Illinois · Nonprofit
BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION
BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION (Illinois) receives grants from 46 organizations whose IRS filings report $890,623 to it, the largest being FOGLIA FAMILY FOUNDATION ($300,000). 20 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $881k
- Funders on record
- 46
- Grants received
- $891k
- Net assets
- $426k
What Bounce Childrens Foundation does
Mission
To transform the lives of chronically ill children, and their loved ones, shifting all from surviving to thriving.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Bounce bash family adventures - family events, outings, and adventures specially designed to enable the participation of children with complex medical needs. Bounce kiddos, siblings and parents all come together as an extended "bounce family". While bounce kiddos experience a much-needed break from their reality of scary doctor visits, painful therapies, and the grueling side-effects of treatment, bounce siblings discover they are not alone in their journey, and bounce parents connect to support each other. In addition to distraction, fun, and friendship, bounce bash events provide face-to-face opportunities to feel safe, accepted, and 'normal' while participating in activities typically off-limits to families with disabled children. Bounce is proud to report that 30 bounce bash adventures were offered in fy24-25, exceeding the annual target by 25%. Events included a private trip to cypress cove waterpark, chicago bears family training camp, a chicago white sox game, concerts at ravinia festival, theatre preformances at harris theatre and marriott theatre, a halloween party complete with indoor trick-or-treating, private movie screenings, both indoor and drive-in, goebbert's…
$226,360 spent51% of program spendingBounce back kit family care packages - these fun-filled, custom-designed, and uniquely themed care packages are sent to bounce families to offset the tremendous amount of time they spend locked in at home due to their child's medical condition. These "boredom busters" typically recognize holidays/important milestones and include fun and distracting items such as: games; books; videos; arts & crafts; stem projects; gift cards; "kitchen krafts" - and more. Boosting spirits for all, they provide joy and resilience building "inspiration-in-a-box" for the entire family. Because bounce families are often unable to join loved ones to celebrate the holidays in traditional ways, bounce back kit care packages are curated to bring families together to enjoy one another's company. Fy24-25 bounce back kits included: national kids take over the kitchen day and saint patrick's day. In the fall, a record 458 boxes stuffed full of activities to help kiddos and siblings get more comfortable and self-sufficient in the kitchen were sent to all bounce families. Enabling kids to be more self-sufficient reduces the load on parents and overall family stress. In the spring, 485 boxes, another new record,…
$98,155 spent22% of program spendingBounce it forward surprise outings- never knowing when the next medical crisis will strike, bounce families do not have the luxury of planning ahead. They miss out on all sorts of high demand activities including: major league sports, concerts, theater productions, cultural exhibits, special events, holiday shows/exhibits, and other unique productions. Tapping into a network of generous individuals/organizations who pay-it-forward by donating excess tickets, bounce members participate in these fun and otherwise inaccessible events. Bounce it forward outings provide unexpected moments of fun and create amazing memories. They restore optimism and lift the spirits of families experiencing the negative emotional impact of frequent medical intervention. 99 tickets were provided for events such as concerts, baseball games, football games, hockey games, holiday light shows, live theatre performances.
$29,565 spent7% of program spendingBounce academy workshops- educational sessions for parents/caregivers to enhance their ability to cope financially, intellectually, emotionally, and psychologically - all while their children are close by. Supervised, safe, and entertained, bounce kiddos and siblings partake in fun activities that encourage coping and foster resiliency. This eliminates one of the key barriers to parental participation as appropriate childcare is extremely difficult to access. Education topics are selected based on direct input from parents/caregivers and feature subject matter experts for each topic.
$12,562 spent3% of program spendingBounce net private parent network- a private and safe online platform for parents/caregivers to form a virtual community of shared support. Parents/caregivers share resources, compare notes, and bolster one another whenever and wherever needed. This virtual safety net is available 24/7/365 ensuring it's there when parents/caregivers need it most. In addition to providing immediate access to a variety of resources and connection to fellow members bounce net provides a platform for announcing bounce it forward ticket opportunities and features replays of bounce academy educational sessions. Membership grew by 44 additional families during the fiscal year.
$49,409 spent11% of program spendingBounce cards - birthday cards for each member of bounce, including kiddos, siblings, and parents were sent throughouth the year. In addition, volunteers created and hand signed cards at toal of 1,871 cards, one for each bounce family to celebrate back to school, thanksgiving, happy new year, and valentine's day.
$27,265 spent6% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $443,316.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $319k to $568k (+78%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2024 0% · 2025 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
79% of BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (83% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Joan Steltmann
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2019 and FY2020 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $21k → $200k.
10 of 46 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 42% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 46 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 34% of grant income and the top three 66%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
47% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 60% · 2018 66% · 2019 37% · 2020 86% · 2021 72% · 2022 55% · 2023 50% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
27% of BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 43% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
78% of BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $376k arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 8,464 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 8,464 health nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
80%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION?
- BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION (Illinois) receives grants from 46 organizations whose IRS filings report $890,623 to it, the largest being FOGLIA FAMILY FOUNDATION ($300,000). 20 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 46 organizations giving $890,623 in grants to BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION, 20 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION?
- FOGLIA FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $300,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BOUNCE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 46 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing