Hill Top Center
Hill Top Center is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Lake Bluff, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.2M in total assets. In 2025, it made $656K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $203K.
Hill Top Center at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,154,195
- -8.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $316,081
- -24.3% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $655,685
- +21.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $784,838
- +17.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Hill Top Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Hill Top Center gives
- In 2025 it paid out 216% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2024) to $70K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Clearview Home Corporation Delafield, WI | Support Nursing Services | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,154,195 | $316,081 | $784,838 | — | — | $655,685 | $203,274 | $302,908 |
| 2024 | $5,633,663 | $417,663 | $668,864 | $25,000 | 1 | $538,194 | $209,766 | $313,453 |
| 2023 | $5,906,996 | $187,870 | $499,112 | — | — | $377,005 | $113,328 | $301,267 |
| 2022 | $6,235,822 | $719,852 | $505,615 | $70,000 | 4 | $390,207 | $564,763 | $315,959 |
| 2021 | $6,038,499 | $684,107 | $412,991 | — | — | $313,626 | $509,224 | $365,842 |
| 2020 | $7,124,138 | $591,533 | $414,912 | — | — | — | $401,065 | — |
| 2019 | $6,491,353 | $698,567 | $430,333 | — | — | — | $362,168 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hill Top Center reported a distributable amount of $303K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hill Top Center is led by Susan Moeller, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan Moeller
President
Vice President → President, 2021
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Corda Murphy
Vice President
Vice President → Secretary & Interim Vice President, 2024
Secretary & Interim Vice President → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Nitschke
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Freeman
Secretary
Secretary → Director, 2024
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Perry Fisher (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Lori Neuschel (2022) — Director
- Former: Ardath Hamann (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marti Gauger (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.
Frequently asked questions about Hill Top Center
How large is Hill Top Center?
Hill Top Center reported $5.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $656K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $303K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Hill Top Center?
Hill Top Center is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Lake Bluff, IL. It holds $5.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Hill Top Center operate?
Hill Top Center has awarded grants in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin.
What is Hill Top Center's EIN?
Hill Top Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2124225. 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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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