EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO

As filed

Subsection

03

Classification

1000

Street

17 N STATE ST STE 650

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Mission and programs · 2024

• THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO'S COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES PEOPLE LIVING WITH EPILEPSY ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING AND ASSISTANCE THAT WILL ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO COPE WITH ISSUES RELATED TO THEIR MEDICAL CONDITION AND IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. THROUGH SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING, CASE MANAGERS ARE ABLE TO REACH OUT AND ASSURE ANYONE STRUGGLING WITH EPILEPSY IN THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO'S 44 COUNTY SERVICE AREA THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE. IN FY25, THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO'S CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM SERVED 601 INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE ON 15,624 OCCASIONS. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, CLIENTS CAN DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO HANDLE COMMON CHALLENGES SUCH AS ISOLATION, MEDICATION COMPLIANCE, NAVIGATING PUBLIC BENEFITS, DIFFICULTIES WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND EMPLOYEE DISCRIMINATION. MOST CLIENTS NEEDED ASSISTANCE WITH OBTAINING ACCURATE INFORMATION ON EPILEPSY, EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT, REFERRAL AND ENTITLEMENT ASSISTANCE, AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE. THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO'S CASE MANAGERS ALSO ADVOCATED ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS ON HUNDREDS OF OCCASIONS, DEALING WITH EMPLOYMENT, DISCRIMINATION, BENEFITS AND MEDICAL MATTERS. INDIVIDUAL CLINICAL SERVICES OFFERED ARE STRUCTURED TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC ISSUES FACED BY PEOPLE LIVING WITH EPILEPSY AND TO FACILITATE APPROPRIATE LINKAGE TO NECESSARY SERVICES AND BENEFITS. SHORT-TERM, SOLUTION FOCUSED COUNSELING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING THOSE FACING A NEW DIAGNOSIS OF EPILEPSY, THOSE DECIDING ON SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS AND THOSE SEEKING SUPPORT DURING CHANGES OR ADJUSTMENTS TO MEDICATION AND TREATMENT. EPILEPSY IS INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE AND CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON MOOD AND BEHAVIOR. OUR TRAINED STAFF USES METHODS SUCH AS COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY (CBT), PSYCHOEDUCATION AND STRENGTHS-BASED COUNSELING TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND SUPPORT TO THOSE LIVING WITH EPILEPSY. THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO OFFERS SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS LIVING WITH EPILEPSY, AS WELL AS THEIR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS. THESE SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BUILD STRONGER BONDS IN THE EPILEPSY COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE VITAL PEER GROUP INTERACTION AND MEMORABLE, SHARED EXPERIENCES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EPILEPSY.

  Expenses $1,345,008

• THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO'S HEALTH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY (HEA) DEPARTMENT (PREVIOUSLY NAMED THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT) PROVIDES NO-COST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TRAININGS THAT CREATE AND PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS SURROUNDING EPILEPSY TO SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THESE TRAININGS EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT EPILEPSY AND TEACH THEM HOW TO KEEP OTHERS SAFE DURING A SEIZURE. THERE ARE TWO MAIN TRAININGS PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC: "SEIZURE TRAINING FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL, AND "SEIZURE RECOGNITION & FIRST AID". WITH LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS OF THIRD-PARTY EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS, AND A NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, EFGC STAFF PROVIDED EDUCATION TO OVER 9,000 PEOPLE THROUGH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING. ANNUALLY, EFGC HOSTS A FREE, DAY-LONG EDUCATION CONFERENCE WITH SPEAKERS AND EXHIBITORS TO PROVIDE A BROAD PLATFORM GIVING THOSE AFFECTED BY EPILEPSY AND THEIR FAMILIES EASY ACCESS TO A RANGE OF INFORMATION INCLUDING THE LATEST MEDICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS. ON NOVEMBER 16, 2024, EFGC HOSTED THE 14TH ANNUAL EPILEPSY EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS. THE FREE DAY-LONG CONFERENCE WAS GEARED TOWARD PROVIDING INDIVIDUALS WITH EPILEPSY, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE GENERAL COMMUNITY WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT EPILEPSY. MORE THAN 175 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED THE 2024 EDUCATION CONFERENCE. ON MARCH 29, 2025, EFGC HOSTED THE 8TH ANNUAL SPANISH EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN THE PILSEN NEIGHBORHOOD OF CHICAGO. MORE THAN 120 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED.

  Expenses $230,557 · Grants $5,000

• THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO EDUCATES THE GENERAL COMMUNITY THROUGH VARIOUS PUBLICITY OUTLETS, SUCH AS, ONLINE, TELEVISION, RADIO, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. "ECONNECTIONS," A QUARTERLY E-NEWSLETTER, IS SENT OUT FOUR TIMES TO THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO'S ENTIRE EMAIL DATABASE. ON AVERAGE, EACH E-BLAST IS SENT TO MORE THAN 13,500 SUBSCRIBERS. "ECONNECTIONS" COVERS A VARIETY OF TOPICS RELATING TO THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO AND THE EPILEPSY COMMUNITY. DOZENS OF E-BLASTS PROMOTING A SPECIFIC ISSUE, PROGRAM, OR EVENT ARE ADDITIONALLY SENT TO THE TARGETED AUDIENCES. IN FY25, THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO SENT MORE THAN 130,000 EMAILS TO PEOPLE INTERESTED IN EPILEPSY AND GENERATED MORE THAN 10 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS THROUGH MARKETING CAMPAIGNS. THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO UTILIZES POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS TO INCREASE ITS ONLINE PRESENCE. FACEBOOK, X, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, AND LINKEDIN COLLECTIVELY BOAST MORE THAN 22,300 FOLLOWERS. POSTS REGARDING THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT EPILEPSY, HOW IT IMPACTS THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO'S ACTIVITIES, ARE UPDATED ON A DAILY BASIS.

  Expenses $230,557 · Grants $5,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $3,712,804

  Expenses

  $3,225,890

  Contributions

  $3,745,608

  Grants paid

  $10,000

• 2023

  Revenue

  $2,628,997

  Expenses

  $2,866,336

  Contributions

  $2,687,364

  Grants paid

  $46,250

• 2022

  Revenue

  $2,363,979

  Expenses

  $2,498,384

  Contributions

  $2,562,773

  Grants paid

  $56,250

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,507,607

  Expenses

  $2,249,070

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,465,496

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,204,564

  Expenses

  $2,049,605

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,616,342

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,865,735

  Expenses

  $2,064,801

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,427,379

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,411,427

  Expenses

  $2,072,488

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,489,245

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,713,604

  Expenses

  $1,852,156

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,158,845

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,764,417

  Expenses

  $1,734,168

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,274,221

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,444,927

  Expenses

  $1,939,301

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,333,784

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,333,199

  Expenses

  $1,591,722

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,737,564

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,544,595

  Assets (EOY)

  $931,032

• 2011 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,453,524

  Assets (EOY)

  $781,026

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• FRIENDS OF THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO

  $370,000

  2022 · GENERAL ASSISTANCE

• FRIENDS OF THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO

  $325,000

  2023 · GENERAL ASSISTANCE

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $139,050

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $116,000

  2023 · HUMAN SERVICES

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $110,000

  2022 · HEALTH

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $91,000

  2024 · HEALTH

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $85,533

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FRIENDS OF THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO

  $83,931

  2024 · GENERAL ASSISTANCE

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $77,950

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $42,126

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

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