Public Charity

FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY FOUNDATION

FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.2M revenue, $2.2M expenses, $26K total assets. 15 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $441K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 260092209 OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL Community Foundations NTEE: T31 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.2M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$26K
Grant Records15
Funding Total$441K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, CULTURAL, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS, MAINTAINS, MANAGES AND CONTROLS THE FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY EVENT HELD PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL CHICAGO AUTO SHOW. THE FUNDS RAISED BY THE EVENT ARE DISTRIBUTED TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CHICAGO AREA.

Where $100 goes at First Look for Charity Foundation

How First Look for Charity Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$100 Programs the work itself
<$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $100 for programs

$100
The first look for charity is a black-tie fundraising event held the evening before the chicago auto show opens to the public
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,500
2022
GENERAL SUPPORT
$209,544
2021
GENERAL SUPPORT
$140,503
2021
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,875
2021
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,875

Showing up to 5 of 15 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE VP Christopher Konecki
DIRECTOR Dan Heller
DIRECTOR Dan Marquardt
DIRECTOR Emir Abinion
DIRECTOR Fred Marks
CHAIRMAN Jason Roberts

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$375,867 6 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$65,397 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.2M $2.2M $26K
2024 $2.4M $2.4M $94K
2023 $2.4M $2.4M $25K
2022 $1.5M $1.5M $21K
2021 $9K $9K $17K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9K to $2.2M (+23814%), with total assets most recently reported at $26K.

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