Will County Center for Community Concerns INC

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Joliet, IL501(c)(3)Since 1986Community DevelopmentEIN 36-3473739Revenue $12.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSwcccc.net2455 Glenwood Ave, 60435-5464 · Joliet, ILTax-exempt since Mar 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Will County Center for Community Concerns is to assist and enable low and moderate income individuals to obtain the opportunities needed to prepare themselves for self-sufficiency.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$158K 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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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 $135K 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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$158K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $498K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$247K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.8M
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$12.5M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12.8M
FY2025▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$13.4M
FY2022$17.9M
FY2023$15.6M
FY2024$15.9M
FY2025$12.8M
Expenses
$12.5M
FY2025▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$13.0M
FY2022$18.0M
FY2023$15.5M
FY2024$15.8M
FY2025$12.5M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.5M

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 Mar 1996.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $11.7M Management & general 7% · $868K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $158K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$158,434Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Allen’s $158K as Executive Director is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M 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
Michelle Allen$158,434$21,272————
Kris White—$138,007$136,500$136,500$130,826$131,998

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

Empowers low-income individuals with skills, knowledge, and opportunities for self-sufficiency.

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3 programs · $10.0M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Low-income home energy assistance is designed to assist will county low income eligible households pay for energy services. The program served 7,617 people in the past year.

$5.6Mprogram expense
02

The majority of program expenses and revenue for housing relate to the resource innovations program. The goal of the program is to weatherize homes to make them more energy efficient.

$2.3Mprogram expense
03

Weatherization assistance is designed to help low-income residents save fuel and money while increasing the comfort of their homes. In the past year, the program weatherized 82 homes.

$2.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$498K
Grants paid · 25 grants · $67.4M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$5,064,598
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,028,117
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,527,641
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,112,231
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,416,979
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,606,278
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,266,422
Unitemized GrantFY2024$733,109
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,235,154
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,778,875
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,567,252
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,224,101
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,331,919
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,955,399
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,747,587
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,100,074
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,903,190
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,389,087
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Money outPt IX
$12.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.7M
Managementcol C$868K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$247K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$11.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Total revenueLn 12$12.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$307K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$247K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$1.5M$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$282K$307K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K$247K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9.7M$9.7M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.2M$446K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$200K$163K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$136K$100K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$68K$57K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$131K$78K$53K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$13K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$162K$113K$49K
TravelLn 17$36K$22K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35K$14K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$55K$55K
InsuranceLn 23$49K$39K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$223K$88K$135K
All other expensesLn 24e$918$918
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.5M$11.7M$868K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $12.8M$12.5M$294K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $15.9M$15.8M$110K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.6M$15.5M$88K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $17.9M$18.0M−$74K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.4M$13.0M$363K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.8M$8.8M$28K$1.7M 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 $12,828,060 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,810,797$12,786,283
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50,622$41,777
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,861,419$12,828,060
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $13,022,788$9,732,587
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,982,284$2,028,607
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $746,586$773,081
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,751,658$12,534,275
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $109,761$293,785
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $12,828,060 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$11,524,315
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,261,968
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,786,283
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,777$41,777
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $41,777$12,828,060
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,534,275 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,732,587$9,732,587
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,247,269 · Management $445,540$1,692,809
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $163,164 · Management $36,466$199,630
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $100,492 · Management $35,676$136,168
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $56,762 · Management $11,483$68,245
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $77,868 · Management $53,089$130,957
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,967 · Management $1,764$14,731
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $112,796 · Management $48,913$161,709
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,847 · Management $13,734$35,581
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,273 · Management $20,446$34,719
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $54,531$54,531
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $38,624 · Management $10,384$49,008
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,052 · Management $134,630$222,682
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $918$918
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,666,701 · Management $867,574 · Fundraising $0$12,534,275
Part X · Balance sheet $2,719,790 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,485,243$1,955,692
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $552,083$449,321
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$7,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $281,708$307,177
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,342,534$2,719,790
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $97,103$102,353
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $66,491$144,712
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $163,594$247,065
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,178,940$2,472,725
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,178,940$2,472,725
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,342,534$2,719,790
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,472,725 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,828,060
XI-2 Total expenses$12,534,275
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$293,785
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,178,940
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,472,725

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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