Metropolitan Family Services
Metropolitan Family Services' mission is to provide and mobilize the services needed to strengthen families and communities.
Metropolitan Family Services at a glance
In short: Metropolitan Family Services gave $1.7M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $826K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,651,070
- +36.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $825,535
- +36.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $825,535
- Total assets
- $142,106,053
- +11.8% 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 Metropolitan Family Services funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Howard Area Community Center ($1.5M). Together the top 2 received $1.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 8 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Metropolitan Family Services gives
- Giving grew 231% 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
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $498K (2022) to $1.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Howard Area Community Center Chicago, IL | General Operating Support | $1,529,717 |
| Metropolitan Family Services DuPage Wheaton, IL | General Operating Support | $121,353 |
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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 | $142,106,053 | $180,243,830 | $177,850,691 | $1,651,070 | 2 | $1,376,274 |
| 2024 | $127,141,927 | $152,445,618 | $149,218,276 | $1,211,737 | 2 | $1,597,803 |
| 2023 | $146,730,774 | $133,772,330 | $131,052,548 | $1,327,866 | 2 | $2,255,346 |
| 2022 | $121,918,096 | $119,151,765 | $113,259,432 | $498,302 | 2 | $2,586,685 |
| 2021 | $119,356,740 | $95,446,879 | $96,451,987 | — | — | $3,716,130 |
| 2020 | $96,724,475 | $88,438,482 | $88,814,218 | — | — | $1,806,510 |
About Metropolitan Family Services
Based on IRS filings
Metropolitan Family Services is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Merrionette Park, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $142.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.7M. Net investment income was $1.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Metropolitan Family Services is led by Ricardo Estrada, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 10 of 82 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ricardo Estrada
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
41 hrs/week
$304K (2020) → $353K (2025)
Erik D Barefield
Chairman
Board Member → Vice Chairman, 2022
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vaughn Bryant
Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$149K (2020) → $227K (2025)
Barbara West Stone
Senior Vice President & External Affairs
Senior Vice President External Affairs → Senior Vice President & External Affairs, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$189K (2020) → $213K (2025)
Franchot B Givens
Psychiatrist
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$149K (2020) → $234K (2025)
James C Baldwin
CFO & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
40.5 hrs/week
$161K (2021) → $256K (2025)
Theresa Nihill
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2020
41.5 hrs/week
$181K (2020) → $254K (2025)
Nicole Carlos
Vice President, Program Development & Operations
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$135K (2022) → $167K (2025)
Timothy Holper
Chief Data Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$185K (2023) → $194K (2025)
Jason Eliason
Chief of Staff
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$138K (2024) → $136K (2025)
Veronica Rivera-Balbuena
Executive Assistant
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$32K (2025)
Aleck Matambo
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allen A Rodriguez
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Duchossois Joyce
Board Member
Chairman → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Audrey H Rubin JD
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Rapp
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Rozum
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Byron O Spruell
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
C Graham Gerst
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christy Harris
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Esko
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David S Tropp
Board Member
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2022
Chairman → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie K Wright
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Palomar
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eileen P Scudder
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica F Canzona
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica J Borggren
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Glenn Mazade
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hubert Allen
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James V Gilliam
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jared Vegosen
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Dubinsky
Vice Chairman
Board Member → Vice Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Comparoni
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John L MacCarthy
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John R Storino
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julia A Cloud
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Chavez
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kamiar Vossoughi
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Ann Melman
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Kelly Rummel
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kecia Steelman
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Fetzer Shults
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie M Smith
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Cohen Schenkman
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcus L Cooper
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Zimmer
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Merle Goldblatt Cohen
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Ramirez
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peyton Hall Owen Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Piyush Chaudhari
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
R Thomas Howell Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Price
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert C Carr
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roger Hochschild
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott C Solberg
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott W Simmons
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sophia Ruffolo
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen M Griesemer
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen R Patton
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tanya G Davis
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy S Crane
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Virginia Johnson Pillman
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wallace W Harris Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arne Duncan
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daron Hines
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra Bogo-Ernst
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Azumah
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim McDonald
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Webb
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew W Walch
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alexandra L Singer
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denise J Poole
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Isaac Freilich Jones
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jan Stewart
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Dorsey
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Mahoney
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lavelle Schaffer
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew L Primack
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter N Lantero
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rodrigo Garcia
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
MacKenzie Allen
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Lopp
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Martha Whittemore Melman (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Michael A Vargas Jr. (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Steven Gilford (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tony W Hunter (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Aysha Acibucu (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Rhonda McNeal (2022–2024) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Saadia Caudle (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Cristy Carranza (2020–2022) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Morris A Blount (2020–2022) — Psychiatrist
- Former: Daniel F Rahill (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: David P Glatz (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Emily Ory (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jackie McLaughlin (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jeanne Marcus (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jerome Krulewitch (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kristine M Givens CPA MST (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kyle L Harvey (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Lynn Turner (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Michael P Foradas (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Rebecca Eisner (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Ronald Kropp (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Toyin Ogun (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: W Kirk James (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Audrena A Spence (2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Marilyn Marchetti (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Denis Hurley (2020) — CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Marylin Marchetti (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Teny O Gross (2020) — Executive 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 $353K, to Ricardo Estrada (President & CEO). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Metropolitan Family Services
How much does Metropolitan Family Services give each year?
Metropolitan Family Services gave $1.7M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 2 grants.
How large is Metropolitan Family Services?
Metropolitan Family Services reported $142.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $180.2M.
What is Metropolitan Family Services?
Metropolitan Family Services is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Merrionette Park, IL. It holds $142.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Metropolitan Family Services operate?
Metropolitan Family Services has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Metropolitan Family Services's EIN?
Metropolitan Family Services's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2167940. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 21, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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