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Chemical Industry Council of Illinois

501(c)(6) organization Des Plaines, IL EIN: 36-6133292 Website
Children and youthEducationElementary and secondary educationEnvironmentScience

Ensure the viability and promote the interests of the chemical industry in Illinois

Chemical Industry Council of Illinois at a glance

In short: Chemical Industry Council of Illinois gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,750
+23.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,750
+23.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,750
Total assets
$1,216,007
+0.1% vs 2024
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.

Who Chemical Industry Council of Illinois funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Illinois Chemical Education Foundation: $7KIllinois Chemical EducationFoundation$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Illinois Chemical Education Foundation ($7K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Des Plaines

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8KTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $7K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

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
Illinois Chemical Education Foundation Des Plaines, ILEducational Support$6,750
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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$1,216,007$1,102,439$1,097,356$6,7501$56,327
2024$1,214,991$1,026,913$1,032,126$5,4641$67,928
2023$1,252,067$1,031,150$993,194$5,4501$54,983
2022$1,095,154$904,641$871,069$3,288Total only$32,808
2021$1,144,056$912,264$864,199$4,500Total only$29,355
2020$1,121,725$872,048$817,864$4,500Total only$32,215

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

About Chemical Industry Council of Illinois

Based on IRS filings

Chemical Industry Council of Illinois is a public charity focused on Children and youth, based in Des Plaines, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K. Net investment income was $56K.

Focus Areas

Children and youthEducationElementary and secondary educationEnvironmentScience

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Chemical Industry Council of Illinois is led by Mark Biel, CEO on every filing since 2020; 3 of 30 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark Biel

    CEO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $232K (2020) → $267K (2025)

  • Stefan Svensson

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heidi McAuliffe

    Ipc Chair

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Williams

    Legislative Chair

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Szklarek

    Chairman

    Vice President → President, 2024

    President → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Kovach

    Education Chair

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Eager

    Vice President & Regulatory Chair

    Director → Regulatory Chair, 2024

    Regulatory Chair → Vice President & Regulatory Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Bechtel

    Membership Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Babcook

    Director of Legislative Af

    Director of Legislative Af → Director of Legislative Affairs, 2023

    Director of Legislative Affairs → Director of Legislative Af, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $133K (2021) → $154K (2025)

  • Lisa Frede

    Director of Regulatory Aff

    Director of Regulatory Aff → Director of Regulatory Affairs, 2023

    Director of Regulatory Affairs → Director of Regulatory Aff, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $129K (2021) → $151K (2025)

  • Dan Fitzgerald

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dwayne Roark

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Woehrmann

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fiona Tranter

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Winter

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Seeler

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glenn Machometa

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin McNamara

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Murray

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Boehm

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Hinton

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Gallisdorfer

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Gilbertsen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bobbi Dillon

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Durkee

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Kadansky

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Buford

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Tsekouras

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Seibert

    Past Chairman

    Vice President → Chairman, 2024

    Chairman → Past Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brooke Barnes

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Chuck Spencer (2020–2024) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Kyle James (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mark Pawelski (2020–2024) — Membership Chair
  • Former: Mike Prentiss (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Anita Decina (2024) — Director
  • Former: Mike Middleton (2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Mike Murphy (2024) — Director
  • Former: Allen Gibbs (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Erika Hendricksen (2020–2023) — Past Chairwoman
  • Former: Gary Andrzejewski (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dave Montes (2023) — Director
  • Former: Joe Zlogar (2023) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Steding (2023) — Director
  • Former: Alan Cash (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brian Bichkoff (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: John Foster (2020–2022) — Regulatory Affairs Chair
  • Former: Larry Falbe (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Randy Tatum (2020–2022) — Chairman
  • Former: John Manta (2022) — Director
  • Former: Chad Tameling (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Chuck Doebler (2020–2021) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Phil McCray (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ben Caudill (2021) — Director
  • Former: Eric Boyd (2021) — Director
  • Former: Gary Williams (2020) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Schubert (2020) — Education Chair

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

Mark Biel — CEO: $267KMark BielCEO$267KBrad Babcook — Director of Legislative Af: $154KBrad BabcookDirector of Legislative Af$154KLisa Frede — Director of Regulatory AFF: $151KLisa FredeDirector of Regulatory AFF$151K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $267K, to Mark Biel (CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Chemical Industry Council of Illinois

How much does Chemical Industry Council of Illinois give each year?

Chemical Industry Council of Illinois gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.

How large is Chemical Industry Council of Illinois?

Chemical Industry Council of Illinois reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.

What is Chemical Industry Council of Illinois?

Chemical Industry Council of Illinois is a public charity focused on Children and youth, based in Des Plaines, IL. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Chemical Industry Council of Illinois operate?

Chemical Industry Council of Illinois has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Chemical Industry Council of Illinois's EIN?

Chemical Industry Council of Illinois's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6133292. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 20, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 14, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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