Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc
Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc. is a Form 990 public charity based in Peoria, Illinois. It is the designated Area Agency on Aging for Planning and Service Area 04 and plans, funds, coordinates, monitors, and advocates for services for older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers in six central Illinois counties.
Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc at a glance
In short: Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc gave $1.1M across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $104K), mostly in Illinois. 45% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,147,238
- -54.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +37.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $104,294
- -67.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $24,642
- Total assets
- $3,323,753
- +109.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 45% first-time grantees (5 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 700 Hamilton Blvd, Peoria, IL 61603
Phone: (309) 674-2071
Website: https://ciaoa.net
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Neighborhood House ($686K). Together the top 10 received $1.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
28 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 28 (39%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s stated Planning and Service Area 04 comprises Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, and Woodford counties in Illinois. Its reported 2025 grants were all made to Illinois recipients. The filing describes the largest nutrition grants as supporting services in Peoria and Tazewell counties and in Marshall, Stark, and Woodford counties.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc open to new grantees?
45%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 11 grantees (45%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $20K; repeat grants $174K. How we count
Medians: $22K first-time, $56K repeat.
- 55% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2023–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2025) to $3.6M (2023). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $1.1M.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood House Peoria, IL | Provided home delivered and congregate nutrition services for peoria and Tazewell counties in central Illinois. | $685,671 |
| MSW Projects of Henry IL Henry, IL | Performed nutrition services, outreach services and transportation services for Marshall, Stark, and Woodford counties in central Illinois. | $228,482 |
| Center for Prevention of Abuse Peoria, IL | Older americans act title vii and title iii-b - long term care ombudsman program and elder abuse prevention | $59,823 |
| Center for Youth and Family Solutions Peoria, IL | Older Americans Act Supportive Services | $52,640 |
| Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (Citylink) Peoria, IL | Older americans act title iii-b - transportation and assisted transportation services | $44,726 |
| Tazewell County Resource Centers Inc (DBA We Care) Pekin, IL | Older americans act title iii-b - transportation and assisted transportation services | $24,642 |
| Methodist College (Affiliated with Carle Health) Peoria, IL | Older americans act title iii-d - medication management screening services | $21,804 |
| Bradley University Peoria, IL | Performs caregivers counseling, support group counseling for caregivers, and caregiver education. Also serves grandparents raising grandchildren. | $9,856 |
| Prairie State Legal Services Inc Rockford, IL | Older americans act title iii-b - legal assistance services | $8,499 |
| Community Care Systems Inc West Peoria, IL | Older americans act title iii-b - in-home and supportive services / case coordination | $5,875 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,323,753 | $6,137,976 | $4,514,451 | $1,147,238 | 11 | $42,981 |
| 2024 | $1,588,492 | $6,670,811 | $6,148,642 | $2,530,579 | 8 | $22,232 |
| 2023 | $1,141,290 | $6,070,863 | $6,048,273 | $3,633,189 | 9 | $11,963 |
| 2022 | $1,095,640 | $5,117,521 | $5,208,337 | $2,927,568 | Total only | $12,000 |
| 2021 | $1,061,060 | $5,147,840 | $4,851,578 | $2,721,951 | Total only | $12,000 |
| 2020 | $836,646 | $4,728,016 | $4,724,269 | $2,783,266 | Total only | $12,000 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to plan, fund, coordinate, monitor, and advocate for a comprehensive network of services under the Older Americans Act for older adults, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers. Its stated service areas include congregate and home-delivered meals, in-home and supportive services, transportation, legal assistance, information and assistance, options counseling, family caregiver support and respite, health promotion and disease prevention, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, elder-abuse referrals, and benefits and Medicare counseling.
Its 2025 grants show support for providers delivering nutrition services, transportation, supportive services, medication-management screening, caregiver services, legal assistance, and elder-abuse prevention. For example, Bradley University received a grant for caregiver counseling, support groups, education, and services for grandparents raising grandchildren. Bradley describes its own mission as empowering students for personal and professional success while generating, applying, and interpreting knowledge. Prairie State Legal Services received a grant for legal assistance; it describes its mission as providing or coordinating high-quality free civil legal services for low-income individuals, families, and groups.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization awarded 11 grants totaling $1,147,238. Grant amounts ranged from $5,220 to $685,671, with a median grant of $24,642. All reported grant dollars went to Illinois recipients.
The largest awards included $685,671 to Neighborhood House for home-delivered and congregate nutrition services in Peoria and Tazewell counties, and $228,482 to MSW Projects of Henry for nutrition, outreach, and transportation services in Marshall, Stark, and Woodford counties. Other grants included $59,823 to the Center for Prevention of Abuse for long-term care ombudsman and elder-abuse prevention services; $52,640 to the Center for Youth and Family Solutions for supportive services; and $44,726 to Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink) for transportation and assisted transportation. Additional awards included $24,642 to Tazewell County Resource Centers (DBA We Care) for transportation, $21,804 to Methodist College for medication-management screening, $9,856 to Bradley University for caregiver services, $8,499 to Prairie State Legal Services for legal assistance, $5,875 to Community Care Systems for in-home and supportive services and case coordination, and $5,220 to Peoria County Triad for a COVID-19-funded grant.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing include Wanda Aberle, Board Chair; Robert Mueller, Vice Chair through October 2024; Barry Beck, Vice-Chair; Roger Wiseman, Treasurer; and Joann Olson, Secretary. Other listed board members are Margaret Jacques, Carolyn Little, Kathleen Sipes (through May 2025), and Genevieve Howard. Tessa Mahoney is listed as Executive Director.
Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc is led by Tessa Mahoney, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tessa Mahoney
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$15K (2023) → $94K (2025)
Wanda Aberle
Board Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Jacques
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Mueller
Vice Chair
Board Member → Board Vice Chair, 2023
Board Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Wiseman
Treasurer
Board Vice Chair → Board Treasurer, 2023
Board Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Little
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joann Olson
Secretary
Board Member → Board Secretary, 2023
Board Secretary → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barry Beck
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Sipes
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Genevieve Howard
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Frances Hackwith (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Terry Hillegonds (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Autumn Jones (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jenny Winne (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Maragret Jacques (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Philip Grgurich (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Joyce Jackson (2021–2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Phil Grgurich (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Keith Rider (2020–2022) — President & CEO
- Former: Carol Strandberg (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Don Mool (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Joan Herron (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Joe Hendel (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Johnson (2021–2022) — Board Chair
- Former: Sherri Nichols (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Vicki Hoke (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: David Paterson (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Deloris Turner (2021) — Board Secretary
- Former: Jean Aldag (2021) — Board Treasurer
- Former: Ricard Hammonds (2021) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $94K, to Tessa Mahoney (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc
How much does Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc give each year?
Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc gave $1.1M across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.5M across 8 grants.
What is Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc's typical grant size?
Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc's median grant in 2025 was $24,642, and its average grant was $104,294, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc that year got $20K on average.
Where does Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc give grants?
Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Peoria, IL (7 grants).
Does Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc's largest grantees?
Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Neighborhood House ($685,671), MSW Projects of Henry IL ($228,482) and Center for Prevention of Abuse ($59,823), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 85% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc?
Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.1M.
What does Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to plan, fund, coordinate, monitor, and advocate for a comprehensive network of services under the Older Americans Act for older adults, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc?
Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check ciaoa.net for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc's EIN?
Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-0983168. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 24, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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