Signal Hill Educational Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Belleville, IL EIN: 37-1271146

To manage educational financial funds and support the educational needs of signal hill school.

Signal Hill Educational Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$924,026
Revenue (2025)
$46,013
Net investment income (2025)
$4,051
Expenses (2025)
$19,401
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Signal Hill Educational Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Belleville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Signal Hill School District #181 Belleville, ILTo provide programs for theater, library, and teacher conferences as well as the purchase of chromebooks for the school.$19,515
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$924,026$46,013$19,401——$4,051
2023$853,033$28,991$21,624——$-3,770
2022$845,666$62,502$16,512——$33,762
2021$799,676$75,502$12,527——$47,680
2020$736,701$1,843$31,590$19,5151$-32,659

About Signal Hill Educational Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Signal Hill Educational Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Belleville, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $924K in total assets. Net investment income was $4K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Signal Hill Educational Foundation is led by Dean Hardt, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dean Hardt

    President

    Vice President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Sforza

    President

    Treasurer → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Weir

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kit Schmitz

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Al Scharf

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Kammann

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kati Hoffman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Enyart

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Ann Gemmingen

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey Henke

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Nadler

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Ashi Sharma (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael O'Sadnick (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Barb Johansson (2022–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Alicia Slocomb (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Candace Hall (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Karen Graebe (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Vahlkamp (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Kris Shellabarger (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lesley Angenend (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Linda Altmansberger (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Altmansberger (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Virginia Cole Toler (2020–2021) — Director

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 Signal Hill Educational Foundation

How large is Signal Hill Educational Foundation?

Signal Hill Educational Foundation reported $924K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $46K.

What is Signal Hill Educational Foundation?

Signal Hill Educational Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Belleville, IL. It holds $924K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Signal Hill Educational Foundation operate?

Signal Hill Educational Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Signal Hill Educational Foundation's EIN?

Signal Hill Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1271146. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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