Illinois Fire Safety Alliance

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Mt Prospect, IL501(c)(3)Since 1989Diseases & DisordersEIN 36-3647745Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSifsa.org426 W Northwest Hwy, 60056-2407 · Mt Prospect, ILTax-exempt since Aug 1990Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide a wide variety of free programs throughout the year for children, adults, and families that have been affected by burn-related injuries, providing them the much needed physical, psychological, and emotional support they deserve.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 500 volunteers and 3 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 $52K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$144K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $78K
Looks good: 7 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
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$527K
FY2021$880K
FY2022$974K
FY2023$825K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$571K
FY2021$660K
FY2022$870K
FY2023$983K
FY2024$950K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$4.0M

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 Aug 1990.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $805K Management & general 11% · $121K Fundraising 14% · $154K

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; $144K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$144,304Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Philip Zaleski’s $144K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Philip Zaleski$144,304$139,257$133,250$124,949$118,540$117,040

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

Educates communities on fire safety and burn prevention.

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3 programs · $805K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Support programs for children and adults who have have experienced burn injuries

$447Kprogram expense
02

Promotion of fire safety and burn prevention education through seminars, presentations, and literature

$335Kprogram expense
03

Provide smoke alarms and fire safety information through statewide smoke alarm program

$24Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $40K · 2024–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$812K
Investment incomeLn 3$377K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$805K
Managementcol C$121K
Fundraisingcol D$154K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$330K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$812K
Government grantsLn 1e$240K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$377K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Gains on assetsLn 7$236K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$205K
SavingsLn 2$125K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$330K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$321K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6500
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$266K$330K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$319K$321K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20K$20K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$153K$61K$59K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$91K$985$54K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$3K$68$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$11K$4K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$13K$2K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$19K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$44
Office expensesLn 13$69K$29K$177$39K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$338
OccupancyLn 16$31K$17K$10K$5K
TravelLn 17$51K$48K$3K$591
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$12K$4K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$6K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$20K$3K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$442K$436K$2K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$805K$121K$154K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$127K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$950K$64K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $825K$983K−$158K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $974K$870K$104K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $880K$660K$220K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $527K$571K−$43K$4.1M 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 $1,208,064 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $758,203$811,549
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $238,475$376,726
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,066$19,789
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,013,744$1,208,064
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,000$20,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $293,165$324,813
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $636,591$735,767
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $949,756$1,080,580
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,988$127,484
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,208,064 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$239,535
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$572,014
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$29,282
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$811,549
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $141,128$141,128
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $235,598$235,598
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $19,789$19,789
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $396,515$1,208,064
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,080,580 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,000$20,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,326 · Management $59,202 · Fundraising $32,789$153,317
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,541 · Management $985 · Fundraising $53,767$145,293
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,728 · Management $68 · Fundraising $1,069$3,865
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,417 · Management $4,450 · Fundraising $6,471$22,338
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,457$1,457
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,338 · Management $1,920 · Fundraising $3,811$19,069
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $22,460$22,460
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,161 · Management $4,777$23,938
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,737 · Fundraising $44$4,781
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,310 · Management $177 · Fundraising $39,219$68,706
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,414 · Management $338$4,752
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,812 · Management $9,625 · Fundraising $4,699$31,136
IX-17 TravelPrograms $47,773 · Management $2,652 · Fundraising $591$51,016
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,519 · Management $3,941$15,460
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,313$1,313
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,518 · Management $2,759 · Fundraising $2,760$11,037
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,883 · Management $2,840 · Fundraising $5,681$28,404
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $436,228 · Management $2,231 · Fundraising $3,527$441,986
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,252$10,252
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $804,957 · Management $121,195 · Fundraising $154,428$1,080,580
Part X · Balance sheet $4,024,663 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $99,195$204,641
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $166,442$125,287
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,990$12,660
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $319,090$320,739
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,274,711$3,361,336
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,873,428$4,024,663
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,933$38,892
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$10,691
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $59,952$61,518
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,058,702$2,321,416
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,754,774$1,641,729
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,813,476$3,963,145
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,873,428$4,024,663
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,963,145 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,208,064
XI-2 Total expenses$1,080,580
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$127,484
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,813,476
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$22,185
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,963,145

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