Illinois Primary Health Care Association
The Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) is a nonprofit trade association and public charity based in Springfield, Illinois. It represents and supports community health centers through advocacy, education, training, and technical assistance. Its members include community health centers and other organizations that support its mission.
Illinois Primary Health Care Association at a glance
In short: Illinois Primary Health Care Association gave $3.4M across 54 grants in 2025 (avg $64K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,445,527
- -45.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 54
- +8.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $63,806
- -49.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $63,661
- Total assets
- $11,538,395
- +16.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Illinois Primary Health Care Association
- How to Apply
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IPHCA says grant awards begin with a request for proposals. Responses are evaluated against stated criteria, and funds are disbursed after recipients complete agreed deliverables. IPHCA monitors awards through calls, review of required reports and materials, and site visits if necessary.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1999 Wabash Ave 200, Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: (217) 541-7300
Website: https://iphca.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
6 open opportunities from Illinois Primary Health Care Association
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) Foundation Access to Care Grants
Illinois Primary Health Care Association
Amount
Up to $20,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
CDC Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
Illinois Primary Health Care Association
Amount
Up to $175,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG)
Illinois Primary Health Care Association
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Illinois Primary Health Care Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Aunt Martha's HealthWellness ($139K). Together the top 10 received $1.1M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($23,833), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
239 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 72 grants of 239 (30%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
IPHCA represents community health centers across Illinois. Its 2025 grant dollars were reported as 96% to recipients in Illinois, 4% in Iowa, and 1% in Missouri.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 54 itemized grants.
Cities
How Illinois Primary Health Care Association gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $49K (2019) to $13.9M (2022). In 2025 it made 54 grants totaling $3.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aunt Martha's HealthWellness Olympia Fields, IL | To improve health insurance marketplace enrollments. | $138,548 |
| SIHF Healthcare Sauget, IL | To improve health insurance marketplace enrollments. | $133,264 |
| Near North Health Chicago, IL | To improve health insurance marketplace enrollments and chronic disease outcomes. | $115,422 |
| Greater Family Health Elgin, IL | To improve health insurance marketplace enrollments. | $113,378 |
| DuPage County Health Department Wheaton, IL | To improve health insurance marketplace enrollments and chronic disease outcomes. | $110,809 |
| Cass County Health Virginia, IL | To improve health insurance marketplace enrollments. | $107,951 |
| Heartland Health Centers Tapestry 360 Chicago, IL | To improve health insurance marketplace enrollments, oral health care services, and substance use disorder treatment. | $107,694 |
| Shawnee Health Carterville, IL | To improve health insurance marketplace enrollments, oral health care services, substance use disorder treatment, and chronic disease outcomes. | $96,045 |
| SIU CenterFamily Med Springfield, IL | To improve health insurance marketplace enrollments, oral health care services, and chronic disease outcomes. | $95,690 |
| PrimeCare Comm Health Chicago, IL | To improve health insurance marketplace enrollments, oral health care services, substance use disorder treatment, and chronic disease outcomes. | $93,468 |
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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 | $11,538,395 | $12,759,049 | $11,104,615 | $3,445,527 | 54 | $370,230 |
| 2024 | $9,910,441 | $16,066,250 | $14,494,866 | $6,360,491 | 50 | $246,300 |
| 2023 | $8,087,793 | $16,944,250 | $16,688,807 | $8,783,722 | 52 | $-555,766 |
| 2022 | $11,577,545 | $20,459,063 | $19,716,407 | $13,910,528 | 45 | $6,029 |
| 2021 | $7,543,457 | $10,968,335 | $10,114,296 | $5,450,528 | 38 | $3,056 |
| 2020 | $8,175,520 | $5,863,896 | $5,565,519 | $710,427 | 26 | $5,909 |
| 2019 | $6,846,664 | $3,613,873 | $3,571,843 | $49,340 | 8 | $4,362 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
IPHCA’s mission is to position its members as providers of choice in their communities through advocacy, education, and technical assistance, emphasizing high-quality, accessible, integrated health center care. Its stated pillars are to empower and educate health centers, advocate for policies that support health centers and patient health, and connect providers, policymakers, businesses, and others to share ideas and resources.
IPHCA provides education, training, and technical assistance to potential and existing community health centers. Its programs include collaborative grants and contracts in areas such as emergency preparedness, oral health, asthma, primary care, cancer control, and opioid response. IPHCA says grants begin with a request for proposals; applications are evaluated against criteria, and funds are disbursed after agreed deliverables are completed.
Among 2025 grantees, Greater Family Health describes its mission as providing quality, affordable health care for all, including people unable to pay. TCA Health says it works to improve the health of Chicago’s South Side through patient-centered primary care and related support services. Alivio Medical Center describes its focus as access to quality, cost-effective health care for Hispanic, uninsured, and underinsured communities, among others.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, IPHCA reported 54 grants totaling $3,445,527. Grants ranged from $8,619 to $138,548, with a median of $63,660.
The largest reported awards included $138,548 to Aunt Martha’s HealthWellness for health insurance marketplace enrollment; $133,264 to SIHF Healthcare for the same purpose; and $115,422 to Near North Health for marketplace enrollment and chronic disease outcomes. Other reported grants included $113,378 to Greater Family Health for marketplace enrollment and $110,809 to DuPage County Health Department for marketplace enrollment and chronic disease outcomes. IPHCA also reported awards to health centers for combinations of marketplace enrollment, oral health care, substance use disorder treatment, and chronic disease outcomes.
IPHCA’s website lists a Diabetes and Oral Health Integration Project funded by the DentaQuest Partnership, intended to support medical/dental integration for patients with diabetes among member FQHCs. The listed original application deadline was July 24, 2020; current status is unknown.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing are Muhammed Paracha, Chair; James Brooks, Chair-Elect; Kim Mitroka, Secretary; Tom Bowman, Treasurer; Lynn Hopkins, Director; Heather Burton, Immediate Past Chair; Ken Burnett, Director; Dan Fulwiler, Director; Margie Johnson, Director; and V Guadalupe Fonseca, Director.
Illinois Primary Health Care Association is led by Ollie Idowu, President & CEO on every filing since 2022; 4 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ollie Idowu
President & CEO
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$128K (2022) → $288K (2025)
Muhammed Paracha
Chair
Treasurer → Chair-Elect, 2024
Chair-Elect → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dietra Kulicke
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margie Johnson
Director
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Fulwiler
Director
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Hopkins
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dewitt Harrell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kanci Houston
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Burnett
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
V Guadalupe Fonseca
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheri Hoots
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$121K (2019) → $182K (2025)
Cyrus Winnett
Chief Public Affairs Officer
Interim President & CEO → Senior Vp-Public Policy & Govt Affairs, 2022
Senior Vp-Public Policy & Govt Affairs → Chief Public Affairs Officer, 2023
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$133K (2021) → $176K (2025)
Robert Seipel
Chief Financial Officer
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$151K (2025)
Heather Burton
Immediate Past Chair
Chair-Elect → Chair, 2024
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Mitroka
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Bowman
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Brooks
Chair-Elect
Director → Chair-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Cynthia Flamm (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Burnett (2019–2024) — Chair of Legislation & Pub
- Former: Verneda Bachus (2019–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Christy Power (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Iris Wesley (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Kiran Siddiqui (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Tanya Andricks (2019–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Veronica Clark (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Toni Bush (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Larry McCulley (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mary Maragos (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Angela Curran (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Edward Murphy (2022) — Director
- Former: David Munar (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Henry Taylor (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jordan Powell (2019–2021) — President & CEO
- Former: Mark Pfister (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Esther Corpuz (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Lee Francis (2019–2020) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Barrett Hatches (2019) — Director
- Former: Berneice Mills-Thomas (2019) — Director
- Former: Bruce Johnson (2019) — President & CEO
- Former: Gordon Eggers (2019) — Director
- Former: Patsy Jensen (2019) — Director
- Former: Robert Tanner (2019) — Director
- Former: Robert Urso (2019) — Director
- Former: Teresa Armstrong (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 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $288K, to Ollie Idowu (President & CEO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Illinois Primary Health Care Association
How much does Illinois Primary Health Care Association give each year?
Illinois Primary Health Care Association gave $3.4M across 54 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.4M across 50 grants.
What is Illinois Primary Health Care Association's typical grant size?
Illinois Primary Health Care Association's median grant in 2025 was $63,661, and its average grant was $63,806, across 54 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Illinois Primary Health Care Association give grants?
Illinois Primary Health Care Association gives mostly in Illinois: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (20 grants), Springfield, IL (2 grants), Champaign, IL (2 grants) and Peoria, IL (2 grants).
Does Illinois Primary Health Care Association give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 54 grants with a stated purpose on Illinois Primary Health Care Association's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To improve health insurance marketplace enrollments." (22 grants) and "To improve chronic disease outcomes." (3 grants).
Who are Illinois Primary Health Care Association's largest grantees?
Illinois Primary Health Care Association's largest 2025 grantees include Aunt Martha's HealthWellness ($138,548), SIHF Healthcare ($133,264) and Near North Health ($115,422), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($23,833), which are not listed by name. Together they received 11% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Illinois Primary Health Care Association?
Illinois Primary Health Care Association reported $11.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.8M.
What does Illinois Primary Health Care Association fund?
IPHCA’s mission is to position its members as providers of choice in their communities through advocacy, education, and technical assistance, emphasizing high-quality, accessible, integrated health center care. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Illinois Primary Health Care Association?
IPHCA says grant awards begin with a request for proposals. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Illinois Primary Health Care Association's EIN?
Illinois Primary Health Care Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3369241. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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