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Grant recipient EIN 36-3788167Philanthropy and grantmaking

Who funds Dekalb County Community Foundation?

18 private foundations gave Dekalb County Community Foundation in Sycamore, IL $3.4 million across 47 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

47 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Bickner Family FoundationSycamore, IL 2025

    Unrestricted

    $56,000
  2. Land O'Lakes FoundationSt Paul, MN 2025

    Independent retailer match

    $4,500
  3. John D & Jane Leifheit Charitable FoundationEvansville, IN 2025

    Program support

    $1,500
  4. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2025

    Charitable operations expenses

    $500
  5. Ideal Industries FoundationSycamore, IL 2025

    General support

    $128
  6. Thomas B Jones & Grace Stevenson JonesEvansville, IN 2024

    Program support

    $1,340,689
  7. Nesbitt Medical Student Foundation XXX-XX-XXXXEvansville, IN 2024

    Program support

    $790,033
  8. Mary Roberts Scholarship Foundation XXX-XX-XXXXEvansville, IN 2024

    Program support

    $379,034
  9. Hooverhoehn Scholarship Foundation XXX-XX-XXXXEvansville, IN 2024

    Program support

    $218,622
  10. Lorene Brown Scholarship Foundation XXX-XX-XXXXEvansville, IN 2024

    Program support

    $182,887
  11. Bernice Kirkus Scholarship FD XXX-XX-XXXXEvansville, IN 2024

    Scholarships

    $71,389
  12. Bickner Family FoundationSycamore, IL 2024

    Unrestricted

    $31,000
  13. Land O'Lakes FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    Independent retailer match

    $4,500
  14. The HBB FoundationDekalb, IL 2024

    Agriculture heritage assoc.

    $4,000
  15. Bickner Family FoundationSycamore, IL 2023

    Unrestricted

    $31,000
  16. S Orville Ryan Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Programming and production

    $5,000
  17. Oliver-Hoffmann FoundationYorkville, IL 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  18. John D & Jane Leifheit Charitable FoundationEvansville, IN 2023

    Program support

    $3,000
  19. Land O'Lakes FoundationSt Paul, MN 2023

    Independent retailer match

    $2,881
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $123
  21. George E &BETTY B Dutton FoundationDekalb, IL 2022

    Program support

    $25,000
  22. Bickner Family FoundationSycamore, IL 2022

    Unrestricted

    $21,000
  23. Douglas C & Lynn M Roberts Family FoundationSycamore, IL 2022

    To further the mission of the donee

    $13,900
  24. S Orville Ryan Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Programming and production

    $8,821
  25. Oliver-Hoffmann FoundationYorkville, IL 2022

    Give dekalb county

    $5,000
  26. Land O'Lakes FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    Independent retailer match

    $1,500
  27. Ideal Industries FoundationSycamore, IL 2022

    General operating support

    $1,250
  28. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $32
  29. Douglas C & Lynn M Roberts Family FoundationSycamore, IL 2021

    To further the mission of the donee

    $13,600
  30. Ideal Industries FoundationSycamore, IL 2021

    Charitable

    $7,500
  31. S Orville Ryan Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Programming and production

    $5,000
  32. Land O'Lakes FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    Independent retailer match

    $2,021
  33. John D & Jane Leifheit Charitable FoundationEvansville, IN 2021

    Program support

    $1,500
  34. Bickner Family FoundationSycamore, IL 2021

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  35. George E &BETTY B Dutton FoundationDekalb, IL 2021

    Program support

    $1,000
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $83
  37. Douglas C & Lynn M Roberts Family FoundationSycamore, IL 2020

    To further the mission of the donee

    $107,825
  38. S Orville Ryan Family FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Programming and production

    $10,000
  39. Bickner Family FoundationSycamore, IL 2020

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $77
  41. Horizons Unlimited FoundationDeKalb, IL 2019

    For the Covid-10 Response Fund

    $5,000
  42. Ideal Industries FoundationSycamore, IL 2019

    Charitable

    $2,500
  43. Bickner Family FoundationSycamore, IL 2019

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  44. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2019

    General support

    $100
  45. Douglas C & Lynn M Roberts Family FoundationSycamore, IL 2018

    To further the mission of the donee

    $22,500
  46. Bickner Family FoundationSycamore, IL 2018

    Unrestricted

    $16,000
  47. Ideal Industries FoundationSycamore, IL 2018

    Charitable

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other philanthropy and grantmaking organizations in Sycamore, IL and are not among Dekalb County Community Foundation’s funders above.

  1. Kunes Family FoundationDelavan, WI 1 grant Preselected only $8,000 to similar organizations
  2. The Covia FoundationIndependence, OH 2 grants Accepts applications $2,000 to similar organizations
  3. Pipestone Give IncBrandon, SD 1 grant Accepts applications $1,000 to similar organizations
  4. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 1 grant Preselected only $100 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 36-3788167 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.