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Lincoln Land Community College Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Springfield, IL EIN: 37-1360597 Website

Cultivating and stewarding charitable gifts to support lincoln land community college students, programs and services.

Lincoln Land Community College Foundation at a glance

In short: Lincoln Land Community College Foundation gave $1.9M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.9M), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,923,732
-23.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,923,732
-23.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,923,732
Total assets
$26,122,964
+1.8% 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 Lincoln Land Community College Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC): $1.9MLincoln Land Community College(LLCC)$1.9M

The largest 2025 recipient was Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) ($1.9M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

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

Springfield

How Lincoln Land Community College Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 22% 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$2M$4M$6M1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.9M (2025) to $4.0M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.9M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) Springfield, ILGeneral Support$1,923,732
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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$26,122,964$2,561,266$2,827,543$1,923,7321$613,384
2024$25,666,770$2,368,867$3,395,735$2,514,3971$-14,659
2023$25,675,909$2,777,150$3,608,113$2,753,8591$70,634
2022$25,432,451$2,531,176$3,259,926$2,481,4281$356,820
2021$27,797,959$2,244,783$4,690,508$4,021,3471$578,093

About Lincoln Land Community College Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Lincoln Land Community College Foundation is a public charity, based in Springfield, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.9M. Net investment income was $613K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lincoln Land Community College Foundation is led by Karen Sanders, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Karen Sanders

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Wilcoxen

    Chair

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Kulek

    Treasurer

    Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phil Beeler

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Hamilton

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Knoedler

    Vice Chair

    Member → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Mendenhall

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Pallai

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Call

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lou Johnson

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Fitch

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doreen Garza

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Earl Flack

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Pennell

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Courtney Cosby

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Drennan

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Gustafson

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Meyer

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Kulavic

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rod Riech

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Brad Wike (2021–2024) — Member
  • Former: Jerry Wesley (2021–2024) — Member
  • Former: Karen Zerkle (2021–2024) — Member
  • Former: Karl Barnhart (2021–2024) — Member
  • Former: Margaret Teague (2021–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Keith Bradbury (2022–2024) — Member
  • Former: Bobby Kulavic (2023–2024) — Member
  • Former: Bill Fleming (2021–2023) — Member
  • Former: Brett Jackson (2021–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Neil Jordan (2021–2023) — Member
  • Former: Jennifer Stice (2021–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Kathy Dierkes (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Mitch Rogers (2021–2022) — Member
  • Former: Alyce Gribsby (2022) — Member
  • Former: Erica Riplinger (2021) — Member
  • Former: Ginny Fanning (2021) — Member
  • Former: Greg Marantz (2021) — Chair
  • Former: Kent Richardson (2021) — Member
  • Former: Ronda Folkerts (2021) — Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Lincoln Land Community College Foundation

How much does Lincoln Land Community College Foundation give each year?

Lincoln Land Community College Foundation gave $1.9M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.5M across 1 grant.

How large is Lincoln Land Community College Foundation?

Lincoln Land Community College Foundation reported $26.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6M.

Where does Lincoln Land Community College Foundation operate?

Lincoln Land Community College Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Lincoln Land Community College Foundation's EIN?

Lincoln Land Community College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1360597. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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