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Grant Community High School Foundation

Preselected recipients only Fox Lake, Illinois · EIN 462184344

Grant Community High School Foundation is a private foundation in Fox Lake, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $32,000 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $3,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $29,250 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$26,00020$224,034
2023$29,25022$220,069
2024$32,00025$327,982

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2024 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

Grant Community High School Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Grant Community High School Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois14$18,250
Wisconsin5$5,500
Iowa3$4,500
Indiana1$1,750
Massachusetts1$1,000
Minnesota1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IL
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,750
Individual
IA
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MN
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
WI
Scholarship$500
Individual
IL
Scholarship$500
Individual
IL
Scholarship$500
Individual
WI
Scholarship$500
Individual
IL
Scholarship$500
Individual
IL
Scholarship$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Grant Community High School Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Grant Community High School Foundation give?

$32,000 in tax year 2024, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Grant Community High School Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jeremy Schmidt (President), Beth Reich (Treasurer), Michelle Soenksen (Secretary) and Kathy Kusiak (Member) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Grant Community High School Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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