AIDS Foundation of Chicago

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-3412054 Website

THE AIDS FOUNDATION OF CHICAGO MOBILIZES COMMUNITIES TO CREATE EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH AND VULNERABLE TO HIV AND RELATED CHRONIC DISEASE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$19.8M

-9.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$23.8M

+12.5% YoY

Grant Count

47

-19.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$507K

+38.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$12M$23M$35M$46M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$19,832,791$21,916,517$16,331,029
Revenue$40,047,349$35,444,643$35,817,907
Expenses$41,899,798$36,753,246$34,252,936
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$276,666$138,142$190,773
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$6M$12M$18M$24M48 grants202051 grants202161 grants202258 grants202347 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CENTER FOR HOUSING & HEA…$12.5MHEKTOEN INSTITUTE$1.6MCHICAGO HOUSE AND SOCIAL…$986KMOTHER AND CHILD ALLIANCE$851KALEXIAN BROTHERS$542KGREATER FAMILY HEALTH$431KHEARTLAND ALLIANCE HEALTH$376KCENTER ON HALSTED$372KOPEN DOOR CLINIC$368KSINAI HEALTH SYSTEM$351K

Grant Size Distribution

265 grants across all recorded years

73<$50K51$50–100K56$100–250K48$250–500K27$500K–1M6$1–5M4$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JOHN PELLERPRESIDENT & CEO$274KLAURIE WETTSTEADCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$189KSIMONE G KOEHLINGERCHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER$171KEDWARD WAGNERCHIEF OFFICER OF EXTERNAL$149KTHOMAS MENARDVP OF OPERATIONS$130KCYNTHIA TUCKERVP OF PREVENTION & COMMUNITY P$123KJAMES WOOTERSSR. DIR - GRANTS AND CONTRACTS$123KNADEEN ISRAELVP OF POLICY AND ADVOCACY$122KBRANDI CALVERTSR. DIR - HOUSING OPERATIONS$120KBRIAN DIBBLEEDIR - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$117KKIM HUNTSR. DIR - POLICY AND ADVOCACY$115K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN PELLERPRESIDENT & CEO37.5$273,879
LAURIE WETTSTEADCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER37.5$189,448
SIMONE G KOEHLINGERCHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER37.5$170,875
EDWARD WAGNERCHIEF OFFICER OF EXTERNAL37.5$148,504
THOMAS MENARDVP OF OPERATIONS37.5$130,295
JAMES WOOTERSSR. DIR - GRANTS AND CONTRACTS37.5$123,143
CYNTHIA TUCKERVP OF PREVENTION & COMMUNITY P37.5$123,451
NADEEN ISRAELVP OF POLICY AND ADVOCACY37.5$121,952
BRANDI CALVERTSR. DIR - HOUSING OPERATIONS37.5$120,176
BRIAN DIBBLEEDIR - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY37.5$116,847
KIM HUNTSR. DIR - POLICY AND ADVOCACY37.5$115,246
JANET LINDIRECTOR - TREASURER & FINANCE1
NAN SILVADIRECTOR - PROGRAMS COMM CHAIR1
ADWOA ANTWI-BARFIDIRECTOR0.5
CAPRICE CARTHANSDIRECTOR0.5
CECIL DEARBORNEDirector - Secretary1
GEOF BROWNDIRECTOR - BOARD CHAIR & STRAT1
JULIE SCOTTDirector0.5
JP VALADEZDirector0.5
LIU MONTSHODirector0.5
MARKUS PITCHFORDDirector0.5
YUSEF GARCIAVice Chair1
LANCE GLASSDirector0.5
ROY FERGUSONDirector1
TANYA LOPEZDirector0.5
TERRI FRIELDirector0.5
TERRI WILKERSONDirector0.5
LORI KAUFMANNDIRECTOR - FUND DVPT CHAIR1
MARY POUNDERDIRECTOR - POLICY & ADVOCACY C1
TOM SONDERGELDDIRECTOR - CHAIR STRATEGY PLAN1
SERGIO MOJICADIRECTOR0.5
TRAVIS GAYLESDirector0.5
TIM MULLETDirector0.5
CHARLIE PETERSONDirector0.5
KARA EASTMANDirector0.5
KEITH MCQUEENDirector0.5
NNENNA OKEKEDirector0.5
PATRICK STREIKDirector0.5
SEAN RADFORDDirector0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

AmherstAuroraCalumet CityChicagoCiceroDoltonElginEvanstonFlossmoorJolietLos AngelesSt LouisWaukegan

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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