Kids First Chicago for Education
Narrative for part I, line 1, description of organization's mission.
Kids First Chicago for Education at a glance
In short: Kids First Chicago for Education reported $13K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $13,071 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -80.2% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $6,157,016
- -3.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,080,253
- -12.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $266,379
- -4.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,415,739
- -11.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Kids First Chicago for Education funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Kids First Chicago for Education gives
- Giving fell 22% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2025) to $96K (2020). In 2025 it reported $13K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| A House in Austin Chicago, IL | Community Connection Grant | $15,000 |
| Education Community Committee Chicago, IL | Community Connection Grant | $15,000 |
| Little Village Community Council Chicago, IL | Community Connection Grant | $15,000 |
| Teamwork Englewood Chicago, IL | Community Connection Grant | $15,000 |
| Chicago Urban League Chicago, IL | Community Connection Grant | $6,000 |
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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 | $6,157,016 | $4,080,253 | $4,415,739 | $13,071 | Total only | $266,379 |
| 2024 | $6,376,830 | $4,647,846 | $4,969,036 | $66,000 | 5 | $279,103 |
| 2023 | $6,678,356 | $3,210,993 | $4,648,732 | $75,000 | 5 | $163,291 |
| 2022 | $7,952,532 | $6,200,779 | $3,592,944 | $60,000 | 3 | $2,953 |
| 2021 | $5,314,323 | $4,016,018 | $2,979,641 | $85,000 | 4 | $2,611 |
| 2020 | $4,278,583 | $3,618,841 | $2,876,257 | $95,600 | 4 | $35,340 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Kids First Chicago for Education
Based on IRS filings
Kids First Chicago for Education is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.2M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $13K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $266K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kids First Chicago for Education is led by Daniel Anello, Director & CEO on every filing since 2020; 6 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Daniel Anello
Director & CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$234K (2020) → $288K (2025)
Laura Thonn
Director & Chairman
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2023
Director & Treasurer → Director & Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leshonne Segura
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$115K (2025)
Kelly R. Welsh
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mara Botman
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nichole Pinkard
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Philip L. Hildebrandt
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shayne Evans
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas J. Formolo
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Penny Sebring
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cornelia Grumman
Director & Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shirley Collado
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Derek Rb Douglas
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lilia Guevara
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Owens
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cassandra Di Prizio
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darrel Hackett
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leeandra Khan
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Travis C. Hunter Jr.
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caleb Herod
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Pollock
Chief of Development & External Affa
Chief of Development & External Affairs → Chief of Development & External Affa, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$154K (2020) → $179K (2025)
Hendrik Woods
Chief of Policy
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$139K (2022) → $164K (2025)
Ana Mosqueda
Operations Manager
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$102K (2025)
Jessica Canas
Senior Community Engagement Manager
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$133K (2025)
Robert Vendable
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: David Casper (2020–2024) — Director & Chairman
- Former: Melinda Young (2020–2024) — Director & Secretary
- Former: Sam Ganga (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jose Pacas (2023–2024) — Chief of Data Science · Filing note: As of 2/2022
- Former: Natalie Neris - Chief Of (2024) — Community Engagement
- Former: Segura Leshonne (2024) — Director of Development
- Former: Cameron Morris (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jose Luis Prado (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Timothy R. Schwertfeger (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Vivian Lee (2020–2023) — Chief of Strategy & Operations · Filing note: Thru 12/2022
- Former: Natalie Neris (2021–2023) — Chief of Community Engagement
- Former: Leeandra Jamison (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Benjamin Smith (2020–2022) — Director & Treasurer
- Former: John W. Madigan (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John W. Rowe (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Patrick J. Canning (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: David J. Vitale (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Matt Moog (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Nancy S. Searle (2020–2021) — Director & Vice Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Daniel Anello (Director/CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Kids First Chicago for Education
How much does Kids First Chicago for Education give each year?
Kids First Chicago for Education reported $13K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $66K across 5 grants.
How large is Kids First Chicago for Education?
Kids First Chicago for Education reported $6.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.1M.
What is Kids First Chicago for Education?
Kids First Chicago for Education is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $6.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Kids First Chicago for Education operate?
Kids First Chicago for Education has awarded grants in Illinois, Maryland, Washington.
What is Kids First Chicago for Education's EIN?
Kids First Chicago for Education's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-0399727. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 18, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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