Cquest America INC

Springfield, ILUnknown exempt organization EIN 36-4345660Revenue $809K in FY2023Latest return filed Jul 13, 2023

On file with the IRS1999 Wabash Avenue 200 · Springfield, IL

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Developing technologies and delivering services that improve lives and communities. Primary activities are Early Intervention (EI) claims processing services and Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Management Information System (MIS) development and implementation, maintenance, support and hosting. CQuest also supports the delivery of quality health care to the medically underserved though contributions to the Illinois Community Health Foundation, Inc.

54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 64 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $633K a year · 9% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$617K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $140K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$809K
-91% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
54%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$809K
FY2023▼ -91%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.9M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$9.0M
FY2023$809K
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2023▼ -77%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.7M
FY2021$9.7M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$2.2M
Net assets
$0
FY2023▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending February 2023) · 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: FY2023.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $1.2M Management & general 46% · $997K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $617K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$291,347Pt VII · Sec A
$221,071Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$35,000Pt VII · Sec A
$26,250Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
$18,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
H Kevin Davis$291,347$283,942$296,508$294,682
Adam Bruns$221,071$163,720$167,401$164,336
William Roth—$129,031$131,274$124,214
Danielle Heckmeck—$116,327$118,312$106,357
Daniel Underwood—$115,705$117,549$102,801
Allen Scharfenberg——$117,540$112,653
Richard Soler—$106,561——
Diane Decker——$106,420—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Develops technology and provides services to improve lives and communities.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Early Intervention (EI) Operations. CQuest's EI Centralized Billing Office (CBO) generates vouchers and payment records for claims on Illinois EI services. Illinois' EI program is a statewide program administered by the Illinois Department of Human Services that provides EI services to children under 3 years of age who have developmental…

$909Kprogram expense
02

Charitable Contributions. CQuest made unrestricted contributions to four 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations to help each carry out their charitable mission. The following three organizations received $50,000: Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation; Midwest Mission; Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois.

$253Kprogram expense
03

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Operations. WIC is a special supplemental nutrition program that provides Federal grants to non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.

$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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$140K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $298K · 2019–2022

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$809K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$871K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$997K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$871K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$62K
Total revenueLn 12$809K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 564
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$290K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78K$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$737K$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$253K$253K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$646K$329K$317K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$204K$19K$185K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$6K$888
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$31K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$22K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$92K$92K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$19K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$237K$170K$67K
OccupancyLn 16$182K$133K$49K
TravelLn 17$8K$3K$5K
InterestLn 20$191$143$48
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$12K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$63K$11K$52K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$354K$175K$180K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.2M$997K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 13, 2023 $809K$2.2M−$1.4M$0 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 20, 2022 $9.0M$9.6M−$585K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 9, 2022 $9.9M$9.7M$238K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 10, 2021 $8.9M$9.7M−$811K$1.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $808,590 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $140,000$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,751,220$870,970
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$6,169−$62,380
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $127,375$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,012,426$808,590
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$252,614
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,117,190$937,923
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,480,527$991,077
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,597,717$2,181,614
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$585,291−$1,373,024
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $808,590 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $870,970$870,970
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$62,380−$62,380
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $870,970 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$62,380$808,590
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,181,614 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $252,614$252,614
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $328,662 · Management $316,904$645,566
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,924 · Management $184,978$203,902
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,093 · Management $888$6,981
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,124 · Management $11,220$42,344
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,408 · Management $16,722$39,130
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $91,836$91,836
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,550 · Management $15,739$34,289
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,690 · Management $1,801$5,491
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $169,543 · Management $67,323$236,866
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $133,003 · Management $48,555$181,558
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,928 · Management $5,166$8,094
IX-20 InterestPrograms $143 · Management $48$191
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,530 · Management $3,844$15,374
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,124 · Management $52,047$63,171
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $174,544 · Management $179,663$354,207
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,184,880 · Management $996,734 · Fundraising $0$2,181,614
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $290,395$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,524,638$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $217,144$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $77,754$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,109,931$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $436,907$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $736,907$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,373,024$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,373,024$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,109,931$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$808,590
XI-2 Total expenses$2,181,614
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,373,024
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,373,024
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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