Silver Cross Foundation
To develop philanthropic support for the healthcare programs and services provided by Silver Cross Hospital.
Silver Cross Foundation at a glance
In short: Silver Cross Foundation gave $769K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $769K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $769,093
- -31.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $769,093
- -31.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $769,093
- Total assets
- $3,430,195
- +30.2% 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 Silver Cross Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers ($769K).
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 Silver Cross Foundation gives
- Giving grew 24% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $619K (2022) to $1.6M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $769K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers New Lenox, IL | Operational Support | $769,093 |
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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 | $3,430,195 | $1,892,990 | $769,093 | $769,093 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | $2,634,429 | $1,615,682 | $1,126,277 | $1,126,277 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | $2,276,689 | $1,421,475 | $818,629 | $818,629 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $2,305,856 | $817,443 | $619,028 | $619,028 | 1 | $474 |
| 2021 | $1,607,881 | $1,785,617 | $1,620,046 | $1,620,046 | 1 | $3,986 |
| 2020 | $1,263,756 | $868,024 | $768,015 | $767,950 | 1 | — |
About Silver Cross Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Silver Cross Foundation is a public charity, based in New Lenox, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $769K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Silver Cross Foundation is led by Michael Mutterer, CEO on every filing since 2024; none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael Mutterer
CEO
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Simons
Executive Director & Foundation
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Lyons
Chairman
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Pitcairn
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judy Hageman
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Czerkies
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Vana
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Frangella
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Claudia Aguirre
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Tyrell
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather Voorn
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Stevenson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darius Keblinskas MD
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eileen Greenawalt
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Clavio
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan Bowman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Picklands
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Miller
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Holland
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Borchert
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Ruth Colby (2020–2024) — CEO
- Former: Ben Benson (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jean Kenol (2023) — Director
- Former: Lydia Garvey (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Sonia Coleman (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Danielson MD (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Carolyn Dystrup (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Lynne Lichtenauer (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Stevens (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Val Rand (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Dottie Brown (2020) — 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 Silver Cross Foundation
How much does Silver Cross Foundation give each year?
Silver Cross Foundation gave $769K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 1 grant.
How large is Silver Cross Foundation?
Silver Cross Foundation reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.
Where does Silver Cross Foundation operate?
Silver Cross Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Silver Cross Foundation's EIN?
Silver Cross Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3185350. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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