University of Illinois Foundation
The Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, is an independent and separate nonprofit entity from the University of Illinois. Our mission is to encourage and administer private gifts and serve the UI System by working closely with alumni, faculty, corporations, foundations, and development staff to create fundraising programs and opportunities that benefit the University of Illinois.
University of Illinois Foundation at a glance
In short: University of Illinois Foundation gave $312.3M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $104.1M), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $312,254,369
- +14.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $104,084,790
- +52.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $833,128
- Total assets
- $3,696,953,968
- +2.9% 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 University of Illinois Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Illinois ($311.2M). Together the top 3 received $312.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 22 (23%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How University of Illinois Foundation gives
- Giving grew 31% 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 $207.3M (2019) to $312.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $312.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana, IL | Support for the University of Illinois | $311,152,241 |
| University of Illinois Alumni Association Urbana, IL | Support on Behalf of the University of Illinois | $833,128 |
| Orthopterist's Society Champaign, IL | Support on Behalf of the University of Illinois | $269,000 |
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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 | $3,696,953,968 | $614,490,920 | $390,281,201 | $312,254,369 | 3 | $246,876,903 |
| 2024 | $3,593,401,616 | $671,293,663 | $347,825,062 | $272,832,643 | 4 | $334,715,722 |
| 2023 | $3,328,275,874 | $450,262,389 | $334,547,134 | $269,182,503 | 7 | $161,158,110 |
| 2022 | $3,049,278,109 | $360,635,048 | $297,745,609 | $238,483,725 | 5 | $73,905,711 |
| 2021 | $3,228,186,729 | $391,520,907 | $329,216,783 | $270,327,301 | 3 | $113,431,557 |
| 2020 | $2,568,738,108 | $352,648,216 | $272,525,171 | $215,812,198 | 1 | $56,102,066 |
| 2019 | $2,539,518,233 | $443,266,687 | $260,149,319 | $207,320,373 | 1 | $98,147,419 |
About University of Illinois Foundation
Based on IRS filings
University of Illinois Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Champaign, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $312.3M. Net investment income was $246.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
University of Illinois Foundation is led by James H Moore Jr., President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 17 of 42 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James H Moore Jr.
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$532K (2019) → $1M (2025)
Richard C Osborne
Chair of the Board
Director → Chair Elect, 2022
Chair Elect → Chair of the Board, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Robinson
Managing Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$298K (2023) → $744K (2025)
Matthew McGanity
Managing Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$305K (2023) → $745K (2025)
Jeremy Heer
Managing Director
Managing Director - Begin Feb ' → Managing Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$554K (2024) → $637K (2025)
Jaime N Davis
Senior Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$194K (2021) → $368K (2025)
A Helen McGrath
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan D Feldman
Director -
Immediate Past Chair of the Board → Director, 2022
Director → Director -, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah A Paul
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald E Bielinski
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean M Manning
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kay M Schwichtenberg
Director -
Immediate Past Chair of the Board → Director, 2024
Director → Director -, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Khawar M Siddique
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura L Fraley
Director -
Director → Director -, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ellen Penicook
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul T Tucker
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Saul J Morse
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stuart L Levenick
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark D Coe
Director -
Director → Director -, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shakeeb A Alam
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alejandra Garza
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia M Helle
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Georgia Gies
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie A Kellner
Director
Director - Begin Oct ' → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William D Forsyth
Director
Director - Begin Oct ' → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amita K Schultes
Director - Begin Nov '
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gozen A Hartman
Director - Begin Nov '
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rakesh Varma
Director - Begin Nov '
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine C Devocelle
Treasurer & COO
Treasurer & CFO → Treasurer & COO, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$269K (2019) → $384K (2025)
Edward F Ewald
Executive Advisor -
Executive Vice President → Executive Advisor, 2023
Executive Advisor → Executive Advisor -, 2025
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$278K (2019) → $272K (2025)
Jacquline N Schweighart
Assistant Secretary
Secretary → Assistant Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$158K (2019) → $262K (2025)
Margaret A Cline
Vice President
Vice President of Gift Planning & Trust Services → Vice President, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$174K (2019) → $249K (2025)
Michael A Davis
Chief Technology Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$164K (2019) → $246K (2025)
Michelle S Bolger
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$168K (2019) → $208K (2025)
Richard H Darnell Jr.
Senior Vice President -
Senior Vice President → Senior Vice President -, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$198K (2019) → $216K (2025)
Kelly L Bennett
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$139K (2022) → $157K (2025)
Travis W Shore
Chief Investment Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$607K (2023) → $1.1M (2025)
Brooke Weisenbeck
Senior Vice President
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$219K (2024) → $224K (2025)
Jennifer F Cerasa
Secretary & General Counsel
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$245K (2024) → $258K (2025)
Kristie DeKoker
Vc Health Affairs
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$352K (2024) → $333K (2025)
Anthony G DiTommaso
Immediate Past Chair of the Board
Chair Elect → Chair of the Board, 2022
Chair of the Board → Immediate Past Chair of the Board, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen M Golz
Chair-Elect
Director → Chair-Elect, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Jose L Santillan (2019–2024) — Director -
- Former: Leon J Loichle (2019–2024) — Director -
- Former: Mary Kay Haben (2019–2024) — Director -
- Former: Sam Mendenhall (2022–2024) — Director -
- Former: Edward B Creedon (2019–2023) — Former Interim CIO · Filing note: Ended 33122
- Former: Shari M Fox (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President · Filing note: Ended 73122
- Former: Tyler S Fitch (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Wesley W Curtis (2019–2023) — Former General Counsel · Filing note: Ended 63022
- Former: William E Reynen (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Beth Georgia Gies-start (2023) — Director
- Former: Jennifer FCerasa-start (2023) — Secretary & General Counsel
- Former: Ellen J Ellison (2019–2022) — Former Chief Investment Officer · Filing note: Ended 421
- Former: Alejandra Garza-start (2022) — Director
- Former: Cynthia M Helle-start (2022) — Director
- Former: Travis W Shore-start (2022) — Chief Investment Officer
- Former: Brett C Snidtker (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Ended 820
- Former: Diana Joyce Pollich (2019–2021) — Assistant Vice President
- Former: Kathryn L Blum (2019–2021) — Assistant Vice President
- Former: Kevin L Noland (2019–2021) — Assistant Treasurer · Filing note: Ended 920
- Former: Kelly L Bennett - start (2021) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Samuel Mendenhall (2021) — Director
- Former: Gail Veasman Kellogg (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Ended 10/2019
- Former: Gregory B Lykins (2019–2020) — Past Board Chair · Filing note: Ended 10/2019
- Former: Jeff W Roley (2019–2020) — Associate Vice President
- Former: John A Giuliani (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Ended 10/2019
- Former: Juanita F Francis (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Ended 10/2019
- Former: Mark A Pytosh (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Ended 10/2019
- Former: Mark D Coe-start (2020) — Director
- Former: Samuel Mendenhall-start (2020) — Director
- Former: Shakeeb A Alam-start (2020) — Director
- Former: G Stephen Irwin (2019) — Director · Filing note: Ended 10/2018
- Former: Mannie L Jackson (2019) — Director · Filing note: Ended 10/2018
- Former: Steven L Miller (2019) — Director · Filing note: Ended 10/2018
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 $1.1M, to Travis W Shore (Chief Investment Officer). 17 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about University of Illinois Foundation
How much does University of Illinois Foundation give each year?
University of Illinois Foundation gave $312.3M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $272.8M across 4 grants.
What is University of Illinois Foundation's typical grant size?
University of Illinois Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $833,128, and its average grant was $104,084,790, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does University of Illinois Foundation give grants?
University of Illinois Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Urbana, IL (2 grants).
Does University of Illinois Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on University of Illinois Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is University of Illinois Foundation?
University of Illinois Foundation reported $3.7B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $614.5M.
What is University of Illinois Foundation?
University of Illinois Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Champaign, IL. It holds $3.7B in total assets as of 2025.
What is University of Illinois Foundation's EIN?
University of Illinois Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-6006007. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
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