Funding search · EIN 363788167 · Sycamore, IL
Dekalb County Community Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 326
- grants reported
- $8.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $15,600
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Top recipients
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- Kishwaukee United Way3 grants · $350,028
- Oak Crest Dekalb Area Retirement Center2 grants · $277,983
- Hope Haven2 grants · $272,082
- Kishwaukee College - Foundation3 grants · $244,257
- Safe Passages3 grants · $209,765
- Salem Lutheran Church3 grants · $208,525
- Kishwaukee Family Ymca2 grants · $198,276
- Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $183,967
- Dekalb County Community Gardens2 grants · $174,004
- Voluntary Action Center of Dekalb County2 grants · $172,722
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 326 grants.
- $152,103
Hope Haven · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $148,228
Oak Crest Dekalb Area Retirement Center · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $138,500
Salem Lutheran Church · Sycamore, IL · 2022
General support
- $136,559
Hope Haven of Dekalbe County · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $132,250
Oak Crest Dekalb Area Retirement Ce · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $129,755
Oak Crest Dekalb Area Retirement Center · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $125,794
Kishwaukee United Way · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $119,979
Hope Haven · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $112,594
Kishwaukee United Way · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $111,640
Kishwaukee United Way · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $101,079
Kishwaukee Family Ymca · Sycamore, IL · 2022
General support
- $100,000
Dekalb First United Methodist Foundation · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $97,304
Safe Passages · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $97,197
Kishwaukee Family Ymca · Sycamore, IL · 2023
General support
- $93,751
Safe Passages · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $92,672
Dekalb County Community Gardens · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $89,527
Kishwaukee College - Foundation · Malta, IL · 2024
General support
- $87,708
Voluntary Action Center of Dekalb County · Sycamore, IL · 2023
General support
- $85,014
Voluntary Action Center of Dekalb County · Sycamore, IL · 2022
General support
- $81,332
Dekalb County Community Gardens · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $80,691
Preservation of Egyptian Theatre · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $80,541
Family Service Agency of Dekalb County · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $80,439
Oaken Acres Wildlife Center · Sycamore, IL · 2022
General support
- $80,000
Midwest Wrought Ironmwi · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General support
- $78,219
Kishwaukee College - Foundation · Malta, IL · 2022
General support
- $76,840
Family Service Agency of Dekalb County · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $76,511
Kishwaukee College - Foundation · Malta, IL · 2023
General support
- $75,158
Habitat for Humanity of Dekalb County · Sycamore, IL · 2023
General support
- $72,595
Opportunity House · Sycamore, IL · 2022
General support
- $70,239
Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $68,632
Oaken Acres Wildlife Center · Sycamore, IL · 2023
General support
- $66,063
Opportunity House · Sycamore, IL · 2023
General support
- $65,872
We Care Pregnancy Clinic · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $65,413
Dekalb County History Center · Sycamore, IL · 2024
General support
- $61,951
Dekalb County Nursing Home Found · Sycamore, IL · 2024
General support
- $58,112
St Mary Catholic School - Dekalb · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $57,349
Tails Humane Society · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $57,046
Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $56,682
Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $54,556
Dekalb County Soilwater Conservation · Sycamore, IL · 2023
General support
- $54,521
Casa-Court Appointed Special Advoca · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $52,978
Tails Humane Society · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $51,317
Casa-Court Appointed Special Advocate · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $50,990
Dekalb County Soilwater Conservati · Sycamore, IL · 2024
General support
- $50,973
Tails Humane Society · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Hinckley Public Library District · Hinckley, IL · 2023
General support
- $49,048
Preservation of Egyptian Theatre · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $48,265
Tanzania Development Support · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $48,186
Casa-Court Appointed Special Advocate · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $47,389
Barb Food Mart · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $44,704
We Care Pregnancy Clinic · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $44,563
Tanzania Development Support · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $44,244
Friends of Jane Adeny Memorial · Sycamore, IL · 2022
General support
- $43,917
Tanzania Development Support · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $43,565
Barb Food Mart · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $41,058
Elder Care Services · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $40,430
Friends of Jane Adeny Memorial · Sycamore, IL · 2023
General support
- $40,000
Midwest Wrought Ironmwi · Burnsville, MN · 2023
General support
- $40,000
Village of Maple Park · Maple Park, IL · 2023
General support
- $39,826
Barb Food Mart · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $39,458
Barb City Manor Retirement Home · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $38,683
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $38,418
Dekalb County Regional Office of Education · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $38,200
Salem Lutheran Church · Sycamore, IL · 2024
General support
- $38,099
Dekalb County History Center · Sycamore, IL · 2023
General support
- $37,617
We Care Pregnancy Clinic · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $37,000
Lee Community Fire Protection District · Lee, IL · 2023
General support
- $36,426
Society of St Vincent De Paul St · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $36,270
Barb City Manor Retirement Home · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $35,707
Dekalb Area Women'S Center · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $35,211
Sycamore Education Foundation · Sycamore, IL · 2024
General support
- $34,353
Dekalb County Farm Bureau Foundation · Sycamore, IL · 2022
General support
- $33,484
Dekalb County Regional Office of · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $33,200
Christ Community Church · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $32,664
Open Door Rehabilitation Center · Sandwich, IL · 2024
General support
- $32,500
Mary Louise Olmstead Memorial · Somonauk, IL · 2024
General support
- $31,825
Salem Lutheran Church · Sycamore, IL · 2023
General support
- $31,421
Preservation of Egyptian Theatre · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $31,000
Village of Kingston · Kingston, IL · 2024
General support
- $30,673
Network of Nations · Sycamore, IL · 2024
General support
- $30,622
Dekalb County History Center · Sycamore, IL · 2022
General support
- $30,389
Society of St Vincent De Paul - St Marychrist the Teacher Conference · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $30,248
Proejct Hope · Dekalb, IL · 2024
General support
- $30,197
Sycamore Education Foundation · Sycamore, IL · 2023
General support
- $29,824
Society of St Vincent De Paul - St Marychrist the Teacher Conference · Dekalb, IL · 2023
General support
- $29,405
Habitat for Humanity of Dekalb Coun · Sycamore, IL · 2024
General support
- $29,245
City of Sandwich · Sandwich, IL · 2024
General support
- $29,200
Village of Kirkland · Kirkland, IL · 2022
General support
- $28,901
Sycamore Education Foundation · Sycamore, IL · 2022
General support
- $28,319
Open Door Rehabilitation Center · Sandwich, IL · 2023
General support
- $27,732
St Mary Catholic School - Dekalb · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
- $27,650
Flewellin Memorial Library · Shabbona, IL · 2024
General support
- $27,000
Dekalb County Sheriff'S Office · Sycamore, IL · 2022
Community needs grant
- $26,910
Walcamp Outdoor Ministries · Kingston, IL · 2023
General support
- $26,736
St Mary'S School-Sycamore · Sycamore, IL · 2024
General support
- $26,500
Locus Impact Investing · Christiansburg, VA · 2022
Issues and opportunities
- $26,457
Dekalb County Animal Welfare League · Genoa, IL · 2023
General support
- $26,310
Kval Nfp · Sycamore, IL · 2024
General support
- $26,175
Kec-Kishwaukee Education Consortium · Malta, IL · 2022
General support
- $26,080
Adventure Works of Dekalb County · Dekalb, IL · 2022
General support
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