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BROOKS STRONG FOUNDATION

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Plain text BROOKS STRONG FOUNDATION. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2018–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/831709337. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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MLA “BROOKS STRONG FOUNDATION.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2018–2024, https://strategystudio.org/org/831709337. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2018–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $144K · expenses $94K · assets $443K

Also known as
C/O ROBERT TONN
EIN
83-1709337
Address
531 E WALNUT ST, HINSDALE, IL 60521-2456
Website
WWW.BROOKSSTRONG.ORG
NTEE code
G12
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2018
Cross-check
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Mission

TO FUND RESEARCH INTO CURES FOR CHILDHOOD CANCERS, TO SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES DEALING WITH THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER TREATMENT.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert Tonn PRESIDENT2018-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Nora Tonn TREASURER2018-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Jack Francis DIRECTOR2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Kelly Francis DIRECTOR2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Jeff Lesniewicz DIRECTOR2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Trish Kinsella DIRECTOR2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT TONN PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
NORA TONN TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
JACK FRANCIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY FRANCIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF LESNIEWICZ DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
TRISH KINSELLA DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT TONN PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
NORA TONN TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
JACK FRANCIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY FRANCIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF LESNIEWICZ DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
TRISH KINSELLA DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT TONN PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
NORA TONN TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
JACK FRANCIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY FRANCIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF LESNIEWICZ DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
TRISH KINSELLA DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT TONN PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
NORA TONN TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
JACK FRANCIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY FRANCIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF LESNIEWICZ DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
TRISH KINSELLA DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT TONN PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
NORA TONN TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
JACK FRANCIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY FRANCIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF LESNIEWICZ DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
TRISH KINSELLA DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT TONN PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
NORA TONN TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
JACK FRANCIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY FRANCIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF LESNIEWICZ DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
TRISH KINSELLA DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT TONN PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
NORA TONN TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
JACK FRANCIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY FRANCIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF LESNIEWICZ DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
TRISH KINSELLA DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,437$93,862 $442,804$442,804 $144,437$0 $006
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$112,967$94,914 $392,229$392,229 $112,967$0 $006
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,189$70,187 $373,789$373,789 $102,189$0 $006
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,194$63,027 $343,904$343,904 $100,194$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$190,027$96,497 $306,737$306,737 $190,027$0 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$163,061$30,509 $213,207$213,207 $163,061$0 $006
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$111,676$31,021 $80,655$80,655 $111,676$0 $006

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $37,933 in all, tax years 2018 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CHELIS CHILDRENS FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$10,000 2019$10,000
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WITZ FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “brooks strong foundation” 2023-2025 3$6,900 2025$1,700
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$5,950 2019$5,950
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BROOKS STRONG FOUNDATION” 2018 1$5,000 2018$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BROOKS STRONG FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$83 2023$22
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $93,862 spent · pay $0 · grants $9,000 · events $68,545
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventEVENT FACILITY FEE $68,545--$68,545 73.0%
Grants to US individuals $9,000$9,000-- 9.6%
Other (as described)BOARD EXPENSES $5,486-$5,486- 5.8%
Other (as described)DONATIONS $4,523$4,523-- 4.8%
Office expenses $2,219-$2,219- 2.4%
Other (as described)STORAGE $1,998-$1,998- 2.1%
All other expenses $1,341-$1,341- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $750-$750- 0.8%
Total$93,862100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $94,914 spent · pay $0 · grants $14,342 · events $66,707
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventEVENT FACILITY FEE $66,707--$66,707 70.3%
Grants to US individuals $14,342$14,342-- 15.1%
Other (as described)DONATIONS $3,339-$3,339- 3.5%
Office expenses $2,769-$2,769- 2.9%
Advertising and promotion $2,720-$2,720- 2.9%
Other (as described)BOARD EXPENSES $2,193-$2,193- 2.3%
Other (as described)WEBSITE EXPENSE $1,303-$1,303- 1.4%
All other expenses $791-$791- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $750-$750- 0.8%
Total$94,914100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $70,187 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,214 · events $50,498
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventEVENT FACILITY FEE $50,498--$50,498 71.9%
Grants to US individuals $6,214$6,214-- 8.9%
Other (as described)DONATIONS $4,621-$4,621- 6.6%
Other (as described)BOARD EXPENSES $3,457-$3,457- 4.9%
Other (as described)WEBSITE EXPENSE $1,672-$1,672- 2.4%
Office expenses $1,520-$1,520- 2.2%
All other expenses $1,305-$1,305- 1.9%
Fees: accounting $650-$650- 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $250-$250- 0.4%
Total$70,187100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $63,027 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,176 · events $48,970
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventEVENT FACILITY FEE $48,970--$48,970 77.7%
Other (as described)BOARD EXPENSES $4,312-$4,312- 6.8%
Grants to US individuals $4,176$4,176-- 6.6%
Other (as described)DONATIONS $1,586-$1,586- 2.5%
Other (as described)WEBSITE EXPENSE $1,368-$1,368- 2.2%
All other expenses $1,291-$1,291- 2.0%
Office expenses $674-$674- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $650-$650- 1.0%
Total$63,027100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $96,497 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,400 · events $85,214
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventEVENT FACILITY FEE $85,214--$85,214 88.3%
Grants to US individuals $5,400$5,400-- 5.6%
Other (as described)DONATIONS $1,820-$1,820- 1.9%
Office expenses $1,616-$1,616- 1.7%
Other (as described)WEBSITE EXPENSE $752-$752- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $650-$650- 0.7%
All other expenses $580-$580- 0.6%
Other (as described)BANK SERVICE FEES $465-$465- 0.5%
Total$96,497100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $30,509 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,020 · events $26,663
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventEVENT FACILITY FEE $26,663--$26,663 87.4%
Grants to US individuals $1,020$1,020-- 3.3%
Other (as described)WEBSITE EXPENSE $758-$758- 2.5%
Fees: accounting $750-$750- 2.5%
Other (as described)BOARD EXPENSES $702-$702- 2.3%
Advertising and promotion $400-$400- 1.3%
Other (as described)DUES $128-$128- 0.4%
All other expenses $88-$88- 0.3%
Total$30,509100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $31,021 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $16,965
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventEVENT FACILITY FEE $16,965--$16,965 54.7%
Other (as described)FOOD AND BEVERAGE $13,049--$13,049 42.1%
Other (as described)SIGNAGE $1,000--$1,000 3.2%
Other (as described)BANK SERVICE FEES $7-$7- 0.0%
Total$31,021100%

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