Respond Now INC FY2023 filing

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Chicago Hts, IL501(c)(3)Since 1955Human ServicesEIN 23-7091808Revenue $2.1M in FY2023

On file with the IRS1439 Emerald Ave, 60411-3517 · Chicago Hts, ILTax-exempt since Jan 1971Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Respond Now connects those in need with health, hunger, and housing services in the chicago southland.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $129K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $95K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$304K
80% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 80% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$77K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2023▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2023▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$4.9M
Net assets
$77K
FY2023▼ -73%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$77K
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1971.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.7M Management & general 25% · $575K Fundraising 3% · $71K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carl Wolf’s $108K as Executive Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Carl Wolf$108,431$108,430

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

Offers food, shelter, and medical care to those in need.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Provide food assistance

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Provide assistance for all other programs

Pt IX · col B
03

Provide housing & shelter

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$95K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$560
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$575K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$77K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$382K
LiabilitiesLn 26$304K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$560
Other incomeLn 4–11$72K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$29K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K
Total assetsLn 16$382K
LiabilitiesLn 26$304K
Net assetsLn 32$77K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$202K$200K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$26K$29K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$646K$382K
LiabilitiesLn 26$360K$304K
Net assetsLn 32$286K$77K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$755K$531K$190K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$44K$31K$9K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$95K$65K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$46K$28K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$54K$54K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$954K$217K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$109K$79K$26K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.7M$575K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.7M$4.9M−$196K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.4M$3.2M$1.2M$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.1M$2.3M−$209K$77K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.2M$2K$286K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$2.2M−$13K$284K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.3M$31K$183K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,124,681 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,082,577$2,051,955
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $898$560
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $82,170$72,166
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,165,645$2,124,681
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $859,659$799,102
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,303,496$1,534,532
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,163,155$2,333,634
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,490−$208,953
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,124,681 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,001,586
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$50,369
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,051,955
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $560$560
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $72,166$72,166
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $72,726$2,124,681
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,333,634 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $531,252 · Management $190,220 · Fundraising $33,623$755,095
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,896 · Management $8,985 · Fundraising $4,126$44,007
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,502$13,502
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $65,004 · Management $29,587$94,591
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,563 · Management $18,236$45,799
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $54,033$54,033
IX-17 TravelManagement $5,036$5,036
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,633$12,633
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $954,193 · Management $216,562 · Fundraising $29,369$1,200,124
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $78,629 · Management $25,987 · Fundraising $4,198$108,814
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,687,537 · Management $574,781 · Fundraising $71,316$2,333,634
Part X · Balance sheet $381,538 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $201,654$200,158
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $380,896$115,144
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $37,304$37,304
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $26,219$28,932
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $646,073$381,538
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $346,829$290,586
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,927$13,588
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $359,756$304,174
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $286,317$77,364
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $286,317$77,364
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $646,073$381,538
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $77,364 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,124,681
XI-2 Total expenses$2,333,634
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$208,953
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$286,317
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$77,364

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