Grants awarded
Who does Dekalb County Community Foundation fund?
Dekalb County Community Foundation has awarded $20 million across 678 grants to 217 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $14,222, with most between $8,582 and $31,825. Repeat grantees receive a median $16,224 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$20.0M
Typical grant
$14K
Grantees
217
Grants
678
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Dekalb Area Retirement Center
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$783K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Hope Haven of Dekalb County INC
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$780K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina INC
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$707K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NC | |
Kishwaukee United Way
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$675K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| R Rooted for Good | $611K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | — |
Safe Passage INC
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$571K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Voluntary Action Center of Northern Illinois
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$490K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| O Oaken Acres Wildlife Refuge and Rehabilitation Center | $480K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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$473K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Kishwaukee Family Young Mens Christian Association INC
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$444K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Tails Humane Society
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$430K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| F Family Service Agency of Dekalb County INC | $406K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Preservation of Egyptian Theatre INC
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$397K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Opportunity House INC
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$333K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Dekalb County History Center
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$326K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| C Court Appointed Special Advocate | $318K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | — |
| S Salem Lutheran Church | $317K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra
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$314K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| D Dekalb County Sheriff's Office | $288K | 11 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$269K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| D Dekalb County Soilwater Conservation | $263K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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Tanzania Development Support Nfp
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$252K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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$235K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Barb City Manor INC
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$217K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| S St Mary Church | $214K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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$200K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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$198K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| S Summer Lunch at the Park | $193K | 9 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | — |
Elder Care Services of Dekalb County INC
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$185K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| D Dekalb County Animal Welfare League INC | $185K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Rochelle Area Community Foundation
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$183K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
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$181K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Society of St Vincent De Paul Rockford Council
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$179K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Adventure Works of Dekalb County INC
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$171K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Sycamore Education Foundation
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$166K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| T The Salvation Army | $157K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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Childrens Learning Center INC
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$147K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| D Dekalb County Nursing Home Foundation INC | $146K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| N Network of Nations Incorporated | $142K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| F Fox Valley Older Adult Services | $139K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| C City of Dekalb | $132K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Community Coordinated Child Care
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$127K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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$127K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| K Kval Nfp | $123K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| M Midwest Wrought Ironmwi INC | $120K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Walcamp Outdoor Ministry INC
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$110K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Joseph F Glidden Homestead and Historical Center
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$103K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Dekalb Education Foundation
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$102K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| S St Mary's School-Sycamore | $101K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | DC | — |
| W Waterman Police Department | $101K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$100K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project
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$99K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Stage Coach Players INC
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$98K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| D Dekalb Area Womens Center | $95K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| D Dekalb County 4-H Foundation INC | $90K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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$89K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| C Christ Community Church | $88K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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$88K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| N Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | $77K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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$77K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| S Sycamore Public Library | $76K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Hinckley Historical Society
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$75K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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$74K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$70K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | WI | |
| N Northern Illinois University School of Music | $70K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Little Lambs of Immanuel Lutheran | $69K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| G Goodfellows of Dekalb-Sycamore INC | $67K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| G Growing Place | $66K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| D Dekalb Parks Foundation | $65K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | |
| D Dekalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association INC | $64K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Snow City Arts Foundation
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$58K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| H Hinckley Public Library District | $57K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$55K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Sycamore Music Boosters
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$55K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| P Presbyterian Church USA | $54K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | KY | |
| O Opportunity Dekalb INC | $53K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| D Dekalb School District - Dekalb High School | $53K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N North Grove School Association | $53K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| V Village of Maple Park | $50K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Spartan Food Pantry Nfp | $50K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Hinckley Area Food Pantry
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$49K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| L Lee Community Fire Protection District | $48K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Village of Malta | $48K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sandwich Opera House (arch) | $47K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | — |
Shriners Hospitals for Children
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$46K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | FL | |
| C Cor Cantiamo Nfp | $45K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| V Village of Lee | $45K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$44K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| F Friends of the Dekalb Public Library INC | $43K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| F Friends of the Sycamore Library | $43K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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$43K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| V Village of Kirkland | $42K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$41K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
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$41K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| T Town of Cortland | $39K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Locus Impact Investing
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$39K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | VA | |
Vandercook College of Music
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$38K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| V Village of Kingston | $38K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Regional Access Mobilization Project INC
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$37K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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$37K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | IL |
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