Pass It on Center
The organization receives donated goods and sells them to the general public. The proceeds after operating expenses are donated to southwest chicago christian school association.
Pass It on Center at a glance
In short: Pass It on Center gave $1.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.0M), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,000,000
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,000,000
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000,000
- Total assets
- $711,590
- +8.9% 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.
Who Pass It on Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Pass It on Center gives
- Giving grew 39% 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 $675K (2021) to $1.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $1,000,000 |
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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 | $711,590 | $1,577,401 | $1,508,937 | $1,000,000 | 1 | $10,388 |
| 2024 | $653,404 | $1,483,146 | $1,587,608 | $1,100,000 | 1 | $15,680 |
| 2023 | $754,558 | $1,444,279 | $1,363,631 | $854,167 | 1 | $14,660 |
| 2022 | $663,228 | $1,457,949 | $1,202,277 | $720,833 | 1 | $1,419 |
| 2021 | $416,345 | $1,343,200 | $1,153,179 | $675,000 | 1 | $290 |
| 2020 | $220,563 | $991,303 | $1,279,581 | $841,667 | 1 | $829 |
| 2019 | $517,085 | $1,315,476 | $1,300,663 | $842,167 | 1 | $3,142 |
About Pass It on Center
Based on IRS filings
Pass It on Center is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Crestwood, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $712K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.0M. Net investment income was $10K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pass It on Center is led by Jim Vandellen, President since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jim Vandellen
President
Director → President, 2022
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynnae Dieck
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neil Tanis
Director
Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Bellin
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alison Ceci
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Tiemens
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Ceci
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellie Tiemens
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Stoub
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Jager
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Hamstra
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Vree
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Voss
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Goodfellow
Secretary
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Dieck
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Stoub
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Lou Sytsma (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Wayne Wierenga (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Ineke Van Naamen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joanne Kamp (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jean Bergeson (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jillian Fuller (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Robert Medema (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Deb Stoub (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ronald Stoub (2019–2020) — Treasurer
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.
Frequently asked questions about Pass It on Center
How much does Pass It on Center give each year?
Pass It on Center gave $1.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 1 grant.
How large is Pass It on Center?
Pass It on Center reported $712K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
What is Pass It on Center?
Pass It on Center is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Crestwood, IL. It holds $712K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Pass It on Center operate?
Pass It on Center has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Pass It on Center's EIN?
Pass It on Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4286627. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
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