Fill a Heart 4 Kids
Fill a Heart 4 Kids provides over 2000 local homeless, at-risk & foster children food, critical necessities, educational support & life skills opportunities to empower and "build brighter futures 4 kids"
Fill a Heart 4 Kids at a glance
In short: Fill a Heart 4 Kids gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,500
- -77.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,500
- -32.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,500
- Total assets
- $1,503,091
- -4.6% 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 Fill a Heart 4 Kids funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was This Is Life ($2K).
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Fill a Heart 4 Kids gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2025) to $7K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| This Is Life Chicago, IL | Support Mission | $1,500 |
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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 | $1,503,091 | $547,136 | $615,442 | $1,500 | 1 | $5,786 |
| 2024 | $1,575,764 | $1,527,890 | $1,476,810 | $6,700 | 3 | $551 |
| 2023 | $1,563,197 | $1,689,706 | $1,372,406 | $6,131 | 2 | $526 |
| 2022 | $716,749 | $1,379,834 | $1,252,394 | $1,860 | 3 | $251 |
| 2021 | $589,061 | $1,405,924 | $1,185,863 | — | — | $72 |
| 2020 | $359,103 | $927,116 | $724,020 | — | — | $43 |
| 2019 | $141,628 | $652,230 | $578,726 | — | — | $37 |
About Fill a Heart 4 Kids
Based on IRS filings
Fill a Heart 4 Kids is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Lake Forest, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K. Net investment income was $6K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fill a Heart 4 Kids is led by Ann McAveeney, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ann McAveeney
President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$25K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Allison Shaewitz
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cariann Rice
Director
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Trob
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Eddy
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aileen Benjakul
Director
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Dunn
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Basco
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Hansen
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mb Sommer
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Rifkin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Khabeer
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eve Southwood
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Chan
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Heredia
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margie Alpert
Vice President
On filings since 2024
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Jay McAveeney (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Marjorie Alpert (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Scott Rice (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: John McAveeney (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Laurie Shanahan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jessica Bren (2021) — Director
- Former: Kristen Carruthers (2021) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Bowen (2021) — Director
- Former: Katie Bushala (2020) — Director
- Former: Leslie Leonardi (2020) — Director
- Former: Carrianne Rice (2019) — Director
- Former: Erinn Siegel (2019) — Director
- Former: Mindy Abern (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 $50K, to Ann McAveeney (President).
Frequently asked questions about Fill a Heart 4 Kids
How much does Fill a Heart 4 Kids give each year?
Fill a Heart 4 Kids gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7K across 3 grants.
How large is Fill a Heart 4 Kids?
Fill a Heart 4 Kids reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $547K.
What is Fill a Heart 4 Kids?
Fill a Heart 4 Kids is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Lake Forest, IL. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Fill a Heart 4 Kids operate?
Fill a Heart 4 Kids has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Fill a Heart 4 Kids's EIN?
Fill a Heart 4 Kids's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3442522. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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