Kalimba Foundation Nfp

Tax-deductible

Waukegan, IL501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 20-4550347

Half Way Houses

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$115K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
3 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $31K a year · 5% of revenue · last 7 filings
Concern: a surplus in 3 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 53% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$345K
708% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 708% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$526K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$581K
To programs
81%
Net assets
−$296K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$526K
FY2025▼ -11%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$486K
FY2020$469K
FY2021$700K
FY2022$773K
FY2023$584K
FY2024$588K
FY2025$526K
Expenses
$581K
FY2025▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$523K
FY2020$643K
FY2021$680K
FY2022$656K
FY2023$718K
FY2024$543K
FY2025$581K
Net assets
−$296K
FY2025▼ -229%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$30K
FY2020−$152K
FY2021−$132K
FY2022−$24K
FY2023−$127K
FY2024−$90K
FY2025−$296K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2017.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $473K Management & general 19% · $108K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$57,972Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$56,904Pt VII · Sec A
Directdor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leon Venable’s $58K as President is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2019
Leon Venable$57,972$84,409
Michael Curry$56,904$26,400
Mary Roberson—$12,293

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides housing for formerly incarcerated individuals.

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1 program service account for $581K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$526K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$526K
Money outPt IX
$581K
Ln 25
Programscol B$473K
Managementcol C$108K
Owns and owesPt X
−$296K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$345K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$526K
Government grantsLn 1e$523K
Total revenueLn 12$526K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$345K
Net assetsLn 32−$296K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$103K$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$344K$345K
Net assetsLn 32−$241K−$296K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$52K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$6K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$15K$2K
TravelLn 17$21K$21K
InterestLn 20$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$407K$407K
Total functional expensesLn 25$581K$473K$108K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $526K$581K−$55K−$296K 990 PDF
FY2024 $588K$543K$45K−$90K 990 PDF
FY2023 $584K$718K−$134K−$127K 990 PDF
FY2022 $773K$656K$116K−$24K 990 PDF
FY2021 $700K$680K$19K−$132K 990 PDF
FY2020 $469K$643K−$173K−$152K 990 PDF
FY2019 $486K$523K−$38K$30K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $526,102 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$523,202
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,900
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$526,102
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$526,102
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $581,449 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $52,360$52,360
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,110$4,110
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,600 · Management $22,500$44,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,950$3,950
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,637 · Management $7,541$13,178
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,307 · Management $2,000$17,307
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,096$21,096
IX-20 InterestManagement $16,021$16,021
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,285$2,285
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $407,042$407,042
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $472,967 · Management $108,482 · Fundraising $0$581,449
Part X · Balance sheet $48,698 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $43,150; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,252$4,533
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,015$1,015
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $103,163$48,698
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,738$44,620
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $300,000$300,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $343,738$344,620
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$240,575−$295,922
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$240,575−$295,922
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $103,163$48,698
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$295,922 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$526,102
XI-2 Total expenses$581,449
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$55,347
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$240,575
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$295,922

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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