Private foundation
ROSEMONT, ILCity and state as stated on its FY2023 returnEIN Website
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2023 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $33,921 | $1,502,831 | $1,493,448 | $0 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 54% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN FIRST FUNDMatched to this organization because 11 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CHICAGO, IL | EDUCATION | $100,000 | 2022 |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi B Jark | PRESIDENT, SECRETARY & DIRECTOR | 8.00 | $0 |
| Michael F Kennedy | VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER & DIRECTOR | 4.00 | $0 |
| Mark Hoppe | DIRECTOR | 4.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $0 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $202,801 | $3,749,035 | $3,720,464 | $1,469,413 | $1,469,413 |
| FY2021amended | 990-PF | $105,177 | $3,464,901 | $3,422,074 | $5,015,648 | $5,015,648 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $180,684 | $3,769,939 | $3,697,397 | $8,375,373 | $8,375,373 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $531,908 | $2,031,349 | $1,971,728 | $11,150,754 | $11,150,754 |
| CHILDREN FIRST FUNDMatched to this organization because 11 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CHICAGO, IL | EDUCATION | $81,600 | 2018 |
| CHICAGO SUNSHINE ENTERPRISESCHICAGO, IL | COMMUNITY | $80,000 | 2022 |
| ALLIES FOR COMMUNITY BUSINESSCHICAGO, IL | COMMUNITY | $75,000 | 2023 |
| ALLIES FOR COMMUNITY BUSINESSCHICAGO, IL | COMMUNITY | $75,000 | 2022 |
| ONE MILLION DEGREESCHICAGO, IL | EDUCATION | $75,000 | 2020 |
| DOMINICAN UNIVERSITYRIVER FOREST, IL | EDUCATION | $70,000 | 2018 |
| QUAD COMMUNITES DEVELOPMENTCHICAGO, IL | COMMUNITY | $70,000 | 2022 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF CHICAGO INCCHICAGO, IL | AFFORDABLE HOUSING | $65,000 | 2021 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF CHICAGO INCCHICAGO, IL | AFFORDABLE HOUSING | $65,000 | 2022 |
| DOMINICAN UNIVERSITYRIVER FOREST, IL | EDUCATION | $65,000 | 2020 |
| DOMINICAN UNIVERSITYRIVER FOREST, IL | EDUCATION | $65,000 | 2022 |
| DOMINICAN UNIVERSITYRIVER FOREST, IL | EDUCATION | $65,000 | 2021 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF CHICAGO INCCHICAGO, IL | AFFORDABLE HOUSING | $65,000 | 2020 |
| WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGOCHICAGO, IL | COMMUNITY SERVICE | $60,000 | 2020 |
| LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGOMatched to this organization because 41 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CHICAGO, IL | EDUCATION | $55,000 | 2020 |
| LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGOMatched to this organization because 41 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CHICAGO, IL | EDUCATION | $50,000 | 2022 |
| THE RESURRECTION PROJECTCHICAGO, IL | COMMUNITY | $50,000 | 2023 |
| WOMEN'S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CTRCHICAGO, IL | COMMUNITY SERVICE | $50,000 | 2022 |
| YOUTH JOB CENTER OF EVANSTON INCEVANSTON, IL | EDUCATION | $50,000 | 2018 |
| ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, IL | COMMUNITY SERVICES | $50,000 | 2020 |
| LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPCHICAGO, IL | COMMUNITY | $50,000 | 2022 |
| ILLINOIS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTERSKOKIE, IL | EDUCATION | $50,000 | 2018 |
| ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, IL | COMMUNITY SERVICES | $50,000 | 2021 |
| GIRLS INC OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, IL | COMMUNITY | $50,000 | 2022 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202341299349103334
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021 · amended
Filing id 202241479349100104
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202131129349100428
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201943189349102234
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.