Greater Freeport Partnership

Tax-deductible

Freeport, IL501(c)(3)Since 1984Community DevelopmentEIN 36-3280411Revenue $981K in FY2025

On file with the IRSgreaterfreeport.com110 W Main St, 61032-4218 · Freeport, ILTax-exempt since Sep 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote economic and community development and enhancement in northwest illinois.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 12 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 84% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$366K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$981K
+0.1% vs prior year
Spent
$864K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$616K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$981K
FY2025+0.1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$972K
FY2021$873K
FY2022$902K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$979K
FY2025$981K
Expenses
$864K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$841K
FY2021$954K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$960K
FY2024$913K
FY2025$864K
Net assets
$616K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$520K
FY2021$440K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$434K
FY2024$500K
FY2025$616K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 1985.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $658K Management & general 18% · $159K Fundraising 5% · $47K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Director
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Andrea Schultz Winter’s $126K as Executive Di is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Williams——$103,486$131,645$127,092$78,206
Andrea Schultz Winter$125,828$109,106$89,206———

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

Boosts economic and community growth in Northwest Illinois.

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1 program · $658K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Economic and community development and enhancement

$658Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$981K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$963K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Money outPt IX
$864K
Ln 25
Programscol B$658K
Managementcol C$159K
Fundraisingcol D$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$616K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$539K
Total assetsLn 16$982K
LiabilitiesLn 26$366K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$963K
Government grantsLn 1e$508K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$84K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Total revenueLn 12$981K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$141K
SavingsLn 2$398K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$539K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$294K
Total assetsLn 16$982K
LiabilitiesLn 26$366K
Net assetsLn 32$616K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$433K$539K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$901K$982K
LiabilitiesLn 26$401K$366K
Net assetsLn 32$500K$616K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$101K$13K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$341K$258K$52K$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$25K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$25K$5K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$439$439
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$34K
Office expensesLn 13$36K$29K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$19K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$68K$54K$13K
TravelLn 17$47$47
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$24K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$918
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$96K$80K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$180$7K$179
Total functional expensesLn 25$864K$658K$159K$47K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $981K$864K$116K$616K 990 PDF
FY2024 $979K$913K$66K$500K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$960K$95K$434K 990 PDF
FY2022 $902K$1.0M−$100K$340K 990 PDF
FY2021 $873K$954K−$80K$440K 990 PDF
FY2020 $972K$841K$131K$520K 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 $980,593 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $956,871$963,227
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $66,148$58,806
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,501$19,286
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$63,368−$60,726
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $979,152$980,593
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $541,845$530,226
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $371,487$334,111
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $913,332$864,337
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $65,820$116,256
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $980,593 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$276,148
VIII-1c Fundraising events$83,970
VIII-1e Government grants$508,164
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,945
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,938
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$963,227
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $58,806$58,806
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $19,286$19,286
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$87,227
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $26,501$26,501
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $104,593$980,593
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $864,337 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $100,662 · Management $12,583 · Fundraising $12,583$125,828
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $258,091 · Management $51,731 · Fundraising $30,767$340,589
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,330 · Management $5,293$30,623
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,038 · Management $4,832 · Fundraising $3,316$33,186
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $439$439
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,204$37,204
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $33,932$33,932
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,729 · Management $6,866$35,595
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,954 · Management $1,754$20,708
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,346 · Management $13,164$67,510
IX-17 TravelPrograms $47$47
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $23,984$23,984
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,822 · Management $918$4,740
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,245 · Management $1,480$6,725
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,860 · Management $15,883$95,743
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $180 · Management $7,125 · Fundraising $179$7,484
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $658,220 · Management $159,272 · Fundraising $46,845$864,337
Part X · Balance sheet $982,138 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $125,986$141,408
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $306,958$397,667
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $116,387$115,133
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,345$19,970
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,071$14,233
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $322,323$293,727
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $901,070$982,138
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $61,737$54,987
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $500$500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $338,645$310,207
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $400,882$365,694
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $447,381$507,464
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $52,807$108,980
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $500,188$616,444
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $901,070$982,138
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $616,444 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$980,593
XI-2 Total expenses$864,337
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$116,256
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$500,188
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$616,444

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