Inner Voice Incorporated

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 1984Human ServicesEIN 36-3298143Revenue $7.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSivchi.org567 W Lake St Ste 1150, 60661-1405 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Jun 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Inner voice supports socially and economically disadvantage persons in their quest to obtain self-reliance and a place to call home.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 48 volunteers and 49 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$395K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 72% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $86K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
60% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 60% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.4M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$7.3M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$932K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.4M
FY2025▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$7.4M
Expenses
$7.3M
FY2025▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$7.3M
Net assets
$932K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$773K
FY2021$834K
FY2022$882K
FY2023$865K
FY2024$871K
FY2025$932K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Jun 1986.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $6.6M Management & general 8% · $619K Fundraising 1% · $73K

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; $395K 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
$149,238Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Office
$125,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$121,206Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jacqueline C Edens’s $149K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 72nd 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jacqueline C Edens$149,238$150,000$105,000$105,000——
Diana Mitchell$121,206$125,000$90,000$90,000$75,595$64,227
Khurram Navaid$125,000$125,000$90,000$90,000$71,417—
Jacqueline Edens————$94,693$86,745
Navaid Khurram—————$56,753

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

Helps disadvantaged people find self-reliance and housing.

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3 programs · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Systemizing Options and Services

is a triage program that provides transitional housing followed by rapid rehousing (Joint TH-RRH). Participants can reside in either model for up to 24 months. Participants can choose to receive transitional housing to address barriers such as mental health and substance use.

$865Kprogram expense
02

Emergency Transitional Housing

provides 24/7 onsite shelter for homeless adult males. This year, the program served 92 individuals. Of these, 63 increased or gained income through employment or mainstream benefits. Among the 59 participants who exited, 32 secured permanent or more stable housing.

$716Kprogram expense
03

Move on

Rapid Rehousing Program - provides 26 rapid rehousing permanent supportive housing units for unsheltered single men and women, maintaining an average unit utilization rate of 93.27%. Client referrals are managed through the Coordinated Entry System.

$667Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$86K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$115K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Money outPt IX
$7.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.6M
Managementcol C$619K
Fundraisingcol D$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$932K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$422K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$115K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Total revenueLn 12$7.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$369K
SavingsLn 2$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$422K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$840K
Other assetsLn 15$382K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$932K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 549
VolunteersI 648
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K$422K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$889K$840K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$861K$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$871K$932K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.0M$2.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$403K$354K$42K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.2M$2.8M$340K$53K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$214K$194K$18K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$323K$293K$27K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$254$228$26$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$73K$65K$7K$410
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$145K$130K$15K$812
Office expensesLn 13$56K$48K$7K$452
Information technologyLn 14$22K$22K$797$0
OccupancyLn 16$259K$250K$8K$0
TravelLn 17$71K$60K$11K$267
InterestLn 20$11K$1K$10K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$67K$0$67K$0
InsuranceLn 23$70K$65K$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$271K$234K$34K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$54K$25K$26K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.3M$6.6M$619K$73K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.4M$7.3M$60K$932K 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.5M$5.5M$7K$871K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$4.4M−$91K$865K 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.2M$4.1M$48K$882K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.9M$3.8M$55K$834K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.5M$3.5M$63K$773K 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 $7,352,565 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,402,949$7,209,390
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $75,260$115,496
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,462$1,594
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $58,469$26,085
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,540,140$7,352,565
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$2,020,625
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,473,804$4,172,384
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,059,762$1,099,121
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,533,566$7,292,130
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,574$60,435
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $7,352,565 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$33,617
VIII-1e Government grants$6,994,565
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$181,208
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,209,390
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$115,496
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,594$1,594
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,948$5,948
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,137$20,137
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $115,496 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,679$7,352,565
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,292,130 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,020,625$2,020,625
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $353,929 · Management $42,239 · Fundraising $6,570$402,738
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,839,337 · Management $340,373 · Fundraising $53,015$3,232,725
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $193,690 · Management $17,693 · Fundraising $2,486$213,869
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $292,571 · Management $26,727 · Fundraising $3,754$323,052
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $228 · Management $26 · Fundraising $0$254
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $65,390 · Management $7,356 · Fundraising $410$73,156
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $129,795 · Management $14,601 · Fundraising $812$145,208
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,399 · Management $6,881 · Fundraising $452$55,732
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,600 · Management $797 · Fundraising $0$22,397
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $250,233 · Management $8,495 · Fundraising $0$258,728
IX-17 TravelPrograms $59,662 · Management $11,327 · Fundraising $267$71,256
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,243 · Management $9,529 · Fundraising $0$10,772
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $67,122 · Fundraising $0$67,122
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $65,127 · Management $4,824 · Fundraising $0$69,951
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $234,392 · Management $34,437 · Fundraising $1,866$270,695
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,766 · Management $26,081 · Fundraising $3,003$53,850
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,600,987 · Management $618,508 · Fundraising $72,635$7,292,130
Part X · Balance sheet $2,322,237 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,499$369,373
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$52,623
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$618,478
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,346$60,248
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $888,969$839,868
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $98,530$381,647
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,732,178$2,322,237
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $178,036$174,911
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $439,081$688,734
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $109,961$378,049
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $860,708$1,390,332
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $848,190$860,615
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $23,280$71,290
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $871,470$931,905
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,732,178$2,322,237
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $931,905 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,352,565
XI-2 Total expenses$7,292,130
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,435
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$871,470
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$931,905

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