The Humanitarian Service Project

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Carol Stream, IL501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 36-3187979Revenue $1.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRShsp.agency465 Randy Rd, 60188-2119 · Carol Stream, ILTax-exempt since Aug 1982Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To relieve the suffering and humiliation that poverty brings to seniors and children throughout DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois without discrimination for any reason.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 400 volunteers and 8 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 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
$87K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 95% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
21
named funders · $244K
Looks good: 21 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +0.5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 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 Aug 1982.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.5M Management & general 8% · $132K Fundraising 3% · $54K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $87K 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
Executive Director
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chair/CFO/C0-Founder
$33,120Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin Senne’s $54K as Executive Director is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Kristin Senne$54,000$52,000$49,920$49,000
Floyd Kettering$33,120$34,922$37,800$37,960

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

Provides aid to seniors and children facing poverty in DuPage and Kane Counties.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Children's Project

Serving needy children with distribution of school supplies, birthday gifts (which include books, educational games, toys, and supplies for a birthday party); and food available for curbside pickup on a weekly basis, providing social distancing.

$750Kprogram expense
02

Christmas Offering

Serving needy families, children, and seniors through distribution of non-perishable food, fresh produce, household goods, Christmas presents, and gift cards for grocery and gift purchases for all the seniors and children; all delivered by curbside pickup to maintain social distancing.

$493Kprogram expense
03

Senior Citizen Project

Serving senior citizens with monthly deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen meat, bread, non-perishable food, personal care goods, and gifts; or grocery store gift cards in order to maintain social distancing.

$276Kprogram 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
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$64K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$132K
Fundraisingcol D$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$494K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$994K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$64K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$134K
SavingsLn 2$361K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$494K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$945K
Other assetsLn 15$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6400
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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$432K$494K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$977K$945K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.1M$1.1M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$38K$42K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$184K$119K$43K$21K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$5K$3K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$15K$7K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$12K$7K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$0$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$543$0$217$326
Office expensesLn 13$19K$18K$330$657
Information technologyLn 14$21K$20K$958$0
OccupancyLn 16$52K$49K$3K$0
InterestLn 20$2K$2K$87$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$50K$41K$9K$0
InsuranceLn 23$23K$22K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$42K$12K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.5M$132K$54K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.7M−$18K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.5M$74K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.3M−$27K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$80K$3.0M 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 $1,687,259 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,486,371$1,622,837
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $117,545$64,422
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,603,916$1,687,259
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,013,710$1,136,845
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $294,880$340,915
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $220,939$227,348
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,529,529$1,705,108
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,387−$17,849
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $1,687,259 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,622,837
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$993,916
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,622,837
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $64,422 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$64,422
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64,422 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,687,259
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,705,108 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,136,845$1,136,845
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,660 · Management $42,249 · Fundraising $20,809$100,718
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $119,486 · Management $43,103 · Fundraising $21,230$183,819
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,533 · Management $2,987 · Fundraising $1,471$8,991
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,945 · Management $7,203 · Fundraising $3,548$25,696
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,963 · Management $6,518 · Fundraising $3,210$21,691
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $4,100 · Fundraising $0$4,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $217 · Fundraising $326$543
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,168 · Management $330 · Fundraising $657$19,155
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,953 · Management $958 · Fundraising $0$20,911
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,610 · Management $2,965 · Fundraising $0$51,575
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,662 · Management $87 · Fundraising $0$1,749
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,970 · Management $9,102 · Fundraising $0$50,072
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,697 · Management $1,140 · Fundraising $0$22,837
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,936 · Management $11,524 · Fundraising $2,946$56,406
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,518,428 · Management $132,483 · Fundraising $54,197$1,705,108
Part X · Balance sheet $3,190,724 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,131$133,542
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $327,641$360,939
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $976,653$945,150
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,311,095$1,751,093
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,129,030$3,190,724
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,309$8,613
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,929$52,961
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,238$61,574
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,801,697$1,771,317
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,311,095$1,357,833
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,112,792$3,129,150
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,129,030$3,190,724
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,129,150 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,687,259
XI-2 Total expenses$1,705,108
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,849
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,112,792
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$34,207
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,129,150

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