Equality Illinois
Equality Illinois' network
15 people12 organisationsi15 people and 12 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (23) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Dejong Chair | Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Becky Carroll | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Bismoy Dasgupta | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brian Johnson | Secretary/ CEO | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Butch Trusty | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Channyn Lynne Parker | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| ED Diffin | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Grant Gochnauer | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Heather Steans | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kelly Emery | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Liz Stovall | Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nicole Bashor | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Reyna Ortiz | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stephanie Morimoto | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| TIM O'Keefe | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Johnson | Secretary/ CEO | 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Johnson | Secretary/ CEO | 4 | $158k | ||
| Mony Ruiz-Velasco | Former Deputy Director | 40 | $116k | $14k | |
| Justin Dejong | Board Chair | 10 | $0 | ||
| Liz Stovall | Board Vice Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Aneesha Gandhi | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Betty Alzamora | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zahara Bassett | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Caroline Katz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dee Muran-de Assereto | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ed Diffin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Greg Harris | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Toi Hutchinson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Meadows | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul Desouza | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Reyna Ortiz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Heather A Steans | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Equality Illinois
- EIN
- 363965904
- Address
- Po Box 1313, Chicago, IL, 60690-1313
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- Equality illinois builds a better illinois by advancing equal treatment and social justice through education, advocacy and protection of the rights of the lgbt community. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T70 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1991
- Principal officer
- Channyn Lynn Parker (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- EO
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJustin Dejong
≥8years on the filingsBismoy Dasgupta
≥8years on the filingsButch Trusty
≥8years on the filingsGrant Gochnauer
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $422k
- Total liabilities
- $23k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $399k
- Contributions and grants received
- $617k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1k
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 50