Extollo Educational Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 26-0598907

Provide education and community enrichment.

Extollo Educational Foundation at a glance

In short: Extollo Educational Foundation gave $591K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $591K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$591,364
+134.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$591,364
+134.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$591,364
Total assets
$1,002,224
-21.1% 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 Extollo Educational Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K3$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Chicago

How Extollo Educational Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). 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$200K$400K$600K$800K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $150K (2020) to $618K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $591K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$591,364
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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$1,002,224$319,270$602,566$591,3641$98,061
2024$1,270,723$144,148$254,924$252,6281$83,379
2023$1,326,706$190,589$417,997$416,8041$69,510
2022$1,507,491$574,294$619,488$618,2861$58,942
2021$1,817,477$180,337$250,880$250,0001$47,541
2020$1,656,104$187,608$175,568$150,0001$27,793

About Extollo Educational Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Extollo Educational Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $591K. Net investment income was $98K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Extollo Educational Foundation is led by Michael Bansley, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Bansley

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Woodrow

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Hickey

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul McCoy

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Fratto

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 Extollo Educational Foundation

How much does Extollo Educational Foundation give each year?

Extollo Educational Foundation gave $591K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $253K across 1 grant.

How large is Extollo Educational Foundation?

Extollo Educational Foundation reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $319K.

What is Extollo Educational Foundation?

Extollo Educational Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Extollo Educational Foundation operate?

Extollo Educational Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Extollo Educational Foundation's EIN?

Extollo Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0598907. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 24, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 9, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 19, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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