The Lake Forest Day Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
261218533
IRS 990-PF coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2012, Form 990-PF 2024, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Lake Forest, IL, USA
Phone
8477363952
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$23,118
Expenses
$69,370

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

What it reported funding in 2024

The foundation reported 1 grant totaling $54,000. The stated grant purpose was to fund non-profit orgs in and around lake forest.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 78% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 50
  • Endowment Health: 45

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 77.8%; rating input score 78; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: Limited
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 16.29; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: Filed self-dealing detail
  • Investments: 45th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 45/100.