The Allendale Association

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Lake Villa, IL501(c)(3)Since 1897EIN 36-2177140Revenue $31.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSallendale4kids.org600 West Grand Avenue Building 16, 60046-8034 · Lake Villa, ILTax-exempt since Feb 1944School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Care,treatment,education & advocacy for youth w/emotional,mental health & behavioral challenges

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 186 volunteers and 495 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
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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 $384K a year · 1% 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% 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
22
named funders · $414K
Looks good: 22 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.2M
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% 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
$31.6M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$31.3M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$19.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$31.6M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$30.5M
FY2021$34.4M
FY2022$27.7M
FY2023$29.1M
FY2024$30.2M
FY2025$31.6M
Expenses
$31.3M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$30.5M
FY2021$29.6M
FY2022$28.6M
FY2023$31.0M
FY2024$30.2M
FY2025$31.3M
Net assets
$19.1M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.4M
FY2021$20.5M
FY2022$18.9M
FY2023$17.8M
FY2024$18.2M
FY2025$19.1M

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 Feb 1944.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $26.8M Management & general 13% · $4.0M Fundraising 2% · $567K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $1.3M 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
Shift Supervisor
$184,906Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$184,277Pt VII · Sec A
Milieu Supervisor
$171,541Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$170,716Pt VII · Sec A
Shift Supervisor
$151,114Pt VII · Sec A
Shift Supervisor
$149,337Pt VII · Sec A
Shift Supervisor
$142,869Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$121,154Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Torris Childs$171,541$155,365$190,351—$123,524$119,225
Jason Keeler$184,277$185,484$178,991$177,189$178,539$171,830
Lygmy Celeste$184,906$179,470$174,337$176,254$145,108—
Connie Borucki$170,716$170,522$166,077$162,889$160,098$154,389
Greg Pipes$151,114$160,316$167,994———
Denise Cook$149,337$152,282$165,375———
Chris Schrantz—$148,841$145,554$139,406$138,284$133,345
Jordana Gonzales$142,869—————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides care, treatment, education, and advocacy for youth with emotional, mental health, and behavioral challenges.

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3 programs · $24.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Residential Services

Allendale's residential treatment program provides children and adolescents with a secure, nurturing, treatment environment filled with positive role models and steady routines. To accommodate their growing independence, we offer graduated levels of care including strength-focused vocational skill building, enriched and exciting…

$15.2Mprogram expense
02

Special Education Services

Allendale's special education services programs assist students in building knowledge, competency, work ethics and values through a rigorous k-12 individualized curriculum that combines specialized therapeutic classroom instruction with high teacher-to-student ratios.

$8.1Mprogram expense
03

Foster Care

Allendale's foster care program serves children primarily 8-18 years of age experiencing emotional and behavioral problems. Offering both specialized and traditional levels of care, our program provides training and ongoing support for our parents using allendale's restart model.

$1.3Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$31.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$630K
Money outPt IX
$31.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$26.8M
Managementcol C$4.0M
Fundraisingcol D$567K
Owns and owesPt X
$19.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$24.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$630K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$303K
Total revenueLn 12$31.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.9M
Other assetsLn 15$30K
Total assetsLn 16$24.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$19.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5495
VolunteersI 6186
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$3.4M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.9M$10.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.4M$7.9M
Total assetsLn 16$23.2M$24.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$18.2M$19.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$563K$563K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$18.9M$17.6M$1.0M$289K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$470K$442K$20K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.7M$2.5M$184K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.6M$1.4M$120K$23K
Legal feesLn 11b$30K$30K
Accounting feesLn 11c$129K$129K
Investment management feesLn 11f$41K$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.0M$879K$164K$166
Advertising and promotionLn 12$219K$80K$140K
Office expensesLn 13$140K$126K$3K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$830K$817K$10K$3K
TravelLn 17$180K$174K$5K$1K
InterestLn 20$69K$5K$59K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.3M$710K$575K$27
InsuranceLn 23$692K$692K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.2M$1.9M$263K$42K
All other expensesLn 24e$167K$159K$8K$8
Total functional expensesLn 25$31.3M$26.8M$4.0M$567K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $31.6M$31.3M$273K$19.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $30.2M$30.2M$69K$18.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $29.1M$31.0M−$1.9M$17.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $27.7M$28.6M−$925K$18.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $34.4M$29.6M$4.8M$20.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $30.5M$30.5M−$25K$13.4M 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 $31,597,718 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $936,014$1,271,626
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,939,083$29,690,359
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $342,753$629,692
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,801$6,041
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $30,223,651$31,597,718
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $23,186,223$24,247,953
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,968,219$7,076,854
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $30,154,442$31,324,807
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,209$272,911
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $31,597,718 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $365,107 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,271,626
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,271,626
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,325,252$29,325,252
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $326,371$326,371
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $303,321$303,321
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $588 · Excluded from tax $5,453$6,041
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,690,947 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $635,145$31,597,718
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $31,324,807 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $563,391$563,391
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,646,796 · Management $1,003,322 · Fundraising $289,288$18,939,406
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $442,212 · Management $20,238 · Fundraising $7,931$470,381
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,491,458 · Management $183,775 · Fundraising $44,686$2,719,919
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,411,745 · Management $119,968 · Fundraising $23,143$1,554,856
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $30,448$30,448
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $129,354$129,354
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $41,384$41,384
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $879,235 · Management $163,938 · Fundraising $166$1,043,339
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $79,542 · Fundraising $139,807$219,349
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $126,093 · Management $3,065 · Fundraising $10,822$139,980
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $816,975 · Management $9,970 · Fundraising $3,063$830,008
IX-17 TravelPrograms $173,998 · Management $4,992 · Fundraising $1,407$180,397
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,971 · Management $58,867 · Fundraising $4,754$68,592
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $710,469 · Management $575,225 · Fundraising $27$1,285,721
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $691,670$691,670
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,943,960 · Management $263,313 · Fundraising $42,103$2,249,376
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $159,158 · Management $8,070 · Fundraising $8$167,236
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $26,807,070 · Management $3,950,532 · Fundraising $567,205$31,324,807
Part X · Balance sheet $24,297,877 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,780,660$1,194,280
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,588,401$1,355,383
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $25,000$25,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,746,317$2,826,071
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $691,715$999,430
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,433,129$7,911,724
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,899,094$9,956,115
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $11,364$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $66,438$29,874
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,242,118$24,297,877
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,762,609$2,128,847
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,133,407
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $833,400$663,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,051,807$5,189,625
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,151,932$18,364,669
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,038,379$743,583
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,190,311$19,108,252
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,242,118$24,297,877
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,108,252 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$31,597,718
XI-2 Total expenses$31,324,807
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$272,911
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,190,311
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$401,273
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$243,757
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,108,252

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