Community Memorial Foundation
Hinsdale, IL · EIN 36-4012380. Reported 453 grants totalling $13.1M to 97 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Community Memorial Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $16,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $31,245; the smallest was $57 and the largest $470,856. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillars Community Health | Countryside, IL | $1,802,596 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| NAMI Metro Suburban | Oak Park, IL | $1,479,851 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beds Plus | La Grange, IL | $721,881 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Healthcare Alternative Systems Inc | Chicago, IL | $622,673 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mujeres Latinas En Accion | Chicago, IL | $569,339 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aging Care Connections | La Grange, IL | $497,259 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alivio Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $444,382 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Creative Leadership | Greensboro, NC | $428,775 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Health and Medicine Policy Research Group | Chicago, IL | $313,023 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dupagepads | Wheaton, IL | $261,645 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | $261,415 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bridge Communities Inc | Glen Ellyn, IL | $250,355 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hcs Family Services | Hinsdale, IL | $230,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community House | Hinsdale, IL | $207,220 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Support Services Inc | Brookfield, IL | $169,475 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| People's Resource Center | Westmont, IL | $168,050 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teen Parent Connection | Glen Ellyn, IL | $164,620 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Suburban Primary Health Care Council | Westchester, IL | $161,755 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Housing Forward | Maywood, IL | $154,280 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wellness House | Hinsdale, IL | $132,120 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leadershop the | La Grange, IL | $127,100 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hamdard Center for Health & Human Services | Addison, IL | $125,100 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaracare | Naperville, IL | $118,725 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Helping Hand Center | Countryside, IL | $118,621 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope's Front Door | Downers Grove, IL | $115,460 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| NAMI of Dupage County Illinois | Wheaton, IL | $112,120 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ray Graham Association | Lisle, IL | $111,871 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Easter Seals Dupage & Fox Valley Region | Villa Park, IL | $111,461 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Life Span | Chicago, IL | $106,755 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Candor Health Organization | Hinsdale, IL | $106,325 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Independence Through Conductive Ed | Countryside, IL | $101,250 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michael Reese Health Trust | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alliance to End Homelessness | Hillside, IL | $98,450 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dupage Health Coalition | Carol Stream, IL | $97,970 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | $94,590 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oak Park and River Forest Infant Welfare Society | Oak Park, IL | $94,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dental Lifeline Network | Chicago, IL | $93,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dupage Federation on Human Services Reform | Lombard, IL | $93,355 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Focus Inc | Chicago, IL | $92,380 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $91,002 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Crossroads Inc | Berwyn, IL | $90,855 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| All Our Children's Advocacy Center | Justice, IL | $89,620 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Way Back Inn Inc | Maywood, IL | $87,120 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mercy Housing Lakefront | Chicago, IL | $85,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aspire | Hillside, IL | $83,505 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Forefront | Chicago, IL | $82,314 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $78,595 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arab American Family Services | Worth, IL | $76,245 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chicago Workers Collaborative | Chicago, IL | $75,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels Foundation of Northern Illinois | North Riverside, IL | $75,160 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ucp Seguin Services | Cicero, IL | $75,005 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mobile Care Foundation | Chicago, IL | $70,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dupage Senior Citizens Council | Lombard, IL | $60,535 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Cerebral Palsy Seguin of Greater Chicago (ucp Seguin) | Cicero, IL | $57,625 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chicago Dental Society Foundation | Chicago, IL | $57,120 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Access Community Health Network | Chicago, IL | $56,058 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope for the Day | Chicago, IL | $55,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Joliet | Crest Hill, IL | $51,745 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Family Services Dupage | Wheaton, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Age Options | Oak Park, IL | $39,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Family Services Southwest | Palos Hills, IL | $39,380 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Outreach Services Inc | Chicago, IL | $38,750 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $38,125 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prairie State Legal Services Inc | Rockford, IL | $37,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Love Inc of Western Suburbs Chicago | Clarendon Hills, IL | $32,880 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| El Valor Corporation | Chicago, IL | $31,880 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Advancing Domestic Peace Inc | Chicago, IL | $31,755 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | $31,005 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kids Above All | Chicago, IL | $27,170 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Assisted Rides (cars) | La Grange, IL | $21,505 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oak Park River Forest Community Fund | Oak Park, IL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Joliet | Crest Hill, IL | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chat - Communication Health Advocacy & Therapy | Lombard, IL | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tutoring English to Advance Change (teach) | La Grange, IL | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Racing Industry Charitable Foundation | Cicero, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sga Youth & Family Services | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Warehouse Project & Gallery | Brookfield, IL | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Methodist Homes & Services Foundation | Chicago, IL | $11,880 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dental Lifeline Network | Denver, CO | $10,355 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Lisle, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Cletus School | La Grange, IL | $8,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Literacy Dupage | Wheaton, IL | $8,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Proviso Public Partnership | Hillside, IL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Elyssa's Mission | Northbrook, IL | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | Chicago, IL | $5,820 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County | Hillside, IL | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aspire of Illinois | Hillside, IL | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Cletus Food Pantry | Lagrange, IL | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Xilin Association | Naperville, IL | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Diversity Group | La Grange, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sga Youth & Family Services Nfp | Chicago, IL | $2,856 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pav YMCA | Berwyn, IL | $2,780 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Everthrive | Chicago, IL | $1,620 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Community Partners | La Grange, IL | $1,195 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Speech and Language Disorders | Lombard, IL | $1,170 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
77 of 97 (79%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 88%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 341 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 119 | $3,038,728 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 122 | $3,352,836 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 128 | $3,036,348 | $12,000 |
| 2024 | 84 | $3,712,215 | $31,005 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $16,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Community Memorial Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 15 Spinning Wheel Road 326, Hinsdale, IL, 60521. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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