Family Shelter Service Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Wheaton, IL EIN: 36-2883552

Provide temporary shelter, counseling, legal support, and telephone hotline for victims of domestic violence. Family Shelter Service, Inc. provides funding to Metropolitan Family Services to help fulfill its exempt purpose.

Family Shelter Service Inc at a glance

In short: Family Shelter Service Inc gave $3.9M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3.9M), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,925,839
+4.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,925,839
+4.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,925,839
Total assets
$10,905,378
-5.6% 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 Family Shelter Service Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Metropolitan Family Services: $3.9MMetropolitan Family Services$3.9M

The largest 2025 recipient was Metropolitan Family Services ($3.9M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

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

Merrionette ParkChicago

How Family Shelter Service Inc gives

  • Giving grew 28% 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$1M$2M$3M$4M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $906K (2020) to $3.9M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3.9M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Metropolitan Family Services Merrionette Park, ILGeneral Operating Support$3,925,839
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$10,905,378$3,923,133$4,341,663$3,925,8391
2024$11,547,684$3,775,132$4,156,525$3,765,9601
2023$11,903,696$3,860,162$4,207,241$3,860,1621
2022$12,370,985$3,069,700$3,425,123$3,069,7001
2021—$2,336,670$2,336,670$2,336,6701
2020—$905,952$905,952$905,9521

About Family Shelter Service Inc

Based on IRS filings

Family Shelter Service Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Wheaton, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3.9M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Family Shelter Service Inc is led by Ricardo Estrada, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ricardo Estrada

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David S Tropp

    Chairman

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Baldwin

    CFO & Treasurer

    CEO & Treasurer → CFO & Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie M Smith

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Theresa Nihill

    Chief Operating Officer

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Ashley Duchossois Joyce (2020–2023) — Chairman Director
  • Former: Denis Hurley (2020) — CEO & Treasurer
  • Former: Judie Caribeaux (2020) — Executive Director

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 Family Shelter Service Inc

How much does Family Shelter Service Inc give each year?

Family Shelter Service Inc gave $3.9M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.8M across 1 grant.

How large is Family Shelter Service Inc?

Family Shelter Service Inc reported $10.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.9M.

What is Family Shelter Service Inc?

Family Shelter Service Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Wheaton, IL. It holds $10.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Family Shelter Service Inc operate?

Family Shelter Service Inc has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Family Shelter Service Inc's EIN?

Family Shelter Service Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2883552. 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 May 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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