| COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST | $21,224,111 | $21,123,836 |
| ROCK RIVER VALLEY SELF HELP ENTERPR | $3,850,776 | $3,570,961 |
| STERLING-ROCK FALLS FAMILY YMCA | $2,530,609 | $2,708,102 |
| ROCK RIVER HOSPICE AND HOME | $1,913,776 | $2,267,645 |
| YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE SAUK VALLEY | $2,110,508 | $2,164,926 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS HOME MEDICAL SUPPLY NFP | $1,703,080 | $1,945,946 |
| SELECT EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION | $2,454,851 | $1,835,981 |
| WHITESIDE COUNTY SENIOR CENTER | $1,418,116 | $1,488,342 |
| STERLING SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | $840,660 | $1,050,389 |
| STERLING ROCK FALLS DAY CARE AGENCY INC | $810,066 | $1,001,859 |
| UNITED WAY OF WHITESIDE COUNTY INCORPORATED | $823,232 | $739,515 |
| GREATER STERLING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $1,227,862 | $728,156 |
| WOODLAWN ARTS ACADEMY | $729,629 | $678,525 |
| CGH HEALTH FOUNDATION | $2,546,853 | $552,053 |
| HOPE LIFE CENTER | $642,794 | $415,910 |
| NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING | $424,998 | $407,769 |
| STERLING ROCK FALLS COMMUNITY TRUST | $368,295 | $323,569 |
| OAK KNOLL MEMORIAL PARK INC | $270,972 | $269,774 |
| STERLING TRACK CLUB INC | $225,000 | $234,565 |
| MAIN STREET OF STERLING INC | $202,871 | $178,340 |
| SAUK VALLEY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | $170,896 | $173,408 |
| SAUK VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS | $128,621 | $162,428 |
| STERLING ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB | $149,391 | $160,781 |
| SAUK VALLEY FOODBANK | $153,688 | $131,797 |
| STERLING-ROCK FALLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY | $270,548 | $103,385 |