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Grants paid by Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 36-4334358 · IL · Form 990, Schedule I
In tax year 2023, Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation (EIN 36-4334358) reported 82 grants paid totaling $9,172,470. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Forest Preserve District of Cook County River Forest, IL | A | $2,474,000 | paid | Acquisition of Old Sutton Parcel to link Spring Lake and Horizon Farm Forest Preserves (44 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Campton Township St Charles, IL | A | $1,608,979 | paid | Goldenstein Farm Land Acquisition of Campton Township, Kane County (124.5 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Park District of Oak Park Oak Park, IL | A | $1,067,194 | paid | Oak Park Net Zero Energy Community Recreation Center | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | River Trails School District 26 Mount Prospect, IL | U | $800,000 | paid | Park View School Net Zero Energy Renovation | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Community Development Corporation of Pembroke Hopkins Park Hopkins Park, IL | A | $279,392 | paid | Pembroke Land & Heritage Trails (41 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Village of Port Byron Illinois Port Byron, IL | U | $262,500 | paid | Port Byron Waste Water Treatment Facility - Net Zero Energy | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Heartlands Conservancy Belleville, IL | A | $252,200 | paid | Acquisition of Illinois Chorus Frog Habitat in the Poag SandTerrace INAI site (40 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Lake County Forest Preserve District Libertyville, IL | A | $233,600 | paid | Acquisition to Increase Wadsworth Savanna Forest Preserve (18.62 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Natural Land Institute Rockford, IL | A | $221,010 | paid | Acquisition of Kenney Woods Addition to Lind-McGeachie Preserve (36 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Saint Joseph School Downers Grove, IL | A | $200,000 | paid | St. Joseph School Net Zero Energy Addition | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Citizens for Conservation Inc Lake Barrington, IL | A | $195,500 | paid | Acquisition of Hill 'N Dale Preserve - Advancing Wetlands Conservation (232.56 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Mchenry County Conservation Foundation Richmond, IL | A | $190,152 | paid | Camp Lakota Pothole Wetlands Project Addition (+/- 40 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Natural Land Institute Rockford, IL | A | $154,000 | paid | Clay Woods Addition to Lind-McGeachie Woods Preserve (20.09 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | The Conservation Fund Chicago, IL | A | $150,925 | paid | Acquisition under Illinois Working Lands, Water and Wildlife Partnership (300 acres of purchased natural areas conservation easement) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Granite City Housing Authority Granite City, IL | A | $104,592 | paid | Net Zero Energy PHIUS Certified Affordable Housing Residence | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Ogle Natural Areas Alliance Byron, IL | A | $97,980 | paid | Acquisition of River Dr. Property - Byron, IL (14 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Urbana, IL | A | $75,000 | paid | RENU-House Solar Decathlon | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Urbana, IL | A | $60,000 | paid | RENU-House Solar Decathlon | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | The Conservation Foundation Naperville, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | Acquisition of Aux Sable Creek Addition- Trotter/Schuneman Parcel (20 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden Inc Rockford, IL | A | $43,436 | paid | Klehm Arboretum Visitor Center - 29.5kW PV System | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Illinois Audubon Society Springfield, IL | A | $27,300 | paid | Acquisition of Zellhofer Properties (133 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Chicago River Chicago, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | Stewardship of Harms Woods | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | The Friends of the Forest Preserve District of Dupage County Wheaton, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | Stewardship of Churchill Woods - Babcock Grove | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Illinois Audubon Society Springfield, IL | A | $24,744 | paid | Stewardship of Gremel Nature Preserve: A Legacy Project of Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation - INAI Sedge Meadow | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Friends of Nachusa Grasslands Franklin Grove, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Stewardship of Nachusa Grasslands - Holland Savanna Unit & Big Jump Savanna/Prairie Unit | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Stewardship of Little Red School House Oak Woodland (#8280) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Stewardship of Forest Glen Woods (#8279) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Lake Bluff Open Lands Association Lake Bluff, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Stewardship of the Skokie River Prairie Land and Water Reserve | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Middle Rock Conservation Partners Franklin Grove, IL | A | $21,000 | paid | Restoration of the Samuel & Edna Hill Preservation Site | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $20,000 | paid | ICECF K-12 Schools Grant Program Field Support | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation Inc Elizabeth, IL | A | $20,000 | paid | Preserving More Natural Areas and Native American Cultural Heritage in the Driftless Region of NW Illinois | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Prairie State Conservation Coalition Springfield, IL | A | $18,000 | paid | PSCC - Growing Leadership, Diversifying Membership, and Completing the Strategic Plan | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Urbana, IL | A | $15,000 | paid | RENU-House Solar Decathlon | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Grove Park District Buffalo Grove, IL | A | $13,319 | paid | Pollinator Meadow Habitats at the Buffalo Grove Park District | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Community College District 535 Des Plaines, IL | A | $12,601 | paid | People and Pollinators: Raising Awareness by Increasing Pollinator Habitat in our Communities | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Franklin Creek Conservation Association Franklin Grove, IL | A | $12,137 | paid | Stewardship of Franklin Creek State Natural Area | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $12,000 | paid | ICECF Small-Scale Solar PV for K-12 Schools Grant Program | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Natural Land Institute Rockford, IL | A | $11,000 | paid | Pollinator Meadow Conversion at Lind-McGeachie Woods Preserve | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $10,950 | paid | 2020-2021 Workshop/Data Support for K-12 Solar Schools Program | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $10,855 | paid | 2020-2021 Workshop/Data Support for K-12 Solar Schools Program | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Forest Preserve District of Cook County River Forest, IL | A | $10,324 | paid | Trailside Nature Center/Thatcher Woods Pollinator Garden | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | North Elementary School Franklin Park, IL | A | $10,302 | paid | North Elementary School Pollinator Garden | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Natural Land Institute Rockford, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | NLI Strategic Land & Water Conservation Plan | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | The Conservation Foundation Naperville, IL | A | $9,611 | paid | Acquisition of Harper's Farm in Ottawa along Illinois River (92 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Natural Land Institute Rockford, IL | A | $9,010 | paid | Acquisition of Kenney Woods Addition to Lind-McGeachie Preserve (36 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Friends of Nachusa Grasslands Franklin Grove, IL | A | $9,000 | paid | Stewardship of Stone Barn Savanna - West Holland Savanna | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | The Wetlands Initiative Chicago, IL | A | $9,000 | paid | Stewardship of the Dixon Waterfowl Refuge - Violet Meadow Tract | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $8,470 | paid | 2020-2021 Workshop/Data Support for K-12 Solar Schools Program | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $8,000 | paid | ICECF K-12 Schools Grant Program Field Support | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $8,000 | paid | ICECF Small-Scale Solar PV for K-12 Schools Grant Program | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $8,000 | paid | ICECF K-12 Schools Grant Program Field Support | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $8,000 | paid | ICECF Small-Scale Solar PV for K-12 Schools Grant Program | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Village of Buffalo Grove Buffalo Grove, IL | U | $7,074 | paid | Native Area Restoration and Pollinator Project | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Forest Preserve Friends Foundation Mahomet, IL | A | $6,758 | paid | Lake of the Woods Pollinator Meadows | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 Wheeling, IL | U | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 Wheeling, IL | U | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Hinsdale Adventist Academy Hinsdale, IL | A | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Bremen Community School District #228 Tinley Park, IL | U | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Bremen Community School District #228 Midlothian, IL | U | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Community High School District 218 Blue Island, IL | U | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180 Burr Ridge, IL | U | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Wilmette Public School District 39 Wilmette, IL | U | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System (#8263) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Wilmette Public School District 39 Wilmette, IL | U | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System (#8267) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Wilmette Public School District 39 Wilmette, IL | U | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System (#8264) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Bremen Community School District #228 Country Club Hills, IL | U | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 Buffalo Grove, IL | U | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | The French International School of Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | A | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Lincolnwood School District 74 Lincolnwood, IL | U | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Wilmette Public School District 39 Wilmette, IL | U | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System (#8265) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Wilmette Public School District 39 Wilmette, IL | U | $6,400 | paid | K-12 1 kW Educational PV System (#8266) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Land Conservancy of Mchenry County Woodstock, IL | A | $6,286 | paid | Restoration of Crowley Road Oaks - Remnant Oak Woodland | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Forest Preserves Chicago, IL | A | $6,000 | paid | Stewardship of the Spring Creek Forest Preserve Complex and Grassy Lake Forest Preserve (#8203) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Ballard Family Nature Center Inc Altamont, IL | A | $5,696 | paid | Stewardship of Ballard Nature Center | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Parklands Foundation Normal, IL | A | $5,500 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Lexington Preserve | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Irons Oaks Foundation Olympia Flds, IL | A | $5,500 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Grand Prairie Friends Urbana, IL | A | $5,371 | paid | Parking and Trails at Edna Edwards Burnett Land & Water Reserve (80 acres) | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Environmental Education Columbus, OH | A | $5,250 | paid | 2020-2021 Workshop/Data Support for K-12 Solar Schools Program | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Parklands Foundation Normal, IL | A | $5,226 | paid | Public Amenities for Hayes Woods Preserve | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Clifftop Nfp Maeystown, IL | A | $5,205 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at Stormant-Hauss Nature Preserve | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Campton Township Open Space Foundation St Charles, IL | A | $5,121 | paid | Public Amenities and Event at Poynor Dog Park. Project would include preparation of site, drilling of a non-potable well, and installation of a sealed pump at the dog park. | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | Illinois Audubon Society Springfield, IL | A | $5,000 | paid | Stewardship of 770 Westleigh | 202401149349300835 |
| 2023 | College of Dupage Foundation Glen Ellyn, IL | A | $5,000 | paid | Public Amenities and Events at College of DuPage Natural Areas | 202401149349300835 |
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