Associated Colleges of Illinois Inc

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-2252360 Website

Associated Colleges of Illinois has supported numerous independent colleges and universities with a liberal arts tradition in Illinois for more than 70 years benefitting thousands of underrepresented students through scholarships, emergency financial aid, mentoring, and other forms of college to career support.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.6M

+13.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$512K

-9.0% YoY

Grant Count

21

-16.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$24K

+8.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$401K$801K$1M$2M201920212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,617,684$1,421,439$985,907
Revenue$1,403,356$1,456,402$1,264,360
Expenses$1,209,707$1,236,542$1,255,571
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$58,497$25,735$18,208
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$151K$303K$454K$605K27 grants201926 grants202126 grants202224 grants202325 grants202421 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Knox College$26KOlivet Nazarene University$26KEureka College$25KRockford University$25KNorth Central College$25KAugustana College$25KMillikin University$25KMonmouth College$25KNorth Park University$25KQuincy University$25K

Grant Size Distribution

149 grants across all recorded years

149<$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 2025 IRS filing

April ArnoldExecutive Director$124K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Gene C CrumePresident1
Lyn BulmanChair1
Angela T AllenSecretary/Treasurer1
Andrea TalentinoTrustee1
Greg MeyerTrustee1
Larry LeeTrustee1
Troy VanAkenTrustee1
Jamel SC WrightTrustee1
Barbara FarleyTrustee1
Georgia NugentTrustee1
Sheahon ZengerTrustee1
C Andrew McGadneyTrustee1
Dave LivingstonTrustee1
Daniel DobbinsTrustee1
Jim ReynoldsTrustee1
Clarence WyattTrustee1
Patricia DravesTrustee1
Anita ThomasTrustee1
Abiodun Goke-PariolaTrustee1
Mary SurridgeTrustee1
Gregg ChenowethTrustee1
Daniel NortonTrustee1
Brian McGeeTrustee1
Patricia LynottTrustee1
Keith ElderTrustee1
Aaron KueckerTrustee1
Arvid JohnsonTrustee1
Ruben AbarcaTrustee1
Jim ApplegateTrustee1
Ellen BabbittTrustee1
Dave BarnettTrustee1
Emily BothfeldTrustee1
Liz CookTrustee1
Bob DiMeoTrustee1
Bob DowTrustee1
Peter FissingerTrustee1
Toya Garcia-BradowTrustee1
Nichole JohnsonTrustee1
Passion JohnsonTrustee1
Ray KrouseTrustee1
Tony LoBelloTrustee1
Kim MarshallTrustee1
Chris MiceikaTrustee1
Patricia MotaTrustee1
Kassie OleaTrustee1
Debbie OsgoodTrustee1
Leslie SawyerTrustee1
Nicholas SimpsonTrustee1
Pawel SzeliskiTrustee1
Leah WallaceTrustee1
April ArnoldExecutive Director50$123,600

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

AuroraBloomingtonBourbonnaisCarlinvilleChicagoDecaturElginElmhurstElsahEurekaGalesburgGreenvilleJacksonvilleJolietKankakeeLebanonLisleMonmouthNapervillePalso Park

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

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