Public Charity

Little Heroes League

Based in Chicago, IL, Little Heroes League operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.5M in revenue, $1.4M in expenses, $641K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 24 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $4.8M.

EIN: 822475198 Chicago, IL Public Foundations NTEE: T30 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.5M
Total Expenses$1.4M
Total Assets$641K
Grants Given24
Grant Total$4.8M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Little Heroes League helps babies born with multiple health challenges achieve their best life outcomes by providing early life care coordination that begins as early as birth and continues through hospital discharge while at home. Specifically, the Foundation pays for specialized care coordinators, all registered nurses and social workers, to coordinate the various health components of healthcare and services for infants born with complex medical conditions.

Where $100 goes at Little Heroes League

How Little Heroes League divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$17 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

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Little Heroes League helps babies born with multiple health challenges achieve their best life outcomes by providing early life care coordination that begins as early as birth and…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Little Heroes League

Sometimes funds new orgs 17% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.

Sample Grants Given

Lurie Childrens Hospital
Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$410,049
Lurie Childrens Hospital
Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$410,049
Stead Childrens Hospital
Iowa City, IA · 2024
General
$130,000
Stead Childrens Hospital
Iowa City, IA · 2024
General
$130,000
Mott Childrens Hospital
Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General
$125,000

Showing up to 5 of 24 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Anthony J Madonia
Executive Dir. Brenden Etue
Director Dave Carlquist
Director Genevieve Lefevour
Director Mallory Ulaszek
Director Patrick Eskew

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,694,386 20 grants
Unspecified
$1,061,250 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.5M $1.4M $641K
2023 $1.3M $1.0M $573K
2022 $904K $814K $287K
2021 $775K $703K $197K
2020 $604K $553K $124K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $604K to $1.5M (+151%), with total assets most recently reported at $641K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, IA, IL, MI.

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