Awesome Foundation

  • Chicago, IL
  • Tax exemption issued: May 2019
  • EIN: 82-4030772

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Adult, Continuing Education (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2024 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Organizations with gross receipts of less than $50,000 can file the form 990-N postcard filing, which doesn’t include financial details. All Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$932,283
Expenses
$1,690,250
Net Income
-$757,967
Net Assets
$4,030,658
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $771,744
82.8%
Investment Income $159,617
17.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $106
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $816
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $547,190
32.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $163,912
9.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,584,807
Total Liabilities $554,149
Net Assets $4,030,658
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michelle Dilley (Ceo) $393,015 $0 $0
Casey Stelletello (Sr Dir Mktg & Com) $126,175 $0 $0
David Copeland (Cfo) $28,000 $0 $0
Ann M Drake (President) $0 $0 $0
Antonia Shusta (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Nix (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 12, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,451,958
Expenses
$2,091,512
Net Income
-$639,554
Net Assets
$4,752,036
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $414,621
28.6%
Program Services $854,426
58.8%
Investment Income $180,943
12.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,968
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $691,489
33.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $168,911
8.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,342,002
Total Liabilities $589,966
Net Assets $4,752,036
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michelle Dilley (Ceo) $531,844 $0 $0
Casey Stelletello (Sr Dir Mktg & Com) $118,645 $0 $0
David Copeland (Cfo) $41,000 $0 $0
Ann M Drake (President) $0 $0 $0
Antonia Shusta (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Nix (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 25, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$909,185
Expenses
$1,845,403
Net Income
-$936,218
Net Assets
$5,338,019
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,000
0.5%
Program Services $803,389
88.4%
Investment Income $99,165
10.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,631
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $519,208
28.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $346,951
18.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,093,489
Total Liabilities $755,470
Net Assets $5,338,019
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michelle Dilley (Ceo) $465,208 $0 $0
Casey Stelletello (Sr Dir Mktg & Com) $121,597 $0 $0
David Copeland (Cfo) $54,000 $0 $0
Ann M Drake (President) $0 $0 $0
Antonia Shusta (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Nix (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 23, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,526,324
Expenses
$2,158,406
Net Income
$1,367,918
Net Assets
$6,458,244
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,043,868
86.3%
Program Services $462,704
13.1%
Investment Income $9,493
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,631
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,628
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $586,854
27.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $472,480
21.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,783,089
Total Liabilities $324,845
Net Assets $6,458,244
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michelle Dilley (Ceo) $484,254 $0 $0
Cheryl Harbour (Outside Consultant) $106,000 $0 $0
David Copeland (Cfo) $86,600 $0 $0
Nancy Nix (Vice President) $16,000 $0 $0
Kristie Paskvan (Former Cfo) $15,925 $0 $0
Ann M Drake (President) $0 $0 $0
Antonia Shusta (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 24, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,628,696
Expenses
$2,105,472
Net Income
$1,523,224
Net Assets
$5,121,751
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,001,344
82.7%
Program Services $624,669
17.2%
Investment Income $2,683
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $771,695
36.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $301,017
14.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,332,479
Total Liabilities $210,728
Net Assets $5,121,751
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Heather Sheehan (Vice President) $194,483 $0 $0
Michelle Dilley (Ceo) $171,501 $0 $0
Kristie Paskvan (Cfo) $163,296 $0 $0
Tracy Drake (Secretary) $140,307 $0 $0
Malia Beal (Vp Of Strategy) $136,764 $0 $0
Nancy Nix (Vice President) $102,108 $0 $0
Ann M Drake (President) $0 $0 $0
David Copeland (Cfo) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 23, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,930,331
Expenses
$1,464,618
Net Income
$3,465,713
Net Assets
$3,476,713
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,122,075
83.6%
Program Services $802,336
16.3%
Investment Income $5,920
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $382,488
26.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $160,678
11.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,218,500
Total Liabilities $741,787
Net Assets $3,476,713
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Heather Sheehan (Vp & Treasurer) $176,000 $0 $0
Nancy Nix (Vice President) $104,000 $0 $0
Tracy Drake (Secretary) $102,488 $0 $0
Ann M Drake (President) $0 $0 $0
Beth L Wong (Asst. Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Maria Motev (Asst. Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Gross receipts
Less than $50,000

Postcard filings do not ask for a specific revenue amount and provide no additional financial details.

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990-N

Postcard filing for an organization with gross receipts less than $50,000. These filings do not generate a downloadable form.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Gross receipts
Less than $50,000

Postcard filings do not ask for a specific revenue amount and provide no additional financial details.

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990-N

Postcard filing for an organization with gross receipts less than $50,000. These filings do not generate a downloadable form.

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