1891 Financial Life

SCHAUMBURG, IL EIN: 36-1981330

1891 FINANCIAL LIFE IS A COMMUNITY-BASED INSURANCE ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS PRODUCTS AND MEMBER BENEFITS THAT ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ACHIEVING FINANCIAL SECURITY WHILE HELPING TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES BY SUPPORTING SERVICE PROJECTS THAT REFLECT COMMON SHARED VALUES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$151.1M

-4.1% YoY

Annual Giving

Grant Count

0

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$12M$17M$23M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$151,132,165$157,615,190$164,907,014
Revenue$10,371,568$19,991,976$15,073,073
Expenses$11,910,809$20,935,294$14,633,274
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$7,183,121$7,798,482$8,871,689
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$6K$13K$19K$26K1 grants20201 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

LISA BICKUSCEO$203KBRIAN LAWLESSBOARD TREASU$20KJEANNE FILLIPPDIRECTOR$18KMARGARET SCHMITTBOARD CHAIR$18KLEAH JANSENDIRECTOR$16KCHRISTINE CORSODIRECTOR$15KCOLLETTE CESARDIRECTOR$14KCAROLE WITKOWSKIDIRECTOR$14KMICHAEL FRIARDIRECTOR$11K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LISA BICKUSCEO40$203,123
BRIAN LAWLESSBOARD TREASU2$19,500
JEANNE FILLIPPDIRECTOR2$18,000
MARGARET SCHMITTBOARD CHAIR2$17,500
LEAH JANSENDIRECTOR2$15,875
CHRISTINE CORSODIRECTOR2$14,625
COLLETTE CESARDIRECTOR2$14,000
MICHAEL FRIARDIRECTOR2$10,500
CAROLE WITKOWSKIDIRECTOR2$14,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Mount ProspectSchaumburg

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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