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 2021–2024. 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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- 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
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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