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Highland Park Community Foundation

Grants to charitable organizations

$1.0M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
42
Itemized grants FY2024
44
Organizations funded FY2023
14%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$959k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$14,925
Largest grant, FY2024
$105,000
Organizations funded a year
14 to 44
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$7.6M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 14% of the organizations Highland Park Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $201k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving42$959k7%
FY202344$1.1M14%
FY202242$1.3M14%
FY202135$651k20%
FY202033$661k24%
FY201928$520k46%
FY201815$198k7%
FY201714$181kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$1.6MEducation$940kHealth$673kCrime & Legal$672kArts & Culture$590kPhilanthropy$241kYouth Development$223kHousing & Shelter$180kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Friends of the Highwood Public Library$371,000616%
Highland Park Community Nursery School$358,31085%
The Josselyn Center Nfp$344,00061%
Family Service of Lake County$342,145611%
Tri-Con Child Care Center Inc$335,475816%
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic$290,02583%
The Art Center of Highland Park$243,00086%
Family Focus Legacy$231,09061%
Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center$193,90082%
College Bound Opportunities$174,50084%
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All grantees of Highland Park Community Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Friends of the Highwood Public Library$371,000616%
Highland Park Community Nursery School$358,31085%
The Josselyn Center Nfp$344,00061%
Family Service of Lake County$342,145611%
Tri-Con Child Care Center Inc$335,475816%
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic$290,02583%
The Art Center of Highland Park$243,00086%
Family Focus Legacy$231,09061%
Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center$193,90082%
College Bound Opportunities$174,50084%
Lake County Partners In Aging$163,750831%
Family Focus$146,00020%
Jewish Child and Family Services$140,00070%
Highland Park Strings Nfp$122,500637%
Northern Illinois Food Bank$115,50070%
Lake County Crisis Center$113,00061%
Community Partners for Affordable Housing$94,00060%
Highland Park High School Parent Teacher Organization$81,750572%
Family Service of Glencoe$77,50034%
Focus on the Arts Inc$76,000446%
The Pilgrim Chamber Players$69,000437%
Keshet$68,30060%
Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago$65,50080%
Highland Park Public Library$61,0004n/a
United States Catholic Conference$60,5006n/a
Glenkirk$56,50060%
Fenix Family Health Center$50,00015%
Kids Rank$49,00054%
Collaborative Community Housing Initiative$44,525413%
Township High School District 113$44,5033n/a
Gratitude Generation Inc$42,00045%
The Roberti Community House$41,00042%
The Center for Enriched Living Inc$39,78050%
Curt's Cafe$39,00051%
Youth Services of Glenviewnorthbrook$37,00021%
Cancer Wellness Center$35,50041%
Midwest Young Artists$35,00060%
Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center$34,10040%
Jewish Council for Youth Services$33,65540%
Direct Giving Lab$32,400418%
The Stuart I Raskas Friendship Circle Illinois NFP$32,00045%
Jewish Community Centers of Chicago$28,00030%
The Balance Project Inc$28,000217%
Salt Service and Learning Together$27,5003n/a
Rainbows for All Children Inc$23,50033%
Mothers Trust Foundation$22,50031%
Working Together$22,0002n/a
Parks Foundation of Highland Park$20,49921%
Keeping Families Covered$18,00021%
Art Impact Project Not for Profit$17,00026%
Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park$15,00015%
Rotary Club of Highland Park- Highwood$11,9001n/a
Best Futures Inc$10,000217%
Bitter Jester Foundation for the Arts Nfp$7,5001n/a
Heart of the City$6,00010%
Willow House$5,50011%

Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($274k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Highland Park Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 49 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFriends of the Highwood Public Library: $371,000 over 6y, 16% of budgetHighland Park Community Nursery School: $358,310 over 8y, 4.9% of budgetThe Josselyn Center Nfp: $344,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetFamily Service of Lake County: $342,145 over 6y, 11% of budgetTri-Con Child Care Center Inc: $335,475 over 8y, 16% of budgetNorth Suburban Legal Aid Clinic: $290,025 over 8y, 3.1% of budgetThe Art Center of Highland Park: $243,000 over 8y, 5.6% of budgetFamily Focus Legacy: $231,090 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetZacharias Sexual Abuse Center: $193,900 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetCollege Bound Opportunities: $174,500 over 8y, 3.9% of budgetLake County Partners In Aging: $163,750 over 8y, 31% of budgetFamily Focus: $146,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetJewish Child and Family Services: $140,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetHighland Park Strings Nfp: $122,500 over 6y, 37% of budgetNorthern Illinois Food Bank: $115,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLake County Crisis Center: $113,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetCommunity Partners for Affordable Housing: $94,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetHighland Park High School Parent Teacher Organization: $81,750 over 5y, 72% of budgetFamily Service of Glencoe: $77,500 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetFocus on the Arts Inc: $76,000 over 4y, 46% of budgetThe Pilgrim Chamber Players: $69,000 over 4y, 37% of budgetKeshet: $68,300 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBig Brothers-Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago: $65,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetGlenkirk: $56,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetFenix Family Health Center: $50,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetKids Rank: $49,000 over 5y, 4.4% of budgetCollaborative Community Housing Initiative: $44,525 over 4y, 13% of budgetGratitude Generation Inc: $42,000 over 4y, 5.4% of budgetThe Roberti Community House: $41,000 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetThe Center for Enriched Living Inc: $39,780 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetCurt's Cafe: $39,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetYouth Services of Glenviewnorthbrook: $37,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetCancer Wellness Center: $35,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetMidwest Young Artists: $35,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetLester and Rosalie Anixter Center: $34,100 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetJewish Council for Youth Services: $33,655 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDirect Giving Lab: $32,400 over 4y, 18% of budgetThe Stuart I Raskas Friendship Circle Illinois NFP: $32,000 over 4y, 4.9% of budgetJewish Community Centers of Chicago: $28,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Balance Project Inc: $28,000 over 2y, 17% of budgetRainbows for All Children Inc: $23,500 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetMothers Trust Foundation: $22,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetParks Foundation of Highland Park: $20,499 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetKeeping Families Covered: $18,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetArt Impact Project Not for Profit: $17,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetUptown Music Theater of Highland Park: $15,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetBest Futures Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 17% of budgetHeart of the City: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 49.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

First Bank Chicago Fo…Healthcare Foundation…The Lake County Commu…YEA Highland Park IncJewish Federation of …Leva Family FoundationJohn and Kathleen Sch…AbbVie FoundationNorthwestern Memorial…Give N KindUnited Way of Lake Co…Vivo Foundation
First Bank Chicago FoundationIL53.1× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: First Bank Chicago Foundation · Healthcare Foundation of Highland Park · The Lake County Community Foundation · YEA Highland Park Inc · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Leva Family Foundation · John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy · AbbVie Foundation · Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group · Give N Kind · United Way of Lake County Inc · Vivo Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Highland Park Community Foundation

How much does Highland Park Community Foundation give?
Highland Park Community Foundation reported 42 itemized grants totaling $958,525, out of $1,025,075 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 44 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Highland Park Community Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (29%), Education (17%), Health (12%).
Who are Highland Park Community Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Friends of the Highwood Public Library ($371k), Highland Park Community Nursery School ($358k), The Josselyn Center Nfp ($344k).
Does Highland Park Community Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Highland Park Community Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include First Bank Chicago Foundation, Healthcare Foundation of Highland Park, The Lake County Community Foundation.
Where is Highland Park Community Foundation based?
Highland Park Community Foundation is based in IL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 58 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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