Illinois State Wireless Association
To provide educational and support in the Illinois area in the wireless commnunication industry. To provide charitable contributions to other Illinois 501(c)(3) charities and individuals.
Illinois State Wireless Association at a glance
In short: Illinois State Wireless Association gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $34,300
- -8.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (63% 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 State Wireless Association
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Illinois State Wireless Association
Who Illinois State Wireless Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Misericordia Heart of Mercy ($25K). Together the top 2 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Illinois State Wireless Association gives
- Giving fell 20% 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 $40K (2025) to $50K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Misericordia Heart of Mercy Chicago, IL | General Charitable | $25,000 |
| St Jude Memphis, TN | — | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $34,300 | $208,905 | $212,072 | $40,000 | 2 |
| 2024 | $37,467 | $219,648 | $217,168 | $50,000 | 2 |
| 2023 | $34,987 | $202,325 | $210,814 | $50,000 | 2 |
| 2022 | $43,476 | $224,085 | $222,436 | $50,000 | 2 |
| 2021 | $41,827 | $200,262 | $188,969 | $50,000 | 2 |
| 2020 | $30,534 | $26,897 | $31,539 | — | — |
| 2019 | $35,176 | $218,295 | $234,124 | $50,000 | 2 |
About Illinois State Wireless Association
Based on IRS filings
Illinois State Wireless Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lockport, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $34K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $40K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Illinois State Wireless Association is led by Ron Farina, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ron Farina
President
Director → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Tom Zimmermann
Director
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Adam Parrish
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Dennis Senemoungdong
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Jill Sweeney
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Arleth Carbajal
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Joel Mathai
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Arelis Baden
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Emma Garden
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Virgie Roth
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Bryan Lazuka
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Nancy Hernandez
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Taylor Sierra
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Devon Pavlek (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jen Schaumberg (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jim Hughes (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Leslie Freeman (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Rachel Arkema (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Hockensmith (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Bill Wade (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Marc Steinbach (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michelle Rojas (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Scott Root (2019–2020) — 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 Illinois State Wireless Association
How much does Illinois State Wireless Association give each year?
Illinois State Wireless Association gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $50K across 2 grants.
How large is Illinois State Wireless Association?
Illinois State Wireless Association reported $34K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $209K.
What is Illinois State Wireless Association?
Illinois State Wireless Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lockport, IL. It holds $34K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Illinois State Wireless Association operate?
Illinois State Wireless Association has awarded grants in Illinois, Tennessee.
What is Illinois State Wireless Association's EIN?
Illinois State Wireless Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8393132. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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