C. Andrew McGadney President | Knox College
C. Andrew McGadney President | Knox College
This appropriation represents 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 1837 by George Washington Gale, Knox College states that its mission is: “We provide an environment where students and faculty work closely together and where teaching is characterized by inviting and expecting students to pursue fundamental questions in order to reach their own reflective but independent judgments.”
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 $85,663,600 in total revenue. Of that, $1,238,460 came from government grants including federal, state, or local sources, making up 1.4% of total revenue.
The nonprofit listed $12,751,400 in contributions overall. It also reported $354,707 in non-cash contributions, such as donated goods or services, and $11,512,900 categorized under other contributions, which may include restricted donations, pledges, or bequests.
At the beginning of 2024, Knox College had $266,275,000 in assets. By the end of 2024, that figure had changed to $264,069,000, indicating a 0.8% decline in overall holdings.
According to its filing, public funding to Knox College declined in the last year, falling from $5,124,650 in 2023 to $1,238,460 in 2024—a decrease of 75.8% 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.
Knox College 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.
| Term | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2024 | Adam G Vitale | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Akwasi Asabere | Alumni Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Alec Guroff | Vp Finance & Cfo |
| 2024-2024 | Alec Guroff 91522 | Cfo |
| 2024-2024 | Amy Olsen | Alumni Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Angie Hopping 11122 | Controller & Asst. Treasurer |
| 2024-2024 | Anthony J Tedeschi | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Barbara A Baird | Vice Chair |
| 2024-2024 | Bobby Jo End | Interim Controller |
| 2024-2024 | Brad Nolden 9622 | Vp Of Administration |
| 2024-2024 | C Andrew Mcgadney | President & Ex Officio Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Carol Bovard Craig | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Dan J Spaulding | Chair Of Advancement |
| 2024-2024 | David A Schulz | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Donald F Harmon | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Douglas L Bayer | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | E James Mason | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Fredrick A Veague | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | George W Cole | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Gerald F Vovis | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Gwen L Lexow | Alumni Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Heather S Bumps | Vp For Strategic Initiatives |
| 2024-2024 | Helen H Lin | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | James R Potter | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Janice V Sharry | Chair Of Committee On Trustees |
| 2024-2024 | John T Lawler | Chair Of Finance Committee And Budget Subcommittee |
| 2024-2024 | Joseph C Bastian | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Juliana Tioanda | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Julie Rademaker | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Keith E Maskus | Trustee Chair Of Academic Affairs |
| 2024-2024 | Laura M Rosene | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Laurence Msall 1123 | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Lisa Van End | Exec. Director Of Communications |
| 2024-2024 | Mark D Draper | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Mark Wilson | Associate Vp Of Major Gift |
| 2024-2024 | Marquita D Barker | Vp For Student Development |
| 2024-2024 | Martin E Glickman | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | MARY J CLARK | Dir Of Institutional Research |
| 2024-2024 | Michael Chubrich | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Michael Schneider | Provost & Dean Of The College |
| 2024-2024 | Monica Keith | Vp Of Advancement |
| 2024-2024 | Nathan Ament 6123 | Vp Of Enrollment |
| 2024-2024 | Nyerere K Billups | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Patrick St Lyn | Chair Audit Subcommittee |
| 2024-2024 | Paul R Steenis | Vp For Enrollment |
| 2024-2024 | Peggy Ware 63023 | Exec. Asst. To President/Secretary |
| 2024-2024 | R Kyle Winning | Tr. Chair Facility & Infrastructure |
| 2024-2024 | Robert C Long | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Sandra Gray | Asst. Vp For Advancement |
| 2024-2024 | Scott L Westerman | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Susan A Blew | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Susan Haerr Zucker | General Trustee |
| 2024-2024 | Susan C Plomin | Chair Of Campus Life And Athletics |
| 2024-2024 | Tino H Schuler | Tr. Chair Of Admissions & Fin.Aid. |
| 2024-2024 | Tony Etz | Board Chair |
| 2024-2024 | Xinyue Vela Lu | General Trustee |
| - | Adam Vitale | Board Member |
| - | Akwasi Asabere | Board Member |
| - | Anthony Tedeschi | Board Member |
| - | April J. Morgan | Board Member |
| - | Barbara A. Baird | Board Member |
| - | Carol Bovard Craig | Board Member |
| - | Dan Spaulding | Board Member |
| - | David A. Schulz | Board Member |
| - | Don Harmon | Board Member |
| - | Donovan W. Pepper | Board Member |
| - | Frederick Veague | Board Member |
| - | Helen Lin | Board Member |
| - | James Mason | Board Member |
| - | James R. Potter | Board Member |
| - | Janice Vyn Sharry | Board Member |
| - | John Lawler | Board Member |
| - | Joseph C. Bastian | Board Member |
| - | Juliana Tioanda | Board Member |
| - | Julie K. Rademaker | Board Member |
| - | Keith Maskus | Board Member |
| - | Laura Rosene | Board Member |
| - | Mark A. Kleine | Board Member |
| - | Mark Draper | Board Member |
| - | Maurice Harris | Board Member |
| - | Michael Chubrich | Board Member |
| - | Nyerere Billups | Board Member |
| - | Patrick St. Aubyn Lyn | Board Member |
| - | Robert Long | Board Member |
| - | Sara Jane Ahmed | Board Member |
| - | Scott L. Westerman | Board Member |
| - | Sonya Malunda | Board Member |
| - | Susan C. Plomin | Board Member |
| - | Susan Haerr Zucker | Board Member |
| - | Susan A. Blew | Board Member |
| - | Tino Schuler | Board Member |
| - | Tomilola Olotu | Board Member |
| - | Tony Etz | Chair Of The Board |
| - | Vela Lu | Board Member |
| Year | Name | Title | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Carole S Woods | - | |
| 2017 | Tara Rayleen Thompson | - | |
| 2016 | Aubrey D Andrews | - | |
| 2016 | Connie J Godfrey | - | |
| 2015 | Gary L Pence | - | |
| 2014 | Linda Mccormack | - | |
| 2013 | Cole Aiden Atcheson-Demke | Section Leader | - |
| 2013 | William G Struck | - | |
| 2012 | Terry L Clewell | - | |
| 2011 | Raymond D Sykes | - | |
| 2010 | Tina K Rutherford | - | |
| 2009 | Hannah Gdalman | Peer Tutor | - |
| 2008 | Alex V Petik | - | |
| 2008 | Lori L Moore | - | |
| 2007 | Charlotte Johnson | - | |
| 2007 | Donald E Lawton | - | |
| 2006 | Tony Islas | - | |
| 2003 | David A Rayborn | - | |
| 2002 | Alice Clark | - | |
| 2001 | Ronald E Gustavus | - | |
| 2000 | Donald Lawton | - | |
| 1999 | Gregorio Miranda | - | |
| 1998 | Bonita J Lee | - | |
| 1998 | Dave Rayborn | - | |
| 1995 | Donald T Like | - | |
| 1995 | Scott W Sunderland | - | |
| 1994 | Carole Hahn | - | |
| 1994 | Dorothy Stempinski | - | |
| 1994 | Louise R Hickerson | - | |
| 1993 | Rachel D Vega | - | |
| 1993 | Rachel D Vega | - | |
| 1991 | Evelyn J Nelson | - | |
| 1991 | Kimberly Lipsky | - | |
| 1990 | Imogene W Allen | - | |
| 1988 | Rose Mary Jones | - | |
| 1987 | James S Johnson | - | |
| 1985 | Evangeline Alvarez | - | |
| 1985 | Floyd Engle | - | |
| 1984 | Ramona Gutierrez | - | |
| 1983 | F Jean Johnson | - | |
| 1982 | Momcilo Rosic | - | |
| 1977 | Frederick C Bucholz | Student | - |
| - | Adam G. Vitale | Director | - |
| - | Adriana Colindres | Public Relations | - |
| - | Alex Nadolna | - | |
| - | Amanda Lee | - | |
| - | Beth Mcrill | - | |
| - | Brenda Fineberg | Professor | - |
| - | Carli Bogolub | - | |
| - | Catherine Denial | Professor | - |
| - | Charles F Smith | Director | - |
| - | Danny Schaefer | - | |
| - | Delsey Ramirez | - | |
| - | Dushan Petrovich | Director | - |
| - | Elizabeth Carlin Metz | Chair Of Theatre | - |
| - | Ella Peterson | - | |
| - | Erik Smoy | - | |
| - | Erik Smoy | - | |
| - | Fred Hord | Professor | - |
| - | George J Matkov | Director | - |
| - | Heather Hoffmann | Professor | - |
| - | Isabelle C Goossen | Director | - |
| - | James R Potter | Director | - |
| - | Janet M Koran | Director | - |
| - | Jenna Butler | - | |
| - | Jill Krippel | - | |
| - | John J Straus | Director | - |
| - | Jonas Mack | - | |
| - | Joseph B Glossberg | Director | - |
| - | Josh Lee | - | |
| - | Karen Kampwirth | Professor | - |
| - | Kelly Shaw | Instructor | - |
| - | Laurel J. Andrew | Vice Chairman | - |
| - | Laurence J Msall | Director | - |
| - | Lawrence B. Breitborde | Dean Of The College | - |
| - | Lynette Lombard | Professor | - |
| - | Magali Roy-Féquière | Associate Professor | - |
| - | Michael O'Connell | - | |
| - | Michael Schroeder | - | |
| - | Michael O'Connell | - | |
| - | Mike Youkhana | - | |
| - | Mike Schroeder | - | |
| - | Morton W Weir | Honorary Director | - |
| - | Nancy Eberhardt | Professor | - |
| - | Natania Rosenfeld | Professor | - |
| - | Nick Sienkiewicz | - | |
| - | Phil Tallman | - | |
| - | Robert J Sparks | Director | - |
| - | Robin Ragan | Associate Professor | - |
| - | Sam Thomas | - | |
| - | Sandra E Frum | Director | - |
| - | Steven P Luetger | Director | - |
| - | Susan H Zucker | Chair For Advancement | - |
| - | William Young | Associate Professor | - |
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