South Suburban Housing Center
The organization's mission is to promote and foster long-term diversity by working to eliminate all forms of discrimination and exploitation in the housing market.
South Suburban Housing Center at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,196,865
- -1.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,273,874
- +29.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $42,526
- +12.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,284,569
- +0.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who South Suburban Housing Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $15K (2021). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance Oak Park, IL | Fair Housing | $15,000 |
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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 | $2,196,865 | $1,273,874 | $1,284,569 | — | — | $42,526 |
| 2024 | $2,228,998 | $986,640 | $1,276,322 | — | — | $37,655 |
| 2023 | $2,560,562 | $1,545,009 | $2,213,213 | — | — | $29,733 |
| 2022 | $3,285,756 | $3,298,317 | $1,305,006 | — | — | $13,075 |
| 2021 | $1,073,106 | $883,884 | $983,032 | $15,000 | 1 | $916 |
| 2020 | $1,173,949 | $997,127 | $945,367 | $5,000 | Total only | $3,995 |
| 2019 | $1,129,260 | $1,058,411 | $1,020,595 | — | — | $5,084 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About South Suburban Housing Center
Based on IRS filings
South Suburban Housing Center is a public charity, based in Homewood, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $43K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
South Suburban Housing Center is led by John Ostenburg, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Ostenburg
President
Board Member → President, 2021
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Petruszak
Executive Di
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$91K (2019) → $115K (2025)
Alan Banks
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Townsend Sr.
Board Member
Treasurer → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monica Holden
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cherilyn Richardson
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Graham
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hildy Kingma
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula Farr
Secretary
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Mells
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Velda Erie (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Melanie King (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Monica Regan (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Barbara Moore (2019) — Board Member
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 $115K, to John Petruszak (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about South Suburban Housing Center
How large is South Suburban Housing Center?
South Suburban Housing Center reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
Where does South Suburban Housing Center operate?
South Suburban Housing Center has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is South Suburban Housing Center's EIN?
South Suburban Housing Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0175452. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 23, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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