Funding search · EIN 362167949 · Gurnee, IL

United Way of Lake County

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

78
grants reported
$2.7M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$13,464
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. 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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  • Personal Assistance Telephone Help2 grants · $888,713
  • United Way of Greater St Louis2 grants · $253,643
  • Dupage County1 grant · $200,600
  • Round Lake Park District3 grants · $117,500
  • United Way of Will County2 grants · $109,326
  • Haces2 grants · $105,525
  • Interface Children & Family Service1 grant · $74,700
  • Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center1 grant · $61,842
  • Fox Valley United Way2 grants · $56,817
  • United Way of Greater McHenry County2 grants · $49,199

Giving over time

$308,137
2021
$627,582
2022
$1.6M
2023
$137,397
2024

Grant history

All 78 reported grants, largest first.

  • $703,843

    Personal Assistance Telephone Help · Bloomington, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $200,600

    Dupage County · Wheaton, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $184,870

    Personal Assistance Telephone Help · Bloomington, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $175,543

    United Way of Greater St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Program support

  • $78,100

    United Way of Greater St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Program support

  • $74,700

    Interface Children & Family Service · Camarillo, CA · 2023

    Program support

  • $64,993

    United Way of Will County · Joliet, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $61,842

    Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center · Gurnee, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $54,525

    Haces · Waukegan, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $52,000

    Round Lake Park District · Round Lake, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $51,000

    Haces · Waukegan, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $44,333

    United Way of Will County · Joliet, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $39,000

    Round Lake Park District · Round Lake, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $33,400

    Fox Valley United Way · Aurora, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $31,577

    Mano a Mano Family Resource Center · Round Lake Park, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $31,200

    United Way of Rock River Valley · Rockford, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $30,000

    Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center Special Allocations · Gurnee, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $26,500

    Round Lake Park District · Round Lake, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $26,500

    Friends of the Round Lake Area Parks Foundation · Round Lake, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $25,299

    United Way of Greater McHenry County · McHenry, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $23,900

    United Way of Greater McHenry County · McHenry, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $23,417

    Fox Valley United Way · Aurora, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $23,100

    United Way of Champaign County · Savoy, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $20,053

    One Hope Wu Lkbf 2021 Grantee · Lake Villa, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $18,900

    United Way of McLean County · Bloomington, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $18,500

    Family First Center of Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $18,431

    United Way of Central Illinois · Springfield, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $16,500

    Family First Center of Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $16,033

    United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties · Kankakee, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $15,705

    Mano a Mano Family Resource Center · Round Lake Park, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $15,271

    Boys & Girls Club of Lake County · North Chicago, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Family First Center of Lake County the Formative Years · Zion, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Family Service of Lake County · Highland Park, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $14,898

    Kendall County 211 · Plano, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $14,533

    United Way of Rock River County · Rockford, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $14,500

    United Way of Decatur and Mid-Illinois · Decatur, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $14,390

    United Way of Central Illinois · Springfield, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $14,267

    United Way of Eastern Lasalle County · Ottawa, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $14,000

    Affirm Leadership Christian Academy · Waukegan, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $12,927

    United Way of Northwest Illinois · Freeport, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $12,500

    Affirm Leadership Christian Academy · Waukegan, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $12,436

    United Way of Midland-Grantee · Midland, MI · 2023

    Program support

  • $12,048

    Kishwaukee United Way · Dekalb, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $11,717

    Mother'S Trust Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $11,280

    United Way of Decatur and Mid-Illinois · Decatur, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $11,042

    Mother'S Trust Foundation · Lake Forst, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $10,766

    Mothers Trust Foundation · Lake Forst, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $10,700

    Fill a Heart 4 Kids · Lake Forest, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $10,500

    Shelia Daniels Christian Academy · Waukegan, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $10,333

    First Baptist Church of Waukegan · Waukegan, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $10,170

    United Way of Kenosha County · Kenosha, WI · 2024

    Program support

  • $10,000

    United Way of Illinois · McHenry, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Roberti Community House · Lake Forest, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $9,826

    United Way of Livingston Co · Pontiac, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $9,808

    United Way of Champaign County · Savoy, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $9,452

    United Way of Kenosha County · Kenosha, WI · 2021

    Program support

  • $9,369

    Beacon Place Nfp · Waukegan, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $9,118

    United Way of Danville Area · Danville, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $8,513

    United Way of Kenosha County · Kenosha, WI · 2023

    Program support

  • $8,500

    Heart of the City · Waukegan, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $8,424

    United Way of South Central Illinois · Mt Vernon, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $7,685

    United Way of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $7,636

    Catholic Charities Archdioceseof Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $7,566

    Uw South Central · Lake Forst, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $7,161

    United Way of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $7,088

    United Way of Lee County · Dixon, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $6,550

    United Way of South Central Illinois · Mt Vernon, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $6,508

    Ronald McDonald House Charities · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $6,333

    Kendall County 211 · Plano, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $6,076

    United Way of Whiteside County · Rock Falls, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $5,700

    United Way of Grundy County (Illinois) · Morris, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $5,347

    United Way of Kankakee and Iroquoiscounties · Kankakee, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $5,318

    Save-a-Pet · Grayslake, IL · 2021

    Program support

  • $5,200

    Childrens Heart Foundation · Northbrook, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $5,200

    Childrens Heart Foundation · Northbrook, IL · 2022

    Program support

  • $5,200

    Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2021

    Program support

  • $5,166

    Boys and Girls Club of Kenosha · Kenosha, WI · 2022

    Program support

  • $5,110

    United Way of Knox County · Galesburg, IL · 2023

    Program 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.