Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Kenilworth, IL EIN: 23-7044862

The association raises funds to enhance and supplement the quality of education provided to students attending the joseph sears school in kenilworth, Illinois.

Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association at a glance

In short: Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association gave $208K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $208K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$207,591
+1.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$207,591
+1.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$207,591
Total assets
$387,213
-37.0% 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 Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Joseph Sears School: $208KJoseph Sears School$208K

The largest 2025 recipient was Joseph Sears School ($208K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Kenilworth

How Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association gives

  • Giving grew 763% 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

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2020) to $307K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $208K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Joseph Sears School Kenilworth, ILEducational Enrichment$207,591
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$387,213$51,129$278,348$207,5911$825
2024$614,432$237,248$270,439$205,3441$3,599
2023$647,623$205,193$117,925$27,5391$98
2022$560,355$244,793$113,753$24,0521$73
2021$429,315$277,942$52,522$17,4501$69
2020$167,906$5,559$23,180$11,6731$71
2019$185,527$30,045$320,921$306,5562$712

About Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association

Based on IRS filings

Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Kenilworth, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $387K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $208K. Net investment income was $825.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association is led by Amy Hannus, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Amy Hannus

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cami Park

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Cook

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eileen Sethna

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily D'souza

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenn Richman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Varsamis

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liz Sbertoli

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lydia Barhight

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Levitch

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Parul Bhasin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Guarino

    Immediate Past President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → Immediate Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Cassidy

    Immediate Past Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kasia Dunajewski

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Foran

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katharine Hebenstreit

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (66)
  • Former: Meredith Sullivan (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lydia Mathas (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Amy O'Dell (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Julia Peterson (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Rachel Smith (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Valerie Gaines (2022–2024) — Immediate Past Treasurer
  • Former: Emily Wyner (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kyra Nelson (2023–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Renee Buck (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Adrienne Eynon (2024) — Director
  • Former: Christine Klewin (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jen Price (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jenelle Chalmers (2024) — Director
  • Former: Megan Bradley (2024) — Director
  • Former: Tara Stafford (2024) — Director
  • Former: Eleanor Husman (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jenica Myszkowski (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robin Stone (2021–2023) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Stephanie Joyce (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Beth Ottsen (2022–2023) — President
  • Former: Anne Wortel (2023) — Director
  • Former: Carly Cape (2023) — Director
  • Former: Julie McNelley (2023) — Director
  • Former: Kate Tarbert (2023) — Director
  • Former: Kim Gill (2023) — Director
  • Former: Kristy Whipple (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Lieke Hakkenberg (2023) — Director
  • Former: Majorie Bransfield (2023) — Director
  • Former: Robin Maher (2023) — Director
  • Former: Bridget Pennise (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kristin Pilant (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kathy Ambrosino (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Katie Alexander (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lauren Garner (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nora Jewett (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Halack (2020–2022) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Jen Riefe (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Dixon (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cailin Davis (2022) — Director
  • Former: Hilary Kallop (2022) — Director
  • Former: Janet Scholl (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Betsy Kilroy (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Martay (2019–2021) — Past Treasurer
  • Former: Julie Ruck (2019–2021) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Lara Scarborough (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Beth Beeler (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Debby Caldwell (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jonna Rescho (2021) — Director
  • Former: Kath Lyman (2021) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Mangel (2021) — Director
  • Former: Kristie Bennett (2021) — Director
  • Former: Antje Boeing (2019–2020) — Past Treasurer
  • Former: Claudia Kocalis (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kris Whisner (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Nicole Borovicka (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Rebecca Quigley (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Antonine Kaiser (2020) — Director
  • Former: Emily Tzur (2020) — Director
  • Former: Heather Chamberlain (2020) — Director
  • Former: Katie White (2020) — Director
  • Former: Pamela Norris (2020) — Director
  • Former: Amy Crosby (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mari Franklin (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mindy Douthit (2019) — Past President
  • Former: Nancy O'Donnell (2019) — Director
  • Former: Tanya Brown (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 Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association

How much does Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association give each year?

Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association gave $208K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $205K across 1 grant.

How large is Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association?

Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association reported $387K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $51K.

What is Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association?

Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Kenilworth, IL. It holds $387K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association operate?

Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association's EIN?

Joseph Sears School Parent Volunteer Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7044862. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 29, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 11, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 21, 2020)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 8, 2024)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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