Fibre Box Association
To bring together North American corrugated paperboard products manufacturers as an organization to provide the membership, in a lawful manner, with services to more effectively, responsibly and efficiently conduct their businesses while achieving improvement in the overall corrugated industry's wellbeing.
Fibre Box Association at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,414,272
- -4.4% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $4,179,125
- -11.0% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $1,261
- +41933.3% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $4,172,396
- +10.8% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Fibre Box Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Fibre Box Association gives
- Giving fell 20% from 2020 to 2023. 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 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2023) to $25K (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| International Corrugated Packaging Foundation Alexandria, VA | General Support | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,414,272 | $4,179,125 | $4,172,396 | — | — | $1,261 |
| 2023 | $1,479,750 | $4,695,067 | $3,765,720 | $20,000 | 1 | $3 |
| 2022 | $2,067,902 | $3,864,655 | $3,703,127 | $25,000 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $1,560,987 | $3,611,412 | $3,369,935 | $25,000 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $1,453,302 | $3,629,808 | $3,838,622 | $25,000 | 1 | — |
About Fibre Box Association
Based on IRS filings
Fibre Box Association is a public charity, based in Itasca, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $1K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fibre Box Association is led by Robert McIlvaine, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 6 of 27 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Robert McIlvaine
President & CEO
Director → President, 2023
President → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$285K (2023) → $458K (2024)
Timothy Bergwall
Chairman
Director → Second Vice Chairman, 2022
Second Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Lacy
Director Administrator & Data Srvcs
Director, Administration & Data Services → Director & Administration, 2022
Director & Administration → Director Administrator & Data Srvcs, 2024
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$173K (2020) → $123K (2024)
Cathy Foley
Director
Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2021
Immediate Past Chairman → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Malo
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Hodges
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Boles
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Tucker
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Mello
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Nelson
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Riegsecker
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Michels
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Akers
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Arvanigian
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jack Fiterman
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Hirsh
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Kivits
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Rose
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Hamic
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Colley
Past President
President & CEO → Past President, 2023
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$471K (2020) → $316K (2024)
Rachel Kenyon
Senior Vice President
Vice President → Senior Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$258K (2020) → $333K (2024)
Chase Kammerer
Technical Manager
Staff → Technical Manager, 2024
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$120K (2022) → $129K (2024)
Victoria Miksis
Marketing & Administrator Coordinator
Staff → Marketing & Administrator Coordinator, 2024
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$112K (2023) → $114K (2024)
Rob Barger
First Vice Chairman
Director → Immediate Past Chairman, 2023
Immediate Past Chairman → First Vice Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Hollenbach
Immediate Past Chairman
First Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2023
Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Kaser
Second Vice Chairman
Director → Second Vice Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Simon
Counsel
Legal Counsel → Counsel, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Caitlin Salaverria (2020–2023) — Director of Marketing Committee
- Former: Mary Drain (2020–2023) — Director of Technical & Env
- Former: Clay Shaw (2023) — Director
- Former: Doug Bosnik (2023) — Second Vice Chairman
- Former: Greg Arvanigian (2023) — Director
- Former: Joe Palmeri Jr. (2023) — Director
- Former: Juan Pablo Perez (2023) — Director
- Former: Tim Bergwall (2023) — First Vice Chairman
- Former: Douglas Bosnik (2020–2022) — Chairman
- Former: Bob Landaal (2022) — Immediate Past Chairman
- Former: Gregory Wanta (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: John Davis (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: John Mayol (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Ushpol (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Pete Durette (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Robert Landaal (2020–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Bob McIlvaine (2021) — Director
- Former: Chris Stoler (2021) — Director
- Former: Mike Akey (2021) — Director
- Former: Jeff Chalovich (2020) — Immediate Past Chairman
- Former: Mark Mathes (2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Akey (2020) — Director
- Former: Tom Walton (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 $458K, to Robert McIlvaine (President and CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Fibre Box Association
How large is Fibre Box Association?
Fibre Box Association reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.2M.
Where does Fibre Box Association operate?
Fibre Box Association has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Fibre Box Association's EIN?
Fibre Box Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-1068375. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 4, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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