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The Community Foundation for

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL EIN: 36-4465219 Website

PHILANTHROPICALLY ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF MCHENRY COUNTY BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, GRANTING RESOURCES, STEWARDING ASSETS AND FOSTERING AWARENESS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$51.1M

+18.8% YoY

Revenue

$3.7M

+80.5% YoY

Net Investment Income

$2.4M

+101.5% YoY

Expenses

$2.7M

+11.6% YoY

About The Community Foundation for

Based on IRS filings

The Community Foundation for is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in CRYSTAL LAKE, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $51.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $2.4M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Arlington HeightsBarringtonCarpentersvilleCaryChicagoCrystal LakeElginGenevaGlenviewGrayslakeHarvardHebronHuntleyLake BluffLake ZurichLexingtonMarengoMcHenryMchenryOlympia Fields

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$5M$7M$9M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$51,065,517$42,978,544$40,100,434
Revenue$3,654,832$2,024,974$4,495,886
Expenses$2,652,495$2,376,553$2,636,525
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,423,263$1,202,789$3,201,041
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$520K$1M$2M$2M53 grants201961 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

50 grants across all recorded years

39<$50K9$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

12 open opportunities from The Community Foundation for

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Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

AMY HERNONEXECUTIVE DI$64K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CHARLES YAGERCHAIR1
DR ROCIO DEL CASTILLOVICE CHAIR1
SHELLY SPATATREASURER1
KATE WADESECRETARY1
STACY MASONDIRECTOR1
MARK DAVIDSDIRECTOR1
KELLI WEGENERDIRECTOR1
MIKE BIVERDIRECTOR1
JEFF DEHAANDIRECTOR1
MATT PERLEYDIRECTOR1
MAGGIE RIVERADIRECTOR1
AMY HERNONEXECUTIVE DI40$64,358

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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