Community Foundation

Evanston Community Foundation

Evanston Community Foundation is a Community Foundation headquartered in EVANSTON, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $7.6M revenue, $5.4M expenses, $44.7M total assets. 110 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $10.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363466802 EVANSTON, IL Community Foundations NTEE: T31 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$7.6M
Total Expenses$5.4M
Total Assets$44.7M
Grant Records110
Funding Total$10.1M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE EVANSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MOBILIZES COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO DRIVE SYSTEMIC SOCIAL CHANGE AND BUILD A THRIVING, RESILIENT EVANSTON. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY: INVESTING IN COMMUNITY WITH A LONG-TERM AND SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVE, EMPOWERING LEADERS TO FOSTER INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION, AND PRIORITIZING COMMUNITY VOICE AND CHOICE.

Where $100 goes at Evanston Community Foundation

How Evanston Community Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$34
Through its grantmaking the foundation distributes resources through local organizations for public good
39% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 480,204 grants
$30
The foundation fosters private philanthropy and builds endowed funds to sustain our community; it also administers donor-advised and other non-endowed funds to build and distribute resources for more…
34% of program spending
$13
The foundation supports an empowered, engaged community that collaborates across sectors to define problems and develop solutions
16% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alli Henry
DIRECTOR Anne Vela-Wagner
DIRECTOR Barbara Hiller
DIRECTOR Betty Cohns
DIRECTOR Bob Easter
SECRETARY Bryant Wallace

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$9,105,123 91 grants
Health & Medicine
$345,056 4 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$217,070 2 grants
Education
$155,000 3 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$77,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $7.6M $5.4M $44.7M
2023 $4.5M $4.4M $38.9M
2022 $3.8M $4.4M $35.0M
2020 $9.3M $7.6M $33.8M
2019 $4.1M $3.1M $29.5M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.1M to $7.6M (+84%), with total assets most recently reported at $44.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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