Provide training for volunteers who represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in Kane County, illinois court.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$238K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $368K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 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
$238K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $188K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$347K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$5.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2021▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$5.4M
FY2021▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$6.5M

From the FY2021 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 May 1994.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.9M Management & general 14% · $343K Fundraising 10% · $248K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $238K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
FMR Exec Dir.
$237,505Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James J Di Ciaula’s $237K as Exec Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gloria Kelley————$237,505$262,812
James J Di Ciaula$236,788$236,958————
James Di Ciaula——$218,684$106,500——
Gloria L Kelly———$161,129——
Nydia M Fitzsimmons—————$107,013
Vicki Shaw—$103,396————
Cassandra D Cross$103,208$101,500————
Laura a Sanders$101,749$98,711————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in court.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Casa recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers to represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in kane county, illinois juvenile court. During 2021, volunteers spent 11,943 hours on direct case management and 3,835 hours training.

$1.9Mprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$296K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$343K
Fundraisingcol D$248K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$347K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$96K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$179K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$723K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$296K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$130K
Other assetsLn 15$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$347K
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 6180
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$897K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$148K$130K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$506K$347K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M$5.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$238K$178K$36K$24K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$963K$193K$128K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$179K$147K$23K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$107K$80K$16K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$3K$532$490
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$24K$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$5K$827$763
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$198K$149K$26K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$63K$43K$9K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$51K$34K$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$12K$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K$15K$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$11K$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$16K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$210K$181K$13K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.9M$343K$248K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.8M$2.7M$107K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.0M$2.7M$271K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$2.7M$231K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$2.6M$250K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.3M$2.5M$888K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$2.3M$460K$4.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,339,502 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,528,484$3,015,673
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,245$27,996
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $244,847$295,833
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,785,576$3,339,502
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,791,468$1,807,090
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $533,938$644,630
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,325,406$2,451,720
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $460,170$887,782
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $3,339,502 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$723,370
VIII-1e Government grants$96,287
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,196,016
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$178,677
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,015,673
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $27,996$27,996
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$295,833
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,996$3,339,502
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,451,720 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $178,129 · Management $35,626 · Fundraising $23,750$237,505
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $962,994 · Management $192,599 · Fundraising $128,399$1,283,992
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $146,696 · Management $23,257 · Fundraising $8,945$178,898
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $80,021 · Management $16,004 · Fundraising $10,670$106,695
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,067 · Management $532 · Fundraising $490$4,089
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,322 · Management $4,216 · Fundraising $3,891$32,429
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $4,770 · Management $827 · Fundraising $763$6,360
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $148,697 · Management $25,775 · Fundraising $23,792$198,264
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $43,077 · Management $8,869 · Fundraising $11,403$63,349
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,501 · Management $8,629 · Fundraising $8,629$50,759
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,867 · Management $2,057 · Fundraising $1,899$15,823
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,460 · Management $3,982 · Fundraising $3,982$23,424
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,081 · Management $3,693 · Fundraising $3,693$18,467
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,422 · Management $3,284 · Fundraising $2,189$21,895
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $180,540 · Management $13,433 · Fundraising $15,798$209,771
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,860,644 · Management $342,783 · Fundraising $248,293$2,451,720
Part X · Balance sheet $5,765,575 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $192,186; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,692$50,405
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,109,680$1,366,428
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $548,392$573,248
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,354$63,436
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $148,250$129,783
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $658,127$861,790
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $239,040$323,797
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,927,571$2,204,502
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,846,417$5,765,575
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $213,384$226,019
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $84,109$121,310
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $505,657$347,329
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,296,028$3,146,244
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,044,732$2,272,002
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,340,760$5,418,246
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,846,417$5,765,575
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,418,246 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,339,502
XI-2 Total expenses$2,451,720
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$887,782
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,340,760
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$67,919
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$121,785
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,418,246

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