Illinois Arborist Association Inc
Arborist education and certification
Illinois Arborist Association Inc at a glance
In short: Illinois Arborist Association Inc gave $16K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,360
- +58.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,360
- +58.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $16,360
- Total assets
- $624,292
- +6.0% 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 Illinois Arborist Association Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tree Research and Education Endowme ($16K).
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
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Illinois Arborist Association Inc gives
- Giving grew 105% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $70 (2020) to $16K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $16K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tree Research and Education Endowme Naperville, IL | — | $16,360 |
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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 | $624,292 | $621,786 | $641,275 | $16,360 | 1 | $8,013 |
| 2024 | $588,819 | $647,111 | $585,677 | $10,340 | 1 | $8,134 |
| 2023 | $461,695 | $580,217 | $560,204 | $9,508 | 1 | $4,339 |
| 2022 | $388,640 | $480,667 | $507,633 | $7,968 | 1 | $3,644 |
| 2021 | $468,542 | $411,637 | $362,607 | $7,907 | 1 | $3,258 |
| 2020 | $364,991 | $242,684 | $243,498 | $70 | Total only | $3,531 |
| 2019 | $334,418 | $384,287 | $424,315 | $2,500 | Total only | $4,819 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Illinois Arborist Association Inc
Based on IRS filings
Illinois Arborist Association Inc is a public charity, based in Antioch, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $624K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $16K. Net investment income was $8K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Illinois Arborist Association Inc is led by April Toney, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
April Toney
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$77K (2019) → $96K (2025)
Eric Hendrickson
Crti Liason & President
Vice President → Crti Liason, 2024
Crti Liason → Crti Liason & President, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Lane
Isa Director
President → Isa Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fredric Miller
Programs Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Ranney
Commercial Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Francke
Utility Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Collins
Municipal Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Catania
Research Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Baughman
Industrial Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Bluhm
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Filary
Vice President
Commercial Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Priller
Tree Fund Liason
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexis Toney
Executive Director Assistant
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Bill Black (2019–2024) — Industrial Director
- Former: Dan OBrien (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Ashley LaDuke (2022–2024) — Executive Director Assistant
- Former: Stephanie Adams (2022–2024) — Research Director
- Former: Joe Hansen (2023–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Theresa Kyriazes (2024) — Municipal Director
- Former: Tony Dati (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Matt Millette (2022–2023) — Utility Director
- Former: Aaron Schulz (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Sara Dreiser (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Steve Ludwig (2019–2022) — Isa Director
- Former: Beau Nagan (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Chris Evans (2019–2021) — Programs Director
- Former: Lindsay Darling (2019–2021) — Research Director
- Former: Monica Korjenek (2019–2021) — Executive Director Assistant
- Former: Ron Gatewood (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Geoff Watson (2020–2021) — Utility Director
- Former: Justin Briski (2020–2021) — Municipal Director
- Former: Roger Smith (2020–2021) — Commercial 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 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $96K, to April Toney (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Illinois Arborist Association Inc
How much does Illinois Arborist Association Inc give each year?
Illinois Arborist Association Inc gave $16K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.
How large is Illinois Arborist Association Inc?
Illinois Arborist Association Inc reported $624K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $622K.
Where does Illinois Arborist Association Inc operate?
Illinois Arborist Association Inc has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Illinois Arborist Association Inc's EIN?
Illinois Arborist Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3239876. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 29, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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