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The Northside Community Bank Charitable Foundation at a glance

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The Northside Community Bank Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$21k
Granted FY2024still arriving
26
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Food & Nutrition$16kHousing & Shelter$12kHealth$11kEducation$10kHuman Services$10kYouth Development$9kRecreation & Sports$6kPublic Safety & Disaster$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$950
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING$3,175
LAKE COUNTY VETERANS AND FAMILY SERVICES$1,950
A SAFE PLACE$1,200
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY-LAKE COUNTY$1,200
FREMONT TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY$1,150
WARREN TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY$1,150
NILES TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY FOUNDATION$1,150
WEST DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP$1,150
COOL MINISTRIES$1,150
PADS LAKE COUNTY$1,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF LAKE COUNTY$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
HEART OF THE CITY$950
FRIENDS OF DEERFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY$650
ROTARY FOUNDATION$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 48% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%CENTER OF CONCERN: $150 → 14%CENTER OF CONCERN: $150 → 14%NORTHWEST COMPASS: $2k → 14%NORTHWEST COMPASS: $375 → 14%COOL MINISTRIES: $1k → 8%COOL MINISTRIES: $900 → 8%COOL MINISTRIES: $250 → 8%CHRISTIAN OUTREACH OF LUTHERANS: $150 → 8%COOL MINISTRIES: $150 → 8%COOL MINISTRIES: $150 → 8%CHRISTIAN OUTREACH OF LUTHERANS: $150 → 8%COOL MINISTRIES: $150 → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$67k · 31 repeat orgs$14k to everyone else

31 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2024, 13 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
19

Total granted

$67k
$11k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+81%

Still filing today

61%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterReligionOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • TC
    THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $10k · revenue +70%
  • BG
    Boys & Girls Club of Lake County
    8× · 2017–2024 · $6k · revenue +215%
  • PL
    PADS Lake County Inc
    8× · 2017–2024 · $6k · revenue +352%

Funded once

  • TL
    THE LAKE COUNTY HAVENgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +81%
  • DB
    DIAPER BANK PARTNERSHIP
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
  • MH
    MERCY HOME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
    one grant, 2020 · $1k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Lakeside Community Committee

To enhance the quality of life for children and families by inspiring hope and empowerment and growth within all whom we serve.

Human Services
2
Lakeshore Legal Aid

Standing with our neighbors, Lakeshore Legal Aid fights poverty and injustice through advocacy and by providing meaningful and dignified access to the legal system.

Crime & Legal
3
Lake County Center for Independent Living

To empower people with disabilities to lead self-directed lives as valued members of the community.

Human Services
4
Eldercare Lake County

Promote the health and independence of lake county, il, older adults

Human Services
5
Family Service of Lake County

Family service of lake county provides counseling, education, and support services to strenghten individuals and families in need to succeed in school, at work, in relationships, and within our community.

—
6
Lake County Partnership for Economic Dev

To maintain economic vitality and quality of life in lake county, illinois by creating and retaining quality jobs, stimulating capital investment, pursuing economic diversity and improving the county's business climate.

Community Improvement
7
Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce

To be a voice for business and a forum for the exchange of ideas and through a variety of chamber programs and services, strengthen the economic vitality of east chicago, hammond, and northwest indiana.

Community Improvement
8
Lakeshore Community Services Inc

The mission of lakeshore is to enhance the ability of persons with mental and physical disabilities to live as independently as possible through acquisition of skills and utilization of services that promote each individual's self…

Human Services
9
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic

North suburban legal aid clinic's mission is to provide accessible, quality, equitable, free legal services in the areas of domestic violence, housing, and immigration to give low-income, at-risk community members access to justice and the…

Crime & Legal
10
Lad Lake Inc

The mission of lad lake, inc. is to guide the growth of at-risk youth so that they reach their potential and live responsibly.

—
11
Great Lakes Community Action Partnership

The mission of great lakes community action partnership is to create partnerships and opportunites to help individuals, families and communities thrive.

Human Services
12
North Shore Health Care Foundation

To expand equitable health care and healthy living in Cook County and champion solutions through funding, education and advocacy.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Northwest Compass Inc; the most unlike its peers is Rockland Family Association. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

34 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 34 of the 58 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/34
Grantees still filing
27/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC: $10,425 · OtherTHE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INCSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL: $2,800 · OtherSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAULDEERFIELD PARK FOUNDATION: $2,750 · OtherDEERFIELD PARK FOUNDATIONWARREN TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY: $2,000 · OtherWEST DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP: $2,000 · OtherFREMONT TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY: $1,975 · OtherDIAPER BANK PARTNERSHIP: $1,500 · OtherLake County Veterans and Family Services: $2,450 · OtherLake County Veterans and Family Services+31 more: $18,523 · Other+31 moreBoys & Girls Club of Lake County: $5,750 · Youth DevelopmentBoys & Girl…HEART OF THE CITY: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentHEART OF TH…MBSA Inc: $450 · Youth DevelopmentMBSA IncPADS Lake County Inc: $5,550 · HealthVitalant Foundation: $500 · Health+2 more: $250 · HealthCOLLEGE BOUND OPPORTUNITIES: $5,250 · EducationWORDS ON WHEELS: $550 · EducationCollege of Lake County Foundation: $250 · Education+1 more: $100 · EducationCOOL MINISTRIES: $3,050 · Human ServicesNORTHWEST COMPASS INC: $2,525 · Human ServicesTHE CENTER OF CONCERN: $300 · Human ServicesTHE LAKE COUNTY HAVEN: $3,000 · Housing & ShelterHABITAT FOR HUMANITY LAKE COUNTY: $2,100 · Housing & ShelterPADS OF ELGIN INC: $200 · Housing & ShelterNORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK: $3,200 · Food & NutritionNILES TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY FOUNDATION: $1,900 · Food & Nutrition
Other$44,423Youth Development$8,200Health$6,300Education$6,150Human Services$5,875Housing & Shelter$5,300Food & Nutrition$5,100

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC: $10,425 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Lake County: $5,750 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetPADS Lake County Inc: $5,550 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCOLLEGE BOUND OPPORTUNITIES: $5,250 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetNORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK: $3,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOOL MINISTRIES: $3,050 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LAKE COUNTY HAVEN: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDEERFIELD PARK FOUNDATION: $2,750 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetNORTHWEST COMPASS INC: $2,525 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLake County Veterans and Family Services: $2,450 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY LAKE COUNTY: $2,100 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHEART OF THE CITY: $2,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNILES TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY FOUNDATION: $1,900 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLAKE COUNTY CRISIS CENTER: $1,450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetARDEN SHORE CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $1,350 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNSSRA FOUNDATION: $950 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLOVE INC OF LAKE COUNTY: $700 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWORDS ON WHEELS: $550 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetVitalant Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMBSA Inc: $450 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CENTER OF CONCERN: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKINDRED LIFE MINISTRIES INC: $300 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBiG Great Lakes: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCollege of Lake County Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPADS OF ELGIN INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOIS: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetULMAN FOUNDATION INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER WAUKEGAN DEVELOPMENT COALITION: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDANNY DID FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROCKLAND FAMILY ASSOCIATION: $100 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC ↗
  • Who funds Boys & Girls Club of Lake County ↗
  • Who funds PADS Lake County Inc ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGE BOUND OPPORTUNITIES ↗
  • Who funds NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds COOL MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds THE LAKE COUNTY HAVEN ↗
  • Who funds DEERFIELD PARK FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NORTHWEST COMPASS INC ↗
  • Who funds Lake County Veterans and Family Services ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY LAKE COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds HEART OF THE CITY ↗
  • Who funds NILES TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds LAKE COUNTY CRISIS CENTER ↗
  • Who funds ARDEN SHORE CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds Lake County Stallions Inc ↗
  • Who funds NSSRA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds LOVE INC OF LAKE COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds WORDS ON WHEELS ↗
  • Who funds Vitalant Foundation ↗
  • Who funds THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL ↗

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.

AbbVie FoundationJohn and Kathleen Sch…First Bank Chicago Fo…Baxter International …The Lake County Commu…Trustmark FoundationUnited Way of Metropo…The Chicago Community…The Gorter Family Fou…The Grainger Foundati…United Way of Lake Co…George M Eisenberg Fo…
AbbVie FoundationIL29× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy · First Bank Chicago Foundation · Baxter International Foundation · The Lake County Community Foundation · Trustmark Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · The Gorter Family Foundation · The Grainger Foundation Inc · United Way of Lake County Inc · George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Northside Community Bank Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Northside Community Bank Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to The Northside Community Bank Charitable Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Northside Community Bank Charitable Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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-PF 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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