We strive to make Aging easier through the development of a network of services for older persons designed to optimize the quality of their lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$154K 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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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $889K a year · 3% 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
to officers and key staff · 0.4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $118K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.2M
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$37.0M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$37.3M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$7.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$37.0M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$28.9M
FY2021$24.0M
FY2022$25.9M
FY2023$32.9M
FY2024$39.1M
FY2025$37.0M
Expenses
$37.3M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$26.3M
FY2021$25.1M
FY2022$26.1M
FY2023$30.0M
FY2024$37.8M
FY2025$37.3M
Net assets
$7.9M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2025$7.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 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 1976.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $33.2M Management & general 11% · $4.1M

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; $154K 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
$154,189Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Second Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marla Fronczak’s $154K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $10–100M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marla Fronczak$154,189$149,234$140,253$134,913$122,081$119,769

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

Advocates and coordinates resources like meals and caregiver support for older adults.

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3 programs · $22.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Home delivered meals-provision of one meal per day for those who are homebound and age 60 and over, through organizations in 8 counties. These vendors provided a total of 1,261,918 meals.

$14.0Mprogram expense
02

Veterans directed care

$5.5Mprogram expense
03

Congregate Meals

146,680 individuals were served throughout the year

$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 · FY2024
AARPFY2024$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$118K
Grants paid · 46 grants · $60.9M · 2022–2023
Du Page Senior Citizens CouncilIL · FY2023$7,687,726
Community Nutrition NetworkFY2023$4,446,585
Individual RecipientFY2023$4,110,165
Senior Services Associates INCIL · FY2023$3,553,238
Dupage County Department of Human ServicesFY2023$2,349,348
Legal Aid ChicagoIL · FY2023$385,881
Metropolitan Family ServicesIL · FY2023$360,807
Ela TownshipFY2023$202,773
County of WillFY2023$145,517
Grundy County Health DepartmentFY2023$143,369
Eldercare Lake CountyIL · FY2023$77,426
CleseIL · FY2023$71,866
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$37.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$36.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$264K
Money outPt IX
$37.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$33.2M
Managementcol C$4.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$7.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.6M
Total assetsLn 16$16.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$36.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$264K
Total revenueLn 12$37.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$11.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.6M
Other assetsLn 15$687K
Total assetsLn 16$16.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.2M
Net assetsLn 32$7.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$9.7M$11.6M
Total assetsLn 16$14.6M$16.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M$8.2M
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M$7.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$33.2M$33.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$2.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$141K$141K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$461K$461K
Payroll taxesLn 10$152K$152K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$120K$120K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$43K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$358K$358K
OccupancyLn 16$215K$215K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$67K$67K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$344K$344K
Total functional expensesLn 25$37.3M$33.2M$4.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $37.0M$37.3M−$236K$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $39.1M$37.8M$1.3M$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $32.9M$30.0M$2.9M$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $25.9M$26.1M−$161K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $24.0M$25.1M−$1.1M$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $28.9M$26.3M$2.6M$5.2M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $37,016,859 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $38,914,697$36,752,479
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $211,901$264,380
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $39,126,598$37,016,859
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $34,175,155$33,200,416
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,659,103$2,872,165
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $942,347$1,180,411
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $37,776,605$37,252,992
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,349,993−$236,133
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $37,016,859 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,752,479
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$36,752,479
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $264,380$264,380
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $264,380$37,016,859
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $37,252,992 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $33,200,416$33,200,416
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $2,117,906$2,117,906
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $141,207$141,207
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $461,380$461,380
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $151,672$151,672
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,000$26,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $120,175$120,175
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $42,735$42,735
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $357,717$357,717
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $214,935$214,935
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,242$7,242
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $67,329$67,329
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $344,278$344,278
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $33,200,416 · Management $4,052,576 · Fundraising $0$37,252,992
Part X · Balance sheet $16,188,841 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,707,512$11,551,525
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,075,129$3,932,079
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$17,919
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $806,825$687,318
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,589,466$16,188,841
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $208,301$238,109
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $5,387,000$6,116,557
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,194,124
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $810,353$692,372
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,405,654$8,241,162
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,183,812$7,947,679
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,183,812$7,947,679
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,589,466$16,188,841
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,947,679 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$37,016,859
XI-2 Total expenses$37,252,992
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$236,133
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,183,812
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,947,679

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

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