Grainger Foundation Inc

Lake Forest, IL
Tax-exempt since April 1968
EIN: 36-6192971

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$11.3M (2024)

Expenses

$22.3M (2024)

Total Assets

$161M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$11,307,551

Expenses

$22,327,246

Net Income

-$11,019,695

Net Assets

$160,792,740

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$5,328,934	47.1%
Sales of Assets	$5,978,617	52.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$20,371,926	91.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$834,315	3.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$160,792,740
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$160,792,740

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
G J Sinclair (Senior Vice President & Secretary)	$324,215	$79,179
J L Howard (Chairman, President & Director)	$200,000	$0
Julia Wold (Vice President)	$120,100	$0
J S Chapman (Chairman Emeritus & Director)	$100,000	$0
C J Bellmore (Treasurer)	$50,000	$0
W B Hayden (Vice President)	$40,000	$0
D W Grainger (Director)	$0	$0
J T Ryan (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 5, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$11,152,325

Expenses

$18,376,050

Net Income

-$7,223,725

Net Assets

$159,082,682

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$4,433,107	39.8%
Sales of Assets	$6,719,218	60.2%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$16,693,000	90.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$687,062	3.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$159,082,682
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$159,082,682

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
G J Sinclair (Senior Vice President & Secretary)	$310,562	$75,766
J S Chapman (Chairman Emeritus & Director)	$100,000	$0
J L Howard (Chairman & Director)	$100,000	$0
Julia Wold (Vice President)	$86,500	$0
C J Bellmore (Treasurer)	$50,000	$0
W B Hayden (Vice President)	$40,000	$0
D W Grainger (Director)	$0	$0
J T Ryan (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 13, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$7,146,048

Expenses

$46,138,974

Net Income

-$38,992,926

Net Assets

$165,313,640

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$3,930,349	55.0%
Sales of Assets	$3,215,699	45.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$44,394,439	96.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$649,852	1.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$165,313,640
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$165,313,640

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
G J Sinclair (Senior Vice President & Secretary)	$297,552	$72,513
J S Chapman (Chairman Emeritus & Director)	$200,000	$0
Julia Wold (Vice President)	$62,300	$0
C J Bellmore (Treasurer)	$50,000	$0
W B Hayden (Vice President)	$40,000	$0
D W Grainger (Director)	$0	$0
J L Howard (Chairman & Director)	$0	$0
J T Ryan (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 5, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$17,016,007

Expenses

$65,230,207

Net Income

-$48,214,200

Net Assets

$184,158,239

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$5,485,765	32.2%
Sales of Assets	$11,530,242	67.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$63,349,480	97.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$686,125	1.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$184,158,239
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$184,158,239

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
G J Sinclair (Senior Vice President & Secretary)	$285,175	$69,419
J S Chapman (Chairman & Director)	$200,000	$0
Julia Wold (Vice President)	$60,950	$0
C J Bellmore (Treasurer)	$50,000	$0
D L Kendall (Senior Vice President And Director)	$50,000	$0
W B Hayden (Vice President)	$40,000	$0
D W Grainger (Director)	$0	$0
J L Howard (President & Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on April 26, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$10,585,156

Expenses

$84,571,938

Net Income

-$73,986,782

Net Assets

$173,157,728

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$5,106,712	48.2%
Sales of Assets	$5,478,403	51.8%
Other Income	$41	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$82,906,923	98.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$675,561	0.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$173,157,729
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$173,157,728

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
G J Sinclair (Senior Vice President & Secretary)	$266,511	$64,753
J S Chapman (President & Director)	$200,000	$0
Julia Wold (Vice President)	$69,050	$0
C J Bellmore (Treasurer)	$50,000	$0
D L Kendall (Vice President And Director)	$50,000	$0
W B Hayden (Vice President)	$40,000	$0
D W Grainger (Chairman & Director)	$0	$0
J L Howard (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 5, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$38,116,926

Expenses

$130,370,167

Net Income

-$92,253,241

Net Assets

$192,676,073

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$25,000,000	65.6%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$8,089,759	21.2%
Sales of Assets	$4,653,273	12.2%
Other Income	$373,894	1.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$128,592,354	98.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$590,406	0.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$192,676,074
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$192,676,073

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
G J Sinclair (Senior Vice President & Secretary)	$255,606	$62,027
J S Chapman (President & Director)	$166,650	$0
C J Bellmore (Treasurer)	$50,000	$0
D L Kendall (Vice President And Director)	$50,000	$0
W B Hayden (Vice President)	$40,000	$0
Julia Wold (Vice President)	$28,150	$0
D W Grainger (Chairman & Director)	$0	$0
J L Howard (Senior Vice President And Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on June 26, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$132,572,307

Expenses

$66,522,031

Net Income

$66,050,276

Net Assets

$172,694,978

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$120,935,000	91.2%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$8,287,035	6.3%
Sales of Assets	$3,350,272	2.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$64,207,802	96.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$293,503	0.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$172,694,978
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$172,694,978

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$59,436,479

Expenses

$48,867,523

Net Income

$10,568,956

Net Assets

$173,130,813

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$7,037,966	11.8%
Sales of Assets	$52,398,513	88.2%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$47,668,312	97.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$288,176	0.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$173,130,813
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$173,130,813

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$360,318,323

Expenses

$58,019,938

Net Income

$302,298,385

Net Assets

$128,146,939

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$230,860,000	64.1%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$5,666,531	1.6%
Sales of Assets	$123,791,792	34.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$54,697,739	94.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$278,124	0.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$128,146,939
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$128,146,939

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$5,543,746

Expenses

$34,222,551

Net Income

-$28,678,805

Net Assets

$12,116,071

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$14,480	0.3%
Dividends	$3,020,684	54.5%
Sales of Assets	$2,508,582	45.3%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$33,504,661	97.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$257,378	0.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$12,116,071
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$12,116,071

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$15,245,051

Expenses

$20,593,009

Net Income

-$5,347,958

Net Assets

$17,703,078

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$561,565	3.7%
Interest Revenue	$7,105	0.0%
Dividends	$2,820,274	18.5%
Sales of Assets	$11,856,107	77.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$19,507,038	94.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$228,516	1.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$17,703,078
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$17,703,078

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Grainger Foundation Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $11.3M (2024)

Expenses $22.3M (2024)

Total Assets $161M (2024)

Total Liabilities $0 (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2011

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2010

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Revenue

$11.3M (2024)

Expenses

$22.3M (2024)

Total Assets

$161M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

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