Resilience FY2021 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 1975Mental HealthEIN 36-3049386Revenue $3.3M in FY2021

On file with the IRSourresilience.org444 N Michigan Ave Ste 970, 60611-3985 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Sep 1980Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Resilience is an independent , not-for-profit organization dedicated to the healing and empowerment of sexual assault survivors through non-judgmental crisis intervention counseling, individual and group trauma therapy, and medical and legal advocacy in the greater chicago metropolitan area. The organization provides public education and institutional advocacy in order to improve treatment of sexual assault survivors and to effect positive change in policies and public attitudes toward sexual assault.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K 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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FY2021 · 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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $74K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $1.8M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$198K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.2M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Sep 1980.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $2.0M Management & general 14% · $371K Fundraising 13% · $349K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$116,832Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Donna Jacobson’s $160K as Executive Dir. is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Donna Jacobson$160,000$72,096———
Sarah Layden$130,000$124,838———
Erin Walton——$127,410$118,505$116,832
Jessica Hamer—$74,231———

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

Heals and empowers sexual assault survivors with counseling, therapy, and advocacy.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Advocacy

Medical advocacy-liaison with medical staff to ensure evidence is collected properly, victims receive priority treatment, and the process is uniformly administered regardless of the victim's status in society; legal advocacy -liason with uniform police officers, sex crime detectives and assistant state's attorney to ensure proper charges…

$982Kprogram expense
02

Trauma Therapy

Non-judgmental support for victims and their loved ones via counseling sessions AND/OR support groups.

$690Kprogram expense
03

Education & Training

Presentation and professional workshops to groups of social workers, medical students, nurses, doctors, psychiatric residents, and university administrators. Presentation of sexual assault prevention workshops and programs to schools, colleges, community groups, religious organizations and businesses.

$300Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$318K
Other incomeLn 4–11$72K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$371K
Fundraisingcol D$349K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$198K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$318K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$72K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$697K
SavingsLn 2$688K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$398K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$198K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 558
VolunteersI 6139
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$308K$398K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$671K$198K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$117K$58K$58K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.3M$195K$192K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$174K$137K$19K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$140K$103K$18K$19K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$23K$23K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$68$51$6$11
Office expensesLn 13$82K$71K$4K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$11K$3K$7K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$277K$237K$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$268$219
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$8K$698$698
InsuranceLn 23$18K$11K$6K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$15K$4K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$456$90$366
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.0M$371K$349K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.2M$3.0M$142K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.7M$3.1M−$420K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$3.0M$56K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.8M−$2K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.3M$2.7M$592K$2.4M 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
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Part I · Summary $3,283,115 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,190,001$2,883,346
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $436,243$317,727
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,611$10,439
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,977$71,603
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,649,832$3,283,115
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,164,955$2,163,473
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $585,918$528,057
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,750,873$2,691,530
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$101,041$591,585
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $3,283,115 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$36,767
VIII-1e Government grants$2,137,743
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$707,216
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,883,346
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $317,727$317,727
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10,439$10,439
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$71,603
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $328,166$3,283,115
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,691,530 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $58,416 · Fundraising $58,416$116,832
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,346,092 · Management $194,629 · Fundraising $191,837$1,732,558
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $136,757 · Management $18,713 · Fundraising $18,478$173,948
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $102,842 · Management $18,442 · Fundraising $18,851$140,135
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,105$20,105
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,444 · Management $23,426 · Fundraising $19,828$66,698
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $51 · Management $6 · Fundraising $11$68
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $71,092 · Management $3,955 · Fundraising $6,536$81,583
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,528 · Management $2,873 · Fundraising $6,753$20,154
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $237,243 · Management $19,738 · Fundraising $19,738$276,719
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,450 · Management $268 · Fundraising $219$8,937
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,403 · Management $698 · Fundraising $698$9,799
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,357 · Management $5,593 · Fundraising $1,319$18,269
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,216 · Management $3,758 · Fundraising $6,295$25,269
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $90 · Fundraising $366$456
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,971,475 · Management $370,710 · Fundraising $349,345$2,691,530
Part X · Balance sheet $2,553,863 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,082$696,913
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,166,494$687,978
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $389,613$577,245
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $365,133$118,889
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $84,327$57,687
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,668$2,869
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $308,180$398,248
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,034$14,034
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,370,531$2,553,863
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $92,821$127,389
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $179,849$70,677
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $671,446$198,066
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,649,085$2,010,797
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50,000$345,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,699,085$2,355,797
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,370,531$2,553,863
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,355,797 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,283,115
XI-2 Total expenses$2,691,530
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$591,585
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,699,085
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$65,127
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,355,797

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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