Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc
Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $17,897,715
- -11.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $14,020,422
- +3.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,781,416
- +131.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $15,603,529
- +1.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of America Phoenix, AZ | Wish Granting | $100,000 |
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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 | $17,897,715 | $14,020,422 | $15,603,529 | — | — | $1,781,416 |
| 2024 | $20,148,091 | $13,582,677 | $15,353,663 | — | — | $771,201 |
| 2023 | $19,783,797 | $13,025,992 | $15,051,227 | — | — | $186,565 |
| 2022 | $20,840,047 | $12,285,736 | $10,297,014 | — | — | $309,761 |
| 2021 | $21,222,367 | $13,806,145 | $8,842,003 | $100,000 | 1 | $368,837 |
| 2020 | $14,358,010 | $12,160,093 | $10,049,688 | — | — | $191,950 |
About Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc
Based on IRS filings
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.8M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc is led by Stephanie Springs, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2020; 8 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stephanie Springs
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$308K (2020) → $361K (2025)
Michael Warmuth
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Suderski
Senior Finance Director
Accounting Director → Senior Finance Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$106K (2020) → $132K (2025)
Deborah Purcell
Signature Events Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$110K (2025)
Lisa Bakker
Individual Giving Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$102K (2025)
Linda McGovern
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Torres
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Murphy
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Westerlund
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andy Pasternak
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean Niemi
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Sampson
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Darko
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessi Corcoran
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Sbragia
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Martino
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Martell
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aletha Noonan
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brennan Warren
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darryl Buikema
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doug Barnard
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Earl Flack
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leonard Dacanay
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Hertko
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Cardonick
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Ricuarte
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Simpson
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$187K (2020) → $225K (2025)
Ryan Blackburn
Vice President Mission Delivery
Vice President of Marketing → Vice President Marketing, 2021
Vice President Marketing → Vice President Mission Delivery, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$123K (2020) → $178K (2025)
Laurie Honza
Vice President Marketing
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$139K (2024) → $150K (2025)
Steven Stivers
Chief Oper. Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$90K (2025)
Amanda Worthington
Vice Chair
Director → Corp Docs Officer, 2021
Corp Docs Officer → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas South
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Richards
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michele Booth
Corp Doc Officer
Director → Corporate Documents Officer, 2024
Corporate Documents Officer → Corp Doc Officer, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (37)
- Former: Jason Maslan (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Pat Nash (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Wendy Schultz (2020–2024) — Corp Giving Director
- Former: Susan Zellner (2021–2024) — Ind Giving Director
- Former: Victoria Guster-Hines (2022–2024) — Chief Oper. Officer
- Former: Anna Voortman (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Charles Brooks (2020–2023) — Corporate Documents Officer
- Former: Christine Sinnott (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel Hanrahan (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kristina Paschall (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Mark Chong (2020–2023) — Chair
- Former: Susan Yeazel (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: D. Reid Snellenbarger (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: James Floyd (2023) — Director
- Former: Barbara Perino (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Bridget O'Connell (2020–2022) — Vice President Mission Delivery
- Former: Daryl Thomann (2020–2022) — Chief Operating Officer · Filing note: Thru 52121
- Former: Michael Lemon (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Pam Henson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Paulo Bolgar (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Santiago Luque Suescun (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Scott Duncan (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeff Sbragia (2022) — Director
- Former: Carlin Adrianopoli (2020–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Carlos Alonso (2020–2021) — Director · Filing note: Thru 12021
- Former: Daryl Luke (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Mishler (2020–2021) — Director · Filing note: Thru 11421
- Former: Sheri Warsh (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Thomas Ellman (2020–2021) — Chair
- Former: Robin Ross (2021) — Information Technology Director
- Former: Cari Bucci (2020) — Director
- Former: Chris Crawford (2020) — Dir-Corp Docs Officer
- Former: Christopher Griffin (2020) — Director-Vice Chair
- Former: Dipak Patel (2020) — Director
- Former: Marianne Doan (2020) — Director
- Former: Nanette Reynolds (2020) — Director
- Former: Valli Perera (2020) — Director
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 $361K, to Stephanie Springs (Chief Executive Officer). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc
How large is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc reported $17.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.0M.
Where does Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc operate?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc's EIN?
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3422138. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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