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Grants paid by Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, tax year 2021
EIN 36-4334358 · IL · Form 990, Schedule I
In tax year 2021, Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation (EIN 36-4334358) reported 98 grants paid totaling $6,195,905. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Natural Land Institute Rockford, IL | A | $1,278,000 | paid | Acquisition of Rumage Farm to expand the Lost Flora Fen Preserve along Raccoon Creek (~346 acres plus ~11 acres NON grant) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Illinois Audubon Society Springfield, IL | A | $670,062 | paid | Acquisition of Zellhofer Properties (133 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA | A | $603,750 | paid | Acquisition of the Hill Tract (115 Acres) at Nachusa Grasslands | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Northbrook Park District Northbrook, IL | A | $533,031 | paid | Site Net Zero Energy Activities Center at Techny Prairie Park | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Mchenry County Conservation Foundation Richmond, IL | A | $483,720 | paid | Camp Lakota Parcel Acquisition (+/- 160 acres) (120 acres fee simple purchase, 40 acres via private conservation easement) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Grand Prairie Friends Urbana, IL | A | $459,600 | paid | Acquisition to expand Edna Edwards Burnett Land and Water Reserve (purchase of 60 contiguous acres, resulting in 80-acre preserve) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Natural Land Institute Rockford, IL | A | $274,000 | paid | Acquisition of White Wood Ridge (55 acres) adjacent to Mississippi Pallisades State Park | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Boone County Conservation District Belvidere, IL | A | $250,355 | paid | Acquisition of Phase 2 Piscasaw Creek - Funderburg Conservation Areas (90.479 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Park District of Oak Park Oak Park, IL | A | $231,120 | paid | Site Net Zero Energy Carroll Center Addition and Renovation | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Illinois Audubon Society Springfield, IL | A | $159,000 | paid | Acquisition to Expand Pilcher Park Nature Preserve (3.15 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | A | $158,100 | paid | Flywheel Energy Storage Systems (320kW) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL | A | $150,000 | paid | 2020 Solar Decathlon ADAPTHAUS | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $51,775 | paid | 2020-2021 Workshop/Data Support for K-12 Solar Schools Program | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Illinois Audubon Society Springfield, IL | A | $31,724 | paid | Stewardship of Amboy Marsh Nature Preserve - Crowfoot Wetland Connection | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Land Conservancy of Mchenry County Woodstock, IL | A | $30,000 | paid | Stewardship of Irish Oaks Savanna Nature Preserve | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Franklin Creek Conservation Association Franklin Grove, IL | A | $30,000 | paid | Acquisition of Parcel 1 of Logan Property to expand Franklin Creek Headwaters (3.43 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL | A | $27,000 | paid | Kickapoo Prairie and Woods Stewardship Project | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL | A | $27,000 | paid | Stewardship of Cap Sauers Nature Preserve | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Natural Land Institute Rockford, IL | A | $26,000 | paid | Stewardship of The William and Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Citizens' Greener Evanston Evanston, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | Stewardship of Evanston North Shore Channel Habitat | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Citizens for Conservation Inc Barrington, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | Stewardship of Flint Creek Savanna | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | National Audubon Society Inc Chicago, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | Stewardship of Orland Grassland - Bartel | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Forest Preserve Friends Foundation Mahomet, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | Stewardship of Lake of the Woods - Buffalo Trace Restoration Area | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Skokie Park District Skokie, IL | A | $23,955 | paid | Emily Oaks Nature Center - 17.4kW PV Installation | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Green Bay Trail Glencoe, IL | A | $23,000 | paid | Stewardship of the Green Bay Trail - Harbor to Scott (HTS) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Heartlands Conservancy Belleville, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Stewardship of Arlington Wetlands | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Lincoln Park Conservancy Chicago, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Stewardship of North Pond Nature Sanctuary | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Community Stewardship of Possum Hollow Forest Preserve | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Illinois Audubon Society Springfield, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Stewardship of 770 Westleigh | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Fermilab Natural Areas Batavia, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Development of 500 Acres of Grasslands for Habitat for Endangered Bird Species in FermiLab National Laboratory - Eola Road Grasslands | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Community Stewardship of Sundown Meadow Forest Preserve | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | The Wetlands Initiative Chicago, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Restoration and Stewardship of Indian Ridge Marsh (50 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Heartlands Conservancy Belleville, IL | A | $20,000 | paid | Southern Illinois Service Area Expansion Feasibility and Strategic Plan Update | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Skokie Park District Skokie, IL | A | $20,000 | paid | The Skokie Park District Pollinator Initiative | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Village of Algonquin Algonquin, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | Holder Park Detention & Woods Creek Path Pollinator Project | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves Northbrook, IL | A | $20,000 | paid | Building Organizational Capacity for Protecting Biodiversity in the Illinois Nature Preserves System | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Village of Hawthorn Woods Hawthorn Woods, IL | U | $18,053 | paid | Meadowlark Park and Arboretum | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Campton Township Open Space Foundation St Charles, IL | A | $17,220 | paid | Stewardship of Harley Woods | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge Richmond, IL | A | $16,888 | paid | Friends of Hackmatack NWR Stewardship Project at South Tamarack Farms - East Unit | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Grand Prairie Friends Urbana, IL | A | $14,860 | paid | National Land Trust Alliance Organizational Assessment, Training and Accreditation for Grand Prairie Friends (Central IL) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Triad Cusd #2 St Jacob, IL | A | $11,000 | paid | Outdoor Classroom Beautification | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Kankakee Watseka, IL | A | $10,920 | paid | Acquisition of Connector Parcels in Kankakee Sands Bioregion, Iroquois County, IL (100 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Aurora West School District 129 North Aurora, IL | U | $10,866 | paid | Sustainable Pollinator Learning Garden | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Chicago Public Schools Chicago, IL | U | $10,128 | paid | Front Garden Pollinator Habitat | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Forefront Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | Donor and Potential Grant Applicant Outreach, Networking and Related Services | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | The Wetlands Initiative Chicago, IL | A | $9,599 | paid | Planning for Land Acquisition - Measuring Nutrient- and Carbon-related effects of Prairie Restoration | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Ccdc Foundation Champaign, IL | A | $9,499 | paid | Community Stewardship of Red Oak Rain Garden / Illini Grove / Dorner Drive Pond | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Middle Rock Conservation Partners Franklin Grove, IL | A | $9,000 | paid | Restoration of The Samuel and Edna Hill Preservation Site | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Friends of Nachusa Grasslands Franklin Grove, IL | A | $9,000 | paid | Stewardship of Nachusa Grasslands - Tellabs South Unit and South Central Unit | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Community Unit School District Number 308 Oswego, IL | U | $8,333 | paid | OEHS Pollinator Prairie Restoration | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Barrington Area Conservation Trust Inc Barrington, IL | A | $8,156 | paid | Community Stewardship of Pederson Preserve | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Clifftop Nfp Maeystown, IL | A | $7,560 | paid | Stewardship of White Rock Nature Preserve and Land and Water Reserve. | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $7,248 | paid | For the 2018-2019 ICECF Teacher Training Workshops and Web Maintenance | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Mount Vernon Township High School Mount Vernon, IL | A | $6,700 | paid | MVTHS Outdoor Green Classroom-Solar Panel Installment | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Trico Cusd #176 Campbell Hill, IL | A | $6,500 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $6,000 | paid | ICECF's K-12 Solar Schools Program Field Support for 5/2018-4/2019 | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Chicago River Chicago, IL | A | $6,000 | paid | Stewardship of McClaughrey Springs Woods | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Illinois Audubon Society Springfield, IL | A | $5,500 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at H&B Bremer Wildlife Sanctuary | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Clifftop Nfp Maeystown, IL | A | $5,500 | paid | Public Amenities at Paul Wightman Subterranean Nature Preserve | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Lincoln Park Conservancy Chicago, IL | A | $5,500 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at North Pond Nature Sanctuary | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $5,500 | paid | ICECF K-12 Schools Grant Program Field Support | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Monroe County Extension & 4-H Education Foundation Waterloo, IL | A | $5,489 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Baebler Educational Farm and Natural Area | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Kincaid Mounds Support Organization Metropolis, IL | A | $5,407 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Kincaid Mounds Historic Site | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Grand Prairie Friends Urbana, IL | A | $5,397 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Warbler Landing | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Vermillion County Conservation District Foundation Danville, IL | A | $5,360 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Beech Grove Trail - Forest Glen Preserve | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Douglas-Hart Foundation Mattoon, IL | A | $5,302 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Friendship Garden | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation Inc Elizabeth, IL | A | $5,260 | paid | Public Amenities and Event at Witkowsky State Wildlife Area (1323 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Land Conservation Foundation Champaign, IL | A | $5,180 | paid | LCF Board Development for a Sustainable Future | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Barrington Area Conservation Trust Inc Barrington, IL | A | $5,167 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Pederson Preserve | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Community Christian Alternative Academy Chicago, IL | A | $5,000 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at CCA Academy's PermaPark Food Forest | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Foundation Springfield, IL | A | $5,000 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Lincoln Memorial Garden | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $4,500 | paid | 2020 04 - Field Support for K-12 Solar Schools Program | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Heartlands Conservancy Belleville, IL | A | $4,489 | paid | Restoration and Stewardship of Poag Sand Prairie | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Illinois Audubon Society Springfield, IL | A | $4,413 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Chillicothe Bottoms Wildlife Sanctuary | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Peoria Heights School District #325 Peoria Heights, IL | U | $4,078 | paid | K-12 Pollinator Schools Program | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Natural Land Institute Rockford, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition of Fitzgerald Road Silver Creek site(42.48 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Clifftop Nfp Maeystown, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition of Storment Hauss Nature Preserve (84.77 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Winnebago County Forest Preserve District Rockford, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Kishwaukee Forest Preserve additions (105 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Champaign County Forest Preserve District Mahomet, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition to Expand "Old Homer Park" along the Salt Fork of the Vermilion River (15.58 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Mchenry County Conservation District Woodstock, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition of Coral Woods Conservation Area Oak Legacy Addition (19.41 acres purchased outright and 2 acres protected by conservation easement donation) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Middle Rock Conservation Partners Franklin Grove, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition of The Samuel & Edna Hill Preservation Site (91 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Nature Institute Godfrey, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition to connect TNI properties and buffer Olin Nature Preserve (15 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Grand Prairie Friends Urbana, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition of Frantz and Eads Expansion of Warbler Ridge Conservation Area (56 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Boone County Conservation District Belvidere, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition of Phase One Piscasaw Creek Watershed (339 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Dekalb County Forest Preserve District Sycamore, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition of Wood Property to create Riverwoods Forest Preserve (102 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation Inc Elizabeth, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition and Restoration of the Rutherford Refuge at Twin Bridges (24 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | The Conservation Fund Chicago, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition of Dug Hill Property (282 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Winnebago County Forest Preserve District Rockford, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Severson Dells Forest Preserve Addition - Funderburg Property (868 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Land Conservancy of Mchenry County Woodstock, IL | A | $2,500 | paid | Acquisition of Crowley Road Oaks (83.5 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Champaign County Forest Preserve District Mahomet, IL | A | $2,475 | paid | Acquisition of Hidden River & PACA Properties to Expand the Schwartz-Clapper Site (102 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Forest Preserve Friends Foundation Mahomet, IL | A | $1,660 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Homer Lake Interpretive Center | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Douglas-Hart Foundation Mattoon, IL | A | $500 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at the Douglas-Hart Nature Center | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Forest Preserve Friends Foundation Mahomet, IL | A | $500 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Middle Fork River Forest Preserve | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Lake Forest Open Lands Association Lake Forest, IL | A | $500 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at McCormick Ravine | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Forest Preserve Friends Foundation Mahomet, IL | A | $500 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Rayburn-Purnell Woods | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Land Conservation Foundation Champaign, IL | A | $451 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at the Sangamon River Corridor Reserve | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Prairie Enthusiasts Inc Viroqua, WI | A | $443 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Hanley Savanna (160 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
| 2021 | Barnhart Grove Prairie Restoration Project Champaign, IL | A | $112 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at the Barnhart Prairie Preserve (100 acres) | 202221169349300847 |
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