The Foundation receives and maintains funds, of real or personal property, and to use and apply the whole of the income there from and the principal thereof, exclusively to promote the general welfare of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities; to foster the Development of programs in their behalf; to encourage research related to developmental disabilities; to advise and aid parents in the solution of their problems and to coordinate their efforts and activities; to develop a better understanding of the problems of intellectual and developmental disabilities by the public; to cooperate with public, private, and religious agencies and professional groups in the furtherance of these ends; to associate with and support financially the state and national associations; to promote the common cause; to serve locally as a clearinghouse for gathering and giving out information regarding the persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 54% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $14.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 14.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$605K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$790K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$18.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.7M
FY2026$1.9M
Expenses
$790K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$790K
FY2022$833K
FY2023$917K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M
FY2026$1.1M
Net assets
$18.3M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$18.3M
FY2022$20.0M
FY2023$18.9M
FY2024$20.8M
FY2025$21.1M
FY2026$22.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Jun 1972.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $609K Management & general 23% · $181K

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; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Chair Inves
$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

Carl La Mell’s $54K as CEO is at the 5th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Carl La Mell$54,000$54,000$50,000$53,000$29,000—
Kristin Macrae————$41,225$48,000

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

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

Programs and updates

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1 program · $609K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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$609Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 10 grants · $2.9M · 2021–2025
Envision UnlimitedIL · FY2025$515,000
Envision UnlimitedIL · FY2024$515,000
Envision UnlimitedIL · FY2023$507,500
Envision UnlimitedIL · FY2022$519,000
Envision UnlimitedIL · FY2021$510,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$805K
Investment incomeLn 3$493K
Money outPt IX
$790K
Ln 25
Programscol B$609K
Managementcol C$181K
Owns and owesPt X
$18.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$955K
Total assetsLn 16$18.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$605K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$493K
Other incomeLn 4–11$805K
Gains on assetsLn 7$87K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$955K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$955K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.0M
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$18.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$605K
Net assetsLn 32$18.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$840K$955K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.1M$14.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$15.1M$18.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$691K$605K
Net assetsLn 32$14.5M$18.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$550K$550K
Management feesLn 11a$181K$181K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$790K$609K$181K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $1.9M$1.1M$773K$22.7M 990 PDF
FY2025 $2.7M$1.1M$1.6M$21.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$1.2M$1.0M$20.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$917K$595K$18.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$833K$2.4M$20.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.3M$790K$508K$18.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,298,235 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $384,728$492,880
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $754,277$805,355
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,139,005$1,298,235
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $645,004$550,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $57,225$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $167,518$240,366
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $869,747$790,366
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $269,258$507,869
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,298,235 across 4 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $405,966$405,966
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $805,355$805,355
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $86,914$86,914
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,298,235 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,298,235
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $790,366 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $550,000$550,000
IX-11a Management feesManagement $181,154$181,154
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $27,700$27,700
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,512$31,512
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $609,212 · Management $181,154 · Fundraising $0$790,366
Part X · Balance sheet $18,914,375 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $839,863$955,186
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,234,745$3,047,384
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,064,445$14,905,736
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,892$6,069
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,143,945$18,914,375
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $644,466$558,370
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $46,627$46,627
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $691,093$604,997
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,452,852$18,309,378
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,452,852$18,309,378
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,143,945$18,914,375
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,309,378 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,298,235
XI-2 Total expenses$790,366
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$507,869
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,452,852
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,348,657
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,309,378

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