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Austin Special Chicago FY2022 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Education EIN 36-6008344Revenue $2.6M in FY2022Latest return filed Mar 20, 2026

On file with the IRSaustinspecial.orgChicago, ILTax-exempt since Mar 1955School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To provide for developmentally disabled individuals

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$154K 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $130K a year · 4% 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $806
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$746K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$851K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2022▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2022▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.8M
Net assets
$851K
FY2022▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$708K
FY2021$714K
FY2022$851K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Mar 1955.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $2.1M Management & general 14% · $337K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $154K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Maricel R Aban
Executive Director
$153,719Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Wendy Shrake
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dwight Mayberry
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pamela Henderson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marie Hunt Harris
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Erda Gallermo
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maricel R Aban’s $230K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maricel R Aban$229,924$177,135$158,808$153,719$147,346$138,981
Charlotte Jackson$111,692—————
Sharon Grandberry$110,374—————

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

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2 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Community Integrated Living Arrangement (cila)

Group homes for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities who are unable to live independently but are able to live in a community setting.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

At Home Day Services

Training for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities with a therapeutic emphasis for those who have inconsequential production capacitie. These clients participate in regular work schedule along with ongoing developmental activities.

$676Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Bank of America Charitable Foundation INCFY2023$700
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$106
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$806

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$274K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$337K
Owns and owesPt X
$851K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$436K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$746K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$46K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$274K
Investment incomeLn 3$588
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$185K
SavingsLn 2$251K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$436K
Accounts receivableLn 4$200K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$934K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$746K
Net assetsLn 32$851K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$787K$436K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$956K$934K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$746K
Net assetsLn 32$714K$851K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$166K$139K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.1M$214K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$196K$175K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$121K$107K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$34K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$178K$137K$41K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$50K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$792
InterestLn 20$32K$32K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77K$77K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$203K$203K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$2.1M$337K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 20, 2026 $3.8M$3.8M$38K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 24, 2025 $3.6M$3.4M$196K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2024 $3.2M$2.9M$273K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2023 $2.6M$2.4M$137K$851K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2022 $2.1M$2.1M$6K$714K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2021 $2.6M$2.5M$131K$708K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,564,462 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,889,084$2,276,931
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $224,293$274,143
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $490$588
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,200$12,800
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,129,067$2,564,462
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 $1,580,639$1,808,905
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $542,361$618,309
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,123,000$2,427,214
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,067$137,248
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $2,564,462 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$22,312
VIII-1e Government grants$45,787
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,208,832
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,276,931
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $274,143$274,143
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $588$588
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$166−$166
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $12,966$12,966
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $287,109 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $422$2,564,462
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,427,214 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $138,958 · Management $26,704$165,662
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,113,004 · Management $213,887$1,326,891
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $174,503 · Management $21,223$195,726
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $107,303 · Management $13,323$120,626
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,500$6,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,674 · Management $12,787$46,461
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $136,580 · Management $41,484$178,064
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,198$50,198
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,326 · Management $792$3,118
IX-20 InterestPrograms $31,533$31,533
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $77,388$77,388
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,578$21,578
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $203,469$203,469
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,090,514 · Management $336,700 · Fundraising $0$2,427,214
Part X · Balance sheet $1,596,727 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $293,044$185,141
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $493,936$250,781
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,088$200,051
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,675$27,059
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $956,494$933,695
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,786,237$1,596,727
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $121,920$33,333
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,648$5,937
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $633,521$216,835
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$489,486
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,072,349$745,591
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $713,888$851,136
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $713,888$851,136
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,786,237$1,596,727
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $851,136 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,564,462
XI-2 Total expenses$2,427,214
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$137,248
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$713,888
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$851,136

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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