Chicago Police Sergeants Association

501(c)(4) organization Chicago, IL EIN: 36-2873640

The education of the public and members of the Chicago Police Sergeants Association regarding police activities and working conditions, including providing newsletters, meetings and attendance at conferences.

Chicago Police Sergeants Association at a glance

In short: Chicago Police Sergeants Association gave $45K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$45,311
+46.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$22,656
+46.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$22,656
Total assets
$2,531,023
-0.2% 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 Police Sergeants Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Miscellaneous Charitable Cont: $28KMiscellaneous Charitable Cont$28KPac Donations: $17KPac Donations$17K

The largest 2025 recipient was Miscellaneous Charitable Cont ($28K). Together the top 2 received $45K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Chicago

How Chicago Police Sergeants Association gives

  • Giving grew 96% from 2022 to 2025. 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$20K$40K$60K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2021) to $45K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $45K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Miscellaneous Charitable Cont Chicago, ILCharitable Contribution$27,891
Pac Donations Chicago, ILPac Contributions$17,420
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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$2,531,023$1,350,238$1,350,284$45,3112$33,980
2024$2,536,837$1,347,412$1,130,962$30,8802$107,060
2023$2,318,192$1,280,847$1,202,306$39,3052$12,465
2022$2,234,918$1,167,283$1,061,425$23,0672$721
2021$2,125,731$1,160,096$942,872$14,1932$693
2020$1,907,312$1,307,912$924,495$19,8402$148,783

About Chicago Police Sergeants Association

Based on IRS filings

Chicago Police Sergeants Association is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $45K. Net investment income was $34K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Chicago Police Sergeants Association is led by James Calvino, President on every filing since 2020; all 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James Calvino

    President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $11K (2020) → $36K (2025)

  • Joseph Vanourek

    Director-At-Lg.

    Director-At-Large → Director-At-Lg., 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    $650 (2020) → $1K (2025)

  • Matthew Augle

    Director-At-Lg.

    Director-At-Large → Director-At-Lg., 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    $1K (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Thomas Francis

    Director-At-Lg.

    Director-At-Large → Director-At-Lg., 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    $800 (2020) → $3K (2025)

  • Carrie Cooney

    Director-At-Lg.

    Director-At-Large → Director-At-Lg., 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    $1K (2022) → $1K (2025)

  • John Grib

    Director-At-Lg.

    Director-At-Large → Director-At-Lg., 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    $3K (2024) → $3K (2025)

  • Kristopher Rigan

    Director-At-Lg.

    Director-At-Large → Director-At-Lg., 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $2K (2025)

  • Richard Rice Jr.

    Director-At-Lg.

    Director-At-Large → Director-At-Lg., 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    $2K (2024) → $3K (2025)

  • Thomas Davey

    Director-At-Lg.

    Director-At-Large → Director-At-Lg., 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    $3K (2024) → $3K (2025)

  • Danielle Barnes

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $9K (2020) → $21K (2025)

  • Randolph Nichols

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    $2K (2020) → $7K (2025)

  • Ronald Rewers

    Financial Secretary

    Director-At-Large → Financial Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    $850 (2020) → $4K (2025)

  • Robert Shoup

    Sgt.-At-Arms

    Director-At-Large → Sergeant-At-Arms, 2024

    Sergeant-At-Arms → Sgt.-At-Arms, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    $3K (2022) → $4K (2025)

  • John Lally

    Sgt Pension Representative

    Sergeant Pension Representative → Sgt Pension Representative, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    $800 (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • Yolanda Walton

    Recording Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    $3K (2024) → $3K (2025)

Former officers (12)
  • Former: John Slowinski (2020–2023) — Sergeant-At-Arms
  • Former: Jon Utz (2020–2023) — Financial Secretary
  • Former: Tiffany Santiago (2020–2023) — Recording Secretary
  • Former: Robert Dolan (2022–2023) — Retiree Representative
  • Former: Robert Kirchner (2022–2023) — Retiree Representative
  • Former: Matt McNicholas (2023) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Michael Tantilla (2020–2022) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Isaac Lambert (2021–2022) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Andres Zayas (2020–2021) — Sergeant-At-Arms
  • Former: Joseph Nemcovic (2020–2021) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Randolph Bacon (2020–2021) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Andrew Dobda (2020) — Director-At-Large

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

James Calvino — President: $36KJames CalvinoPresident$36KDanielle Barnes — Vice President: $21KDanielle BarnesVice President$21KRandolph Nichols — Treasurer: $7KRandolph NicholsTreasurer$7KRonald Rewers — Financial Sec.: $4KRonald RewersFinancial Sec.$4KRobert Shoup — Sgt.-At-Arms: $4KRobert ShoupSgt.-At-Arms$4KThomas Francis — Director-At-Lg.: $3KThomas FrancisDirector-At-Lg.$3KYolanda Walton — Recording Sec.: $3KYolanda WaltonRecording Sec.$3KThomas Davey — Director-At-Lg.: $3KThomas DaveyDirector-At-Lg.$3KJohn Grib — Director-At-Lg.: $3KJohn GribDirector-At-Lg.$3KRichard Rice Jr — Director-At-Lg.: $3KRichard Rice JrDirector-At-Lg.$3KKristopher Rigan — Director-At-Lg.: $2KKristopher RiganDirector-At-Lg.$2KMatthew Augle — Director-At-Lg.: $2KMatthew AugleDirector-At-Lg.$2KJoseph Vanourek — Director-At-Lg.: $1KJoseph VanourekDirector-At-Lg.$1KCarrie Cooney — Director-At-Lg.: $1KCarrie CooneyDirector-At-Lg.$1KJohn Lally — Sgt Pension Rep: $1KJohn LallySgt Pension Rep$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $36K, to James Calvino (President). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Chicago Police Sergeants Association

How much does Chicago Police Sergeants Association give each year?

Chicago Police Sergeants Association gave $45K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $31K across 2 grants.

How large is Chicago Police Sergeants Association?

Chicago Police Sergeants Association reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.

What is Chicago Police Sergeants Association?

Chicago Police Sergeants Association is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Chicago Police Sergeants Association operate?

Chicago Police Sergeants Association has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Chicago Police Sergeants Association's EIN?

Chicago Police Sergeants Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2873640. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 24, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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