Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Romeoville, IL EIN: 81-5447747

Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Romeoville, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $6K.

Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund at a glance

In short: Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund gave $6K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,000
+20.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,000
+20.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$5,608
+40.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (58% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Community Transform Futures: $1KCommunity Transform Futures$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Community Transform Futures ($1K).

Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($5,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

Orland ParkChicago RidgeCrest HillCrestwoodEast ChicagoElmwood ParkManhattanMokenaNew LenoxOak LawnTinley Park

How Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund gives

  • Giving grew 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2020) to $6K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
2 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$5,000
Community Transform Futures Orland Park, ILScholarship$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2025$5,608$7,967$6,345$6,0003$6,345
2024$3,986$7,020$5,376$5,0003$5,376
2023$2,342$6,160$6,270$6,0003$6,270
2022$2,452$3,995$4,770$4,5002$4,770
2021$3,227$5,600$4,543$4,0002$4,543
2020$2,170$4,200$4,095$4,0002—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund is led by David Rompala, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Rompala

    President

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Rompala

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan San Filippo

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund

How much does Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund give each year?

Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund gave $6K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 3 grants.

What is Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?

Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund give grants?

Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Illinois: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Indiana (42%).

Does Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (3 grants).

How large is Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund?

Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund reported $6K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $8K.

What is Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund?

Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Romeoville, IL. It holds $6K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund's EIN?

Nichole Ann Rompala Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-5447747. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 7, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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