Junior Council
Money raised to provide endowment funding for the pediatric & adolescent hiv/aids research and care programs at ann & robert h. Lurie children's hospital of chicago.
Junior Council at a glance
In short: Junior Council gave $212K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $212K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $212,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $212,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $212,000
- Total assets
- $75,762
- +94.7% 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 Junior Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hosp ($212K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $114K (2023) to $275K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $212K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hosp Chicago, IL | AIDS Research | $212,000 |
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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 | $75,762 | $279,573 | $242,724 | $212,000 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | $38,913 | $305,380 | $289,426 | $265,000 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | $22,959 | $136,957 | $122,006 | $113,792 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $8,008 | $56,230 | $104,820 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $56,598 | $39,882 | $9,510 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $57,571 | $314,475 | $302,069 | $275,000 | 1 | $8 |
About Junior Council
Based on IRS filings
Junior Council is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $76K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $212K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Junior Council is led by Shea Hartley, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shea Hartley
President
Secretary → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daye Williams
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hailie Shroll
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexia Jackson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brooklyn Mychalowych
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Nash
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Bylina
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelsey Burt
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Petrus Martens
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sanj Narendra
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Winston Pauling
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kendall Noel
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Boll
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eve Voci
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (52)
- Former: Charlotte Cleveland (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Erin Eskew (2023–2024) — President
- Former: Gillian Pena (2024) — Director
- Former: Giselle Dimailig (2024) — Vice President
- Former: Kate Kulpa (2024) — Director
- Former: Kelly Roemer (2024) — Director
- Former: Marissa Persico (2024) — Director
- Former: Maxwell Preuss (2024) — Director
- Former: Meghan McCloud (2024) — Director
- Former: Miraj Patel (2024) — Director
- Former: Areeba Hussain (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Emily Miller (2022–2023) — President
- Former: Leighann Hranka (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Troy Chirico (2022–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Amanda Blank (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Brittany Mazelis (2023) — Director
- Former: Justin Johnson (2023) — Director
- Former: Madeline Mohatt (2023) — Director
- Former: Marissa Perisco (2023) — Director
- Former: Negin Shojaeinia (2023) — Director
- Former: Sara Kinney (2023) — Director
- Former: Anjali Ravindran (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: John-Michael Dyer (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Josie Wood (2021–2022) — President
- Former: Ally Justinak (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Beth Vandernoot (2022) — Director
- Former: Grace Rice (2022) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Griffin (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Mark Madden (2022) — Director
- Former: Varun Gauba (2022) — Director
- Former: Viviana Maldonado (2022) — Director
- Former: Andrea Malcom (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Connor Graham (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Dan Stephans (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Kelsey Kramer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Madden (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Monique Barras (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Olivia Bonneville (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Allie Bones (2021) — Director
- Former: Blake Larsen (2021) — Director
- Former: Caroline Yoo (2021) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Reif (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Kenny Garcia (2021) — Director
- Former: Kim Hughes (2021) — Director
- Former: Callie McKeon (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Cody Dunifon (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Heather Gregory (2019) — Director
- Former: Hilary Murphy (2019) — Director
- Former: Jamie Paustian (2019) — Director
- Former: Mackenna Atteberry (2019) — Director
- Former: Mary Jane Rogers (2019) — Director
- Former: Omar Husain (2019) — President
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 Junior Council
How much does Junior Council give each year?
Junior Council gave $212K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $265K across 1 grant.
How large is Junior Council?
Junior Council reported $76K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $280K.
What is Junior Council?
Junior Council is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $76K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Junior Council operate?
Junior Council has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Junior Council's EIN?
Junior Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3599461. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 23, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 11, 2020)
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