Healthcare Foundation of Northern
Grayslake, IL · EIN 20-5253008. Reported 161 grants totalling $9,278,575 to 72 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Healthcare Foundation of Northern did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $45,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $75,000; the smallest was $3,750 and the largest $214,618. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pads Lake County Inc | Waukegan, IL | $576,918 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nicasa Nfp | Round Lake, IL | $502,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake, IL | $493,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Erie Family Health Center Inc | Chicago, IL | $445,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Youth Network Inc | Grayslake, IL | $397,567 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mano a Mano Family Resource Center | Round Lake Park, IL | $385,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Arden Shore Child and Family Service | Waukegan, IL | $377,173 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Youth & Family Counseling | Libertyville, IL | $332,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rosalind Franklin University Health System | North Chicago, IL | $310,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $296,250 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Josselyn Center | Northfield, IL | $265,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Waukegan Public Library Foundation | Waukegan, IL | $219,451 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center | Waukegan, IL | $207,250 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Lake County Crisis Center for Prevention & Treatment of Domestic Violence | Zion, IL | $205,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Antioch Area Health Access Alliance | Antioch, IL | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Youthbuild Lake County | North Chicago, IL | $190,514 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Eldercare Lake County | Waukegan, IL | $180,181 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep | Waukegan, IL | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kids Above All Fka Childserv | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Youth Conservation Corps | Waukegan, IL | $142,836 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Equal Hope | Chicago, IL | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Family Service of Lake County | Highland Park, IL | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hispanic American Community Education & Services Inc | Waukegan, IL | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| United Way of Lake County | Gurnee, IL | $112,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Zion Benton Childrens Service Inc | Zion, IL | $110,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Arden Shore Child and Family | Waukegan, IL | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nicasa Behavioral Health Service | Round Lake, IL | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Advocate Charitable Foundation | Downers Grove, IL | $107,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tasc Inc | Chicago, IL | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lake County Crisis Center | Zion, IL | $102,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lake County Community Development | Libertyville, IL | $101,250 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Heart of the City | Waukegan, IL | $93,435 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Focus Inc | Chicago, IL | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Mobile Care Foundation | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Thresholds | Chicago, IL | $72,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| YWCA of Lake County | Gurnee, IL | $66,250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Antioch Area Health Accessibility | Antioch, IL | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lake County Health Department | Waukegan, IL | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wauconda Fire District | Wauconda, IL | $63,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Willow House | Bannockburn, IL | $63,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lake County | Waukegan, IL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Workers Collaborative | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Uhlich Children's Advantage Network | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mercy Housing Lakefront | Chicago, IL | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities | Chicago, IL | $52,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lake County | Waukegan, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Independence Center | Waukegan, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lake County Sheriffs Office | Waukegan, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mcdermott Center Dba Haymarket Center | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rosalind Franklin University Health | North Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science | North Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | Gurnee, IL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Highwood Public Library | Highwood, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hispanic American Community Edu | Waukegan, IL | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zion Benton Children's Service | Zion, IL | $42,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ascend Justice | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kids Above All Illinois | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kids Rank | Highland Park, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| One Hope United | Lake Villa, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Coalition for Healthy Communities | Waukegan, IL | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Community Works Inc Nfp | Waukegan, IL | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake County Community Foundation | Grayslake, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Allendale Association Inc | Lake Villa, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sga Youth & Family Services | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waukegan to College | Waukegan, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Hap Foundation | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waukegan Township | Waukegan, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Everthrive Illinois | Chicago, IL | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cancer Wellness Center | Northbrook, IL | $13,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Waukegan to College Nfp | Waukegan, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
43 of 72 (60%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 82%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 104 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 37 | $2,135,663 | $50,000 |
| 2021 | 38 | $2,529,862 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 43 | $2,321,150 | $40,000 |
| 2023 | 43 | $2,291,900 | $45,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Healthcare Foundation of Northern has 136 of them, worth $6,412,120. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Pads Lake County | Waukegan, IL | $250,000 |
| Arden Shore Child and Family Service | Waukegan, IL | $200,000 |
| Pads Lake County Inc | Waukegan, IL | $185,000 |
| Pads Lake County Inc | Waukegan, IL | $145,000 |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $140,000 |
| Arden Shore Child and Family Service | Waukegan, IL | $120,000 |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake, IL | $105,000 |
| Nicasa Nfp | Round Lake, IL | $100,000 |
| Arden Shore Child and Family | Waukegan, IL | $100,000 |
| Arden Shore Child and Family Service | Waukegan, IL | $100,000 |
| Nicasa Nfp | Round Lake, IL | $100,000 |
| Nicasa Nfp | Round Lake, IL | $100,000 |
| Mano a Mano Family Resource Center | Round Lake Park, IL | $90,000 |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $86,250 |
| Mano a Mano Family Resource Center | Round Lake Park, IL | $85,000 |
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $45,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Healthcare Foundation of Northern's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1200 University Center Drive 333, Grayslake, IL, 60030. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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