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THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS

THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS (Illinois) receives grants from 80 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,747,702 to it, the largest being FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY FOUNDATION ($1,275,822). 44 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$2.1M
Funders on record
80
Grants received
$4.7M
Net assets
$13M
44/80 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 42%
01What it does

What The 100 Club of Illinois does

Mission

The 100 Club of Illinois provides resources, several forms of financial support, access to training, and moral support to the families of first responders who have lost their lives in the line of duty and active duty first responders. All sworn federal, state, county, and local first responders stationed in the state of illinois are served.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. The organization is involved in a number of program services including providing mental health and wellness support for active duty first responders and the families of the fallen, the 100 club membership program, and events like the valor awards and family day.

    $1,038,522 spentof which $163,102 as grants
    67% of program spending
  2. Financial assistance provided to dependents of fallen first responders towards higher education.

    $445,533 spentof which $445,533 as grants
    29% of program spending
  3. Financial aid provided to surviving spouses and dependents of illinois law enforcement officers and firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty.

    $55,871 spentof which $55,871 as grants
    4% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,539,926.

02The organization over time

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.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($1.9M) Expenses 100 ($1.2M) Net assets 100 ($8.6M)2018 Revenue 115 ($2.2M) Expenses 117 ($1.4M) Net assets 95 ($8.2M)2019 Revenue 117 ($2.2M) Expenses 110 ($1.3M) Net assets 118 ($10M)2020 Revenue 76 ($1.4M) Expenses 141 ($1.7M) Net assets 126 ($11M)2021 Revenue 96 ($1.8M) Expenses 129 ($1.6M) Net assets 141 ($12M)2022 Revenue 84 ($1.6M) Expenses 140 ($1.7M) Net assets 120 ($10M)2023 Revenue 98 ($1.9M) Expenses 155 ($1.9M) Net assets 137 ($12M)2024 Revenue 110 ($2.1M) Expenses 150 ($1.8M) Net assets 151 ($13M)
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Revenue (110)Expenses (150)Net assets (151)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $8.3M to $10M (+23%).

$8.8M
$8.3M
$10M
$11M
$12M
$10M
$12M
$13M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2021 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$686k
’17
$761k
’18
$886k
’19
−$261k
’20
$255k
’21
−$94k
’22
−$14k
’23
$277k
’24
0.5
months of
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

Caitlyn Brennan

Chief executive officer

Board chair

James Herbison

Chairman

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

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Listed3944343232333432
Joined·+8+3+2+4+3+1+3
No longer listed·31344205
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 17 funders to 26 funders, grant income rose $472k → $647k.

7 of 80 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 16% 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 THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 80 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

THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left

27%
largest funder
61%
top three
~7
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 63% · 2018 40% · 2019 37% · 2020 32% · 2021 34% · 2022 22% · 2023 27% — 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

38% of THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 55% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y+5y+6y

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

95% of THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS's grant income comes from Illinois funders.

IL
WI
MI
NY
IA
CA
CO
MO
DE
NC
GA
TX
FL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’18
’19
’20
’21
’22
’23
Illinois out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $742k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 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.

04Its place in the field

Organizations like THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Illinois

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

73% of spending goes to programs.

Program 73%Management 11%Fundraising 16%

Governance

30
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

75%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

IL

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Questions and answers

Who funds THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS?
THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS (Illinois) receives grants from 80 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,747,702 to it, the largest being FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY FOUNDATION ($1,275,822). 44 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS have?
IRS filings report 80 organizations giving $4,747,702 in grants to THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS, 44 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS?
FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,275,822 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 80 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