Lawrence Hall EIN 36-2167771

Lawrence Hall

EIN  36-2167771 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL Founded 1874
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Verified accurate 8/8/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Helps at-risk youth and families build skills for independent, productive lives.
Leadership
Kara Teeple · Chief Executive Officer · $244K
Money in and out
$32.0M revenue, $31.0M expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency

Helps at-risk youth and families build skills for independent, productive lives. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $32.0M in revenue, $31.0M in expenses, and $37.2M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$32.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$31.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$37.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.0M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +7% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$32.0M
FY2024▲ +12%
Expenses
$31.0M
FY2024▲ +12%
Total assets
$50.5M
FY2024▲ +3%
Total liabilities
$13.3M
FY2024▼ -12%
Total revenue
$32.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$31.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$37.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.0M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$50.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 324
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 424
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $25.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Continuum of Care (FC, OAP and Residential) (see Schedule O)

$18.5Mprogram expense
02

Project Work (see Schedule O)

$4.9Mprogram expense
03

Therapeutic Day School (see Schedule O)

$2.5Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLawrence Hall
EINHdr · item D36-2167771
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lawrencehall.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1874
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1943

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a24
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b24
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$244,350Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$153,969Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$145,179Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of People & Culture
$126,936Pt VII · Sec A
Lead Youth Treatment Specialist
$121,156Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of IT
$115,739Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Education
$112,400Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kara Teeple$244,350$202,667$192,247$183,626$180,138$176,535
William Kritchevsky$184,850$179,409$170,636$165,689
Devan Hughes$153,969$144,706$113,740
Sean McGinnis$145,179$136,468$132,488$127,157
Elizabeth Wilbarger$135,200$131,423$126,597$123,531
Melanie Krauss$126,936
Latoya Slue$121,156$105,069
Gregory Meadors$115,739$113,972$106,552$101,927

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$25.0M · 78%
Contributions & grants$6.0M · 19%
Investment income$928K · 3%
Program service revenue78%$25.0M
Contributions & grants19%$6.0M
Investment income3%$928K
Other revenue$24K
— government grantsLn 1e$4.5M
Total revenueLn 12$32.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.02
Program services84%$25.9M
Management & general15%$4.5M
Fundraising2%$598K
Total functional expensesLn 25$31.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$50.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$13.3M
Total net assetsLn 32$37.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $18.1M · Operating expenses/yr $31.0M
7.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $25.9M · Total expenses $31.0M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $4.5M · Total expenses $31.0M
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $598K · Total expenses $31.0M
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $586K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.6M
$0.37 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $6.0M · Total revenue $32.0M
19%
Government reliance
Government grants $4.5M · Total revenue $32.0M
14%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $25.0M · Total revenue $32.0M
78%
Investment reliance
Investment income $928K · Total revenue $32.0M
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $25.0M · Total expenses $31.0M
81%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $32.0M · Prior year $28.6M
+12%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $20.6M · FY2024 $32.0M
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $37.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $32.0M · Expenses $31.0M
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $50.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $37.2M · Total assets $50.5M
74%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $15.4M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $50.5M
31%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kara Teeple · Reported title Chief Executive Officer · Highest reported compensation $244K · Total expenses $31.0M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $20.3M · Total expenses $31.0M
65%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth 12%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $19.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,925,668
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,777,562
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,406,844
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,499,789
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,068,839
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,274,522
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,619,078
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,095,175
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,493,273
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,335,660
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,246,732
Unitemized GrantFY2019$961,539

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$28.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$26.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$22.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$23.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$20.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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