Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc
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Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc at a glance
In short: Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,000
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,000
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $57,039
- -80.3% 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 Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was East Aurora District 131 ($20K). Together the top 2 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 14 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc gives
- Giving fell 90% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2025) to $475K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| East Aurora District 131 Aurora, IL | School-Based Services | $20,000 |
| West Aurora District 129 Aurora, IL | School-Based Services | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $57,039 | $821,553 | $994,559 | $40,000 | 2 |
| 2024 | $289,636 | $2,088,442 | $2,295,452 | $60,000 | 2 |
| 2023 | $562,149 | $2,018,159 | $2,276,655 | $53,475 | 3 |
| 2022 | $829,378 | $2,800,979 | $2,702,172 | $412,289 | 2 |
| 2021 | $734,279 | $2,267,929 | $1,880,124 | $474,678 | 5 |
| 2020 | $205,012 | $2,124,974 | $2,368,018 | $254,938 | 5 |
| 2019 | $545,292 | $2,595,459 | $2,422,515 | $111,469 | 5 |
About Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc
Based on IRS filings
Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc is a public charity, based in Aurora, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $57K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $40K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc is led by Theresa Shoemaker, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 22 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Theresa Shoemaker
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$90K (2019) → $44K (2025)
Jennifer Paprocki
Executive Director
Director → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Faith Lashure
Chairman
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jackie Volkert
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marshall Darwish
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Dal Santo
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Shields
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Welter
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jackie Klaisner
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adrian Talley
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andalib Khelghati
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Goll
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Halverson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deanna Oliver
Proxy
Director → Proxy, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Boldan
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Waddell
Proxy to Rachel
Director → Proxy to Rachel, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott McCleary
Past Chairman
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Komitas
Proxy
Director → Proxy, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Ballard
Proxy
Director → Proxy, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Howard
Proxy
Director → Proxy, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Ragona
Proxy
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Jeff Craig (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Norrell (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Richard Irvin (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Tashana Walton (2023–2024) — Proxy
- Former: Viviana Ramirez (2024) — Proxy
- Former: Jessica Anderson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jim Pilmer (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: John Sparlin (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Keith Cross (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Martin Shanahan (2023) — Director
- Former: Jorge Munoz (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Brad Hillman (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Heidi Podjasek (2022) — Director
- Former: Kristen Ziman (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Dan Barreiro (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Debbie Smith (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Karen Sullivan (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kathy Pease (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Shannon Wells (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: William Buchar (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Josh Binder (2020) — Director
- Former: Lisa Skelly (2020) — Director
- Former: Joseph Henning (2019) — Director
- Former: Kelli Meyer (2019) — Director
- Former: Margo Schmitt (2019) — Director
- Former: Mary S. Weis (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Rhonda Mont (2019) — Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $44K, to Theresa Shoemaker (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc
How much does Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc give each year?
Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $60K across 2 grants.
How large is Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc?
Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc reported $57K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $822K.
Where does Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc operate?
Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc's EIN?
Cities in Schools Aurora 2000 Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3909467. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 13, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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