Naperville Education Foundation
The Naperville Education Foundation seeks financial and other resources through fund raising and community partnerships to support program goals. It serves as a vehicle through which donors can fund projects, grants and scholarships in Naperville 203.
Naperville Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Naperville Education Foundation gave $590K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $295K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $590,351
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $295,176
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $295,176
- Total assets
- $3,275,746
- +5.9% 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.
How to apply to Naperville Education Foundation
- Next open deadline
- December 1, 2026 (Edu-preneur Grants)
Open Grants
6 open opportunities from Naperville Education Foundation
Edu-preneur Grants
Naperville Education Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Expected ~December
Based on past cycles
Express Grants
Naperville Education Foundation
Amount
Up to $1,000
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Jeanine Nicarico Memorial Literacy Fund Grant
Naperville Education Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Naperville Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Naperville School District 203 ($590K across 2 grants).
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 11 (36%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Naperville Education Foundation gives
- Giving grew 37% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $202K (2019) to $686K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $590K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Naperville School District 203 Naperville, IL | Various academic purposes | $478,751 |
| Naperville School District 203 Naperville, IL | Before & After School Programs | $111,600 |
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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 | $3,275,746 | $893,305 | $898,644 | $590,351 | 2 | $86,006 |
| 2024 | $3,092,679 | $910,544 | $910,501 | $577,129 | 2 | $49,382 |
| 2023 | $2,793,116 | $947,528 | $1,016,302 | $686,138 | 2 | $-3,410 |
| 2022 | $2,565,258 | $760,025 | $773,501 | $430,443 | 3 | $89,755 |
| 2021 | $2,944,553 | $547,973 | $596,762 | $232,967 | 2 | $74,958 |
| 2020 | $2,623,821 | $833,049 | $754,060 | $306,318 | 2 | $100,347 |
| 2019 | $2,478,782 | $576,203 | $553,044 | $201,665 | 2 | $77,156 |
About Naperville Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Naperville Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Naperville, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $590K. Net investment income was $86K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Naperville Education Foundation is led by Wendy Goettsch, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 22 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wendy Goettsch
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$61K (2019) → $82K (2025)
Jenny Tank
Co Chair
Trustee → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Co Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Beehler
Co Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Co Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Bridges
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Porter
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Travis George
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Rechenmacher
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Hawkes
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Kunzer
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica McHugh
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Bramlette
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Buckingham
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Frauenheim
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Audrey Lane
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Byanka McShane
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diana Torres Hawken
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna Wandke
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jackie Pajor
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meena Banasiak
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Freier
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Llewellyn
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Hebron
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Kim Henderson (2019–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Michael Orend (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kelly Ryan (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Schnack (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Amanda McMillian (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Diana Torres (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Bryan Barger (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kitty Ryan (2019–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Lance Jansen (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Neveen Michael (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Dianne Torres Hawken (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Joe Kozminski (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Dunn (2023) — Trustee
- Former: John Roegner (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Monica Lucibello (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Amit Thaker (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Joseph Harriman (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kristine Gericke (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Heidi Vanderbloemen (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jordan Johnson (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Charles Cush (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Darrell Carpenter (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Irene Hale (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Russell Heitz (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Trish Fairbanks (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Janet Yang Rohr (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Alissa Johnson Tripas (2019) — Immediate Past Chairperson
- Former: Kristin Fitzgerald (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Sabina Abdul-Qadir (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $82K, to Wendy Goettsch (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Naperville Education Foundation
How much does Naperville Education Foundation give each year?
Naperville Education Foundation gave $590K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $577K across 2 grants.
How large is Naperville Education Foundation?
Naperville Education Foundation reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $893K.
What is Naperville Education Foundation?
Naperville Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Naperville, IL. It holds $3.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Naperville Education Foundation operate?
Naperville Education Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Naperville Education Foundation's EIN?
Naperville Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3844402. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 16, 2020)
- 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 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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