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Filing year 2023

THE KNIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION

Lake Forest, Illinois·EIN 27-6566394·NTEE N64 · Recreation & Sports·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$13.4M
Total assets
$27M
Total expenses
$786k
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. THE KNIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Trustee
Trustee

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$607k

Itemized grants

13

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORYCHICAGO, ILFUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOOD FOR THE NEEDY$182k
NEW LIFE CENTERS OF CHICAGOLANDCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$125k
GRACE AND PEACE FELLOWSHIPUNITY INITIATIVECHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
GREENLIGHT FUND CHICAGOBOSTON, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$35k
ALL CHICAGO MAKING HOMELESSNESS HISTORYCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
FOOD BANK OF THE SOUTHERN TIERELMIRA, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
GOLDEN APPLE FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHINGCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
HILLSIDE FOOD PANTRYEVANSTON, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
MADONNA MISSIONNORTHFIELD, ILSUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMS FOR REFUGEES$10k
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCHEVANSTON, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
SOUTHSIDE CENTER OF HOPECHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
THE FATHER FRED FOUNDATIONTRAVERSE CITY, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
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Sector benchmark

What Recreation & Sports executives earn in Illinois

THE KNIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable recreation & sports organization in Illinois earns a median of $43,653.

25th percentile
$11k
Median
$43,653
75th percentile
$99k
90th percentile
$170k

These are recreation & sports sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 236 organizations across 236 filings (2020 – 2024).

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What are THE KNIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, THE KNIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $13.4M in total revenue and $786k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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