Private Foundation

LEO A HERNING FOUNDATION

LEO A HERNING FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in DOWNERS GROVE, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $48K revenue, $105K expenses, $103K total assets. IRS filings disclose 37 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $517K.

EIN: 383654906 DOWNERS GROVE, IL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$48K

Total Expenses$105K

Total Assets$103K

Grants Given37

Grant Total$517K

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

Palestine Preservation Projects Soc

Palestine, IL · 2025

Historic Opera House restoration

$40,000

Lamotte Twp Park District

Palestine, IL · 2025

Handicap ramps for park building

$16,000

Palestine High School

Palestine, IL · 2025

Gymnasium shot clocks

$10,000

Palestine Grade School

Palestine, IL · 2025

School art projects

$10,000

Palestine Development Association

Palestine, IL · 2025

Main Street lighting

$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 37 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Jon Herning

Director Lance Herning

Director Leland Herning

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Top Grant Purposes

Historic Opera House restoration

$92,500 3 grants

Scholarships

$51,150 6 grants

School art projects

$45,000 3 grants

Restoration of Historic Opera House

$38,221 2 grants

Install safety doors

$35,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$48K	$105K	$103K
2024	$61K	$98K	$160K
2023	$68K	$89K	$197K
2022	$77K	$87K	$247K
2021	$40K	$79K	$296K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $40K to $48K (+19%), with total assets most recently reported at $103K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IL.

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