Lake Forest High School Foundation

Tax-deductible

Lake Forest, IL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 30-0120899

To expand each lake forest high school student's opportunity to receive a quality education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 71 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 21% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Named funders
3
named funders · $8K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$146K
-16% vs prior year
Net assets
$359K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$146K
FY2025▼ -16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$152K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$173K
FY2024$174K
FY2025$146K
Expenses
—
FY2025
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$215K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$65K
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$359K
FY2025▼ -13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$295K
FY2022$291K
FY2023$304K
FY2024$413K
FY2025$359K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Programs and updates

Enriching Lake Forest High students' educational experiences and opportunities.

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1 program service account for $51K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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To acquire and distribute resources to lake forest high school district 115 to enhance, enrich, and supplement learning opportunities for its students, staff, and community.

$51Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$8K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $402K · 2021–2023
Lake Forest High School District 115FY2023$50,988
Lake Forest High School District 115FY2022$146,499
Lake Forest High School District 115FY2021$204,086

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$146K
Other income$146K
Owns and owes
$359K
net assets
Liabilities$0
People
12
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$146K
Total revenue$146K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$0
Net assets$359K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers71
Fiscal year endsJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $146K$359K 990 PDF
FY2024 $174K$65K$110K$413K 990 PDF
FY2023 $173K$160K$13K$304K 990 PDF
FY2022 $211K$215K−$4K$291K 990 PDF
FY2021 $152K$295K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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