LKQ Community Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 84-4058990 · since 2020lkqcorp.com/always-delivers·District of Columbia, Illinois, Minnesota, Tennessee, United States, Virginia·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$3.9M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$5,000 to $220k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$25,000

Typical grant (median)

46 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

LKQ Community Foundation is by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold application and should look instead for an introduction through people it already knows.
Its stated focus areas are health and human services, technical and general education, environmental stewardship and first responders, so work in those areas is the closest fit, and the filings show most of its grants going to Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota, Tennessee, District of Columbia and the United States, though no geographic focus is stated.
Across the filings, half of its 127 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less and about 8 in 10 fell between $5,000 and $220,000, so a request in that typical range is the realistic size to plan around, although its largest grant was about $1,050,000, to Scholarship America.
In its latest filing, 63% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in its earlier filings, so repeat grantees take a large share of its giving and a first approach should be made with that in mind.

Overview

LKQ Community Foundation is a US private foundation based in Chicago, IL.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

LKQ Community Foundation supports organisations striving to improve the communities where its people live and work, reflecting its stated interest in enduring relationships with local charities. Its stated focus areas are health and human services, technical and general education, environmental stewardship, and first responders, including fire, police and military. Its grant record includes educational and scholarship organisations, humanitarian and emergency-relief charities, health organisations, food assistance, and environmental groups. The Foundation also describes employee matching gifts as a way to support personal donations to charitable organisations, subject to permissible-grantee rules.

Themes

Health & Human Services
Technical & General Education
Environmental Stewardship
First Responders

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota, Tennessee, District of Columbia and the United States.

How to apply

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 63% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 127 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Virginia18%

Illinois14%

Minnesota14%

Tennessee11%

District of Columbia11%

South Carolina10%

6 other states: 17%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 6%

The largest single recipient received 14% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 63% of grant dollars went to organisations LKQ Community Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
<1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (United Kingdom, Canada).
42% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

46 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $25,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 46 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$2.5k–$5k7%

$5k–$10k11%

$10k–$25k11%

$25k–$50k26%

$50k–$100k20%

$100k–$250k17%

$250k–$500k7%

$500k–$1M0%

$1M and over2%

Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Scholarship America · General charitable purpose
$1,055,2102024 tax year
Charities Aid Foundation America · General charitable purpose
$342,3002024 tax year
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee · General charitable purpose
$336,0002024 tax year
American Red Cross · General charitable purpose
$300,0002024 tax year
No Greater Sacrifice Foundation · General charitable purpose
$150,0002024 tax year
United Service Organizations · General charitable purpose
$150,0002024 tax year
American Cancer Society · General charitable purpose
$140,0002024 tax year
I-CAR Education Foundation · General charitable purpose
$125,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Michael Clark — Vice President
Walter Hanley — Vice President
Matthew McCay — Secretary
Justin Jude — President
David McCrary — Treasurer

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$2,765,092	$2,763,879	$8,359,932	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$3,991,947	$3,957,960	$13,625,977	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$3,962,374	$3,892,969	$13,873,034	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.