To support the mission of Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association (NSSRA) by raising and granting supplemental funding.
Nssra Foundation’s grantmaking is built around one mission: supporting the work of Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association with supplemental funding. The largest recent grant on file was $189,209 in 2025 for the adult day program, showing that the foundation’s giving is tied to direct service for participants in special recreation programming. Other major awards point to a practical funding style. In 2025, it granted $104,828 for van purchase, and in 2024 it gave $130,314 for ELA donation, both directed to NSSRA in Highland Park, Illinois. The foundation also backed special events and reduced fees or scholarships, which aligns with its stated focus on fee assistance, accessible transportation, capital support, and community fundraising. Across the recent record, the grantee is consistently NSSRA, indicating a narrow and sustained relationship rather than a broad open-ended portfolio. The pattern centers on keeping programs, transportation, and participant access funded for people served by NSSRA.
The foundation supports a small set of closely related causes, all tied to NSSRA’s special recreation mission. In adult day services, it granted $189,209 in 2025 for the adult day program, directing the largest recent award to ongoing participant support. Transportation access is another clear theme: it gave $109,200 in 2023 and $104,828 in 2025 for van purchase, indicating funding for vehicle acquisition rather than general operating costs. It also supports fee assistance, with grants of $47,000 in 2025, $30,000 in 2023, and $26,069 in 2024 for reduced fees or scholarships. For community programming, the foundation provided $50,246 in 2025 for NSSRA special events.
Typical grants are relatively large for a local public charity: the 25th percentile is $30,000, the median is $93,596, and the 75th percentile is $109,200. The recent record shows repeated support for the same recipient across multiple years, with NSSRA appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That points to recurring relationship-based giving rather than one-off grants. The foundation is a public charity and does not fund individuals. Its pattern also includes direct support for services, vehicles, fee reduction, and event-related needs, all through grants to the same organization.
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$455K
Most grants fall between $30K and $109K, with a median of $94K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$94K
75th Percentile
$109K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in IL.
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Giving is entirely local and entirely in Illinois: 100% of grants in the recent record go to recipients in the HQ state, and Illinois is also the top state by grant count. The named recipient city is Highland Park, where all recent grants were made to Nssra. The geography is therefore highly concentrated, with no out-of-state or non-U.S. recipient locations in the data.
It primarily supports Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association through grants for adult day programming, van purchases, reduced fees or scholarships, special events, and ELA donation support. The foundation’s stated mission is to raise and grant supplemental funding for NSSRA.
Recent grants cluster at a relatively high local level: the 25th percentile is $30,000, the median is $93,596, and the 75th percentile is $109,200. Recent awards range from $26,069 to $189,209.
In the recent grant record, every listed award goes to Nssra in Highland Park, Illinois. The pattern shows repeated support to the same recipient across 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Its recent grantmaking is entirely in Illinois, and all listed recipient locations are in Highland Park. The recipient country distribution is 100% U.S.
No. The foundation is marked as not funding individuals and not making program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSSRA | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $189,209 | 2025 | ADULT DAY PROGRAM |
| NSSRA | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $104,828 | 2025 | VAN PURCHASE |
| NSSRA | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $50,246 | 2025 | NSSRA SPECIAL EVENTS |
| NSSRA | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $47,000 | 2025 | REDUCED FEES/SCHOLAR |
| NSSRA | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $130,314 | 2024 | ELA DONATION |
| NSSRA | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $26,069 | 2024 | REDUCED FEES/SCHOLAR |
| NSSRA | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $109,200 | 2023 | VAN PURCHASE |
| NSSRA | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $93,596 | 2023 | ELA DONATION |
| NSSRA | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $30,000 | 2023 | REDUCED FEES/SCHOLAR |
NSSRA
$189,209ADULT DAY PROGRAM
NSSRA
$104,828VAN PURCHASE
NSSRA
$50,246NSSRA SPECIAL EVENTS
NSSRA
$47,000REDUCED FEES/SCHOLAR
NSSRA
$130,314ELA DONATION
NSSRA
$26,069REDUCED FEES/SCHOLAR
NSSRA
VAN PURCHASE
NSSRA
$93,596ELA DONATION
NSSRA
$30,000REDUCED FEES/SCHOLAR