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Independence Center INC

Tax-deductible

Waukegan, IL501(c)(3)Since 1987UnclassifiedEIN 36-3542328Revenue $3.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSicwaukegan.org2025 Washington St, 60085-5131 · Waukegan, ILTax-exempt since Dec 1987Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Independence Center is to enhance the quality of life, to promote independent functioning, and to facilitate personal growth for adults with a history of mental illness. To achieve this, Independence Center provides ongoing social, educational, vocational, and housing opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 57 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $164K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2024▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2024$3.1M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1987.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $2.5M Management & general 17% · $506K Fundraising 3% · $90K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lisa Johnson
Executive Director
$121,770Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Berrill
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stella Day
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carla Wyckoff
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Johnson$121,770$118,629$121,375$113,346$107,274$106,881

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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 mentally ill individuals find and keep jobs through rehabilitation services.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Living Room

The living room wellness center at the independence center provides a safe comfortable, inviting environment where skilled certified recovery support specialists (CRSS) provide crisis intervention referrals and other needed services for guests experiencing a crisis.

$977Kprogram expense
02

Supported Living

Independence center established its first supported housing complex in 1999 through the illinois housing development authority (ihda). The eliza t. Davies building was constructed from the ground up and accommodated 19 residents.

$414Kprogram expense
03

Adult Outpatient Services

Provides individual and group COUNSELING/THERAPY including dialectical behavioral therapy, mental ILLNESS/SUBSTANCE abuse therapy (misa), relaxation and coping skills, symptom and medication management, wellness recovery action planning (wrap) and other WELLNESS/LIFESTYLE assistance for everyday functionality.

$344Kprogram 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
Forest and FoundFY2025$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$506K
Fundraisingcol D$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$358K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
SavingsLn 2$158K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$358K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$177K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$148K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
VolunteersI 63
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$160K$358K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$159K$177K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$141K$113K$23K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.3M$269K$64K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$24K$19K$4K$910
Other employee benefitsLn 9$194K$154K$32K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$146K$117K$24K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$9K$321$1K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$32K$6K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$91K$79K$8K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$86K$83K$3K
TravelLn 17$22K$22K$209
InterestLn 20$645$383$262
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$150K$149K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$122K$64K$57K$916
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$243K$238K$5K$282
All other expensesLn 24e$84K$59K$25K$143
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.5M$506K$90K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $2.3M$2.6M−$294K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.5M−$171K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.4M$326K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.9M−$316K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.8M−$365K$1.5M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,099,277 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $121,350$129,178
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,092,981$2,927,822
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,098$19,298
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $60,515$22,979
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,285,944$3,099,277
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,791,704$2,148,691
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $788,259$898,909
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,579,963$3,047,600
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$294,019$51,677
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $3,099,277 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $21,600 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$129,178
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$129,178
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,927,822$2,927,822
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,043$15,043
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,255$4,255
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,379$1,379
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,927,822 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42,277$3,099,277
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,047,600 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $112,684 · Management $23,138 · Fundraising $5,462$141,284
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,310,989 · Management $269,196 · Fundraising $63,550$1,643,735
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,765 · Management $3,853 · Fundraising $910$23,528
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $154,495 · Management $31,724 · Fundraising $7,490$193,709
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $116,792 · Management $23,982 · Fundraising $5,661$146,435
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,135$3,135
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,140$42,140
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,655$1,655
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,705$3,705
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,805 · Management $321 · Fundraising $1,292$10,418
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,864 · Management $6,204 · Fundraising $1,139$39,207
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $79,469 · Management $8,186 · Fundraising $2,903$90,558
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $83,012 · Management $2,822$85,834
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,575 · Management $209$21,784
IX-20 InterestPrograms $383 · Management $262$645
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $148,640 · Management $1,287$149,927
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $64,131 · Management $57,429 · Fundraising $916$122,476
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $238,023 · Management $5,175 · Fundraising $282$243,480
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $59,026 · Management $24,776 · Fundraising $143$83,945
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,451,788 · Management $506,064 · Fundraising $89,748$3,047,600
Part X · Balance sheet $2,651,831 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,703$200,199
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $130$158,210
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $158,668$42,983
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $101,949$181,998
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,189$16,891
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,846,017$1,726,089
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $158,540$177,049
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $157,034$148,412
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,597,230$2,651,831
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $143,656$188,546
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,673$24,021
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,547,616$1,537,938
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $891,637$1,086,950
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $157,977$26,943
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,049,614$1,113,893
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,597,230$2,651,831
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,113,893 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,099,277
XI-2 Total expenses$3,047,600
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,677
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,049,614
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,602
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,113,893

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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