Funding search · EIN 830538429 · Lake Barrington, IL

Richard and Carol Leonard Foundation

Name: Richard and Carol Leonard Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

46
grants reported: $68,000
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $800
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.

What they fund

food pantry area elgin illinois ainsworth career concert

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Elgin Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $20,500
Northern Illinois Food Bank4 grants · $8,900
Food for Greater Elgin4 grants · $8,900
The Salvation Army4 grants · $6,600
Misericordia Home3 grants · $4,600
Dental Lifeline Network2 grants · $2,200
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital1 grant · $1,800
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township2 grants · $1,400
Lake County Symphony Orchestra2 grants · $1,400
North Chicago Public Library1 grant · $1,200

Giving over time

$5,550

2022

$7,600

2023

$19,650

2024

$35,200

2025

Grant history

All 46 reported grants, largest first.

$15,900
Elgin Symphony Orchestra · Elgin, IL · 2025
Ainsworth project
$4,000
Elgin Symphony Orchestra · Elgin, IL · 2024
Ainsworth project
$3,000
Food for Greater Elgin · Elgin, IL · 2025
Food pantry
$3,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2025
Food pantry
$2,500
Food for Greater Elgin · Elgin, IL · 2024
Food pantry
$2,500
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2024
Food pantry
$2,000
Misericordia Home · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purposes
$2,000
Misericordia Home · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purposes
$1,800
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
General purposes
$1,800
Food for Greater Elgin · Elgin, IL · 2023
Food pantry
$1,800
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2023
Food pantry
$1,700
The Salvation Army · Elgin, IL · 2025
Programs in elgin, illinois area
$1,700
The Salvation Army · Elgin, IL · 2024
Programs in elgin, illinois area
$1,600
The Salvation Army · Elgin, IL · 2023
Programs in elgin, illinois area
$1,600
Food for Greater Elgin · Elgin, IL · 2022
Food pantry
$1,600
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2022
Food pantry
$1,600
The Salvation Army · Elgin, IL · 2022
Programs in elgin, illinois area
$1,200
Dental Lifeline Network · Denver, CO · 2025
General purposes
$1,200
North Chicago Public Library · North Chicago, IL · 2025
General purposes
$1,200
Whitman College Science Division · Walla Walla, WA · 2025
Science equipment reserve fund
$1,000
Dental Lifeline Network · Denver, CO · 2024
General purposes
$1,000
St Jude Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General purposes
$800
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025
English department for discretionary/career
$800
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township · Carpentersville, IL · 2024
General purposes
$800
Lake County Symphony Orchestra · Gurnee, IL · 2024
General purposes
$750
Gail Borden Public Library Foundation · Elgin, IL · 2022
Violins of hope concert
$600
Ridges Sanctuary · Baileys Harbor, WI · 2025
General purposes
$600
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township · Carpentersville, IL · 2023
General purposes
$600
Elgin Symphony Orchestra · Elgin, IL · 2023
General purposes
$600
Lake County Symphony Orchestra · Gurnee, IL · 2023
General purposes
$600
Misericordia Home · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purposes
$500
Little City · Inverness, IL · 2025
General purposes
$500
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
General purposes
$500
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2025
General purposes
$500
Little City · Inverness, IL · 2024
General purposes
$500
Ridges Sanctuary · Baileys Harbor, WI · 2024
General purposes
$500
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General purposes
$500
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
General purposes
$400
Animal House Shelter · Huntley, IL · 2025
General purposes
$400
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
General purposes
$400
Animal House Shelter · Huntley, IL · 2024
General purposes
$400
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General purposes
$300
Charity Navigator · Saddlebrook, NJ · 2025
General purposes
$300
Charity Navigator · Saddlebrook, NJ · 2024
General purposes
$250
Tree House Humane Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purposes
$200
Tree House Humane Society · Chicago, IL · 2025
General purposes

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