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Inside Glenkirk—an Illinois DOGE Profile

By N. K. Snyder | Aug 31, 2025

Glenkirk, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive three grants totaling $1,600,000 in FY2024 for infrastructure improvements, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698, Public Act 103-0006).

Illinois DOGE Profile: Community Partners for Affordable Housing

By N. K. Snyder | Aug 30, 2025

Community Partners for Affordable Housing, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $451,800 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

Government-backed nonprofit LGBTQ+ Center Lake County profiled

By N. K. Snyder | Aug 29, 2025

LGBTQ+ Center Lake County was approved to receive a $100,000 grant in FY2024 for capital improvements, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 103-0006).

Illinois DOGE Deep Dive: Trinity International University

By N. K. Snyder | Aug 28, 2025

Trinity International University, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive a $1,000,000 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

Government-backed nonprofit Heart of the City profiled

By N. K. Snyder | Aug 27, 2025

Heart of the City was approved to receive a $500,000 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 103-0006).

Inside Casa Lake County Inc.—an Illinois DOGE Profile

By N. K. Snyder | Aug 26, 2025

Casa Lake County Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive a $250,000 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

State-funded Nonprofit Spotlight: Waukegan Historical Society

By N. K. Snyder | Aug 25, 2025

Waukegan Historical Society was approved to receive two grants totaling $3,500,000 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 103-0006).

Illinois DOGE Profile: Brushwood Center At Ryerson Woods

By N. K. Snyder | Aug 24, 2025

Brushwood Center At Ryerson Woods, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $950,000 in FY2024 for infrastructure improvements, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

Government-backed nonprofit F.O.C.U.S. For Our Children’s Undistracted Success profiled

By N. K. Snyder | Aug 23, 2025

F.O.C.U.S. For Our Children’s Undistracted Success was approved to receive a $200,000 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 103-0006).

Inside Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center—an Illinois DOGE Profile

By N. K. Snyder | Aug 22, 2025

Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive a $500,000 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

State-funded Nonprofit Spotlight: College of Lake County

By N. K. Snyder | Aug 21, 2025

College of Lake County, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive three grants totaling $41,865,800 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).