Community Foundation

Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation

Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation is a private foundation categorized as Community Foundation based in Chicago, IL. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $1.8M, expenses of $70.4M. Imperigo tracks 890 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $150.6M.

EIN: 364334358 Chicago, IL Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$1.8M

Total Expenses$70.4M

Grants Given890

Grant Total$150.6M

Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation (The Foundation) is a 501(c)(4) not-for-profit organization established in December 1999 to support programs & projects that improve energy efficiency, develop renewable resources, and preserve natural areas and wildlife habitats in Illinois. The Foundation provides financial support and assistance to public or private entities in Illinois for programs and projects that benefit the public by supporting projects that improve Illinois environmental quality.

Where $100 goes at Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation

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

$98 Programs the work itself

$2 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 $98 for programs

$78

NATURAL AREAS

80% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 46 grants

$18

ENERGY EFFICIENCY -THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE THE GOAL OF MAKING ENERGY EFFICIENCY THE NORM IN PUBLIC FACILITIES OPERATED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS…

18% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 11 grants

Renewable energy

2% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 18 grants

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.

Before you apply to Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation

Sometimes funds new orgs 32% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2021–2023).

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Sample Grants Given

Prairie State Conservation Coalition

Springfield, IL · 2023

PSCC Final Grant

$47,147,561

Forest Preserve District of Cook County

River Forest, IL · 2023

Acquisition of Old Sutton Parcel to link Spring Lake and Horizon Farm Forest Preserves (44 acres)

$2,474,000

County of Lake

Waukegan, IL · 2023

Net Zero 911/Regional Operations & Communications Facility

$2,000,000

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Wheaton, IL · 2023

Net Zero Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic/Visitor Center

$2,000,000

Homewood-Flossmoor CHSD #233

Flossmoor, IL · 2023

Net Zero Energy Science Addition

$2,000,000

Showing up to 5 of 890 total records — full history available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support

$54,683,647 47 grants

Environment & Conservation

$45,781,121 320 grants

Education

$11,338,525 203 grants

Mental Health & Substance Abuse

$2,000,000 1 grant

Research & Policy

$2,000,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$1.8M	$70.4M	—
2023	$14.9M	$11.0M	$68.5M
2022	$2.4M	$26.6M	$75.8M
2021	$11.0M	$7.9M	$107.7M
2020	$6.5M	$14.4M	$108.3M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $6.5M to $1.8M (-72%).

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

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IL, MA, MN, OH, TN, VA, and 1 other state.

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