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Association of Professional Chaplains Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Hoffman Estates, IL EIN: 36-3762667 Website

The Association of Professional Chaplains promotes quality chaplaincy care through advocacy, education, professional standards and service to its members.

Association of Professional Chaplains Inc at a glance

In short: Association of Professional Chaplains Inc reported $863 in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$863 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+7.9% vs 2024
Total assets
$4,313,548
+6.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,321,509
+11.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$144,335
+58.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,087,957
+17.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Association of Professional Chaplains Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

ChicagoLouisvilleWaltham

How Association of Professional Chaplains Inc gives

  • Giving fell 20% from 2019 to 2022. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K2 grants2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $800 (2024) to $35K (2019). In 2025 it reported $863 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rush University Medical Center Chicago, ILResearch support for mapping the issues in faith group endorsement for chaplain and cpe educator certification$28,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$4,313,548$2,321,509$2,087,957$863Total only$144,335
2024$4,042,495$2,085,747$1,775,882$800Total only$90,815
2023$3,473,177$2,034,255$1,892,678$1,250Total only$15,219
2022$3,144,655$1,775,877$1,536,079$28,0001$24,628
2021$3,034,178$2,141,242$1,531,147$4,840Total only$64,404
2020$2,631,692$1,642,293$1,354,653$3,000Total only$98,901
2019$2,296,749$1,893,095$1,760,331$35,0002$21,307

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Association of Professional Chaplains Inc

Based on IRS filings

Association of Professional Chaplains Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Hoffman Estates, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.3M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $863 in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $144K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Association of Professional Chaplains Inc is led by Patricia F. Appelhans, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2019; 3 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Patricia F. Appelhans

    Chief Executive Officer

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $165K (2019) → $251K (2025)

  • Inetta Reddell

    President

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerald D. Chiappetta

    Director of Operations & Events

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $126K (2025)

  • Kyle K. Christiansen

    Director of Member Engagementand Communications

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $100K (2025)

  • Alice Tremaine

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Slade

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Penix

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shay Montgomery-Greene

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter Spears

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan McCormack

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheri Winesett Campbell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Stewart

    President Elect

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → President Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Ponnala

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacy Auld

    Bcci Representative

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanya Willis-Robinson

    Treasurer

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gwynneth Livesay

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Janet McCormack (2024) — Director
  • Former: Amy Karriker (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jodie Futornick (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: John Simon (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Mark Larocca-Pitts (2019–2023) — President-Elect
  • Former: Shay Montgomery (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jeffery Garland (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Renato Santos (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Byrne-Martelli (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sharon Greene (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jana Troutman-Miller (2019–2021) — Bcci Representative
  • Former: Jeffery Murphy (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jon Overvold (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Joel Berning (2021) — Director
  • Former: James Brown (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Joseph Perez (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: Ronald Oliver (2019) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Patricia F Appelhans — Chief Executive Officer: $251KPatricia F AppelhansChief Executive Officer$251KGerald D Chiappetta — Director of Operations and Events: $126KGerald D ChiappettaDirector of Operations and…$126KKyle K Christiansen — Director of Member Engagementand Communications: $100KKyle K ChristiansenDirector of Member…$100K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $251K, to Patricia F Appelhans (Chief Executive Officer). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Association of Professional Chaplains Inc

How much does Association of Professional Chaplains Inc give each year?

Association of Professional Chaplains Inc reported $863 in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $800 in grants paid.

How large is Association of Professional Chaplains Inc?

Association of Professional Chaplains Inc reported $4.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3M.

What is Association of Professional Chaplains Inc?

Association of Professional Chaplains Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Hoffman Estates, IL. It holds $4.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Association of Professional Chaplains Inc operate?

Association of Professional Chaplains Inc has awarded grants in Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts.

What is Association of Professional Chaplains Inc's EIN?

Association of Professional Chaplains Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3762667. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 9, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 12, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 26, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 19, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 19, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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