Center On Halsted, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $250,001 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).
The listed appropriations included grants of $250,000 and $1 if two, each designated for programs or services funded by the State of Illinois.
These appropriations represent state-level funding authorized by lawmakers, reflecting what was approved in the budget, not necessarily disbursed. The funds cover only State of Illinois support and exclude federal, local, or other public sources.
Founded in 1973, Center On Halsted states that its mission is: “Center on Halsted advances community and secures the health and well-being of the LGBTQ people of Chicagoland and throughout the Midwest.”
You can learn more about the organization at its website.
In its most recent IRS Form 990 filing filing for tax year 2024, the organization reported $7,795,470 in total revenue. Of that, $4,016,500 came from government grants including federal, state, or local sources, making up 51.5% of total revenue.
The nonprofit listed $6,727,240 in contributions overall. It also reported $2,191,410 categorized under other contributions, which may include restricted donations, pledges, or bequests.
At the beginning of 2024, Center On Halsted had $24,562,800 in assets. By the end of 2024, that figure had changed to $24,580,800, indicating a 0.1% growth in overall holdings.
According to its filing, public funding to Center On Halsted surged in the last year. The group received $2,559,620 in government grants in 2023, compared to $4,016,500 in 2024—an increase of 56.9% year-over-year.
However, a Chicago City Wire analysis found that IRS filings frequently contain discrepancies when compared with publicly disclosed government grant reports and budgets.
Center On Halsted is one of hundreds of nonprofits across Illinois that receive substantial support from state taxpayers while also fundraising privately.
In 2025, Illinois lawmakers introduced House Bill 1266, also known as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Act. The proposal would create a new oversight body within the Office of the Auditor General tasked with identifying cost-saving measures, reviewing agency performance, and advising on audit priorities. If passed, DOGE could bring additional scrutiny and performance evaluation to taxpayer-funded organizations.
According to ProPublica, Illinois has more than 78,000 active tax-exempt organizations, including nearly 60,000 classified as charitable nonprofits. In their most recent IRS filings, these groups reported a combined revenue exceeding $156 billion.
| Fiscal Year | Total Grants/Contracts | Total Taxpayer $$ |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | $250,001 |
| Term | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2024 | JOLI ANGEL ROBINSON | Chief Executive Officer |
| Year | Name | Title | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Andrew J Foxhoven | Data Specialist Manager | – |
| 2024 | Anthony Trupiano | Cyber Center Volunteer | – |
| 2024 | Ashley Jeanne Molin | Associate Director Of Behavioral Health | – |
| 2024 | Chris Connolly | Furthering The Vision And Mission Of The Center On Halsted | – |
| 2024 | Dalton C Williams | Receptionist | – |
| 2024 | David L Biele | Director Of Youth Services | – |
| 2024 | Gayle Thompson | Community Technology Center Manager | – |
| 2024 | Javier Arellano | Cdph Project Coordinator | – |
| 2024 | Jeffrey Glen Strozier | Director, Anti-Violence Project | – |
| 2024 | Jerry D Raab | Volunteer | – |
| 2024 | John D Namie | Volunteer | – |
| 2024 | Jorge Gonzalez | Health Educator | – |
| 2024 | Joseph Mcdonald | Manager Of Events And Volunteers | – |
| 2024 | Joseph Austin | Senior Citizens | – |
| 2024 | June Myrtle Latrobe | Trans Community Liaison | – |
| 2024 | Modesto Valle | Chief Executive Officer | – |
| 2024 | Nanica D Brown | Receptionist | – |
| 2024 | Nicole Loretta Pederson | Director Of Culinary Arts | – |
| 2024 | Ricardo Torres | Manager, Volunteer And Legal Services | – |
| 2024 | Robbin S Burr | Executive Director And Chief Executive Officer | – |
| 2024 | Scott L Fiero | Operations Manager | – |
| 2024 | Stephen R Heintz | Behavioral Health Intern | – |
| 2024 | Thomas Mcdonald | Operations Coordinator At Center On Halsted | – |
| 2024 | Tobias M Cryer | Dishwasher | – |
| 2024 | Viviana P Gonzalez | Art Director | – |
| 2020 | Chance N Ramirez | Therapist | – |
| 2019 | Heaven Leigh Perry | Community Engagement And Education Intern | – |
| 2019 | Jill Bajorek | Psychotherapist | – |
| 2019 | Kera Colleen Evans | Behavioral Health Trainee | – |
| 2019 | Lewis A Warrick Jr | Chief Financial Officer | – |
| 2019 | Matthew Murray | Therapy Practicum Student | – |
| 2018 | Erica Ann Ricker | Youth Health Promter | – |
| 2018 | James P Mcnamee | Therapist | – |
| 2018 | JEN T WONG | Nursing Student-Community Health Clinical Rotation | – |
| 2018 | Kara Margaret Rosser | Health Educator And Linkage To Care | – |
| 2018 | Khaila Janai Sykes | Volunteer | – |
| 2018 | Kurtis Gubnitsky | Security Operations | – |
| 2018 | Mariah Jasmine Emerson | Manager Of External Affairs And Communication | – |
| 2018 | Peter Johnson | Development Officer | – |
| 2018 | Quincy Dante Raggs | Hiv Prevention Health Educator | – |
| 2018 | RACHEL TILLMAN | Psychotherapist And Anti-Violence Client Advocate | – |
| 2018 | Rosemary E Canfield | Silver Fork | – |
| 2017 | Brandon L Patterson | Ambassador – Coh Ambassador Committee | – |
| 2017 | Dina Marie Altieri | Director Of Culinary Arts | – |
| 2017 | Felicia Hernandez | Center On Halsted, Illinois Department Of Public Health, Health Educator | – |
| 2017 | Gates Crisler | Community Based Research Associate | – |
| 2017 | Grace Vangel | Operations Coordinator | – |
| 2017 | Hadeis Mohammad Safi | Health Educator And Linkage To Care | – |
| 2017 | Jim Murphy | Receptionist | – |
| 2017 | John Genevieve Guilfoile | Clinical Social Work Intern | – |
| 2017 | Kellie Elizabeth Seccombe | Clinical Intern | – |
| 2017 | Lisa Simmons | Receptionist | – |
| 2017 | Matthew F Lucas | Grant Writer | – |
| 2017 | Michael Nelson | Volunteer | – |
| 2017 | Norman Edwards Iii | Creative Director- Syc Productions | – |
| 2017 | Raymont Echevarria | Director Of Operations | – |
| 2016 | KIMBERLY JEAN VACHON | Youth Clinician | – |
| 2016 | Nina Allison Terebessy | Youth Program Manager | – |
| 2016 | Paris Simone Hearon | Senior Services Intern | – |
| 2016 | Pol Subanajouy | Volunteer | – |
| 2015 | Amy Lauren Fitzpatrick | Chef Apprentice | – |
| 2015 | Antonio T Elizondo | Ovah! Program Outreach Coordinator And Prevention Specialist | – |
| 2015 | Cynthia Crook | Culinary Arts Program Manager | – |
| 2015 | Emily Jackson | Senior Services Case Manager | – |
| 2015 | Francisco Benavides | Health Educator | – |
| 2015 | Jane Kim | Ged And Community And Culture Program Intern | – |
| 2015 | Jennifer Lewis | Internship | – |
| 2015 | Kari Michaela Harrison | Behavioral Health Intern | – |
| 2015 | Katherine Jean Podvin | Non-Profit Management Intern | – |
| 2015 | Lynnea Marie Karlic | Director Of Community And Cultural Programs | – |
| 2015 | Michael Jacob Chikko | Receptionist | – |
| 2015 | NATHAN STEVENS | Executive Assistant And Board Liaison | – |
| 2015 | Richard F Stoneham | Board Member | – |
| 2015 | Ryan T Rollinson | Behavioral Health Intern | – |
| 2015 | Ryan D Coventry | Behavioral Mental Health Intern | – |
| 2015 | Victoria Cuellar | Health Educator | – |
| 2014 | Christi L Shaw | Advanced Therapy Extern | – |
| 2014 | Christian Castro | Jsi Study Coordinator | – |
| 2014 | Eric William Herskowitz | Health Educator Clinician | – |
| 2014 | Jaclyn Jones | Volunteer | – |
| 2014 | Kevin Allen Newhall | Senior Services Intern | – |
| 2014 | Luke William Romesberg | Volunteer | – |
| 2014 | Precious Brady-Davis | Youth Outreach Coordinator | – |
| 2014 | Richard L Lunkenheimer | Volunteer At Cybercenter | – |
| 2014 | Sandra Mukasa | Health Educator- Princeton Project 55 Fellow | – |
| 2014 | Scott Waller | Volunteer | – |
| 2014 | Thomas Jerry Elliott Jr | Director Of Public Relations | – |
| 2014 | Veronica Patricia Lozano | Bilingual Health Educator | – |
| 2013 | Alex Christopher Lawson | Youth Advocacy Manager | – |
| 2013 | Andrea L Abderhalden | Consultant | – |
| 2013 | Craig Curtis Morris | Assoc Director Of Development | – |
| 2013 | Heidi L Gibbons | Volunteer Receptionist | – |
| 2013 | John A Garver Jr | Anti-Violence Project Therapist | – |
| 2013 | Khristine Y Chapman | State Of Illinois’ Hiv And Aids And Std Hotline Administrator | – |
| 2013 | Kimberly Kay Fisher | Health Educator | – |
| 2013 | KYLE ALEXANDER HENNINGS | Keep It Up! Project Coordinator | – |
| 2013 | Laura Marie Demerle | Senior Center Volunteer | – |
| 2013 | Lisa Sherman | Volunteer | – |
| 2013 | Mark Petroelje | Health Educator Clinician | – |
| 2013 | Matthew Vail | Mental Health Intern | – |
| 2013 | Patrick Mahan Maddigan | Youth Center Volunteer | – |
| 2013 | Rayna Nicole Moore | Manager, Youth Programs | – |
| 2013 | Sean M Bush | Culinary Arts Training Coordinator And Chef Instructor | – |
| 2012 | Cynthia E Clark | Administrative Intern | – |
| 2012 | David Joseph Klein | Director, Youth Leadership | – |
| 2012 | Hope A Barrett | Senior Director Of Public Programs | – |
| 2012 | Jacob Kosior | Director Of Special Events And Volunteers | – |
| 2012 | Jimmy L Huff | Director Of Youth Empowerment | – |
| 2012 | Katherine A Funk | Art Therapy Intern | – |
| 2012 | Kevin Dennell Strowder | Community Organizer And Advocate And Health Educator | – |
| 2012 | Michael J Will | Database Project Developer And Manager, Development Services And Operations | – |
| 2012 | Nicole Michelle Lappin | Mental Health Intern | – |
| 2012 | Ronald Lee Wittman | Director Of Corporate Partnerships | – |
| 2012 | Willis A Francis | Contractual Psychotherapist | – |
| 2011 | Alicia Vega | Youth Program Director | – |
| 2011 | Benjamin Joseph Gannon | Executive Assistant | – |
| 2011 | Betty Akins | Information Referral Coordinator, Sage Special Project | – |
| 2011 | Crystal Dawn Comer | Outpatient Psychotherapist | – |
| 2011 | Daniel John Banjavic | Associate Board Member | – |
| 2011 | Earl Lee | Community Technology Center Volunteer | – |
| 2011 | Gilbert Diaz | Health Educator | – |
| 2011 | Giorgio Alexander Pena | Cyber Center Attendant | – |
| 2011 | Joshua David Vidrich | Volunteer | – |
| 2011 | Katherine Marceil Funderburg | Community And Cultural Programs Intern | – |
| 2011 | Kevin Harris | Volunteer | – |
| 2011 | Kevin Barrett | Psychotherapy Intern | – |
| 2011 | Lauren Kelsey Childers | Program Apprentice | – |
| 2011 | Lisa Ann Przybysz | Volunteer | – |
| 2011 | Ryan William Thomas | Mental Health Counselor Intern | – |
| 2010 | D’Angelo Dajuan Hampton | Team Member | – |
| 2010 | Davon Tt Woodard | Director, Corporate, Foundation And Government Relations | – |
| 2010 | Erik Glenn | State Of Illinois Hiv And Std Hotline Counselor | – |
| 2010 | Melissa Ann Bailey | Crisis Worker | – |
| 2010 | Robert P Ballantyne | Advanced Therapy Extern | – |
| 2010 | Sean Micheal Marquardt | Youth Resource Counselor | – |
| 2010 | Valerie Newman | Youth Program Clinical Supervisor | – |
| 2010 | Wanda L Massey | Intern | – |
| 2009 | Brian C Brown | Diagnostic Assessment And Psychotherapy Extern | – |
| 2009 | Erin Carley Midtlyng | Intern | – |
| 2009 | Jeff W Zacharias | Mental Health Intern | – |
| 2009 | Lauren Marie Nichols | Mental Health Intern | – |
| 2009 | Thomas Michael Ballentine | Director, Community And Cultural Programs | – |
| 2008 | David A Rodemaker | Mental Health Intern | – |
| 2008 | Dongtrieu V Nguyen | Vocational Intern | – |
| 2008 | Gary B Scanlon | Mental Health Intern | – |
| 2008 | Stephen Michael Heasley | Development Consultant | – |
| 2007 | Rebekah Ann Birmingham | Development Assistant | – |
| 2007 | Robert Smith | Volunteer | – |
| 2006 | Sally Lindberg | Doctoral Intern | – |
| 2005 | Kelly Ariane Cook-Ginn | Social Worker (E S Seiu 1199nw Hmc Sw/Dietitian) | – |
| 2004 | Rickey Darnell Sain | Director Of Organizational Development | – |
