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Determan Balk Family Foundation: 20 grants to organizations, $144,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
Determan Balk Family Foundation, a private foundation in Lake Forest, IL, paid 20 grants to organizations totaling $144,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 8, 2026. The largest was $25,000 to Northwestern College of Arts & Sciences in Evanston, IL for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 474148161
- Based in
- Lake Forest, IL
- Assets
- $3,340,707
- Grants paid
- $144,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 8, 2026, IRS object ID 202621289349102147. It reported $144,500 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern College of Arts & Sciences | Evanston, IL | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ragdale Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Refugee One | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adirondack Community Foundation | Lake Placid, NY | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornell Engineering | Ithaca, NY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gorton Community Center | Lake Forest, IL | Unrestricted | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michigan State University | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pendragon Theater | Saranac Lake, NY | Unresticted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wild Center | Tupper Lake, NY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Saranac Lake Foundation | Saranac Lake, NY | Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Church of the Holy Spirit Food Pantry | Lake Forest, IL | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Scott High School | Eldridge, IA | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adirondack Rail Trail Association | Saranac Lake, NY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation at PCK | Parker, CO | Unrestricted | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Historic Saranac Lake | Saranac Lake, NY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory | Tupper Lake, NY | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia Law School | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Deerpath Garden Club | Lake Bluff, IL | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wbez Chicago Public Media | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202541279349103189. It reported $146,040 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern College of Arts & Sciences | Evanston, IL | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gorton | Lake Forest, IL | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia Law | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pendragon Theater | Saranac Lake, NY | Unresticted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reading Power | Lake Forest, IL | Unrestricted | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Refugee One | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Saranac | Saranac Lake, NY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adirondack Foundation | Lake Placid, NY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adirondack Foundation Generous Act Fund | Lake Placid, NY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camping & Education Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Manna Food Bank | Mills River, NC | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| NC Disaster Relief Fund | Raleigh, NC | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ragdale | Lake Forest, IL | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wild Center | Tupper Lake, NY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nyr St Jude | Memphis, TN | Unrestricted | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nyr Hoops for Heart | East Hampton, NY | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation at PCK | Parker, CO | Unrestricted | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Deerpath Garden Club of Lake Forest | Lake Forest, IL | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Forest Women's Club | Lake Forest, IL | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regina Catholic Education Center | Iowa City, IA | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minneapolis Insitute of Art | Minneapolis, MN | Unrestricted | $40 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $30,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $16,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
| Youth development | $10,000 |
| Education | $7,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $169,500 |
| New York | $95,000 |
| North Carolina | $10,000 |
| Ohio | $5,000 |
| Tennessee | $4,000 |
| Iowa | $2,500 |
| Wisconsin | $2,500 |
| Colorado | $2,000 |
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Updated May 8, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.