William H & Lois J Mcessy Foundation

LAKE FOREST, IL EIN: 36-4074862

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$2.1M

+110.9% YoY

Grant Count

8

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$261K

+110.9% YoY

Go deeper than public filings

PRO
  • Giving trend analysis — growing or declining?
  • Organizations like yours that won grants here
  • Strategic fit assessment for your organization
  • Application timing recommendations

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$523K$1M$2M$2M19 grants201928 grants202022 grants202124 grants20228 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

CATHOLIC EXTENSION$550KST JOHN VIANNEY$550KUNIVERSITY OF ST MARY OF…$410KARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO$250KDIOCESE OF WINONA-ROCHES…$250KST NORBERT COLLEGE$50KST PATRICK CHURCH$25KALHEIZMER'S ASSOCIATION$5K

Grant Size Distribution

109 grants across all recorded years

93<$50K1$50–100K7$100–250K5$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Who else does William H & Lois J Mcessy Foundation fund?

Explore the funder–grantee relationships behind this foundation, powered by GrantGraph™ — our database of 11 million+ funding connections.

PRO
  • Similar orgs that won grants here
  • GrantGraph™ relationship mapping
  • 11M+ connections in GrantGraph™
Explore with Pro

Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

DAVID A LULLODIRECTOR$7K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
WILLIAM H MCESSYDIRECTOR0.2
DAVID BLOWERSDIRECTOR0.2
DAVID A LULLODIRECTOR0.2$7,000
MONSIGNOR JOHN F CANARYDIRECTOR0.2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

CHICAGOCREST HILLDE PEREFON DU LACFONTANAONGENEVA LAKEFORT WAYNEGENESEEGREEN BAYLAKE FORESTLAKE GENEVALAKE ZURICHLIBERTYVILLEMEMPHISMILWAUKEEMUNDELEINNEW ROCHELLEOAK BROOKOMAHAORANGEPARK RIDGE

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

What could you do with William H & Lois J Mcessy Foundation on Grantable?

  • Assess strategic fit with your organization
  • Get AI-generated opportunity briefs
  • Monitor for new funding opportunities
  • Draft a tailored letter of inquiry