Mission
to provide assistance to children, veterans and the elderly and to make grantsto other charitable,scientific, educational or other organizations described in code section 501(c)(3)
Public Charity
John T Paolella Family Charitable Foundation
John T Paolella Family Charitable Foundation, of Burr Ridge, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $32K in revenue, $35K in expenses, $1.6M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 3 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $24K.
EIN: 853121152
Burr Ridge, IL
Public Foundations
NTEE: T30
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$32K
Total Expenses$35K
Total Assets$1.6M
Grants Given3
Grant Total$24K
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at John T Paolella Family Charitable Foundation
How John T Paolella Family Charitable Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.
$62
Programs
the work itself
$38
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $62 for programs
$62
To provide assistance to children, veterans and the elderly and to make grants to other charitable, scientific, educational or other organizations described in code section 501(c)(3)
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
Donation
$6,300
Donation
$7,200
Troops First Foundation
Donation
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 3 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
President & CEO
John Paolella
Director
John T Paolella
Director
Lora Du Bain
Director
Nichole Petrovich
Director
Tracy Paolella
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $32K | $35K | $1.6M |
| 2024 | $118K | $37K | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $145K | $12K | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $908K | $19K | $919K |
| 2020 | — | — | — |
Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $908K to $32K (-96%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IL, MD.
ILMD
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.