Responds for Veterans ($25,000) and Wildcat Excellance Fund ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Koranda Family Foundation?
Koranda Family Foundation reported $825K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $253K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $64K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Koranda Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s filing does not state a mission. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations addressing cancer-related well-being, food access, Parkinson’s-related speech and swallowing, wildlife protection, animal welfare, and high school athletics. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Koranda Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Koranda Family Foundation's EIN?
Koranda Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-7541288. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Koranda Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Koranda Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/koranda-family-foundation-morg_8b71ef560a6f486dbb440151ffafc120
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