Midwest Council for Children with

Public charity · Grantmaker Glendale Heights, IL EIN: 36-4378294

To provide financial support for children with disabilities and their families to secure treatments and therapies where insurance is not available or other circumstances where our intervention would improve the child's life.

Midwest Council for Children with at a glance

In short: Midwest Council for Children with gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $40K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,000
-55.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$40,000
-55.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$40,000
Total assets
$428,379
-6.3% 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 Midwest Council for Children with funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

TLC Centers for Therapy: $40KTLC Centers for Therapy$40K

The largest 2025 recipient was TLC Centers for Therapy ($40K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Crystal LakeLake Forest

How Midwest Council for Children with gives

  • Giving fell 64% 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

$0$50K$100K$150K2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2025) to $145K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $40K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
TLC Centers for Therapy Crystal Lake, IL—$40,000
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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
2025$428,379$160,494$168,446$40,0001$401
2024$457,244$343,284$186,716$90,0001—
2023$300,676$286,559$275,641$110,0001$148
2022$289,758$124,725$197,508$110,0001$37
2021$362,541$178,679$203,236$110,0001$31
2020$387,098$170,773$269,421$145,0002$224

About Midwest Council for Children with

Based on IRS filings

Midwest Council for Children with is a public charity focused on Health, based in Glendale Heights, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $428K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $40K. Net investment income was $401.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Midwest Council for Children with is led by Dennis Dielder, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dennis Dielder

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Grosso

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marty Henneberry

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Day

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Petriziello

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Gunderson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Henneberry

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Dennis Fieldler (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Joseph Petruziello (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Keith Brown (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lynn Shovan (2020–2021) — 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.

Frequently asked questions about Midwest Council for Children with

How much does Midwest Council for Children with give each year?

Midwest Council for Children with gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $90K across 1 grant.

How large is Midwest Council for Children with?

Midwest Council for Children with reported $428K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $160K.

What is Midwest Council for Children with?

Midwest Council for Children with is a public charity focused on Health, based in Glendale Heights, IL. It holds $428K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Midwest Council for Children with operate?

Midwest Council for Children with has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Midwest Council for Children with's EIN?

Midwest Council for Children with's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4378294. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 8, 2021)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 25, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 17, 2024)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 1, 2026)

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