Pillars Community Health
Pillars Community Health provides health, social, and educational services to build strong, healthy communities.
Pillars Community Health at a glance
In short: Pillars Community Health gave $132K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $132K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $132,405
- -20.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $132,405
- +58.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $132,405
- Total assets
- $23,243,536
- -0.2% 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 Pillars Community Health funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was NAMI Metro Suburban Inc ($132K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2023) to $2.3M (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $132K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| NAMI Metro Suburban Inc Oak Park, IL | Funding for the Loft of 8 Corners | $132,405 |
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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 | $23,243,536 | $25,065,262 | $24,283,216 | $132,405 | 1 | $1,610,718 |
| 2024 | $23,288,269 | $23,721,332 | $23,246,078 | $167,121 | 2 | $306,274 |
| 2023 | $19,882,173 | $22,734,133 | $20,445,637 | $37,575 | 1 | $235,743 |
| 2022 | $17,412,835 | $19,679,221 | $18,334,194 | — | — | $1,331,255 |
| 2021 | $16,846,758 | $18,639,681 | $17,667,474 | — | — | $475,823 |
| 2020 | $16,838,823 | $22,129,563 | $21,753,803 | $1,972,705 | 1 | $242,079 |
| 2019 | $15,239,561 | $20,683,856 | $21,824,719 | $2,297,454 | 1 | $120,435 |
About Pillars Community Health
Based on IRS filings
Pillars Community Health is a public charity focused on Health, based in Countryside, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $23.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $132K. Net investment income was $1.6M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pillars Community Health is led by Angela Curran, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 7 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Angela Curran
CEO
Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$197K (2019) → $236K (2025)
Alexandra Normington
Board Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Shaw Callahan
Director
Immediate Past Chair → Past Chair, 2022
Past Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
April E. Schweitzer
Director
Chair → Past Chair, 2024
Past Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Spratford
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shilpa Hingwe
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fabiola Zavala
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Sexton
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ariella Guardi
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denise Molina
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Payne
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leixy Lauren Blue
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawne Anderson
Psychiatric Medical Service
Nurse Practitioner → Psychiatric Medical Services Director, 2022
Psychiatric Medical Services Director → Psychiatric Medical Service, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$119K (2019) → $185K (2025)
Berenice Lopez
Chief Dental Officer
Chief Dental Officer → Vice President of Dental Services, 2024
Vice President of Dental Services → Chief Dental Officer, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$135K (2021) → $198K (2025)
Lanita Higgs-Jackson
CFO
Senior Vice President of Finance & CFO → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$95K (2022) → $151K (2025)
Iffath Hussain
Physician
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$183K (2023) → $192K (2025)
Jennifer Swoyer
Chief Population Health Officer
Chief Medical Officer → Chief Population Health Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$133K (2023) → $276K (2025)
Jennifer Kernes
Physician
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$192K (2024) → $220K (2025)
Nina Duenas
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maya Gavrilovic
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bana Atassi
Immediate Past Chair
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Robert Webb (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Stephen J. Ryan Jr. (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Bhakti Patel (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Connie Snarich-Storck (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Lulia Vula (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Maria Beltran (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Bana Atassi Dds Ms Med (2019–2023) — Chair Elect
- Former: Helen Stewart (2019–2023) — Senior Executive Vice President
- Former: Sandra Araiza (2022–2023) — Nurse Practitioner
- Former: Alexandra Trevino (2023) — Physician Assistant
- Former: Dhiren Shah (2019–2022) — Senior Vice President of Finance & CFO
- Former: Dorothy Oviedo (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kristi Catalano (2019–2022) — Chief Medical Officer
- Former: Kathryn Stasys (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Leanna Rajk (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Diana Wells (2022) — Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Former: Mike McNeily (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Peter Sobiech (2020–2021) — Physician
- Former: Hector Trevino (2021) — Dentist
- Former: Lynn Siegel (2021) — Senior Vice President of Domestic Violence
- Former: Annika Pangan (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Edward Farrell (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Esther Nicosia (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sara Mikuta (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Shelia Eswaran MD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Zada Clarke (2019–2020) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Antonia Rodriguez (2020) — Senior Vice President of Health Center
- Former: Susana Torres (2020) — Chief Dental Officer
- Former: Candace Badie (2019) — Dentist
- Former: Catherine Arhontas (2019) — Senior Vice President of Fiscal & Grant Compliance
- Former: Cindy Summers (2019) — Director
- Former: Dorothy Sterling (2019) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Hogberg (2019) — Director
- Former: Julie Porter Rn Fnp-C (2019) — Director
- Former: Lynn Lacey (2019) — Director
- Former: Mark Greifenkamp (2019) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Mary Murphy Rn Msn (2019) — Director
- Former: Matthew McNaughton (2019) — Director
- Former: Nicholas Chancellor Dc (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Russell W. Hartigan (2019) — Director
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 $276K, to Jennifer Swoyer (Chief Population Health Officer). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Pillars Community Health
How much does Pillars Community Health give each year?
Pillars Community Health gave $132K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $167K across 2 grants.
How large is Pillars Community Health?
Pillars Community Health reported $23.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $25.1M.
What is Pillars Community Health?
Pillars Community Health is a public charity focused on Health, based in Countryside, IL. It holds $23.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Pillars Community Health operate?
Pillars Community Health has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Pillars Community Health's EIN?
Pillars Community Health's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2170869. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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