Common Ground

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Lake Forest, IL EIN 23-7455392

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$1.1M

Foundation funders

41

Grants recorded

86

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Common Ground?

Common Ground is funded by 41 grantmakers, led by Dorothy B Hersh Foundation Inc ($200K), The Angelo Family Charitable Foundation ($200K), Workforce Alliance Inc ($147K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.1M in grants to Common Ground between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Dorothy B Hersh Foundation Inc$200,00012025
The Angelo Family Charitable Foundation$200,00052020–2024
Workforce Alliance Inc$146,54462020–2025
The Leni & Peter May Family Foundation$75,00012023
Anita Mary Tippings Steinau Foundat$72,10532020–2022
George & Muriel Saunders Family Fnd$46,50052020–2025
Herbert H Redl Family Foundation$45,00022023–2024
John P Murphy Foundation$37,50032022–2024
Waxahachie Foundation Inc$34,30042020–2024
Working Woman's Home Association Inc$28,00042021–2024
Anne Bianchi Gundersen Foundation$27,50022020–2021
Stinehart Family Foundation$20,00042022–2025
The Skye Foundation Inc$16,00012021
The Orokawa Foundation Inc$15,00012025
The Marshall Mathers Foundation$15,00032022–2024
Doyle R Pickett Foundation$12,58752020–2024
Paul and Pamela Norman Family$11,00012024
The Stocker Foundation$10,00012023
Beatrice Renfield Foundation$8,00022023–2024
The Jane and William Curran Foundation$8,00022020–2021
The Melville Foundation$6,00032022–2024
Poindexter Foundation Inc$6,00022020–2021
J R Albert Foundation$6,00012019
Arthur Dubow Foundation$5,00012024
The Fortin Foundation of Florida Inc$5,00012022
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 14 grants2020 13 grants2021 14 grants2022 21 grants2023 16 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2019) to $264K (2024). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $242K.

What grants has Common Ground received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Dorothy B Hersh Foundation IncASSIST IN PURCHASE OF ADJACENT BLDG$200,000
2025Workforce Alliance IncYOUTH PROGRAMS$16,081
2025The Orokawa Foundation IncENDOWMENT FUND$15,000
2025Stinehart Family FoundationSUPPORT$5,000
2025George & Muriel Saunders Family FndCHARITY$5,000
2025Fulk Family Charitable TrustGeneral Purpose$500
2025New Jersey Natural Gas Company CharityHUMAN SERVICES$500
2024The Angelo Family Charitable FoundationFOR OPERATIONS$125,000
2024Workforce Alliance IncYOUTH PROGRAMS$40,705
2024Herbert H Redl Family FoundationCHILDRENS FOOD PROGRAM$25,000
2024John P Murphy FoundationPROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT$12,500
2024Waxahachie Foundation IncVARIOUS PROJECTS ,EMERGENCY FUND$12,500
2024Paul and Pamela Norman FamilyCONTRIBUTION$11,000
2024Working Woman's Home Association IncTO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IN THE WASHINGTON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD$8,000
2024Beatrice Renfield FoundationUNRESTRICTED USE BY DONEE$6,500
2024Arthur Dubow FoundationGENERAL PURPOSES$5,000
2024Stinehart Family FoundationSUPPORT$5,000
2024The Marshall Mathers FoundationSTRENGTHEN INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING$5,000
2024Doyle R Pickett FoundationCHARITABLE$2,555
2024Harwell and Betty Coale CharitableOPERATING$2,000
2024The Melville FoundationCHARITABLE GRANT$2,000
2024Fulk Family Charitable TrustGeneral Purpose$750
2024New Jersey Natural Gas Company CharityHUMAN SERVICES$500
2023The Leni & Peter May Family FoundationEXEMPT ACTIVITIES$75,000
2023The Angelo Family Charitable FoundationFOR OPERATIONS$25,000
2023Workforce Alliance IncYOUTH PROGRAMS$21,340
2023Herbert H Redl Family FoundationCHILDRENS FOOD PROGRAM$20,000
2023Waxahachie Foundation IncVARIOUS PROJECTS ,EMERGENCY FUND$14,800
2023John P Murphy FoundationPROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT$10,000
2023The Stocker FoundationUNRESTRICTED, MOST PRESSING NEED$10,000

Showing 30 most recent of 86 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Common Ground?

Common Ground is funded by 41 grantmakers, led by Dorothy B Hersh Foundation Inc ($200K), The Angelo Family Charitable Foundation ($200K), Workforce Alliance Inc ($147K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.1M in grants to Common Ground between 2019–2025.

Who is Common Ground's largest funder?

Dorothy B Hersh Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Common Ground, with $200K across 1 grant (2025).

How much grant funding has Common Ground received?

IRS 990 filings record $1.1M in grants to Common Ground across 86 grants from 41 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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