Illinois · Public charity
United Way of Kankakee County Inc
To improve, consistently and measurably, the quality of life for all thepeople of kankakee county by raising and distributing funds, mobilizingcommunity resources and encouraging solutions to the community's health andhuman service needs.
- $202k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 12
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 27%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $194k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $13,700
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $32,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 18
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $872k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 27% of the organizations United Way of Kankakee County Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $27k 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 | 12 | $194k | 25% |
| FY2024 | 11 | $145k | 27% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $164k | 46% |
| FY2022 | 14 | $192k | 29% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $160k | 8% |
| FY2020 | 18 | $331k | 6% |
| FY2019 | 18 | $469k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Charities Inc | $224,856 | 7 | n/a |
| Child Network Inc | $114,356 | 7 | 7% |
| Clove Alliance | $54,685 | 3 | 1% |
| The Arc of Iroquois County | $44,878 | 3 | 0% |
| Center of Hope | $43,923 | 3 | n/a |
| Easter Seals Inc | $42,698 | 4 | 0% |
| Fortitude Community Outreach | $16,795 | 2 | 3% |
| Aunt Martha's Health and Wellness Inc | $7,542 | 1 | 0% |
| Garden of Prayer Youth Center Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Prairie State Legal Services Inc | $6,595 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United Way of Kankakee County Inc 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.
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How this is measured
About United Way of Kankakee County Inc
- How much does United Way of Kankakee County Inc give?
- United Way of Kankakee County Inc reported 12 itemized grants totaling $193,647, out of $201,747 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 18 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does United Way of Kankakee County Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (69%), Employment (10%), Housing & Shelter (8%).
- Who are United Way of Kankakee County Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Catholic Charities Inc ($225k), Child Network Inc ($114k), Clove Alliance ($55k).
- Does United Way of Kankakee County Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Kankakee County Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is United Way of Kankakee County Inc based?
- United Way of Kankakee County Inc is based in IL.
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