Providing informational and trustee services for persons with disabilities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$288K 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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FY2022 · 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
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 $35K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$288K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$80K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$472K
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$663K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$472K
FY2022▼ -41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$601K
FY2021$799K
FY2022$472K
FY2023$651K
FY2024$634K
Expenses
$663K
FY2022▲ +0.7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$651K
FY2021$658K
FY2022$663K
FY2023$723K
FY2024$639K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2022▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.3M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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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.

Program services 77% · $507K Management & general 21% · $141K Fundraising 2% · $14K

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; $288K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$288,340Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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

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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

Offers information and trustee services for people with disabilities.

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2 programs · $507K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Co-trustee services for disabled participants in the pooled trust. Information services for people with disabilities and the public in general.

$501Kprogram expense
02

The organization partners with chicago voluteer legal services (CVLS) to expand and enhance pro bono services for persons with disabilities and their guardians.

$6Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $35K · 2020–2021

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$472K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$454K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$123K
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Money outPt IX
$663K
Ln 25
Programscol B$507K
Managementcol C$141K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$776K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$123K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$454K
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$52K
Total revenueLn 12$472K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$487K
SavingsLn 2$290K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$776K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$921K$776K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K$80K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$288K$245K$29K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$47K$47K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$75K$0$75K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$16K$2K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$755$755$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$14K$6K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$0$9K$0
Office expensesLn 13$770$693$77$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$389$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$22K$2K$0
TravelLn 17$467$420$47$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$254$0
InsuranceLn 23$87K$76K$12K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$7K$1K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$76K$73K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$663K$507K$141K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $634K$639K−$5K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $651K$723K−$71K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $472K$663K−$191K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $799K$658K$141K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $601K$651K−$50K$2.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $471,851 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $194,396$123,123
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $497,262$453,646
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $72,203−$11,349
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,056−$93,569
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $798,917$471,851
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $26,831$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $416,086$428,589
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $215,141$234,237
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $658,058$662,826
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $140,859−$190,975
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $471,851 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$123,123
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$123,123
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$453,646
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$40,857
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$52,206 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$52,206
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$93,569 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$93,569
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $348,728 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$471,851
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $662,826 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $245,089 · Management $28,834 · Fundraising $14,417$288,340
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,347 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$47,347
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $75,191 · Fundraising $0$75,191
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,940 · Management $1,771 · Fundraising $0$17,711
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $755 · Management $755 · Fundraising $0$1,510
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,335 · Management $6,143 · Fundraising $0$20,478
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,792 · Fundraising $0$8,792
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $693 · Management $77 · Fundraising $0$770
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,502 · Management $389 · Fundraising $0$3,891
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,600 · Management $2,400 · Fundraising $0$24,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $420 · Management $47 · Fundraising $0$467
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,285 · Management $254 · Fundraising $0$2,539
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $75,656 · Management $11,695 · Fundraising $0$87,351
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,174 · Management $1,295 · Fundraising $0$8,469
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $72,626 · Management $3,344 · Fundraising $0$75,970
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $507,422 · Management $140,987 · Fundraising $14,417$662,826
Part X · Balance sheet $2,439,200 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $494,734$486,555
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $425,999$289,598
X-4 Accounts receivable$38,225
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,323$46,872
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,683,747$1,577,950
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,621,525$2,439,200
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $71,791$80,441
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $71,791$80,441
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,549,734$2,358,759
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,549,734$2,358,759
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,621,525$2,439,200
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,358,759 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$471,851
XI-2 Total expenses$662,826
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$190,975
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,549,734
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,358,759

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