Illinois · Public charity
Lake County Bar Foundation
The foundation was established in 1960 to promote the education of lawyers and advance the science of jurisprudence. The foundation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes in accordance with section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. More specifically, the foundation is dedicated to supporting the charitable…
- $266k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $260k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.2M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Lake County Bar Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 56% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 44% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $260k | 86% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $36k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $13k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $8k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $15k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Depaul University | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | $43,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Waukegan To College NFP | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Art Impact Project Not for Profit | $14,000 | 2 | 8% |
| Drinkwater Family Services Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lake County Crisis Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Prairie State Legal Services Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Coalition Legal | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Casa Lake County Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Depaul University | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | $43,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Waukegan To College NFP | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Art Impact Project Not for Profit | $14,000 | 2 | 8% |
| Drinkwater Family Services Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lake County Crisis Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Prairie State Legal Services Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Coalition Legal | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Casa Lake County Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Waukegan Historical Society Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lake County Bar Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Lake County Community Foundation · John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy · First Bank Chicago Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Lake County Bar Foundation
- How much does Lake County Bar Foundation give?
- Lake County Bar Foundation reported 7 itemized grants totaling $260,000, out of $266,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does Lake County Bar Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (34%), Community Improvement (29%), Crime & Legal (24%).
- Who are Lake County Bar Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Northern Illinois University Foundation ($100k), Depaul University ($100k), North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic ($43k).
- Does Lake County Bar Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lake County Bar Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Lake County Community Foundation, John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy, First Bank Chicago Foundation.
- Where is Lake County Bar Foundation based?
- Lake County Bar Foundation is based in IL.
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