Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1999.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
5 people listed on the 990; $283K paid to officers and key staff.
Howard S Berk’s $271K as Executive Director is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard S Berk | $270,600 | $290,000 | $288,340 | $285,400 | $282,504 |
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
Programs and updates
Offers information and trustee services for people with disabilities.
Questions for Illinois Disability Association
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Co-trustee services for disabled participants on pooled trust, donations to various health research organizations, information services for people with disabilities and the public in general.
The organization partners with chicago voluteer legal services (CVLS) to expand and enhance pro bono services for persons with disabilities and their guardians.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.1M | $887K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.4M | $1.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $58K | $51K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $26K | $26K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $283K | $240K | $28K | $14K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $42K | $42K | $0 | $0 |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $66K | $0 | $66K | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $17K | $15K | $2K | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $12K | $0 | $12K | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $20K | $14K | $6K | $0 |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $8K | $0 | $8K | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $674 | $607 | $67 | $0 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $9K | $8K | $934 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $24K | $22K | $2K | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $179 | $179 | $0 | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $143K | $131K | $12K | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $651K | $499K | $138K | $14K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $634K | $639K | −$5K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $651K | $723K | −$71K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $472K | $663K | −$191K | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $799K | $658K | $141K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $601K | $651K | −$50K | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $600,933 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $600,933 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $650,754 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,460,363 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,408,875 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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