Dekalb County Community Foundation

Tax-deductible

Sycamore, IL501(c)(3)Since 1993Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 36-3788167Revenue $6.4M in FY2025

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Our purpose is to serve donors in achieving their philanthropic objectives, to create and build a lasting source of revenue to benefit the residents of our Community, and to provide leadership and resources in addressing Community needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.2M a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$354K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 86% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $183K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.8M
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.4M
-44% vs prior year
Spent
$6.5M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$77.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.4M
FY2025▼ -44%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$11.5M
FY2025$6.4M
Expenses
$6.5M
FY2025▲ +23%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$6.5M
Net assets
$77.3M
FY2025▲ +13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$55.0M
FY2021$59.5M
FY2022$47.3M
FY2023$57.1M
FY2024$68.6M
FY2025$77.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1991.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $5.7M Management & general 9% · $602K Fundraising 3% · $191K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $354K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Dir / S
$146,022Pt VII · Sec A
Grants Direc
$104,913Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing Di
$103,311Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Templin’s $146K as Exec Dir / S is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel Templin$146,022$131,216$127,456$124,000$120,510$119,880
Jolene Willis$104,913—————
Benjamin Bingle———$103,571——
Noah Nordbrock$103,311$100,044————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Distributes grants to local charities and leads community initiatives in education, land use, and workforce development to improve quality of life in DeKalb County.

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1 program · $5.7M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The foundation receives contributions and distributes grants to charitable organizations. In addition to the various grant programs, the foundation also improves the quality of life in dekalb county through participation in various community initiatives.

$5.7Mprogram expense

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
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Grants paid · 678 grants · $20.0M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$439,025
Rooted for GoodIL · FY2025$180,113
Tails Humane SocietyIL · FY2025$170,764
Dekalb County History CenterIL · FY2025$136,212
Dekalb Area Retirement CenterIL · FY2025$121,440
Kishwaukee College FoundationIL · FY2025$109,619
Kishwaukee United WayIL · FY2025$108,774
Safe Passage INCIL · FY2025$107,460
Opportunity House INCIL · FY2025$91,453
City of DekalbFY2025$90,000
Dekalb County Soilwater ConservatiFY2025$73,430
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$88K
Money outPt IX
$6.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.7M
Managementcol C$602K
Fundraisingcol D$191K
Owns and owesPt X
$77.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$85.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$658K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$88K
Gains on assetsLn 7$579K
Total revenueLn 12$6.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$3.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$79.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$289K
Total assetsLn 16$85.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.8M
Net assetsLn 32$77.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M$3.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$70.3M$79.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$75.4M$85.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.8M$7.8M
Net assetsLn 32$68.6M$77.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4.6M$4.6M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$450K$450K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$146K$88K$58K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$645K$395K$189K$60K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$12K$9K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$61K$30K$21K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Investment management feesLn 11f$140K$140K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$131K$88K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$52K$13K$8K$31K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$11K$8K$3K
TravelLn 17$5K$2K$2K$733
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$11K$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$23K$16K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$37K$37K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$42K$14K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.5M$5.7M$602K$191K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.4M$6.5M−$103K$77.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.5M$5.3M$6.2M$68.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.3M$4.6M$3.8M$57.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.2M$5.1M$79K$47.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.0M$4.3M$1.7M$59.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.5M$4.7M$1.8M$55.0M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,397,063 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,329,889$4,366,608
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,093,570$1,942,246
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $92,907$88,209
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,516,366$6,397,063
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,102,489$5,077,749
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $786,575$876,251
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $400,283$546,007
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,289,347$6,500,007
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,227,019−$102,944
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,397,063 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$15,838 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$27,868
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,338,740
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$658,287
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,366,608
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,362,830$1,362,830
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $579,416$579,416
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $104,047$104,047
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $667,625 · Excluded from tax $1,362,830$6,397,063
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,500,007 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,628,224$4,628,224
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $449,525$449,525
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $87,613 · Fundraising $58,409$146,022
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $395,490 · Management $189,229 · Fundraising $60,238$644,957
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,381 · Management $8,667 · Fundraising $3,714$24,762
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,255 · Management $21,179 · Fundraising $9,076$60,510
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,725$20,725
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $139,697$139,697
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $87,960 · Management $43,227$131,187
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,408 · Management $7,974 · Fundraising $30,900$52,282
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,128 · Management $7,790 · Fundraising $3,338$22,256
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,444 · Management $1,710 · Fundraising $733$4,887
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,125 · Management $5,562 · Fundraising $5,563$22,250
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,060 · Management $16,143 · Fundraising $6,918$46,121
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $37,239$37,239
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,892 · Management $14,162 · Fundraising $11,963$68,017
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,346$1,346
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,706,892 · Management $602,263 · Fundraising $190,852$6,500,007
Part X · Balance sheet $85,042,189 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $70,000; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,735,907$3,801,811
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $88,142$948
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $31,077$33,407
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,302,902$1,280,112
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $70,307,640$79,567,055
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $923,518$288,856
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $75,444,186$85,042,189
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,417$17,345
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $168,650$491,350
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,802,143$7,771,594
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $68,365,911$77,002,122
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $276,132$268,473
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $68,642,043$77,270,595
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $75,444,186$85,042,189
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $77,270,595 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,397,063
XI-2 Total expenses$6,500,007
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$102,944
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$68,642,043
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,739,255
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$7,759
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$77,270,595

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