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Funding search · EIN 260334261 · Kankakee, IL

The Dennis J Smith Legacy

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

112
grants reported: $272,615
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Bishop Mc Namera4 grants · $206,350
Kcc Foundation4 grants · $13,050
Les Turner Als Foundation4 grants · $13,000
Tyler Bailey Foundation1 grant · $6,000
Community Foundation of Kanakee Riv2 grants · $3,000
Luke Blanchette3 grants · $3,000
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society4 grants · $2,500
Caroll University2 grants · $2,000
Nuscotomek Youth Baseball3 grants · $1,400
Choice Youth Outreach4 grants · $1,350

Giving over time

$114,965

2022

$62,740

2023

$57,635

2024

$37,275

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 112 grants.

$88,550
Bishop Mc Namera · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$50,450
Bishop Mc Namera · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$40,750
Bishop Mc Namera · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$26,600
Bishop Mc Namera · Kankakee, IL · 2025
Donation
$6,000
Tyler Bailey Foundation · Bradley, IL · 2022
Donation
$5,000
Kcc Foundation · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Kcc Foundation · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$5,000
Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2022
Donation
$3,000
Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2024
Donation
$3,000
Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2023
Donation
$2,000
Kcc Foundation · Kankakee, IL · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Community Foundation of Kanakee Riv · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$1,250
Kankakee Black Chamber of Commerce · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$1,050
Kcc Foundation · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Caroll University · Waukesha, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Department of Health & Fitness Nfp · Kankakee, IL · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Kcc · Kankakee, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Luke Blanchette · Manteno, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Caroll University · Waukesha, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$1,000
Luke Blanchette · Bradley, IL · 2024
Scholarship
$1,000
Community Foundation of Kanakee Riv · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Graham McGrath Memorial Scholarship · Bourbonnais, IL · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Luke Blanchette · Manteno, IL · 2023
Scholarship
$1,000
Catholic Education Foundation · Crest Hill, IL · 2022
Donation
$1,000
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
$1,000
Marlene Rittmanic Family · Bradley, IL · 2022
Donation
$880
Martin Luther King Foundation · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$700
Still I Rise · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$550
Choice Youth Outreach · Peoria, IL · 2022
Donation
$500
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Chicago, IL · 2025
Donation
$500
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donation
$500
Kankakee School District · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$500
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donation
$500
Nuscotomek Youth Baseball · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$500
Eastside Kankakee Football League · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$500
Matteas Joy · Bourbonnais, IL · 2022
Donation
$500
Nuscotomek Youth Baseball · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$500
Pearls of Hope · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$450
Choice Youth Outreach · Kankakee, IL · 2025
Donation
$450
Pleasant Grove Church · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$400
Nuscotomek Youth Baseball · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$350
Juneteenth · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$300
Racheal Smith · Sun River Terrace, IL · 2024
Donation
$300
Kfl Community Service · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$300
Naacp · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$250
Kankakee Fop · Kankakee, IL · 2025
Donation
$250
Riverview Historic District · Kankakee, IL · 2025
Donation
$250
United Way of Kankakee · Kankakee, IL · 2025
Donation
$250
Youth of Christ · Kankakee, IL · 2025
Donation
$250
Choice Youth Outreach · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$250
Jodi Lee Memorial Fund · Grant Park, IL · 2024
Donation
$250
Juneteenth · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$250
McA Senior Adult Day Center · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$250
United Way of Kankakee · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$250
Acting Out Theatre Co · Bradley, IL · 2023
Donation
$250
Bradley Elementary School · Bradley, IL · 2023
Donation
$250
Leon'S Legacy · Effingham, IL · 2023
Donation
$250
Still I Rise · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$250
Duane Dean Behavioral Health Ctr · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$250
Kankakee Area Ymca · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$250
Kankakee County Hispanic Partnershi · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$200
Pleasant Grove Church · Kankakee, IL · 2025
Donation
$200
St Pat'S Church · Kankakee, IL · 2025
Donation
$200
Angel Jackson · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$200
Helen Wheeler Center · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$200
Martin Luther King Foundation · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$200
B5 Star Foundation · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$200
Board Machine · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$200
Cherry Marshall · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Donation
$200
Christmas Day · Bourbonnais, IL · 2022
Donation
$160
Naacp · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$150
Christmas Day · Bourbonnais, IL · 2025
Donation
$125
Knights of Columbus- Kankakee · Kankakee, IL · 2025
Donation
$125
Still I Rise · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$125
Knights of Columbus - Kankakee · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$125
St Pat'S Church (Hearts of Hope) · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$120
Nabvets · Pembroke Township, IL · 2024
Donation
$100
Cherry Marshall · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$100
Christmas Day · Bourbonnais, IL · 2024
Donation
$100
Genesis Community Ministries · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$100
Kankakee County Community Services · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$100
Mia & Enzo Africano Memorial · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$100
Pleasant Grove Church · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$100
Riverview Historic District · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$100
We Stand for Christ Jesus · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$100
Women'S Club of Kankakee · Bourbonnais, IL · 2024
Donation
$100
Zion Gate Missionary Baptist Church · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Donation
$100
Board Machine · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$100
Cherry Marshall · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$100
Choice Youth Outreach · Peoria, IL · 2023
Donation
$100
Christmas Day · Bourbonnais, IL · 2023
Donation
$100
Dr Leonard Porter · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$100
Garden of Prayer · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$100
Goldstar Gym · Bradley, IL · 2023
Donation
$100
Marycrest Association · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$100
Pleasant Grove Church · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$100
States Attorney'S Community Foundat · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$100
Toya & Co Llc · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Donation
$100
Hippocrates Medical Center · Kankakee, IL · 2022
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.