Collaborating for a Stronger Nonprofit Sector
Keystone Alliance is an ecosystem of nonprofit I/DD provider organizations, services, and initiatives, working together and with the field as a collaborative force to strengthen the broader sector.
In an increasingly challenging landscape, we believe collaboration is the future for nonprofits.
Keystone Alliance was founded on the belief that organizations are stronger when they share knowledge, resources and strategy in service of a greater mission. Through collaboration, we help nonprofits build the capacity, resilience and alignment needed to create lasting impact in their communities.
Explore Our Organization
Who
We Are
Founding Organizations
Keystone is the shared, collaborative home of our founding organizations, Glenkirk and Search360, two nonprofits with decades-long legacies of supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Learn more →
Advocacy
Through coordinated advocacy, we help shape policies and push for adequate funding that supports the success of I/DD nonprofits and the well-being of the people and communities they serve. Learn more →
What
We Do
Keystone Shared Services
Keystone Shared Services delivers a comprehensive, integrated platform of critical back-office functions, including financial operations, process assessment, and financial systems guidance, designed to create capacity, financial health, and mission sustainability for your organization. Learn more →
Mission + Strategy
A leading thought partner in strategic advising and merger and partnership support, Mission + Strategy is our dynamic consulting division focused on strengthening organizations across the nonprofit sector. Learn more →
A Legacy of Partnership
Keystone Alliance was founded in 2009 with the simple but powerful idea that nonprofits are stronger together.
Rather than operating in isolation during a period of fiscal austerity in Illinois, Glenkirk and Search 360 joined forces to consolidate back office functions into a shared platform and new organizational structure. What began as a strategy to maximize resources has grown into a powerful model of collaboration and thought partnership, one we leverage internally and extend to the field through our services.
$52M+
Combined annual operating budget across Keystone Alliance, Glenkirk, and Search360
$50M+
Combined net assets across Keystone Alliance, Glenkirk, and Search360
500+
Employees across Glenkirk, Search360, and Keystone Alliance, dedicated to supporting individuals with I/DD and strengthening the community-based I/DD system
600+
Individuals with I/DD supported annually across 65 program sites in Chicago and the northern and western suburbs of Cook and Lake Counties
“[Keystone] allowed us to strengthen our foundation while staying true to who we are.”
Kim Berenberg,
CEO of Glenkirk
“We created new opportunities for innovation, growth, and impact.”
Cory Gumm,
CEO of Search360
Ready to Explore Collaboration?
If you need support to help strengthen and sustain your mission or are interested in exploring collaboration, let’s talk.