Equality Illinois Institute
Equality Illinois Institute builds a better Illinois by advancing equal treatment and social justice through education, advocacy and protection of the rights of the lgbt community.
Equality Illinois Institute at a glance
In short: Equality Illinois Institute reported $12K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $12,155 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -84.8% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,338,898
- +10.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,245,409
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,075,507
- -15.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Equality Illinois Institute funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 15 (73%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Equality Illinois Institute gives
- Giving fell 61% from 2021 to 2024. 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 $12K (2025) to $203K (2021). In 2025 it reported $12K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Equality Texas Foundation Austin, TX | Support Organization Activities | $50,000 |
| Equality Illinois Chicago, IL | To secure, protect and defend equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. | $30,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,338,898 | $1,245,409 | $1,075,507 | $12,155 | Total only |
| 2024 | $1,215,390 | $1,171,397 | $1,276,699 | $80,000 | 2 |
| 2023 | $1,310,308 | $1,221,651 | $1,111,402 | $57,500 | 1 |
| 2022 | $1,177,866 | $1,201,072 | $942,726 | $86,000 | 3 |
| 2021 | $889,764 | $875,733 | $1,035,145 | $202,650 | 9 |
| 2020 | $1,051,614 | $1,210,755 | $868,324 | $66,000 | 1 |
| 2019 | $771,714 | $886,144 | $941,603 | $79,630 | 8 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Equality Illinois Institute
Based on IRS filings
Equality Illinois Institute is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $12K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Equality Illinois Institute is led by Brian Johnson, CEO & Secretary since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brian Johnson
CEO & Secretary
Chief Executive Officer → CEO & Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
36 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Emery
Board Chair
Director → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reyna Ortiz
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$6K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Justin Dejong
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ed Diffin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Sheley
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Harris
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Me Eccles
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Meadows
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mona Noriega
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Desousa
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Toi Hutchinson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zahara Bassett
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aneesha Gandhi
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Betty Alzamora
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Katz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dee Muran-De Assereto
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Channyn Lynne Parker
Board Vice Chair
Director → Board Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather A. Steans
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Butch Trusty (2019–2024) — Board Chair
- Former: Tim O'Keefe-Navar (2024) — Director
- Former: Bismoy Dasgupta (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Eileen Dordek (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lynne Perryman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Morimoto (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Becky Carroll (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Grant Gochnauer (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Tim O'Keefe (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Luis Roman (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Galvan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Honorable Sheila Simon (2019–2021) — Board Vice Chair
- Former: Cory Jobe (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Editha Paras (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jaime Citron (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jason Santos (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kevin Hauswrith (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Patrick Depoy (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kevin Jackson (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 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $6K, to Reyna Ortiz (Director).
Frequently asked questions about Equality Illinois Institute
How much does Equality Illinois Institute give each year?
Equality Illinois Institute reported $12K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $80K across 2 grants.
How large is Equality Illinois Institute?
Equality Illinois Institute reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
What is Equality Illinois Institute?
Equality Illinois Institute is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Equality Illinois Institute operate?
Equality Illinois Institute has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Illinois, New Jersey, Texas.
What is Equality Illinois Institute's EIN?
Equality Illinois Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0798861. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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