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· Public charity

United Way of Grundy County

To support the activities that facilitate organized solicitations and contributions to approved organizations of a charitable, benevolent, or health related nature by and for the people of grundy county.

$196k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$23k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$695kHealth$414kFood & Nutrition$215kYouth Development$202kCrime & Legal$115kCommunity Improvement$98kPublic Safety & Disaster$19kEducation$12k
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 14 grants below total $164,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $196,300 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $32,300 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $65k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $99k
$9,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$3.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WE CARE OF GRUNDY COUNTY$23,000
EASTERSEALS JOLIET REGION$19,600
GUARDIAN ANGEL COMM SERVICES$17,200
COMMUNITY NUTRITION NETWORK$15,000
ILLINOIS VALLEY INDUSTRIES$12,100
UNIV OF IL EXT GRUNDY CO$11,700
DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER$9,500
BOY SCOUTS RAINBOW COUNCIL$9,200
GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER CHICAG$9,200
STEPPING STONES INC$9,000
GRUNDY COUNTY SPECIALTY COURT$9,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES$7,500
MORRIS HOSPITAL & HEALTHCARE$6,200
PRAIRIE LEGAL SERVICES$5,800
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 (FY17–25, $358k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 35% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%EASTER SEALS JOLIET REGION: $26k → 7%EASTER SEALS JOLIET REGION: $26k → 7%COMMUNITY NUTRITION NETWORK: $17k → 14%COMMUNITY NUTRITION NETWORK: $17k → 14%COMMUNITY NUTRITION NETWORK: $16k → 14%EASTER SEALS JOLIET REGION: $25k → 7%COMMUNITY NUTRITION NETWORK: $16k → 14%EASTER SEALS JOLIET REGION: $25k → 7%COMMUNITY NUTRITION NETWORK: $15k → 14%COMMUNITY NUTRITION NETWORK: $13k → 14%COMMUNITY NUTRITION NETWORK: $13k → 14%EASTER SEALS JOLIET REGION: $20k → 7%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $10k → 14%EASTERSEALS JOLIET REGION: $20k → 7%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $9k → 14%COMMUNITY NUTRITION NETWORK: $15k → 7%EASTER SEALS JOLIET REGION: $20k → 7%EASTER SEALS JOLIET REGION: $20k → 7%JOLIET AREA COMMUNITY HOSPICE: $6k → 7%JOLIET AREA COMMUNITY HOSPICE: $6k → 7%JOLIET AREA COMMUNITY HOSPICE: $6k → 7%CHILD CARE RESOURCE & REF: $7k → 7%JOLIET AREA COMMUNITY HOSPICE: $6k → 7%BOY SCOUTS RAINBOW COUNCIL: $9k → 7%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.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.7M · 22 repeat orgs$25k to everyone else

22 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
1

Total granted

$1.7M
$7k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+56%
+68%

Still filing today

77%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthCommunity ImprovementCrime & LegalYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • WC
    WE CARE OF GRUNDY COUNTY INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $203k · revenue +52%
  • ES
    EASTER SEALS OF JOLIET REGION INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $178k · revenue +76%
  • GA
    GUARDIAN ANGEL COMMUNITY SERVICES
    8× · 2017–2025 · $159k · revenue +51%

Funded once

  • CC
    Child Care Resource & Referralgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $7k · revenue +68%
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
Goodwill Industries of Northern Il and Wi Stateline Area Inc

The mission of goodwill is to create opportunities for individuals with barriers to enhance their lives. barriers include physical or mental disabilities, lack of education and job preparation, socio-economic disadvantages, and others.…

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2
Senior Services Center of Will County

To enhance the quality of life of the older person, support theirindependence, encourage their involvement in the community, provide analternative to loneliness and isolation and provide a community focalpoint where older persons come…

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3
Childrens Advocacy Center of East Central Illinois

To assist children who have been victims of abuse

Crime & Legal
4
West Central Illinois Case Coordination Unit

To promptly and efficiently promote and provide a wide array of programs to meet the needs of the elderly, their families and those who care for them in a confidential and professional manner.

Unclassified
5
Central Illinois Service Access Inc

Our mission is to maximize independence for individuals with disabilities through choice, advocacy and service access.

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6
Sinnissippi Centers Inc

It is the mission of sinnissippi centers, inc. to provide quality, coordinated and responsive behavioral healthcare services to individuals, families and the communities we serve.

Health
7
Cornerstone Services Inc

The organization seeks to provide residential services for disabled adults and children, as well as behavioral health, regular work and supported employment services for these disabled individuals. additionally, developmental training and…

Human Services
8
Ageguide Northeastern Illinois Area On Aging

We strive to make aging easier through the development of a network of services for older persons designed to optimize the quality of their lives.

Food & Nutrition
9
Northern Illinois Blood Bank Inc D/B/a Rock River Valley Blood Center

Rock river valley blood center, in partnership with our community, is dedicated to providing safe, high value blood products and services to people in need.

Health
10
Heartland Community Health Clinic D/B/a Heartland Health Services

Provide affordable, high-quality health services and remove inequities to improve the lives of all.

Health
11
Youth Service Bureau

The Youth Service Bureau provides services to at-risk youth who are, or are at risk of becoming, runaway, abused, neglected and/or homeless. Services are also available for their family members.

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12
Infant Welfare Society of Chicago

Infant welfare society of chicago (iws) (d/b/a iws family health) provides quality medical, dental and behavioral health services for the health, physical and mental development of children and their families in the chicagoland community.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Easter Seals of Joliet Region Inc; the most unlike its peers is Grundy Community Lending Closet and Grief Support Ltd. 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

21 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. 21 of the 25 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/21
Grantees still filing
16/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WE CARE OF GRUNDY COUNTY INC: $202,850 · OtherWE CARE OF GRUNDY COUNTY INCGUARDIAN ANGEL COMMUNITY SERVICES: $159,020 · OtherGUARDIAN ANGEL COMMUNITY SERVICESUNITED CEREBRAL PALSY CENTER FOR DISABILITY SERVICES: $114,450 · OtherUNITED CEREBRAL PALSY CENTER FOR DISABILITY SERVICESTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS: $104,360 · OtherTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISWILL-GRUNDY CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $102,232 · OtherWILL-GRUNDY CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGILLINOIS VALLEY INDUSTRIES: $98,171 · OtherILLINOIS VALLEY INDUSTRIESGIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER CHICAG: $76,240 · OtherGIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER CHICAGCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF JOLIET: $74,760 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF JOLIETBoy Scouts of America Rainbow Council: $67,040 · OtherBoy Scouts of America Rainbow CouncilGRUNDY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT: $62,300 · OtherCRISIS LINE OF WILL COUNTY: $62,000 · OtherBIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF WILL AND GRUNDY COUNTIES: $40,000 · Other+2 more: $23,153 · OtherEASTER SEALS OF JOLIET REGION INC: $178,400 · Human ServicesEASTER SEALS OF JOLIET…COMMUNITY NUTRITION NETWORK AND SENIOR SERVICES ASSOCIATION: $122,240 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY NUTRITION NE…Joliet Area Community Hospice Corp: $22,900 · Human ServicesJoliet Area Community …American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $18,900 · Human Services+2 more: $15,950 · Human ServicesSTEPPING STONES INC: $89,200 · Community ImprovementMORRIS HOSPITAL: $42,778 · HealthWILL GRUNDY MEDICAL CLINIC: $30,540 · HealthPRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC: $53,080 · Crime & LegalGirl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana: $9,200 · Youth Development
Other$1,186,576Human Services$358,390Community Improvement$89,200Health$73,318Crime & Legal$53,080Youth Development$9,200

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWE CARE OF GRUNDY COUNTY INC: $202,850 over 8y, 5.5% of budgetEASTER SEALS OF JOLIET REGION INC: $178,400 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetGUARDIAN ANGEL COMMUNITY SERVICES: $159,020 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY NUTRITION NETWORK AND SENIOR SERVICES ASSOCIATION: $122,240 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetUNITED CEREBRAL PALSY CENTER FOR DISABILITY SERVICES: $114,450 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetWILL-GRUNDY CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $102,232 over 8y, 3.2% of budgetILLINOIS VALLEY INDUSTRIES: $98,171 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetSTEPPING STONES INC: $89,200 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF JOLIET: $74,760 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBoy Scouts of America Rainbow Council: $67,040 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetCRISIS LINE OF WILL COUNTY: $62,000 over 4y, 8.9% of budgetPRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC: $53,080 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMORRIS HOSPITAL: $42,778 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF WILL AND GRUNDY COUNTIES: $40,000 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetWILL GRUNDY MEDICAL CLINIC: $30,540 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetJoliet Area Community Hospice Corp: $22,900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $18,900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION JOLIET: $10,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGirl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana: $9,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChild Care Resource & Referral: $6,750 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 WE CARE OF GRUNDY COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds EASTER SEALS OF JOLIET REGION INC ↗
  • Who funds GUARDIAN ANGEL COMMUNITY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY NUTRITION NETWORK AND SENIOR SERVICES ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY CENTER FOR DISABILITY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds WILL-GRUNDY CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING ↗
  • Who funds ILLINOIS VALLEY INDUSTRIES ↗
  • Who funds STEPPING STONES INC ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF JOLIET ↗
  • Who funds Boy Scouts of America Rainbow Council ↗
  • Who funds CRISIS LINE OF WILL COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds MORRIS HOSPITAL ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF WILL AND GRUNDY COUNTIES ↗
  • Who funds WILL GRUNDY MEDICAL CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds Joliet Area Community Hospice Corp ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION JOLIET ↗
  • Who funds GRUNDY COMMUNITY LENDING CLOSET AND GRIEF SUPPORT LTD ↗
  • Who funds Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana ↗
  • Who funds Child Care Resource & Referral ↗

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.

United Way of Will Co…Community Foundation …Ageguide Northeastern…The Community Foundat…Charities Aid Foundat…The Dupage Community …AbbVie FoundationGeorge M Eisenberg Fo…Northern Illinois Foo…Edward Jones Foundati…The Blackbaud Giving …Jpmorgan Chase Founda…
United Way of Will CountyIL36.9× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Will County · Community Foundation of Grundy County · Ageguide Northeastern Illinois Area on Aging · The Community Foundation of Will County · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Dupage Community Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities · Northern Illinois Food Bank · Edward Jones Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization United Way of Grundy County funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from United Way of Grundy County. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    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.

    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 25 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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