Westlake Health Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 36-3104071 · since 1981westlakehf.com·Cook County·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$10M

Annual giving, 2025 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$20,000 to $350k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$60,000

Typical grant (median)

54 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Westlake Health Foundation funds community health work focused on west suburban Cook County, Illinois, with priority given to Proviso Township, so it suits organisations working in that area.
A typical request should sit between $20,000 and $350,000, and since the median grant was $50,000, a modest ask in that range is realistic.
The foundation works to fixed deadlines of May 1 and November 1, and the process starts with a Request for Application, so build in time to be approved for that before submitting the full Grant Application form.
A high share of its grant dollars continues to go to organisations it has funded before, suggesting this is a relationship-led funder where an established track record with the foundation helps.
It does not fund political organisations, campaigns or lobbying, religious organisations' direct religious activities, endowment campaigns, fraternal organisations, societies or orders, benefit fundraisers, raffles, tickets or testimonial events, or projects that benefit individuals, so applicants working in those areas should not apply.

Overview

Westlake Health Foundation is a US private foundation based in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Foundation promotes health and welfare primarily among people in west suburban Cook County, funding health research, education, prevention, promotion, access to care and direct health care. It makes grants for community health, primarily to organisations located in Proviso Township. Support may cover new projects or projects that complement existing health care providers, as well as capital expenditure such as buildings. Eligible organisations have IRS 501(c) status. The Foundation expects recipients to report on the results, progress and use of grants. It describes its role as making grants to organisations seeking to improve community health.

Themes

Health research
Health educational efforts
Illness prevention
Health promotion
Access to care
Direct health care

Geographic Focus

Priority: West suburban Cook County, Illinois; Proviso Township.

What They Don't Fund

Political organizations, campaigns or lobbying activities and/or organizations designed primarily for lobbying and advocacy
Religious organizations for direct religious activities
Endowment campaigns
Fraternal organizations, societies or orders
Benefit fundraisers, raffles, tickets, testimonial or recognition events
Projects that benefit individuals

How to apply

Applicants submit a Request for Application first; if approved, they receive a postal notification with the website for the Grant Application form and a unique Application ID.

Deadlines: Applications for grants must be received by May 1 and November 1.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 163 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

The Board of Trustees makes grants by unanimous vote.
Grantees are expected to report results, progress and use of grant funds.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.

Grant dollars by state

Illinois100%

Arizona<1%

The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2025, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations Westlake Health Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.

Grants

54 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $60,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 54 grants in tax year 2025 by size

$5k–$10k2%

$10k–$25k7%

$25k–$50k26%

$50k–$100k22%

$100k–$250k28%

$250k–$500k7%

$500k–$1M4%

$1M and over4%

Median $60,000 (tax year 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Loyola University Chicago · General operating support
$1,784,0002025 tax year
Maywood Fine Arts Association · Fit & fun healthy families program
$1,370,0002025 tax year
Presence Behavioral Health · Latino mental health care initiative
$788,0002025 tax year
Suburban Primary Health Care Council · Access to care program
$500,0002025 tax year
Dominican University · General operating support
$400,0002025 tax year
Aspire of Illinois · 2024 organizational plan
$350,0002025 tax year
Saint Ann School · General operating support
$300,0002025 tax year
Leyden Family Service · Benefits assistance program
$250,0002025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

David R Hey — Director
Saundra Spilotro — Director
James Oles — Director
Leonard Muller — Director
Richard Montalbano Sr — Secretary
Fred Tomera MD — Chairman / CEO
Douglas Pabst — Director
Jon Amato — Director
Casey Calvello — Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2023 tax year	$7,324,376	$7,531,938	$148,861,533	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$7,117,039	$7,085,870	$153,659,422	Filing for 2024 tax year
2025 tax year	$12,315,891	$9,962,551	$152,852,814	Filing for 2025 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.