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Howard Brown Health Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 36-2894128 Website

Howard Brown Health Center provides a comprehensive array of healthcare and social services to a broad community. In addition to healthcare services, HBHC also conducts behavioral and clinical research in a variety of areas that impact wellness in the community.

Key facts about Howard Brown Health Center

In short: Howard Brown Health Center gave $669K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $111K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
36-2894128
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$668,737
Grants made (2025)
6
Average grant
$111,456
Median grant
$120,437
Total assets
$187,752,928
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$187.8M

+5.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$669K

-36.7% YoY

Grant Count

6

-33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$111K

-5.0% YoY

How Howard Brown Health Center gives

  • Giving fell 92% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Howard Brown Health Center

Based on IRS filings

Howard Brown Health Center is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $187.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $669K. Net investment income was $3.8M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

ChicagoFalls ChurchSpringfield

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M13 grants2020 14 grants2021 15 grants2022 11 grants2023 9 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $669K (2025) to $7.9M (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $669K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Chicago Therapy Collective: $150KChicago Therapy Collective$150KProject VIDA: $141KProject VIDA$141KTaskForce Prevention and Community Services: $131KTaskForce Prevention andCommunity Services$131KCenter on Halsted: $110KCenter on Halsted$110KHaymarket Center: $94KHaymarket Center$94KAlexian Brothers Bonaventure House: $44KAlexian Brothers BonaventureHouse$44K

The largest 2025 recipient was Chicago Therapy Collective ($150K). Together the top 6 received $669K.

Grant Size Distribution

55 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K12$50–100K23$100–250K6$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 23 grants of 55 (42%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Chicago Therapy Collective Chicago, ILProgram Support$149,712
Project VIDA Chicago, ILProgram Support$140,527
TaskForce Prevention and Community Services Chicago, ILProgram Support$130,867
Center on Halsted Chicago, ILProgram Support$110,006
Haymarket Center Chicago, ILProgram Support$93,532
Alexian Brothers Bonaventure House Chicago, ILProgram Support$44,093

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$100M$200M$300M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$187,752,928$178,519,706$186,474,138
Revenue$217,487,912$204,993,575$201,158,546
Expenses$206,296,710$209,888,576$200,703,206
Net Investment Income$3,796,555$1,438,268$973,511

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 25, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Howard Brown Health Center is led by Robin R Gay, Interim President, CEO & Chief Dental Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 10 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robin R Gay

    Interim President, CEO & Chief Dental Officer

    Chief Dental Officer → Interim President & CEO, 2024

    Interim President & CEO → Interim President, CEO & Chief Dental Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $256K (2022) → $333K (2025)

  • Travis Gayles

    President & CEO

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Mazzeo

    Board Chair

    Vice Chair At-Large → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Board Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Magda Houlberg

    Medical Director

    Chief Clinical Officer → Chief Clinical Officer & Medical Director, 2024

    Chief Clinical Officer & Medical Director → Medical Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $250K (2020) → $293K (2025)

  • Patrick Gibbons

    Chief Medical Director

    Regional Medical Director → Chief Medical Officer, 2022

    Chief Medical Officer → Chief Medical Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $238K (2020) → $350K (2025)

  • Caleb M Reyes

    Interim Director of Psychiatry

    Psychiatrist → Interim Director of Psychiatry, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $281K (2023) → $283K (2025)

  • Kathya Chartre

    Medical Director Immediate Care Clinic

    Medical Director → Medical Director Immediate Care Clinic, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $268K (2024) → $259K (2025)

  • Wen-Ho Yang

    Physician

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $225K (2020) → $285K (2025)

  • Angela D Shrestha

    Psychiatrist

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $287K (2023) → $314K (2025)

  • Steven E Glass

    Chief Operating Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $165K (2023) → $300K (2025)

  • Erica Mccallum

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $223K (2024) → $254K (2025)

  • Wren Logan

    Psychiatrist

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $283K (2025)

  • Austin Baidas

    Executive Member

    Treasurer → Member At-Large, 2023

    Member At-Large → Executive Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Schneider

    Member At-Large

    Member at Large → Member At-Large, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jared Lewis

    Member At-Large

    Vice Chair At-Large → Executive Vice Chair, 2022

    Executive Vice Chair → Member At-Large, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elliott Crigger

    Executive Member

    Member At-Large → Executive Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fresh Roberson

    Immediate Past Chair

    Executive Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2022

    Board Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maliyah Arnold

    Executive Vice Chair

    Vice Chair At-Large → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Executive Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholas Belgrave

    Treasurer

    Member At-Large → Vice Chair At-Large, 2023

    Vice Chair At-Large → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ayanna Armstrong-Robinson

    Member At-Large

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Niz

    Member At-Large

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Douglas

    Executive Member

    Member At-Large → Executive Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Stuart

    Member At-Large

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colton Smith

    Secretary

    Member At-Large → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Welch

    Member At-Large

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shaun Carter

    Member At-Large

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Channyn Lynne Parker

    Member At-Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Loralee Mapili

    Member At-Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (31)
  • Former: B Pagels-Minor (2020–2024) — Member At-Large
  • Former: David Ernesto Munar (2020–2024) — President & CEO
  • Former: Garrett Taliaferro (2020–2024) — Member At-Large
  • Former: John Mcelwee (2020–2024) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Maya Green (2020–2024) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Robert T Hargan (2020–2024) — Site Medical Director
  • Former: Jennifer Purcell (2021–2024) — Member At-Large
  • Former: Javier Guevara (2022–2024) — Member At-Large
  • Former: Monica A Moore MD (2022–2024) — Medical Director
  • Former: Jae Rice (2023–2024) — Member At-Large
  • Former: Mark Liberson (2023–2024) — Member At-Large
  • Former: W Robert Schultz III (2020–2023) — Member At-Large
  • Former: Rashad Robison (2021–2023) — Member At-Large
  • Former: Chad Nico Hiu (2020–2022) — Member At-Large
  • Former: Laura Craig MD (2020–2022) — Psychiatrist
  • Former: Mario Treto Jr. (2020–2022) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Wendy Bostwick (2020–2022) — Member At-Large
  • Former: Rebecca Rowland (2021–2022) — Member At-Large
  • Former: Tomilola Akinfe (2021–2022) — Member At-Large
  • Former: Brandi Jackson MD (2022) — Chief Behavioral Healh Officer
  • Former: Cris Johnson (2022) — Member At-Large
  • Former: Alfred Torrence MD (2020–2021) — Physician
  • Former: Corinne Blum MD (2020–2021) — Physician
  • Former: Mark Hawkins (2020–2021) — Member At-Large
  • Former: scar Ivn Zambrano (2020–2021) — Member At-Large
  • Former: Becky Rowland (2020) — Member at Large
  • Former: Charles Thomas (2020) — Executive Vice Chair
  • Former: Chef Fresh Roberson (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Duke Alden (2020) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Kristin Keglovitz-Baker (2020) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Nic Belgrave (2020) — Member at Large

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Patrick Gibbons — Chief Medical Director (Departed 6/2025): $350KPatrick GibbonsChief Medical Director…$350KRobin R Gay — Interim President and CEO (Through 3/2025); Chief Dental Officer: $333KRobin R GayInterim President and CEO…$333KAngela D Shrestha — Psychiatrist: $314KAngela D ShresthaPsychiatrist$314KSteven E Glass — Chief Operating Officer: $300KSteven E GlassChief Operating Officer$300KMagda Houlberg — Medical Director: $293KMagda HoulbergMedical Director$293KWen-Ho Yang — Physician: $285KWen-Ho YangPhysician$285KWren Logan — Psychiatrist: $283KWren LoganPsychiatrist$283KCaleb M Reyes — Interim Director of Psychiatry: $283KCaleb M ReyesInterim Director of Psychiatry$283KKathya Chartre — Medical Director Immediate Care Clinic: $259KKathya ChartreMedical Director Immediate Care…$259KErica Mccallum — Chief Financial Officer: $254KErica MccallumChief Financial Officer$254K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $350K, to Patrick Gibbons (Chief Medical Director (Departed 6/2025)). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Howard Brown Health Center

How much does Howard Brown Health Center give each year?

Howard Brown Health Center gave $669K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 9 grants.

What is Howard Brown Health Center's typical grant size?

Howard Brown Health Center's median grant in 2025 was $120,437, and its average grant was $111,456, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Howard Brown Health Center give grants?

Howard Brown Health Center gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (6 grants).

Does Howard Brown Health Center give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Howard Brown Health Center's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (6 grants).

Who are Howard Brown Health Center's largest grantees?

Howard Brown Health Center's largest 2025 grantees include Chicago Therapy Collective ($149,712), Project VIDA ($140,527) and TaskForce Prevention and Community Services ($130,867), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Howard Brown Health Center?

Howard Brown Health Center reported $187.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $217.5M.

What is Howard Brown Health Center's EIN?

Howard Brown Health Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2894128. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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