Chicago Dance Health Fund
To mobilize chicagos dance community. To support organizations and dance community professionals dealing with critical health issues.
Chicago Dance Health Fund at a glance
In short: Chicago Dance Health Fund gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $355,952
- +15.2% 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 Chicago Dance Health Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was AIDS Foundation of Chicago ($25K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Chicago Dance Health Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2021) to $42K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AIDS Foundation of Chicago Chicago, IL | To support programs | $25,000 |
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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 | $355,952 | $263,508 | $223,183 | $25,000 | 1 | $7,322 |
| 2024 | $309,089 | $210,382 | $313,511 | $25,000 | 1 | $2,627 |
| 2023 | $413,749 | $309,642 | $231,040 | $25,022 | 1 | $3,307 |
| 2022 | $359,094 | $220,324 | $254,477 | $28,203 | 1 | $191 |
| 2021 | $372,671 | $262,265 | $156,343 | $25,000 | 1 | $21 |
| 2020 | $262,305 | $177,998 | $172,864 | $41,727 | 2 | $201 |
About Chicago Dance Health Fund
Based on IRS filings
Chicago Dance Health Fund is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $356K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $7K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chicago Dance Health Fund is led by Pierre Desy, President since 2024 (on filings since 2022); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pierre Desy
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leonard Mayersky
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jose Torres
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynne Belsky
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cara Gary
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Bagley
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daryl Sneed
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Krystina Fisher
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Massimo Pacilli
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Temur Suluashvili
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tiffiny Flaim
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Tama Oblander
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Ferguson-Gomez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patti Eylar
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Anderson
Vice President
President → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andre Hansford
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Nathaniel Ekman (2023–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Aaron Weiss (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Brian W Smuts (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Randy Duncan (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Sara Schumann (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Len Mayersky (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Christine Beattie (2023) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Halajian (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Julie Kaplan (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Sandi Cooksey (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Sarita Connelly (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jonathan E Alsberry (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Veronica Guadalupe (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Gomez (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Paula Friedman (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Robert Neubert (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Andrew Kanfer (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Harriet Ross (2020) — Director
- Former: Kesha Pate (2020) — Executive Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Chicago Dance Health Fund
How much does Chicago Dance Health Fund give each year?
Chicago Dance Health Fund gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $25K across 1 grant.
How large is Chicago Dance Health Fund?
Chicago Dance Health Fund reported $356K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $264K.
What is Chicago Dance Health Fund?
Chicago Dance Health Fund is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $356K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Chicago Dance Health Fund operate?
Chicago Dance Health Fund has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Chicago Dance Health Fund's EIN?
Chicago Dance Health Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2559163. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 6, 2026)
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