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Grants paid by Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, tax year 2020
EIN 36-4334358 · IL · Form 990, Schedule I
In tax year 2020, Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation (EIN 36-4334358) reported 104 grants paid totaling $12,607,283. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Winnebago County Forest Preserve District Rockford, IL | A | $3,007,500 | paid | Severson Dells Forest Preserve Addition - Funderburg Property (868 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Openlands Chicago, IL | A | $1,153,898 | paid | Acquisition to Connect Cores and Corridors in Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge - Phase II (375 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Forest Preserve District of Will County Joliet, IL | A | $866,500 | paid | Spring Creek Greenway Acquisition of Gap Parcels (79.26 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | River Trails School District 26 Mount Prospect, IL | U | $600,000 | paid | Park View School Net Zero Energy Renovation | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Saint Joseph School Downers Grove, IL | A | $600,000 | paid | St. Joseph School Net Zero Energy Addition | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Dekalb County Forest Preserve District Sycamore, IL | A | $595,063 | paid | Acquisition of Wood Property to create Riverwoods Forest Preserve (102 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | The University of Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $500,000 | paid | Harris School of Public Policy | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Boone County Conservation District Belvidere, IL | A | $494,213 | paid | Acquisition of Phase One Piscasaw Creek Watershed (339 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Northbrook Park District Northbrook, IL | A | $492,596 | paid | Site Net Zero Energy Activities Center at Techny Prairie Park | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Champaign County Forest Preserve Dist Mahomet, IL | A | $432,786 | paid | Acquisition of Hidden River & PACA Properties to Expand the Schwartz-Clapper Site (102 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Park District of Oak Park Oak Park, IL | A | $346,680 | paid | Site Net Zero Energy Carroll Center Addition and Renovation | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Land Conservancy of Mchenry County Woodstock, IL | A | $334,820 | paid | Acquisition of Crowley rd Oaks (83.5 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Winnebago County Forest Preserve District Rockford, IL | A | $324,250 | paid | Kishwaukee Forest Preserve additions (105 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Adlai E Stevenson Hsd 125 Lincolnshire, IL | A | $300,000 | paid | East Building Addition | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | City of Countryside Countryside, IL | U | $300,000 | paid | City of Countryside Site Net Zero Energy Municipal Complex | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Clifftop Nfp Maeystown, IL | A | $213,900 | paid | Acquisition of Storment Hauss Nature Preserve (84.77 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Grand Prairie Friends Urbana, IL | A | $178,922 | paid | Acquisition of Frantz and Eads Expansion of Warbler Ridge Conservation Area (56 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Chillicothe Township Park District Chillicothe, IL | A | $178,000 | paid | Expansion of Coal Hollow Park (40 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Nature Institute Godfrey, IL | A | $157,100 | paid | Acquisition to connect TNI properties and buffer Olin Nature Preserve (15 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Natural Land Institute Rockford, IL | A | $151,700 | paid | Acquisition of Fitzgerald rd Silver Creek site(42.48 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Mchenry County Conservation District Woodstock, IL | A | $116,118 | paid | Acquisition of Coral Woods Conservation Area Oak Legacy Addition (19.41 acres purchased outright and 2 acres protected by conservation easement donation) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation Inc Elizabeth, IL | A | $93,500 | paid | Acquisition and Restoration of the Rutherford Refuge at Twin Bridges (24 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Friends of the Kankakee Watseka, IL | A | $92,131 | paid | Acquisition of Connector Parcels in Kankakee Sands Bioregion, Iroquois County, IL (100 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Champaign County Forest Preserve Dist Mahomet, IL | A | $83,500 | paid | Acquisition to Expand "Old Homer Park" along the Salt Fork of the Vermilion River (15.58 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA | A | $65,000 | paid | Acquisition of Morsman (22.28 acres) and the Juanita Williams Trust Tract (80 acres) at Nachusa Grasslands | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Land Conservation Foundation Champaign, IL | A | $45,600 | paid | Acquisition of Salt Fork of the Vermilion River and Jordan Creek Project (14.75) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Prairie State Conservation Coalition Springfield, IL | A | $35,000 | paid | Illinois Protected Natural Lands Database & I-View Expansion | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $31,000 | paid | K-12 Solar School Program Field Support | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Illinois Audubon Society Springfield, IL | A | $27,956 | paid | Acquisition of Round Pond/Lewis Estate (340 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL | A | $27,000 | paid | Stewardship of Dan Ryan Woods | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Peoria Wilds N F P Peoria, IL | A | $27,000 | paid | Stewardship of Coal Hollow Park | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association Lake Forest, IL | A | $26,000 | paid | Community Conservation Stewardship Project at McCormick Ravine | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Preservation Foundation of the Lake County Forest Preserves Libertyville, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | Stewardship of Greenbelt Forest Preserve | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Downers Grove Sanitary District Downers Grove, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | Combined Heat And Power Facilities Phase 2 | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Clifftop Nfp Maeystown, IL | A | $24,440 | paid | Stewardship of White Rock Nature Preserve and Land and Water Reserve. | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Friends of Nachusa Grasslands Franklin Grove, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Stewardship of Nachusa Grasslands - Tellabs South Unit and South Central Unit | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Friends of the Chicago River Chicago, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Stewardship of McClaughrey Springs Woods | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Barrington Area Conservation Trust Inc Barrington, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Community Stewardship of Pederson Preserve | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Heartlands Conservancy Belleville, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Restoration and Stewardship of Poag Sand Prairie | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Middle Rock Conservation Partners Franklin Grove, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Restoration of The Samuel and Edna Hill Preservation Site | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Friends of Crab Orchard Refuge Inc Marion, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Stewardship of Crab Orchard NWR Wetland Habitat- Heron Flats | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $20,621 | paid | For the 2018-2019 ICECF Teacher Training Workshops and Web Maintenance | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Peoria Wilds N F P Peoria, IL | A | $20,000 | paid | Creation of Land Trust in Central Illinois | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves Northbrook, IL | A | $20,000 | paid | Building Organizational Capacity for Protecting Biodiversity in the Illinois Nature Preserves System | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Lincoln Park Conservancy Chicago, IL | A | $20,000 | paid | Capacity Building for Restoration of North Pond | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Franklin Creek Conservation Association Franklin Grove, IL | A | $20,000 | paid | Franklin Creek Conservation Association Capacity Building | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL | A | $20,000 | paid | Carruthers Building Solar Thermal Project - 200 sq ft flat plate collectors | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Prairie Hills Resource Conservation and Development Inc Macomb, IL | A | $18,839 | paid | Stewardship of Stony Hills Nature Preserve | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Ccdc Foundation Champaign, IL | A | $17,501 | paid | Community Stewardship of Red Oak Rain Garden / Illini Grove / Dorner Drive Pond | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL | A | $15,000 | paid | Stewardship of Willow Springs Woods | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Lincolnway High School Dist 210 New Lenox, IL | A | $13,200 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System - Lincoln Way West High School | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Parklands Foundation Normal, IL | A | $12,000 | paid | Capacity Building for Mackinaw River Corridor Land Protection | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Mchenry County Conservation Foundation Richmond, IL | A | $11,890 | paid | Stewardship of savanna and prairie remnants in a 54.5-acre section of Glacial Park | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Kendall County Forest Preserve District Yorkville, IL | A | $11,000 | paid | Kendall County Forest Preserve District - Hoover Forest Preserve K-12 Pollinator Education Program and Core Prairie Enhancement Project | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Parent Teacher Organization of Ferson Creek Elementary School Inc Saint Charles, IL | A | $11,000 | paid | Gray Willows Farm Children's Prairie | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Douglas-Hart Foundation Mattoon, IL | A | $10,365 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at the Douglas-Hart Nature Center | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge Richmond, IL | A | $10,112 | paid | Friends of Hackmatack NWR Stewardship Project at South Tamarack Farms - East Unit | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Forefront Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | Donor and Potential Grant Applicant Outreach, Networking and Related Services | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Forest Preserve Friends Foundation Mahomet, IL | A | $9,932 | paid | Homer Lake Interpretive Center & St. Joseph Grade School Pollinator Habitat & Education Partnership | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Campton Township Open Space Fnd St Charles, IL | A | $9,780 | paid | Stewardship of Harley Woods | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Sutherland Foundation for Education and Enrichment Chicago, IL | A | $9,757 | paid | Sutherland's Pollinator Learning Center | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Friends of Bell School Chicago, IL | A | $9,730 | paid | Bell School Pollinator Habitat | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Archdiocese of Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $8,096 | paid | Alphonsus Academy and Center for the Arts Arts-Integrated Pollinator Habitat | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Forest Preserve District of Cook County River Forest, IL | A | $7,900 | paid | River Trail Nature Center Pollinator Garden | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | The Waldorf School of Dupage Warrenville, IL | A | $7,854 | paid | WSD Forest Restoration | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Board of Ed Comm Cons School Dist 65 Evanston, IL | A | $6,700 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Community High School District 99 Downers Grove, IL | U | $6,700 | paid | Solar Panel Project | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Illinois Conservation Foundation Springfield, IL | A | $6,700 | paid | ICF Stewardship Program at the Torstenson Youth Conservation Education Center | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Oak Lawn Community High School District #229 Oak Lawn, IL | U | $6,600 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Lick Creek Ccsd #16 Buncombe, IL | A | $6,600 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Carbondale New School Carbondale, IL | A | $6,600 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Pheasants Forever St Paul, MN | A | $6,584 | paid | Ball Elementary Prairie Restoration and Outdoor Classroom | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of River Forest River Forest, IL | A | $6,435 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Springfield Park District Springfield, IL | A | $6,262 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Community Environmental Council Decatur, IL | A | $6,000 | paid | Stewardship of Lincoln Trail Homestead State Part and Memorial | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Land Conservation Foundation Champaign, IL | A | $6,000 | paid | Maintaining the Hydrologic infrastructure at the Sangamon River Corridor Reserve (108 acres) (For 2019 Grant) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Bloomingdale Park Foundation Bloomingdale, IL | A | $5,500 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Springfield Park Wetlands | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Friends of the Green Bay Trail Glencoe, IL | A | $5,500 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at the Green Bay Trail | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Grand Prairie Friends Urbana, IL | A | $5,497 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Embarras Ridges Land & Water Reserve | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Irons Oaks Foundation Olympia Fields, IL | A | $5,400 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Grand Prairie Friends Urbana, IL | A | $5,352 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Warbler Bottoms' Pollinator Habitat | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Nature at the Confluence Inc South Beloit, IL | A | $5,246 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Nature At The Confluence | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Openlands Chicago, IL | A | $5,000 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (10.84 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Forest Preserve Friends Foundation Mahomet, IL | A | $5,000 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Rayburn-Purnell Woods | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Barnhart Grove Prairie Rest Project Champaign, IL | A | $5,000 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at the Barnhart Prairie Preserve (100 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Forest Preserve Friends Foundation Mahomet, IL | A | $5,000 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Middle Fork River Forest Preserve | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Land Conservation Foundation Champaign, IL | A | $4,875 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at the Sangamon River Corridor Reserve | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Parklands Foundation Normal, IL | A | $4,666 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Letcher Basin Land and Water Preserve (172.4 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Liberty Prairie Foundation Grayslake, IL | A | $4,369 | paid | Liberty Prairie Foundation Native Pollinator Habitat and Regenerative Learning Space | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Land Conservancy of Mchenry County Woodstock, IL | A | $4,055 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Irish Oaks Savanna (42 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Forest Foundation of Kendall County Yorkville, IL | A | $4,000 | paid | Oak Woodland Bluffs and Core Prairie Community Stewardship Engagement Project - Hoover Forest Preserve | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | National Audubon Society Inc Chicago, IL | A | $4,000 | paid | Stewardship of Spring Creek | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Jubilee Farm Nfp New Berlin, IL | A | $3,743 | paid | Amenities for public trail expansion at Jubilee Farm | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Prairie Enthusiasts Inc Viroqua, WI | A | $3,595 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Hanley Savanna (160 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Openlands Chicago, IL | A | $3,502 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve (77 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Prairie Lands Foundation Fairbury, IL | A | $3,052 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Griswold Prairie | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Illinois Renewable Energy Association Oregon, IL | A | $3,000 | paid | 18th Illinois Renewable Energy and Sustainable Lifestyle Fair | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Land Conservation Foundation Champaign, IL | A | $3,000 | paid | Maintaining the Hydrologic infrastructure at the Sangamon River Corridor Reserve (108 acres) (For 2019 Grant) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition of Madison County IL Chorus Frog Habitat (9.5 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation Inc Elizabeth, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition of Dvorak Addition to Apple River Canyon State Park (334 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Citizens for Conservation Inc Barrington, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition to expand Craftsbury Preserve (31 acres) in Lake Barrington, IL | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Mchenry County Conservation District Woodstock, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition of Remnant Oak Woodland to Expand Project 7641 at Alden Creek (22 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | City of Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | U | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition of William C. Drda Woods addition to Bohm Woods State Nature Preserve (70 acres) | 202131339349303838 |
| 2020 | Macon County Conservation District Decatur, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Fort Daniel Conservation Area Acquisition 180 acres | 202131339349303838 |
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