Illinois Policy Institute
Donations deductibleRevenue
$8.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$7.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.1m
$1.1m liabilities
Net assets
$2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
7.7 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
John Tillman
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Illinois Policy Institute's network
8 people7 organisationsi8 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (11) 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
8 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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Tillman Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Art Margulis | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Craig Manske | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| ED Bachrach | Vice Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark Miller | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard Weiss | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sara Albrecht | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Sherry Street | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Schuster | Vice President | 2022 |
| Amy Korte | Executive VP | since 2022 |
| Austin Jack | VP of External Relations | 2024 |
| Christopher Andriesen | VP Operations | since 2023 |
| Elizabeth Shydlowski | External Relations Officer | 2022 |
| Emily McCallister | Vice President-External Re | since 2018 |
| Hilary Yelvington | VP of Communications | since 2018 |
| Hillary Yelvington | VP of Communications | 2022 |
| James Long | VP of Government Aff | since 2022 |
| Louis Stone | Vice Pres-Admin & CFO | since 2018 |
| Mailee Smith | Staff Attorney | 2023 |
| Matthew Paprocki | Senior Vice President | since 2018 |
| Patrick Hughes | External Relations Advisor | 2018 |
| Ryan Green | Vice President-Marketing | 2018 |
| William Rohe | CFO | 2020 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Paprocki | President and CEO | 28 | $279k | $109k | $38k |
| Austin Jack | VP of External Relations | 38 | $179k | $11k | $34k |
| Amy Korte | Executive VP | 30 | $133k | $42k | $7k |
| Hilary Yelvington | Senior Vice President | 30 | $120k | $38k | $6k |
| Christopher Andriesen | VP Operations | 28 | $91k | $35k | $43k |
| James Long | VP of Government Aff | 24 | $77k | $56k | $38k |
| John Tillman | Chairman | 5 | $0 | ||
| Mark Miller | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Art Margulis | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sherry Street | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sara Albrecht | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ed Bachrach | Vice Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard Weiss | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Craig Manske | Director | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
16 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263010357). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Matthew Paprocki | President and CEO |
| Ed Bachrach | Vice Chairman |
| Mark Miller | Secretary |
| Richard Weiss | Director |
| Hilary Yelvington | Senior Vice President |
| Sara Albrecht | Director |
| Sherry Street | Director |
| Amy Korte | Executive VP |
| Matthew Paprocki | President |
| John Tillman | Chairman |
| Art Margulis | Treasurer |
| Austin Jack | VP of External Relations |
| James Long | VP of Government Aff |
| Christopher Andriesen | VP Operations |
| Craig Manske | Director |
| Tina Maue |
About
- Legal name
- Illinois Policy Institute
- EIN
- 412057028
- Address
- 300 S Riverside PLZ Ste 1650, Chicago, IL, 60606-6635
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- The institute is a free market oriented think tank dedicated to gathering, disseminating, and educating illinois constituents on local, state, and federal public policy issues facing illinois. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W05 Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Matthew Paprocki (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJohn Tillman
≥8years on the filingsArt Margulis
≥8years on the filingsCraig Manske
≥8years on the filingsED Bachrach
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
- $3.1m
- Total liabilities
- $1.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $8m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $705k
- Employees
- 0
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 | $8.1m | $7.5m | $611k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Impact Fund | Grant to other organization that shares the same principles as the institute | $700k |