Funding search · EIN 760821144 · Frankfort, IL

The Community Foundation of Will

Name: The Community Foundation of Will grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

99
grants reported: $2.1M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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George Werden Buck Boys and Girls2 grants · $137,000
Governors State University Foundation1 grant · $129,800
Lewis University1 grant · $107,707
Joliet Region Chamber of2 grants · $71,677
Northern Illinois Food Bank3 grants · $71,000
Workforce Services Division of Will County1 grant · $63,308
Morning Star Mission Ministries3 grants · $60,000
Plainfield United Methodist Church3 grants · $60,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank1 grant · $50,800
The Salvation Army1 grant · $50,500

Giving over time

$794,222

2021

$395,956

2022

$348,889

2023

$539,907

2024

Grant history

All 99 reported grants, largest first.

$131,000
George Werden Buck Boys and Girls · Joliet, IL · 2024
Operating support
$129,800
Governors State University Foundation · University Park, IL · 2021
In support of the Paraprofessional to Early Childhood Educator Program (EDE), Career Pathways Program & Manufacturing Automation Upskilling Program.
$107,707
Lewis University · Romeoville, IL · 2021
General operating support & support of the Healthcare Workers Pathways Program.
$63,308
Workforce Services Division of Will County · Joliet, IL · 2021
In support of the Pathways to Professions Expo.
$50,800
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2021
General operating support
$50,500
The Salvation Army · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support for the Joliet Salvation Army
$50,000
Morning Star Mission Ministries · Joliet, IL · 2021
General operating support
$50,000
The Pennsylvania State University · State College, PA · 2021
Support of the Varsity Women's Golf Team (University Park)
$46,000
La Plata County Humane Society · Durango, CO · 2024
Care cottage
$40,000
George Werden Buck Boys Club · Joliet, IL · 2021
Gosselin Trust Challenge Grant
$38,225
Joliet Region Chamber of · Joliet, IL · 2023
Scholarship/oper.
$36,483
Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry · Joliet, IL · 2021
Scholarship support
$35,000
Lewis University · Romeoville, IL · 2023
Wdg program support
$35,000
Love Moves US · New Lenox, IL · 2021
General operating support
$33,452
Joliet Region Chamber of · Joliet, IL · 2022
Scholarship/oper.
$33,100
Beat the Streets · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating support
$33,000
Joliet Junior College Foundation · Joliet, IL · 2022
Operating support
$32,000
Warm Heart Ministries · Joliet, IL · 2022
Operating support
$30,000
First Presbyterian Church of · Glen Ellyn, IL · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Plainfield Park District · Plainfield, IL · 2022
Operating support
$28,500
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2022
Operating support
$25,700
Joliet Area Community Hospice Corporation · Joliet, IL · 2021
General operating support & contribution to Timmy's Hugs and Hearts Garden Walk
$25,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024
Operating support
$25,000
Ripon College · Ripon, WI · 2023
Operating support
$25,000
Plainfield United Methodist Church · Plainfield, IL · 2021
To support the area of greatest need.
$23,901
Joliet Area Historical Museum · Joliet, IL · 2021
General operating support
$22,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2024
Operating support
$20,955
St Anthony Catholic Church · Frankfort, IL · 2023
Operating support
$20,500
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2023
Operating support
$20,000
Morning Star Mission Ministries · Joliet, IL · 2024
Operating support
$20,000
Plainfield United Methodist Church · Plainfield, IL · 2024
Operating support
$20,000
Morning Star Mission Ministries · Joliet, IL · 2023
Operating support
$20,000
Plainfield United Methodist Church · Plainfield, IL · 2023
Operating support
$20,000
Morning Star Mission Ministries · Joliet, IL · 2022
Operating support
$20,000
Plainfield United Methodist Church · Plainfield, IL · 2022
Operating support
$15,658
Hope United Methodist Church · Joliet, IL · 2021
General operating support
$15,000
2morrowstartz2day · Plainfield, IL · 2024
Operating support
$15,000
Blueprint Agency Nfp · Joliet, IL · 2024
Operating support
$15,000
Ezio Community Development · Joliet, IL · 2024
Operating support
$15,000
Farm2veteran · Manhattan, IL · 2024
Operating support
$15,000
Give Something Back · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Operating support
$15,000
Plainfield School District · Plainfield, IL · 2024
Science scholarships
$15,000
Sharefest Will County · New Lenox, IL · 2024
Operating support
$15,000
After the Peanut Foundation · Joliet, IL · 2023
Operating support
$15,000
One Family Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating support
$15,000
Plainfield School District · Plainfield, IL · 2023
Operating support
$15,000
Wilmington Rotary Charitable · Wilmington, IL · 2023
Operating support
$15,000
Blueprint Agency Nfp · Joliet, IL · 2022
Operating support
$15,000
Heart Haven Outreach · Bolingbrook, IL · 2022
Purchase of a van
$15,000
Joliet Area Historical Museum · Joliet, IL · 2022
Endowment building
$15,000
Plainfield School District · Plainfield, IL · 2022
Operating support
$15,000
Senior Services Center of Will · Joliet, IL · 2022
Operating support
$15,000
Sharefest Will County · New Lenox, IL · 2022
Operating support
$15,000
West Suburban Community · Woodridge, IL · 2022
Refrigerated truck
$15,000
Plainfield School District Foundation for Excellence · Plainfield, IL · 2021
Annual support for 2022
$14,000
Love Moves US · New Lenox, IL · 2022
Operating support
$13,000
Trinity Services · New Lenox, IL · 2024
Operating support
$12,200
Bolingbrook Christian Health Center · Bolingbrook, IL · 2022
Health education
$11,900
Holistic Riding Equestrian Therapy · Lemont, IL · 2023
Operating support
$11,124
The Mokena Fellowship Center · Mokena, IL · 2022
Ada accessability
$10,680
Trinity Services · New Lenox, IL · 2022
Operating support
$10,500
Providence Catholic High School · New Lenox, IL · 2024
Tuition assistance
$10,500
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Nw Indiana · Oak Brook, IL · 2021
General operating support
$10,250
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2021
To support for Chicago Land Resources
$10,000
Aghf · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating support
$10,000
St Mary Immaculate Parish · Plainfield, IL · 2024
Operating support
$10,000
University of St Francis · Joliet, IL · 2024
Operating support
$10,000
Will-Grundy Center for Independent · Joliet, IL · 2024
Operating support
$10,000
Il-Wi Sertoma Regional Center for · Crest Hill, IL · 2023
Operating support
$10,000
Loaves & Fishes · Naperville, IL · 2023
Operating support
$10,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
General support
$10,000
Prairie State Legal Services · Rockford, IL · 2023
Operating support
$10,000
St Mary Immaculate Parish · Plainfield, IL · 2023
Operating support
$10,000
Butler University · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Women's golf team
$10,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Entrepreneurship law
$10,000
St Mary Immaculate Parish · Plainfield, IL · 2022
Operating support
$10,000
Thomas More Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Pro life legal aid
$10,000
Faith Lutheran Church · Joliet, IL · 2021
General operating support
$10,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
$10,000
St Mary Immaculate · Plainfield, IL · 2021
General operating support
$8,300
Queen of Apostles Catholic Parish · Joliet, IL · 2024
Tuition assistance
$7,885
Queen of Apostles Catholic Parish · Joliet, IL · 2023
Tuition assistance
$7,815
Joliet Township High School Band · Joliet, IL · 2023
Band camp
$7,500
Easter Seals Joliet Region · Joliet, IL · 2023
Operating support
$6,985
St Anthony Catholic Church · Frankfort, IL · 2024
Operating support
$6,609
Warm Heart Ministries · Joliet, IL · 2023
Operating support
$6,500
Shelterbox USA · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Operating support
$6,339
Joliet Township High School Foundation · Joliet, IL · 2021
To support for Beverly Grossman Scholarship Fund & general operating support
$6,263
United Way of Will County · Joliet, IL · 2021
General operating support
$6,263
Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living · Joliet, IL · 2021
General operating support
$6,223
Mercer Athletic Foundation · Macon, GA · 2024
Women's golf team
$6,000
George Werden Buck Boys and Girls · Joliet, IL · 2023
Spring gala
$6,000
Mommy'S Gift To Me · Springfield, IL · 2023
Operating support
$6,000
Durango Demon Booster Club · Durango, CO · 2022
Dhs football program
$5,750
Window To the World Communications · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
$5,700
Joliet Softball Association · Joliet, IL · 2024
Operating support
$5,500
Catholic Charities of the · Crest Hill, IL · 2024
Operating support
$5,500
Heart Haven Outreach · Bolingbrook, IL · 2023
General support
$5,099
New Life Lutheran Church · Bolingbrook, IL · 2024
Operating support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.