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KSKJ Life

Public charity · Grantmaker Joliet, IL EIN: 36-1150880 Website

To provide financial security to our members and their families through life insurance and annuity products, and to make a difference by reinvesting back into our communities.

KSKJ Life at a glance

In short: KSKJ Life gave $25K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $25K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$24,875
-1.9% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$24,875
-1.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$24,875
Total assets
$509,590,264
-6.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to KSKJ Life

Who KSKJ Life funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

KSKJ Matching Fund: $25KKSKJ Matching Fund$25K

The largest 2024 recipient was KSKJ Matching Fund ($25K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Joliet

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60KTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2020) to $41K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
KSKJ Matching Fund Joliet, ILCharitable Religius Cultural$24,875
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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
2024$509,590,264$70,686,781$67,468,170$24,8751$22,987,208
2023$547,078,775$104,362,157$104,932,922$25,3451$24,773,442
2022$566,621,445$99,748,650$99,605,250$40,759Total only$25,848,574
2021$557,090,096$81,326,780$81,027,899$22,640Total only$24,593,719
2020$526,627,444$85,861,013$85,097,534$12,360Total only$24,651,889

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About KSKJ Life

Based on IRS filings

KSKJ Life is a public charity focused on mutual and membership benefit, based in Joliet, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $509.6M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $23.0M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

KSKJ Life is led by Anthony T Mravle, CEO & Investment Manager on every filing since 2020; all 13 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Anthony T Mravle

    CEO & Investment Manager

    On filings since 2020

    38 hrs/week

    $291K (2020) → $440K (2024)

  • Anthony Menart

    Chair of Board

    Director → Chair of Board, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $25K (2020) → $36K (2024)

  • Daniel Golob

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $21K (2020) → $22K (2024)

  • Daniel Mihelich

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $25K (2020) → $21K (2024)

  • Julie Schneller

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $21K (2020) → $22K (2024)

  • MaryLou Stefanick

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $21K (2020) → $22K (2024)

  • Michael Vidmar

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $17K (2023) → $16K (2024)

  • Ashley Begg

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    $16K (2024)

  • April Sleyko

    Chief Marketing Officer

    Vice President of Sales & Marketing → Chief Marketing Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    38 hrs/week

    $127K (2020) → $235K (2024)

  • Brian Sharp

    CFO

    CIO → CIO Vice President Finance, 2021

    CIO Vice President Finance → CFO, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    38 hrs/week

    $220K (2020) → $266K (2024)

  • Philip Hrvatin

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $30K (2020) → $26K (2024)

  • Stuart Buchanan

    Corporate Sec'y

    On filings since 2020

    38 hrs/week

    $269K (2020) → $335K (2024)

  • Lauren Rainey

    Vice President Operations

    New on the 2024 filing

    38 hrs/week

    $213K (2024)

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Ashley Mikulan (2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert Lokar Jr. (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rudolph Krasovec Jr. (2020–2022) — Chairman
  • Former: Paul Kaiser (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President Sales

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Anthony J Mravle — CEO: $440KAnthony J MravleCEO$440KStuart Buchanan — Corporate Sec'y: $335KStuart BuchananCorporate Sec'y$335KAnthony T Mravle — Investment Mgr: $314KAnthony T MravleInvestment Mgr$314KBrian Sharp — CFO: $266KBrian SharpCFO$266KApril Sleyko — Chief Marketing Officer: $235KApril SleykoChief Marketing Officer$235KLauren Rainey — VP Operations: $213KLauren RaineyVP Operations$213KAnthony Menart — Chair of Board: $36KAnthony MenartChair of Board$36KPhilip Hrvatin — Vice Chairman: $26KPhilip HrvatinVice Chairman$26KMaryLou Stefanick — Director: $22KMaryLou StefanickDirector$22KJulie Schneller — Director: $22KJulie SchnellerDirector$22KDaniel Golob — Director: $22KDaniel GolobDirector$22KDaniel Mihelich — Director: $21KDaniel MihelichDirector$21KAshley Begg — Director: $16KAshley BeggDirector$16KMichael Vidmar — Director: $16KMichael VidmarDirector$16K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $440K, to Anthony J Mravle (CEO). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about KSKJ Life

How much does KSKJ Life give each year?

KSKJ Life gave $25K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $25K across 1 grant.

How large is KSKJ Life?

KSKJ Life reported $509.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $70.7M.

What is KSKJ Life?

KSKJ Life is a public charity focused on mutual and membership benefit, based in Joliet, IL. It holds $509.6M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does KSKJ Life operate?

KSKJ Life has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is KSKJ Life's EIN?

KSKJ Life's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-1150880. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 5, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 18, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 5, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 12, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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