Magic Foundation

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Warrenville, IL501(c)(3)Since 1989EIN 36-3673333Revenue $1.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmagicfoundation.org4200 Cantera Dr Ste 106, 60555-3040 · Warrenville, ILTax-exempt since Jan 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Magic Foundation provides support services to families of children afflicted with a wide variety of disorders, syndromes and diseases that affect a childs growth. The Organization's commitment and vision is to reduce emotional and physical trauma caused by growth disorders, resulting in happier, healthier children and consequently, adults.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 34 volunteers and 11 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
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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
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 $66K 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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$220K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$81K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$919K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$977K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$935K
FY2022$976K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.8M

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 Jan 1994.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.0M Management & general 19% · $250K Fundraising 3% · $39K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $220K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$115,500Pt VII · Sec A
CEO and Co-Founder
$105,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder/Dir Tech Ed
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dianne Kremidas$115,500$112,000$110,000$105,962$94,685$94,685
Mary Andrews$105,000$105,000$105,000$105,000$113,622$113,622
Jamie Harvey—$57,500$57,000$57,000$66,950$66,950
Teresa Tucker———$52,404$50,000$50,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Supports children and families facing medical challenges impacting physical growth.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The Organization provides specific assistance to families of children with growth disorders. Magic Foundation provides information and education materials on growth disorders through a newsletter and website. An annual convention is held to provide further assistance and education.

$1.0Mprogram 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$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$250K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$962K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$386K
SavingsLn 2$576K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$962K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$383K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 634
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$889K$962K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$327K$383K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$81K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$243K$204K$26K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$264K$221K$28K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$9K$1K$588
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$37K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$94K$91K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$845$107$55
Information technologyLn 14$12K$10K$1K$632
OccupancyLn 16$58K$10K$47K$659
TravelLn 17$48K$40K$5K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$258K$258K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$81K$81K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$9K$1K$602
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$126K$116K$7K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$20K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.0M$250K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.3M$32K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.3M−$30K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M$25K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $977K$976K$133$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$935K$480K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $919K$1.0M−$112K$2.2M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,346,987 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,218,386$1,285,371
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25,546$33,412
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,346$28,204
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,271,278$1,346,987
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 $565,920$561,597
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $735,594$753,514
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,301,514$1,315,111
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,236$31,876
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $1,346,987 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$40
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,285,331
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,285,371
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,695$28,695
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $26,300$26,300
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,717$4,717
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,904$1,904
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,904 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,712$1,346,987
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,315,111 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $203,947 · Management $25,881 · Fundraising $13,303$243,131
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $221,083 · Management $28,055 · Fundraising $14,420$263,558
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,015 · Management $1,144 · Fundraising $588$10,747
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,043 · Management $4,701 · Fundraising $2,417$44,161
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,126$23,126
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,079$3,079
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $91,307 · Management $3,073$94,380
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $845 · Management $107 · Fundraising $55$1,007
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,693 · Management $1,230 · Fundraising $632$11,555
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,110 · Management $47,058 · Fundraising $659$57,827
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,144 · Management $5,095 · Fundraising $2,618$47,857
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $258,113$258,113
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $81,468$81,468
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,233 · Management $1,172 · Fundraising $602$11,007
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $115,580 · Management $6,993 · Fundraising $3,593$126,166
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,225 · Management $17,704$37,929
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,026,338 · Management $249,886 · Fundraising $38,887$1,315,111
Part X · Balance sheet $2,885,545 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $135,043; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $582,508$385,555
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $306,173$576,176
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,440,262$1,405,857
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $327,147$382,914
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,754,837$2,885,545
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,318$50,246
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$30,447
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,318$80,693
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,725,519$2,804,852
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,725,519$2,804,852
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,754,837$2,885,545
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,804,852 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,346,987
XI-2 Total expenses$1,315,111
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,876
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,725,519
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$47,457
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,804,852

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