The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) works at the intersection of money and knowledge, providing Illinois families comprehensive and objective information on funding higher education, and the tools they need to make educational choices that are right for them. Then, through the Monetary Award Program (MAP), College Illinois!® Prepaid Tuition Program, and other scholarship and grant programs that ISAC administers, ISAC helps make those choices a reality. Eric Zarnikow is ISAC's Executive Director. ISAC employs approximately 250 staff located in Deerfield, Springfield, and Chicago. Outreach ISACorps work remotely throughout Illinois. ISAC FY26 Operating Budget is $36,932,000.
ISAC is governed by a ten (10) member commission appointed by the Governor.
ISAC Functional Subdivisions
- College Access and Outreach
- Executive Division
- Finance and Accounting
- Administrative Services
- General Counsel
- Human Resources & Development
- Information Technology (IT)
- Communications
- Program Services and Operations
- IL Designated Acct Purchase Program
- Capacity Development and Training
- Research Planning and Policy Analysis
The College Illinois! Investment Advisory Panel
FOIA Requests
Please send to: Lisa Murphy-Coveny, ISAC’s FOIA Officer
Requests should be submitted in writing to: [email protected] – or mailed to:
Freedom of Information Office, ATTN: FOIA Request
Illinois Student Assistance Commission
1755 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015-5209
E-mail is preferred, if possible.
For FOIA requests sent via email, the entirety of the request must appear in the body of the email (no attachments or external links are allowed).
FEES: No fee for first 50 pgs. or e-mailed documents. 50 + pgs 15 cents per pg. Cost of CD if used.
More terms re: fees are in the Illinois Freedom of Information Act 5 ILCS 140.