Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference INC

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 06-1707903

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The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference is an annual conference and forum designed to develop leadership skills and public policy knowledge in the leadership of the faith community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 15 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $287K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$168K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 83% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $2.0M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$421K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-59% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
54%
Net assets
$773K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -59%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$844K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +59%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$773K
FY2025▼ -58%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$729K
FY2022$480K
FY2023$541K
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$773K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending April 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $1.2M Management & general 39% · $914K Fundraising 7% · $165K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $168K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$167,539Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Iva Carruthers’s $168K as Executive Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Iva Carruthers$167,539$120,000$120,000$120,000——
Dr Iva E Carruthers————$120,000$10,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops faith leaders' skills and policy knowledge through an annual conference and forum.

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1 program service account for $1.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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This program services related to these expenses include educational and social programmimg to support community and sustainability, economic development, and engagement in public polocy.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $569K · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,250
Unitemized GrantFY2022$128,600
Unitemized GrantFY2021$216,280
Unitemized GrantFY2020$216,820
Unitemized GrantFY2019$6,098

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$758K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$453K
Investment incomeLn 3$48K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$914K
Fundraisingcol D$165K
Owns and owesPt X
$773K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$421K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$758K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$453K
Investment incomeLn 3$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
SavingsLn 2$314K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$332K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$157K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$82K
Other assetsLn 15$109K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$421K
Net assetsLn 32$773K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$332K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$47K$157K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$89K$82K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$408K$421K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$773K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$743K$297K$446K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$122K$49K$73K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$25K$37K
Management feesLn 11a$105K$105K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$142K$142K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$97K$97K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$93K$12K$81K
Information technologyLn 14$78K$39K$39K
OccupancyLn 16$134K$134K
TravelLn 17$276K$231K$22K$23K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$368K$368K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$11K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.2M$914K$165K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$2.3M−$1.1M$773K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.1M$1.5M$1.6M$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.9M−$956$541K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.7M−$278K$480K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$2.3M−$894K$729K 990 PDF
FY2020 $844K$1.9M−$1.1M$1.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,265,630 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$758,359
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$758,359
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $453,458 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$453,458
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $48,132 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$48,132
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,681 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,681
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $507,271 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,265,630
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,322,711 across 18 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $297,084 · Management $445,626$742,710
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $48,814 · Management $73,221$122,035
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,772 · Management $37,157$61,929
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $104,811$104,811
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,587$13,587
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $39,324$39,324
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $142,189$142,189
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $97,030$97,030
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,557$9,557
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,185 · Management $80,737$92,922
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $39,447 · Management $38,956$78,403
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $133,970$133,970
IX-17 TravelPrograms $230,920 · Management $21,500 · Fundraising $23,086$275,506
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $368,086$368,086
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,118$3,118
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,535$6,535
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $19,959$19,959
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,040 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,040
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,243,746 · Management $913,690 · Fundraising $165,275$2,322,711
Part X · Balance sheet $1,194,230 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,990,475$17,261
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$314,424
X-4 Accounts receivable$500,098
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$14,501
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $88,829$82,293
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $46,789$157,091
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $108,680$108,562
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,234,773$1,194,230
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $407,603$242,644
X-25 Other liabilities$139,327
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $407,603$421,358
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$1,278,239$2,481,933
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,105,409−$1,709,061
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,827,170$772,872
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,234,773$1,194,230
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $772,872 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,265,630
XI-2 Total expenses$2,322,711
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,057,081
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,827,170
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,783
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$772,872

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