The Community Foundation for
Crystal Lake, IL · EIN 36-4465219. Reported 206 grants totalling $5,511,267 to 84 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For The Community Foundation for, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
- How spread out its giving is. 84 distinct organizations, with 11% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 74% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $18,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $22,500; the smallest was $5,400 and the largest $361,261. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Health Partnership Clinic | Crystal Lake, IL | $611,507 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Main Stay Therapeutic Farm Inc | Richmond, IL | $418,221 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Land Conservancy of Mchenry County | Woodstock, IL | $250,892 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Village of Cary | Cary, IL | $231,673 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Home of the Sparrow Inc | Woodstock, IL | $229,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Harvard Community Senior Center | Harvard, IL | $196,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Pioneer Center for Human Services | Mchenry, IL | $182,300 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| NAMI of Mchenry County Illinois | Crystal Lake, IL | $148,450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crystal Lake Teen Center Nfp | Crystal Lake, IL | $129,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Independence Health & Therapy | Woodstock, IL | $127,556 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| CASA of Mchenry County | Crystal Lake, IL | $97,300 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kids in Need of Mchenry County | Crystal Lake, IL | $95,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City of Woodstock | Woodstock, IL | $92,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Environmental Defenders of Mchenry County Inc | Woodstock, IL | $91,700 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Directions Addiction Recovery Services | Woodstock, IL | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Raue Center for the Arts Inc | Crystal Lake, IL | $88,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northern Illinois Inc | Woodstock, IL | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Leadership Greater Mchenry County Inc | Woodstock, IL | $84,580 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Mental Health Resource League for Mchenry County | Mchenry, IL | $81,401 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Child Advocacy Center for Mchenry County Inc | Crystal Lake, IL | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Youth and Family Center of Mchenry County | Mchenry, IL | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $79,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 22ND Judicial Circuit - Office of Special Projects | Woodstock, IL | $77,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Challenger Learning Center for Science and Technology | Woodstock, IL | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mchenry County | Crystal Lake, IL | $66,156 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Turning Point Inc | Woodstock, IL | $65,250 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Senior Services Associates Inc | Elgin, IL | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Aarrk Garden | Hebron, IL | $64,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mchenry County Conservation Foundation | Ringwood, IL | $61,951 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| One Million Monarchs | Cary, IL | $60,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Options & Advocacy for Mchenry County | Crystal Lake, IL | $57,782 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Refuge for Women | Lewisville, TX | $55,604 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Elderwerks Educational Services | Palatine, IL | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Senior Care Volunteer Network | Crystal Lake, IL | $52,716 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Not-for-Profit Resources | Crystal Lake, IL | $51,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Northwest Community Music Academy | Crystal Lake, IL | $50,938 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Transitional Living Services | Mchenry, IL | $44,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Nisra Foundation | Crystal Lake, IL | $41,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rosecrance Foundation | Rockford, IL | $40,850 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cooperative Development Fund of Cds | Eagan, MN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mchenry County Adult Program Inc | Crystal Lake, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Richmond Township Senior Transportation | Richmand, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Woodstock Fine Arts Association Incorporated | Woodstock, IL | $37,120 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Mchenry County College Foundation | Crystal Lake, IL | $36,750 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mchenry County Historical Society | Union, IL | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mano a Mano Family Resource Center | Round Lake Pk, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Community Action Agency for Mchenry County | Woodstock, IL | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girls on the Run of Northwest Illinois | Crystal Lake, IL | $26,895 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Community Coordinated Child Care | Dekalb, IL | $26,267 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cycling Without Age Mchenry County Inc | Crystal Lake, IL | $25,874 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Association for Individual Development | Aurora, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Clearbrook | Arlington Hts, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Fellowship Housing Corporation | Hoffman Estates, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Prairie State Legal Services Inc | Rockford, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Your Childrens Bookshelf | Wonder Lake, IL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Bravehearts Theapeutic Riding and Educational Center | Harvard, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First United Methodist Church | Crystal Lake, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gigis Playhouse | Mchenry, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Greater Family Health | Hoffman Estates, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Marengo Park District | Marengo, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Samaritan Counseling Center | Algonquin, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Mchenry County | Mchenry, IL | $18,739 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mazatecutli Foundation | Palatine, IL | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Moraine Hills State Park | Mchenry, IL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Woodstock Christmas Clearing House | Woodstock, IL | $14,474 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodstock Rotary Foundation | Woodstock, IL | $12,882 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Live 4 Lali Inc | Arlington Heights, IL | $11,830 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Blessing Barn | Genoa City, WI | $11,224 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,735 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mchenry County Inc | Crystal Lake, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| First Congregational Church | Crystal Lake, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois | South Elgin, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Elgin, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Veterans R & R | Bull Valley, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rahab S Daughters | Barrington, IL | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul Rockford Council | Cherry Valley, IL | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodstock Area Community Ministries | Woodstock, IL | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Free Guitars for Future Stars | Wonder Lake, IL | $6,650 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lakeside Legacy Foundation | Crystal Lake, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Warp Corps L3C | Woodstock, IL | $5,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
62 of 84 (74%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 60 of 84 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 60 | $1,791,385 | $15,250 |
| 2021 | 52 | $1,196,447 | $12,500 |
| 2022 | 47 | $1,188,621 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 47 | $1,334,814 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $18,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Community Foundation for's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 44 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 3 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 33 E Woodstock St, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014.
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