Hellenic Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$9.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$8.2m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$23.6m
$484k liabilities
Net assets
$23.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
16
5.7 years on average
Staff
358
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
3
19% of the board
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Hellenic Foundation's network
16 people10 organisationsi16 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (10) 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
16 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 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Gianaras | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Bill J Vranas (also filed as Bill Vranas) | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Demetrios Soukoulis | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dorian Bezanis | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Eleni Kouimelis | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ernest C Karras | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gregory Amarantos | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Harry Secaras | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Hon Anthony C Kyriakopoulous | Asst. Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Joanne Stavrakas | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| James Gatziolis | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Louie Kontos | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Louis G Apostol (also filed as Louis Apostol) | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael M Chioros (also filed as Michael Chioros) | Past President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nicolas Geroulis | Ast. Secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| William P Vranas (also filed as William Vranas) | Director | 2018 | 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Valessares | Executive Dir. | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter E Valessares | Executive Dir. | 40 | $207k | ||
| Patricia Cash | Director Finance | 40 | $74k | ||
| Katherine Stamatis | Director of Communications | 40 | $60k | ||
| Demetrios P Soukoulis | President | 6 | $0 | ||
| Louis G Apostol | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Bill J Vranas | Treasurer | 6 | $0 | ||
| Nicolas Geroulis | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Gregory T Amarantos | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| James J Gatziolis | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Alexander A Gianaras | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Eleni Kouimelis | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Harry J Secaras | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Joanne Stavrakas | Asst. Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dorian L Bezanis | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Hon Anthony C Kyriakopoulous | Asst. Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ernest C Karras | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Louie Kontos | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael M Chioros | Past President | 2 | $0 | ||
| William P Vranas | Grant Chairman | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Hellenic Foundation
- EIN
- 366098351
- Address
- 6251 W Touhy Ave, Chicago, IL, 60646-1106
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- The Hellenic Foundation's mission is to fund the development and support of programs and projects benefiting Greek American and Orthodox Christian Organizations in the Chicagoland Area. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P200 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1953
- Principal officer
- Demetrios Soukoulis (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1969
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBill J Vranas
≥8years on the filingsDorian Bezanis
≥8years on the filingsEleni Kouimelis
≥8years on the filingsErnest C Karras
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $23.6m
- Total liabilities
- $484k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $23.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $47k
- Program service revenue
- $8.3m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $454k
- Employees
- 358
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.3m | $7.3m | $968k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Met of Chicago - Lighthouse | $64k | |
| Oca | Workshops/programs | $29k |
| Hellenic American Academy | Educatinal materials | $28k |
| Annunciation - Kankakee | $26k | |
| St John the Baptist GOC TEAM | Gathering Materials | $24k |
| AHEPA - Chicago | backpack drive | $18k |
| Panhellenic Scholarship Found | Lectures/luncheon | $17k |
| St John the Bapstist GOC | Feed My Neighbor Program | $16k |
| St Sophia Greek Othodox | Educational Materials | $15k |
| 13th District Order of Ahepa | Scholarship program | $14k |
| AHEPA - Chicago | History tournament | $12k |
| Met of Chicago YAL Conferenc | Workshops/ Programs | $11k |
| National Hellenic Society | Scholarships | $10k |
| Panhellenic Scholarship Found | Scholarship Program | $10k |
| St Haralambos GOC | Educational Materials | $10k |
| St John the Baptist GOC | edcuational materials | $9k |
| Life Organization Inc | Gathering Materials | $9k |
| St Tikhons Seminary | Lecture/Luncheon | $9k |
| American Farm School | $8k | |
| Assembly of Canonical Orthodo | Workshops/programs | $8k |
| Annunciation Cathedral | outreach/education | $8k |
| St Demtrios Philoptochos Lib | $7k | |
| National Hellenic Museum | NHM Discussion/Educational Program | $7k |
| St Peter & Paul Orthodox | Education Program | $6k |
| St George GOC | $6k |