Nicor Illinois Community Investment
Nicor Illinois Community Investment is a private foundation focused on Adults, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $500K. Net investment income was $2.2M.
Nicor Illinois Community Investment at a glance
In short: Nicor Illinois Community Investment gave $500K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $500,000
- -28.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- -37.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $100,000
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $22,171,231
- +6.3% 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.
How to apply to Nicor Illinois Community Investment
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Nicor Illinois Community Investment
Who Nicor Illinois Community Investment funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Comprehensive Community Solutions ($100K). Together the top 5 received $500K.
Grant Size Distribution
35 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 35 (49%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Nicor Illinois Community Investment gives
- In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2021) to $875K (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $500K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Community Solutions Rockford, IL | Impact Grant | $100,000 |
| OAI Inc Chicago, IL | Impact Grant | $100,000 |
| Proactive Community Services Flossmoor, IL | Impact Grant | $100,000 |
| Southland Development Authority NFP Chicago, IL | Impact Grant | $100,000 |
| Think Big Corporation Rockford, IL | Impact Grant | $100,000 |
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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 | $22,171,231 | $2,238,187 | $931,945 | $500,000 | 5 | $994,861 | $2,186,817 | $1,002,687 |
| 2024 | $20,849,128 | $1,440,944 | $1,057,112 | $700,140 | 8 | $1,077,883 | $1,287,705 | $960,098 |
| 2023 | $19,654,091 | $381,584 | $1,112,855 | $875,000 | 21 | $1,689,686 | $426,998 | $907,349 |
| 2022 | $19,731,731 | $272,329 | $539,977 | — | — | $383,966 | $23,702 | $999,065 |
| 2021 | $20,440,059 | $20,500,000 | $60,233 | $50,000 | 1 | — | — | $48,729 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nicor Illinois Community Investment reported a distributable amount of $1.0M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Nicor Illinois Community Investment is led by Tovah McCord, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tovah McCord
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendell Dallas
Board Chair
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Guerra
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meena Beyers
Vice Chair
Vice Chair & Secretary → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James M. Gorenz
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Serena Levy
Secretary
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Louie Binswanger (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: John O. Hudson III (2021–2022) — Board Chair
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 Nicor Illinois Community Investment
How much does Nicor Illinois Community Investment give each year?
Nicor Illinois Community Investment gave $500K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $700K across 8 grants.
What is Nicor Illinois Community Investment's typical grant size?
Nicor Illinois Community Investment's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $100,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Nicor Illinois Community Investment give grants?
Nicor Illinois Community Investment gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Rockford, IL (2 grants) and Chicago, IL (2 grants).
Does Nicor Illinois Community Investment give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Nicor Illinois Community Investment's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Impact Grant" (5 grants).
Who are Nicor Illinois Community Investment's largest grantees?
Nicor Illinois Community Investment's largest 2025 grantees include Comprehensive Community Solutions ($100,000), OAI Inc ($100,000) and Proactive Community Services ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Nicor Illinois Community Investment?
Nicor Illinois Community Investment reported $22.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $995K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.0M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Nicor Illinois Community Investment?
Nicor Illinois Community Investment is a private foundation focused on Adults, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $22.2M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Nicor Illinois Community Investment's EIN?
Nicor Illinois Community Investment's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-1859268. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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