Bears Care FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Lake Forest, IL501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 20-3902715

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To support programs designed to positivel impact people in the areas of education, youth athletics, and medical research & health awareness with an emphasis on breast & ovarian cance

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $423K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.2M
+60% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2022▲ +60%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2022▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.9M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2022▲ +66%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$728K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$797K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2006.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $2.6M Management & general 4% · $117K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Funds programs improving education, youth sports, and breast/ovarian cancer awareness and research.

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1 program · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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To issue grants for the support of programs focused on improving the quality of life for people in the chicagoland community in the areas of education, youth athletics, and medical research awareness programs focusing on breast and ovarian cancer.

$2.6Mprogram expense

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 · 69 grants · $10.1M · 2020–2024
Rush University Medical CenterIL · FY2024$520,000
Endeavor Health Clinical OperationsIL · FY2024$200,000
Hope Chicago INCIL · FY2024$200,000
University of ChicagoIL · FY2024$170,000
Chicago Parks FoundationIL · FY2024$155,000
Big Shoulders FundIL · FY2024$100,000
Youth GuidanceIL · FY2024$75,000
Build INCIL · FY2024$75,000
Urban Growers Collective INCIL · FY2024$70,000
Imagine Englewood If NfpIL · FY2024$50,000
Shirley Ryan Ability LabIL · FY2024$50,000
Gildas Club ChicagoIL · FY2024$30,000
See all 69 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$399K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$117K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$349K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$332K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$399K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$728K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$728K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$728K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.6M$2.6M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$91K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.6M$117K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.6M$2.9M−$314K$797K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.7M−$99K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $3.2M$2.7M$482K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$2.3M−$301K$728K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.1M$485K$1.0M 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 $3,221,689 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$331,787
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,470,199
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$349,050
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,801,986
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,779$20,779
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $398,924$398,924
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $419,703$3,221,689
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,739,528 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,622,164$2,622,164
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,992$15,992
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,183$4,183
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,916$4,916
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,768$1,768
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $90,505$90,505
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,622,164 · Management $117,364 · Fundraising $0$2,739,528
Part X · Balance sheet $1,209,712 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $727,551$1,209,712
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $727,551$1,209,712
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $727,551$1,209,712
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $727,551$1,209,712
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $727,551$1,209,712
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,209,712 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,221,689
XI-2 Total expenses$2,739,528
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$482,161
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$727,551
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,209,712

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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