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US nonprofit · EIN 396044569 · Downers Grove, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 396044569) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Aurora Health Care Foundation Inc's network

10 people5 organisationsi10 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). 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

10 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Cristy Garcia-Thomas ChairDirector, Chairperson2018
8 yrs
Carrie KilloranDirector2018
8 yrs
Dennis PottsDirector2018
8 yrs
Gabrielle Finley-HazleDirector2023
3 yrs
Jeffrey Dalen-BardDirector2018
8 yrs
Leslie WiningerDirector, President2023
3 yrs
Mary Beth KingstonDirector2023
3 yrs
NAN NelsonDirector, Asst Treasurer, Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Rachelle HartDirector, Asst Secretary, Secretary2018
8 yrs
Randy VarjuDirector, President2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

22 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Alicia SmithVP Developmentsince 2022
Andrea PetrieVP Developmentsince 2022
Brad ClarkAssistant Treasurer2023
Dominic NakisTreasurersince 2018
James DohenyAssistant Treasurersince 2018
James SlinkmanAssistant Secretarysince 2018
Jeffrey Dalen-BardDirector2022
Jennifer EnantiVP Developmentsince 2022
Katherine KetnerAssistant Secretary2023
Leslie LenzoAssistant Treasurersince 2018
Leslie WiningerVP Corp Development2022
Mary Beth KingstonDirector2022
Michael GrebeCompany secretarysince 2018
Michael KernsAssistant Secretarysince 2018
Michael LappinCompany secretarysince 2018
Michelle WeberVP Developmentsince 2022
NAN NelsonDirector, Assistant Treasurer2022
Rachel HalversonAssistant Treasurer2023
Rachelle HartDirector, Assistant Secretary2022
Randy VarjuPresidentsince 2018
Steve HuserAssistant Treasurersince 2018
Sue DwyerAssistant Treasurer2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Leslie WiningerDirector, President55$308k$60k
Andrea PetrieVP Development55$237k$9k
Alicia SmithVP Development55$222k$17k
Judith StroutDevelopment Director55$136k$15k
Jeannie FischerDirector Donor Loyalty55$130k$33k
Cristy Garcia-ThomasDirector, Chairperson1$0$2.3m$294k
Randy VarjuDirector, President1$0$523k$291k
Rachelle HartDirector, Secretary, Asst Secretary1$0$1.1m$225k
Carrie KilloranDirector1$0$1.9m$171k
Dennis PottsDirector1$0$2.7m$325k
Jeffrey Dalen-BardDirector1$0$1.2m$235k
Mary Beth KingstonDirector1$0$2.5m$335k
Gabrielle Finley-HazleDirector1$0$1.3m$148k
Nan NelsonTreasurer1$0$1.5m$272k
Rachel HalversonAssistant Treasurer1$0$727k$65k
Brad ClarkAssistant Treasurer1$0$2.5m$419k
Sue DwyerAssistant Treasurer1$0$660k$180k
Katherine KetnerAssistant Secretary1$0
Michael KernsAssistant Secretary1$0$834k$133k
James SlinkmanAssistant Secretary1$0$689k$175k
Leslie LenzoFormer Officer0$0$127k
Michael GrebeFormer Officer0$0$1.1m$64k
Dominic NakisFormer Officer0$0$3.4m$1.2m
James DohenyFormer Officer0$0$532k$27k
Steve HuserFormer Officer0$0$561k$19k

About

Legal name
Aurora Health Care Foundation Inc
EIN
396044569
Address
3075 Highland Pkwy FL 6, Downers Grove, IL, 60515-5563
State
Illinois
Mission
The foundation coordinates investments of philanthropic funds in the support of the programs and services of the affiliated organizations of aurora health care, inc. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
T70 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1955
Principal officer
Cristy Garcia-Thomas (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 1960
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsCristy Garcia-Thomas
≥8years on the filingsCarrie Killoran
≥8years on the filingsDennis Potts
≥8years on the filingsJeffrey Dalen-Bard

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$266m
Total liabilities
$41.8m
Net assets or fund balances
$224.2m
Contributions and grants received
$5.9m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$41.9m
Employees
33
Volunteers
20

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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Aurora Health Care Metro IncSupport programs$28.9m
Aurora Health Care Southern Lakes IncSupport programs$3.5m
Visiting Nurse Association of Wisconsin IncSupport programs$1.8m
Aurora Medical Group IncSupport programs$1.1m
Aurora Research Institute LLCSupport programs$1.1m
Aurora Family Service IncSupport programs$799k
Advocate Aurora Health IncSupport programs$614k
Aurora Health Care Central IncSupport programs$596k
Aurora Psychiatric Hosptial IncSupport programs$539k
Aurora Health Care North IncSupport programs$403k
Aurora Research Institute LLCMedical research$336k
Aurora Health Care Metro IncScholarships & education$327k
Kradwell School IncSupport programs$283k
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area IncSupport programs$275k
Aurora Medical Center of Oshkosh IncSupport programs$211k
Aurora Uw Academic Medical GroupSupport programs$183k
Aurora Medical Center Grafton LLCSupport programs$176k
Advocate Health and Hospitals CorporationSupport programs$156k
Aurora Medical Group IncScholarships & education$140k
Advocate Aurora Health IncScholarships & education$99k
West Allis Memorial Hospital IncSupport programs$85k
Aurora Uw Academic Medical GroupScholarships & education$77k
Amg Illinois LtdSupport programs$61k
Kradwell School IncScholarships & education$36k
Aurora Medical Center of Washington County IncSupport programs$36k