Lawrence Hall

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 1874EIN 36-2167771Revenue $32.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSlawrencehall.org4833 N Francisco Ave, 60625-3640 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Mar 1943Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Empowering those who have experienced trauma by providing healing, stability, and community connection.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 341 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $604K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
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 · $21K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13.3M
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$32.0M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$31.0M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$37.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$32.0M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$20.6M
FY2021$23.8M
FY2022$22.9M
FY2023$26.8M
FY2024$28.6M
FY2025$32.0M
Expenses
$31.0M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$20.8M
FY2021$23.0M
FY2022$22.7M
FY2023$25.8M
FY2024$27.8M
FY2025$31.0M
Net assets
$37.2M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$23.8M
FY2021$30.8M
FY2022$26.0M
FY2023$29.6M
FY2024$34.1M
FY2025$37.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Mar 1943.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $25.9M Management & general 15% · $4.5M Fundraising 2% · $598K

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

33 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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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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

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Helps at-risk youth and families build skills for independent, productive lives.

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3 programs · $25.9M · in their 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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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K
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

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$32.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$928K
Money outPt IX
$31.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$25.9M
Managementcol C$4.5M
Fundraisingcol D$598K
Owns and owesPt X
$37.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$50.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.5M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$216K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$928K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$32.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$987K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.5M
Other assetsLn 15$14.2M
Total assetsLn 16$50.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.3M
Net assetsLn 32$37.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5341
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$2.6M$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.0M$15.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.0M$13.5M
Total assetsLn 16$49.2M$50.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.1M$13.3M
Net assetsLn 32$34.1M$37.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4.7M$4.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$398K$322K$66K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$15.9M$12.9M$2.6M$401K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$838K$669K$146K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.7M$1.3M$291K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.5M$1.2M$249K$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$82K$82K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$86K$86K
Investment management feesLn 11f$68K$68K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$901K$594K$290K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$1.0M$910K$126K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$279K$149K$94K$36K
OccupancyLn 16$1.7M$1.6M$150K$10K
TravelLn 17$551K$522K$27K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$151K$69K$78K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$780K$701K$80K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$5K$35K$428
All other expensesLn 24e$318K$314K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$31.0M$25.9M$4.5M$598K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $32.0M$31.0M$1.0M$37.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $28.6M$27.8M$857K$34.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $26.8M$25.8M$1.0M$29.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $22.9M$22.7M$212K$26.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $23.8M$23.0M$772K$30.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $20.6M$20.8M−$251K$23.8M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $32,029,432 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,114,174$6,035,442
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,642,659$25,042,041
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $843,153$927,603
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28,356$24,346
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,628,342$32,029,432
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,324,806$4,703,230
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $17,984,136$20,266,337
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,462,013$6,033,919
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,770,955$31,003,486
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $857,387$1,025,946
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
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 $32,029,432 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,887 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$53,687
VIII-1c Fundraising events$216,017
VIII-1e Government grants$4,547,173
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,218,565
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,035,442
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,042,041$25,042,041
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $927,603$927,603
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $19,459$19,459
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,042,041 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $951,949$32,029,432
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $31,003,486 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,703,230$4,703,230
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $321,995 · Management $66,282 · Fundraising $10,042$398,319
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,862,156 · Management $2,647,640 · Fundraising $401,139$15,910,935
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $669,101 · Management $146,390 · Fundraising $22,746$838,237
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,330,908 · Management $291,183 · Fundraising $45,245$1,667,336
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,163,445 · Management $248,749 · Fundraising $39,316$1,451,510
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $81,685$81,685
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $86,400$86,400
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $68,262$68,262
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $593,558 · Management $290,308 · Fundraising $17,038$900,904
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $909,501 · Management $126,304 · Fundraising $5,930$1,041,735
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $148,734 · Management $94,272 · Fundraising $36,072$279,078
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,576,304 · Management $149,606 · Fundraising $10,212$1,736,122
IX-17 TravelPrograms $522,232 · Management $26,985 · Fundraising $1,514$550,731
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $68,545 · Management $77,688 · Fundraising $4,459$150,692
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $700,645 · Management $79,771$780,416
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,192 · Management $34,774 · Fundraising $428$40,394
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $314,083 · Fundraising $3,417$317,500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,889,629 · Management $4,516,299 · Fundraising $597,558$31,003,486
Part X · Balance sheet $50,460,901 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,947,640$1,644,863
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $687,380$986,597
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $157,900$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,780,277$3,756,642
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $947,578$931,489
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,024,903$13,507,134
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,971,070$15,431,374
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,698,405$14,202,802
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $49,215,153$50,460,901
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,736,506$1,731,156
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $8,131,081$7,656,491
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,272,476$3,901,396
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,140,063$13,289,043
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,500,071$17,234,990
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,575,019$19,936,868
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $34,075,090$37,171,858
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $49,215,153$50,460,901
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,171,858 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$32,029,432
XI-2 Total expenses$31,003,486
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,025,946
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$34,075,090
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,458,190
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$612,632
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,171,858

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

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