Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2005.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
9 people listed on the 990; $726K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Malia Arnett’s $274K as President & CEO is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malia Arnett | $273,875 | $250,000 | $222,917 | $205,167 | $181,750 | $152,000 |
| Elta Hebipasi | $205,406 | $187,500 | $172,917 | $152,900 | $131,833 | $103,835 |
| Dajonese Turner | — | — | — | $137,750 | — | — |
| Alison N Stogsdill | $136,501 | $112,860 | — | — | — | — |
| Aisha Davis | — | — | — | — | — | $115,500 |
| Natalie M Beck | $110,266 | $106,179 | — | — | — | — |
| Danielle McQuay | — | — | — | $107,264 | — | — |
| Jenique Dean | — | — | — | $104,485 | — | — |
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.
See Child Link INC executive salaries →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
Provides foster care, counseling, and referrals for at-risk Chicago adolescents.
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Foster Care Services
This program provides a healthy and safe living environment for children who are wards of the state, provides case management, parent-child counseling, and referrals. When relatives are not available, we place children in traditional foster care homes.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 11-3718683) · Dispute this lineTransitional Living Program
This program provides supportive housing, life skills training and support services to young people who are transitioning out of foster care. The program is designed to promote self-sufficiency and help young people to identify their own personal goals and receive help in reaching them.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 11-3718683) · Dispute this lineProfessional Foster Care Services
This program provides a more closely monitored healthy, stable, and safe living environment for high-risk children who are wards of the state, provides case management, parent-child counseling and referrals. (Otherwise, same as the above program.)
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 11-3718683) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.9M | $2.2M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.7M | $2.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.9M | $5.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3.0M | $2.9M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.9M | $2.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $558K | $546K | $12K | $126 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $5.8M | $5.7M | $127K | $1K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $38K | $38K | $351 | $10 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $336K | $333K | $3K | $90 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $537K | $532K | $5K | $144 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $3K | $2K | $479 | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $32K | $32K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $250K | $235K | $16K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $86K | $85K | $820 | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $531K | $530K | $694 | |
| TravelLn 17 | $132K | $132K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $10K | $10K | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $24K | $24K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $190K | $190K | $24 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $486K | $480K | $6K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3.9M | $3.8M | $33K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $37K | $32K | $3K | $2K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $12.9M | $12.7M | $205K | $39K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 28, 2026 | $13.4M | $12.9M | $472K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 18, 2025 | $11.8M | $11.3M | $492K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 7, 2024 | $10.8M | $10.5M | $333K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 11, 2023 | $9.6M | $8.8M | $793K | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 29, 2022 | $8.7M | $8.2M | $537K | $872K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 23, 2021 | $7.1M | $6.8M | $276K | $335K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $13,400,418 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,400,418 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,928,237 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $5,274,680 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,340,397 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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