Rush Copley Foundation
To inspire philanthropic support for rush copley medical center and other related/controlled exempt entities to advance healthcare and health to the community we serve.
Rush Copley Foundation at a glance
In short: Rush Copley Foundation gave $1.8M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.8M), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,776,016
- -78.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,776,016
- -78.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,776,016
- Total assets
- $64,858,124
- +10.0% 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 Rush Copley Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Copley Memorial Hospital INC ($1.8M).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 2 grants of 7 (29%).
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 Rush Copley Foundation gives
- Giving grew 319% 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 $423K (2022) to $8.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Copley Memorial Hospital INC Aurora, IL | — | $1,776,016 |
Ready to take the next step with Rush Copley Foundation?
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $64,858,124 | $2,457,031 | $2,607,596 | $1,776,016 | 1 | $1,361,953 |
| 2024 | $58,971,273 | $3,106,719 | $9,249,729 | $8,436,297 | 1 | $1,692,514 |
| 2023 | $53,485,928 | $7,434,112 | $2,137,832 | $1,309,218 | 2 | $783,768 |
| 2022 | $42,967,414 | $4,362,129 | $1,189,001 | $423,488 | 1 | $2,026,167 |
| 2021 | $46,415,719 | $2,089,628 | $1,306,604 | $561,744 | 2 | $1,276,641 |
| 2020 | $37,975,929 | $6,945,029 | $1,589,029 | $955,510 | 2 | $5,994,704 |
| 2019 | $36,028,884 | $3,434,585 | $1,692,759 | $1,101,017 | 2 | $1,698,936 |
About Rush Copley Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Rush Copley Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Aurora, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $64.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.8M. Net investment income was $1.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rush Copley Foundation is led by John Diederich MA MBA FACHE, President, CEO & Director on every filing since 2021; none of the 23 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Diederich MA MBA FACHE
President, CEO & Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Sobek
Chairman of the Board & Director
Director → Vice Chair of the Board & Director, 2021
Vice Chair of the Board & Director → Chairman of the Board & Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce W Dienst
Director
Chairman of the Board & Director → Immdiate Past Chairman of the Board & Director, 2024
Immdiate Past Chairman of the Board & Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Mead
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Baka
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark C Metzger
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Carmody
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Edelman
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Hem
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trish Anen
Vice Chairman of the Board & Director
Director → Vice Chairman of the Board & Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Cederoth
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maureen Strobl
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Santosh Gill MD
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Corbridge START
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Hwang MD START
Vice Chief of Staff & Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colette Rozanski START
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gaurav Shah MD START
Chief of Staff & Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Jackson START
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susana Rivera-Mills PhD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Pope
Vice President Philanthropy & CDO
Vice President Philathropy & CDO → Vice President Philanthropy & CDO, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carl T Bergetz JD
Chief Legal Officer, Rush, Board Secretary & Rcf
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Tack
Treasurer & Rcf
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Brenda Van Wyhe (2019–2025) — Senior Vice President Finance, CFO & Treasurer · Filing note: Ended 225
- Former: Ryan Asmus (2019–2025) — Former Vice President General Counsel & Secretary · Filing note: Ended 224
- Former: Jae B Joo MD (2021–2025) — Immediate Past Chief of Staff & Director · Filing note: Ended 12/2024
- Former: Syed Zaidi MD (2021–2025) — Director · Filing note: Ended 12/2024
- Former: Kalpesh Patel MD (2023–2025) — Immediate Past Vice Chief of Staff & Director · Filing note: Ended 12/2024
- Former: Andrew VanEekeren (2019–2024) — Director · Filing note: Ended 923
- Former: Herbert Knight (2019–2024) — Director · Filing note: Ended 923
- Former: Luis Perez (2019–2024) — Director · Filing note: Ended 923
- Former: Maryanne Locklin (2019–2024) — Director · Filing note: Ended 923
- Former: Michael Smith START (2024) — Director
- Former: Garrett Katula DO (2019–2023) — Physician & Director · Filing note: Ended 12/2022
- Former: William Skoglund (2019–2023) — Director · Filing note: Ended 9/2022
- Former: Barry C Finn (2019–2022) — Former President, CEO & Director
- Former: Michael Nuyles DO (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Vice Chief of Staff & Director
- Former: Stephen Kelanic MD (2019–2020) — Immediate Past Chief of Staff & Director
- Former: John Diederich (2020) — President, CEO & Director
- Former: Avery Miller (2019) — Director
- Former: Cati Cederoth (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.
Frequently asked questions about Rush Copley Foundation
How much does Rush Copley Foundation give each year?
Rush Copley Foundation gave $1.8M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $8.4M across 1 grant.
How large is Rush Copley Foundation?
Rush Copley Foundation reported $64.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.
What is Rush Copley Foundation?
Rush Copley Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Aurora, IL. It holds $64.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Rush Copley Foundation operate?
Rush Copley Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Rush Copley Foundation's EIN?
Rush Copley Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3093877. 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 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Rush Copley Foundation's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Funders with grantees in common
Fox Valley United Way
Aurora, IL
To improve lives in the communities served through fundraising and by providing leadership in fostering collaberation and leveraging resources to focus on solving the identified community problems.
Assets
$887K
Grants
1
Total Given
$5K
Dupage Health Coalition
Carol Stream, IL
Dhc builds equitable access to essential and preventive health services by pioneering innovative programs and partnerships, tailoring our services to support our resource-limited dupage neighbors.
Assets
$5.9M
Grants
8
Total Given
$1.1M
Aurora Women's Empowerment Foundation
Aurora, IL
Aurora Women's Empowerment Foundation (AWEF) is a community-based organization that supports efforts to help women and girls in the Aurora area overcome barriers and reach their fullest potential. The organization works with families navigating pregnancy, early childhood, economic instability, and changing life circumstances through comprehensive services including early childhood programming, prenatal care, parenting education, home visiting, family navigation, parent mentoring, immigration services, and wraparound supports. AWEF's board envisions a prosperous and vibrant Aurora where women and girls of all ages, races, ethnicities, and income levels feel respected, valued, and nurtured to achieve their fullest potential.
Assets
$6.2M
Grants
9
Total Given
$226K
Inc Mental Health Alliance
Aurora, IL
INC Mental Health Alliance funds local agencies providing mental health, substance-use, and intellectual or developmental disability services in seven south Kane County townships in Illinois. Its 2025 grants ranged from $17,200 to $480,980, with a median of $63,150. The profile describes an application process but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.
Assets
$2.2M
Grants
17
Total Given
$2.1M
Dart Foundation
Mason, MI
The Dart Foundation supports community-level services and resources, including education, youth, science, technology, the environment, journalism, and help for victims, with both program and infrastructure grants. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,000 to $900,000, with a median of $50,000; it focuses on mid-Michigan and communities connected to Dart Container facilities and headquarters. It says it proactively contacts organizations but also describes applying by letter with a project description, requested amount, and IRS determination letter.
Assets
$72K
Grants
22
Total Given
$2.9M
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
Chicago, IL
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare funds academic, research, education, and community health work, including efforts addressing access to care and basic needs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $7,500 to $38.7 million, with a median of $25,000; community donations are up to $20,000 for organizations serving parts of nine Illinois counties. It accepts unsolicited community donation requests on a rolling basis.
Assets
$16.8B
Grants
23
Total Given
$39.3M
More similar funders
More Funders in Illinois
The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open
Figures come from Rush Copley Foundation's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Rush Copley Foundation down — hundreds of funders to go?