William Rainey Harper College

PALATINE, IL EIN: 23-7348228 Website

THE HARPER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1973 AS A NON-PROFIT (501 (C)(3)) ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND RESOURCES FOR THE COLLEGE NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH NORMAL GOVERNMENT AND TAX SOURCES.VISION THE HARPER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION STRIVES TO PROVIDE ALL HARPER COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND ENRICH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION WITHOUT FINANCIAL BARRIERS. MISSION THE HARPER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION CONNECTS THE COLLEGE TO THE GREATER COMMUNITY, ALUMNI, BUSINESSES AND LEADERS BY INSPIRING AND ALIGNING DONOR PASSION AND GENEROSITY THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AND PROGRAM ENRICHMENTS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$51.6M

+6.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$494K

+83.5% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$494K

+83.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$12M$18M$24M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$51,628,253$48,432,289$50,154,930
Revenue$4,332,266$2,306,930$4,699,112
Expenses$3,666,572$6,141,667$8,180,651
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,287,294$714,880$129,912
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$124K$247K$371K$494K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER CO…$494K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BRENDA KNOXPRESIDENT1
RICHARD P HOHOLPAST PRESIDENT1
GEORGEANNA MEHRTREASURER1
PATTY MOYERSECRETARY1
RAFAEL MALPICAVP BOARD MEMBERSHIP1
W BRADLEY STETSONVP DEVELOPMENT1
MARK W CLEARYVP PROGRAMS1
ELLA LIBERMANMEMBER AT LARGE1
BRIAN BATTLEDIRECTOR1
NANCY M CASTLEDIRECTOR1
JOHN CHAPMANDIRECTOR1
RAJU DATLADIRECTOR1
POLLY DAVENPORTDIRECTOR1
PATRICK DOMINICKDIRECTOR1
KATHY GILMERDIRECTOR1
RANDY L GREENDIRECTOR1
ERIC HARRELLDIRECTOR1
STEVE JACKSONDIRECTOR1
LORI LEBERDIRECTOR1
KIM MAGUIREDIRECTOR1
DEIRDRE MANNADIRECTOR1
JOE MARTINDIRECTOR1
MARCELA MELENDEZDIRECTOR1
SAM OLIVERDIRECTOR1
SCOT PEPPERDIRECTOR1
JAMES PFEIFFERDIRECTOR1
SUSAN ROGERSDIRECTOR1
JAKE SADOFFDIRECTOR1
JEFFREY F SRONKOSKIDIRECTOR1
ROBIN S TURPINDIRECTOR1
ANTHONY WAYDIRECTOR1
THOMAS G WISCHHUSENDIRECTOR1
MELANIE WITTDIRECTOR1
LAURA J BROWN(EX-OFFICIO) CHIEF ADVANCE20
HEATHER ZOLDAKASSO. EXEC. DIREC.FOUNDATI40
DR AVIS PROCTOR(EX-OFFICIO)1
DIANE HILL(EX-OFFICIO) TRUSTEE LIAIS1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Palatine

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

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