Public Charity

ROCKFORD PROMISE

Based in ROCKFORD, IL, ROCKFORD PROMISE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.6M in revenue, $1.6M in expenses, $8.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 15 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $400K.

EIN: 260388141 ROCKFORD, IL Scholarships & Student Financial Aid NTEE: B82 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.6M
Total Expenses$1.6M
Total Assets$8.2M
Grant Records15
Funding Total$400K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

VISION STATEMENT: ENHANCE ECONOMIC VITALITY IN THE ROCKFORD REGION BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR ALL ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATES. - MISSION STATEMENT: REMOVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS BY OFFERING FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ENHANCE STUDENT SUCCESS TO DEGREE OR PROGRAM COMPLETION.

Where $100 goes at Rockford Promise

How Rockford Promise divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$82
Provided full-tuition scholarships for selected Rockford public school graduates: 25 attending Rockford university, 45 attending rock valley college, and 330 students attending northern illinois university
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 330 students; 198 students
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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

BOD Adam Zayed
BOD Diego Valdivia
SECRETARY Emily Hartzog
BOD Evan Bonnett
BOD Jake Trotter
TREASURER Jon Pick

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$216,527 6 grants
Education
$183,780 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.6M $1.6M $8.2M
2024 $2.7M $1.4M $4.9M
2023 $2.4M $1.1M $3.5M
2022 $1.9M $549K $2.1M
2021 $351K $368K $798K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $351K to $4.6M (+1203%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.2M.

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