Public Charity

WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Based in PALATINE, IL, WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.3M in revenue, $3.4M in expenses, $55.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 56 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $21.1M.

EIN: 237348228 PALATINE, IL Single Organization Support NTEE: B11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.3M
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$55.0M
Grant Records56
Funding Total$21.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE HARPER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1973 AS A NON-PROFIT (501 (C)(3)) ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND RESOURCES FOR THE COLLEGE NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH NORMAL GOVERNMENT AND TAX SOURCES.VISION THE HARPER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION STRIVES TO PROVIDE ALL HARPER COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND ENRICH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION WITHOUT FINANCIAL BARRIERS. MISSION CONNECTING COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY THROUGH PHILANTHROPHY TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.

Where $100 goes at William Rainey Harper College Educational Foundation

How William Rainey Harper College Educational Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$94 Programs the work itself
$4 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $94 for programs

$87
Scholarships
92% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 250 scholarships; 1,298 students
$6
Program grants
7% of program spending
$1
Community impact fund grants (cifg)
1% of 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.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Brenda Knox
DIRECTOR Brian Battle
(EX-OFFICIO) TRUSTEE LIAIS Diane Hill
(EX-OFFICIO) Dr Avis Proctor
MEMBER AT LARGE Ella Liberman
DIRECTOR Eric Harrell

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$19,387,376 30 grants
Education
$911,742 9 grants
Human & Social Services
$85,100 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$45,832 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$30,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.3M $3.4M $55.0M
2024 $4.3M $3.7M $51.6M
2023 $2.3M $6.1M $48.4M
2022 $4.7M $8.2M $50.2M
2021 $21.9M $2.9M $56.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $21.9M to $3.3M (-85%), with total assets most recently reported at $55.0M.

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

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