Illinois Sheriffs' Association

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Springfield, IL501(c)(3)Since 1928Crime & LegalEIN 36-2055318

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To promote and provide assistance to county sheriffs of Illinois

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$200K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 86% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $286
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$759K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-75% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
54%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▼ -75%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$643K
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$6.7M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -73%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$420K
FY2021$671K
FY2022$797K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1981.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $891K Management & general 24% · $400K Fundraising 23% · $375K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $200K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$200,323Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Kaitschuk’s $200K as Executive Director is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
James Kaitschuk$200,323$209,489$192,070$178,217

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports Illinois county sheriffs with resources and aid.

Provided by the organization

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3 program services account for $891K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Associate membership fund provides community training, seminars, education and various other community services.

$844Kprogram expense
02

Associate membership fund provides student scholarships to illinois colleges.

$44Kprogram expense
03

Death benefit fund and health benefit fund provide assistance to families of sick and deceased members.

$3Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$286
Grants paid · 8 grants · $353K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$43,991
Unitemized GrantFY2024$45,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$54,800
Unitemized GrantFY2022$50,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$50,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$53,430
Unitemized GrantFY2020$50,750

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$977K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$562K
Investment incomeLn 3$92K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$891K
Managementcol C$400K
Fundraisingcol D$375K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$389K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$759K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$977K
Government grantsLn 1e$177K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$562K
Investment incomeLn 3$92K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$389K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$389K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$440K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$759K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$595K$389K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$749K$759K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$44K$44K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$200K$50K$100K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$214K$81K$95K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$10K$14K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$10K$14K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$21K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$6K$25K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$29K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$52K$17K$23K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$59K$2K$55K$1K
TravelLn 17$5K$1K$2K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$222K$222K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$9K$10K$563
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$603K$393K$210K
All other expensesLn 24e$46K$4K$7K$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$891K$400K$375K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.7M−$24K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.7M$6.2M$514K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.3M$264K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $643K$1.8M−$1.1M$797K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.3M$103K$671K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.1M$162K$420K 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 $1,641,350 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$26,699 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$772,887
VIII-1e Government grants$177,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$27,124
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$977,011
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $561,959$561,959
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $92,091$92,091
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $36,988$36,988
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $572,248 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $92,091$1,641,350
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,665,058 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $43,991$43,991
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $2,750$2,750
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,081 · Management $100,162 · Fundraising $50,080$200,323
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $81,239 · Management $95,092 · Fundraising $37,922$214,253
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,721 · Management $14,196 · Fundraising $6,442$30,359
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,050 · Management $14,365 · Fundraising $6,283$30,698
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $21,020$21,020
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,400 · Management $25,115 · Fundraising $4,200$35,715
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,875 · Management $20,522$49,397
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,736 · Management $22,780 · Fundraising $12,635$52,151
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,196 · Fundraising $9,196$18,392
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,264 · Management $55,074 · Fundraising $1,485$58,823
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,220 · Management $2,439 · Fundraising $1,219$4,878
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $222,129$222,129
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $11,651$11,651
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,176 · Management $9,669 · Fundraising $563$19,408
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $392,903 · Fundraising $209,767$602,670
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,076 · Management $7,415 · Fundraising $34,959$46,450
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $890,807 · Management $399,500 · Fundraising $374,751$1,665,058
Part X · Balance sheet $2,575,840 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $595,476$388,660
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $58,143$176,214
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,009$19,534
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,854$45,251
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,078$9,427
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,217,033$1,496,773
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $464,029$439,981
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,400,622$2,575,840
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $104,794$124,178
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $110,300$119,989
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $534,337$514,398
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $749,431$758,565
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,639,254$1,811,498
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,937$5,777
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,651,191$1,817,275
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,400,622$2,575,840
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,817,275 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,641,350
XI-2 Total expenses$1,665,058
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,708
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,651,191
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$189,792
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,817,275

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