Esperanza Health Centers
To deliver health and hope to chicago's underserved communities
Esperanza Health Centers at a glance
In short: Esperanza Health Centers gave $2.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.2M), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,155,135
- +48.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,155,135
- +48.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,155,135
- Total assets
- $60,220,611
- +0.7% 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 Esperanza Health Centers funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Rush University Medical Center ($2.2M).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $507K (2023) to $2.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL | HRSA Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program | $2,155,135 |
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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 | $60,220,611 | $69,086,476 | $69,979,386 | $2,155,135 | 1 | $513,237 |
| 2024 | $59,799,111 | $62,844,538 | $63,047,076 | $1,452,421 | 1 | $245,161 |
| 2023 | $58,413,714 | $54,417,209 | $53,045,812 | $506,704 | 1 | $1,257,952 |
| 2022 | $32,262,882 | $48,274,286 | $44,650,444 | — | — | $293,185 |
| 2021 | $28,840,414 | $38,575,454 | $35,993,691 | — | — | $366,840 |
| 2020 | $24,799,898 | $24,932,484 | $24,584,961 | — | — | $-73,130 |
| 2019 | $23,906,192 | $21,039,445 | $19,879,352 | — | — | $380,652 |
About Esperanza Health Centers
Based on IRS filings
Esperanza Health Centers is a public charity focused on Health, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $60.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.2M. Net investment income was $513K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Esperanza Health Centers is led by Ryan D. Gadia, Chief Financial Officer & Interim CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ryan D. Gadia
Chief Financial Officer & Interim CEO
Chief Financial Officer → Chief Financial Officer & Interim CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$106K (2019) → $173K (2025)
Michael Chico
Chair
Director → Board Chair, 2020
Board Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adrian Soto
Director
Chief Strategy Officer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
$111K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Sarah Hoque
Medical Director
Physician → Medical Director - Little, 2024
Medical Director - Little → Medical Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$193K (2019) → $290K (2025)
Melanie Li Yu Tan
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Segura
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Guacolda Reyes
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Flores
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mario Perez
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monica Bianco
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edy Dominguez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erick Ferrer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sylvia A. Shokunbi
Physician
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$177K (2019) → $249K (2025)
Oscar Diaz
Physician
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$221K (2021) → $248K (2025)
Thomas O. Kim
Chief Medical Officer
Chief Medicial Officer → Chief Medical Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$261K (2024) → $267K (2025)
Jimena B. Alvarezsoto
Physician
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$251K (2025)
Maria A. Marquez Start
Chief Operating Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$122K (2025)
Sara J. Twiehaus
Physician
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$250K (2025)
Joel Rodarte
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Destiny Ortega
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nilima Rajkumar
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Carmen Vergara (2019–2025) — Chief Operating Officer · Filing note: Term ended 1524
- Former: Daniel Fulwiler (2019–2025) — Chief Executive Officer · Filing note: Term ended 6225
- Former: Frederico Herrera (2019–2024) — Medical Director - Little
- Former: Alejandro Clavier (2023–2024) — Physician
- Former: Jimena B. Alvarez Soto (2023–2024) — Physician
- Former: Lameis Dromgoole (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Edna Vazquez (2024) — Director
- Former: Brian Fredericks (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Charles Wintersteen (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Elba Aranda-Suh (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jodi Portnoy (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kristina N. Pontarelli (2019–2023) — Physician
- Former: Luis Gutierrez (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Marisela Lawson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Nyla Diab (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Gia Mac (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Rafael Robles (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Linda Simon-Price (2023) — Advanced Practice Practitioner
- Former: Andrew J. Van Wieren (2019–2022) — Chief Medical Officer
- Former: David Berkey (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jaime Arteaga (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dhara Bhakta (2022) — Physician
- Former: Erika Martinez (2022) — Director
- Former: Karen Escobar (2022) — Physician
- Former: Catherine Chia Ai Liu (2019–2021) — Physician
- Former: Esther Kirov (2020–2021) — Physician
- Former: Cara Goldsberry (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rick Gutierrez (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: John O'Toole (2020) — Director
- Former: Rafael Lopez Sanchez (2020) — Phychiatrist
- Former: Maria Silva (2019) — Physician
- Former: Wayne Sottile (2019) — Former Chief Financial Officer
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 $340K, to Daniel Fulwiler Term 6225 (Chief Executive Officer). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Esperanza Health Centers
How much does Esperanza Health Centers give each year?
Esperanza Health Centers gave $2.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.5M across 1 grant.
How large is Esperanza Health Centers?
Esperanza Health Centers reported $60.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $69.1M.
What is Esperanza Health Centers?
Esperanza Health Centers is a public charity focused on Health, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $60.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Esperanza Health Centers operate?
Esperanza Health Centers has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Esperanza Health Centers's EIN?
Esperanza Health Centers's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 32-0115907. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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