Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1973.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
19 people listed on the 990-T; $744K paid to officers and key staff.
William Grahn’s $191K as President and CEO is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shawn Way | — | $264,434 | — | — | — | — |
| Linda Craig-Ellis | $170,972 | $217,962 | $161,866 | $129,978 | $130,207 | — |
| Shawn Way Termed 070123 | — | — | $203,938 | — | — | — |
| Shawn Way | — | — | — | $192,983 | $169,805 | $171,030 |
| William Grahn | $190,621 | $174,580 | $135,010 | $146,091 | $129,922 | $121,122 |
| Dr Michael Tadin | $172,291 | $160,421 | $157,978 | $157,673 | $154,495 | $139,833 |
| Sheffield Wiley | $139,601 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lisa Munson | $130,237 | $121,576 | $111,369 | $117,409 | $112,142 | $99,357 |
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.
See Milestone INC executive salaries →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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Supports individuals with developmental disabilities.
Questions for Milestone INC
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Residential Facilities
Milestone has 31 residential group homes for adults with developmental disabilities throughout the greater rockford area. Each individual actively takes part in the day to day activities of cleaning, cooking, shopping, along with a wide variety of recreational activities.
Training centers facilities which provides educational, vocational and recreational activities for the residents. Milestone provides developmental training ranging from self-care and social skills to educational and vocational skills to adults with both physical and developmental disabilities.
Dental program- provides comprehensive preventative and general dentistry individually designed for each adult and child with developmental disabilities from 32 counties in illinois. Individuals of any age with developmental disabilities are eligible for services.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 2 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2022 990-T, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 31, 2026 | $41.9M | $40.3M | $1.6M | $20.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 25, 2025 | $38.7M | $36.7M | $2.0M | $18.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 29, 2024 | $34.8M | $34.6M | $193K | $16.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 Viewing | $36.7M | $33.4M | $3.3M | $16.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 22, 2021 | $34.1M | $30.8M | $3.3M | $13.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 28, 2021 | $31.5M | $30.0M | $1.5M | $9.9M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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