Illinois College

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Jacksonville, IL501(c)(3)Since 1835Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 37-0661211

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Illinois College is a co-educational institution of higher learning in the liberal arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 773 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
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3.4M a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $26K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$41.6M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$56.5M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$65.5M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$164.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$56.5M
FY2025▼ -4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$53.2M
FY2021$62.2M
FY2022$64.9M
FY2023$51.3M
FY2024$59.1M
FY2025$56.5M
Expenses
$65.5M
FY2025▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$57.5M
FY2021$58.6M
FY2022$61.1M
FY2023$60.0M
FY2024$64.8M
FY2025$65.5M
Net assets
$164.8M
FY2025▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$164.1M
FY2021$193.0M
FY2022$183.3M
FY2023$174.2M
FY2024$172.0M
FY2025$164.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · 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 1941.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $58.8M Management & general 7% · $4.5M Fundraising 3% · $2.1M

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

33 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$400,588Pt VII · Sec A
Provost/Dean of College
$213,720Pt VII · Sec A
VP of External Relations
$175,244Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Business/CFO
$168,626Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Nursing/Associ
$120,378Pt VII · Sec A
Associate VP of Finance &
$114,171Pt VII · Sec A
Associate VP of Enrollment
$105,705Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Human Resource
$102,021Pt VII · Sec A

Barbara Farley’s $401K as President is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Barbara Farley$400,588$396,155$514,094$379,614$352,898$393,333
Catharine O'Connell$213,720$211,194$198,577$202,343$191,571—
Catherine O'Connell—————$191,452
Stephanie Chipman$175,244$173,514$173,902$170,065$164,664$159,367
Kent Siltman$168,626$149,857$147,939$153,368$101,806—
Tim Weis—————$126,767
Angela Bentley$120,378$118,093————
Melissa Dyson$114,171$112,075$111,527—$108,186—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates students in the liberal arts.

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1 program service account for $58.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provision of post-secondary education to approximately 1,000 students.

$58.8Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $126.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,963,296
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,149,105
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,656,568
Unitemized GrantFY2021$21,688,847
Unitemized GrantFY2020$22,577,630
Unitemized GrantFY2019$21,014,442

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$56.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Money outPt IX
$65.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$58.8M
Managementcol C$4.5M
Fundraisingcol D$2.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$164.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.2M
Total assetsLn 16$206.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$619K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$5.4M
Total revenueLn 12$56.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$10.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$104.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58.8M
Other assetsLn 15$30.8M
Total assetsLn 16$206.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41.6M
Net assetsLn 32$164.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5773
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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$13.1M$10.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$109.7M$104.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60.2M$58.8M
Total assetsLn 16$215.8M$206.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43.8M$41.6M
Net assetsLn 32$172.0M$164.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20.0M$20.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$308K$618K$214K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16.4M$14.3M$1.4M$770K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$716K$624K$59K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.4M$2.9M$278K$158K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$1.1M$101K$57K
Legal feesLn 11b$46K$46K
Accounting feesLn 11c$71K$71K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$108K$108K
Investment management feesLn 11f$373K$373K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.7M$2.3M$219K$125K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$637K$555K$53K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$1.6M$1.4M$132K$75K
Information technologyLn 14$434K$378K$36K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$3.3M$2.9M$323K$106K
TravelLn 17$1.2M$1.0M$99K$56K
InterestLn 20$1.1M$999K$148K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4.5M$3.9M$367K$209K
InsuranceLn 23$624K$543K$51K$29K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.2M$4.9M$182K$99K
All other expensesLn 24e$762K$719K$36K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$65.5M$58.8M$4.5M$2.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $56.5M$65.5M−$9.0M$164.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $59.1M$64.8M−$5.7M$172.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $51.3M$60.0M−$8.7M$174.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $64.9M$61.1M$3.8M$183.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $62.2M$58.6M$3.6M$193.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $53.2M$57.5M−$4.2M$164.1M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $56,465,525 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $321,643 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$3,907,783
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,567,930
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$618,535
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,475,713
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $39,639,202 · Unrelated business $60,044$39,699,246
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,890,875$2,890,875
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,398,566$5,398,566
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,312$6,312
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $673,170$673,170
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,960,845 · Unrelated business $60,044 · Excluded from tax $8,968,923$56,465,525
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $65,474,299 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $19,963,296$19,963,296
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $308,057 · Management $617,886 · Fundraising $213,872$1,139,815
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,292,070 · Management $1,354,348 · Fundraising $769,927$16,416,345
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $623,753 · Management $59,108 · Fundraising $33,602$716,463
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,932,250 · Management $277,867 · Fundraising $157,963$3,368,080
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,064,993 · Management $100,922 · Fundraising $57,371$1,223,286
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $46,330$46,330
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $71,470$71,470
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $108,300$108,300
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $373,336$373,336
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,313,711 · Management $219,252 · Fundraising $124,642$2,657,605
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $554,930 · Management $52,586 · Fundraising $29,895$637,411
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,394,857 · Management $132,180 · Fundraising $75,142$1,602,179
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $378,111 · Management $35,830 · Fundraising $20,369$434,310
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,887,689 · Management $322,973 · Fundraising $106,233$3,316,895
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,043,734 · Management $98,907 · Fundraising $56,227$1,198,868
IX-20 InterestPrograms $998,662 · Management $148,434$1,147,096
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,877,288 · Management $367,421 · Fundraising $208,873$4,453,582
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $543,436 · Management $51,498 · Fundraising $29,275$624,209
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,932,298 · Management $182,188 · Fundraising $98,646$5,213,132
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $718,916 · Management $36,105 · Fundraising $7,270$762,291
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $58,828,051 · Management $4,548,641 · Fundraising $2,097,607$65,474,299
Part X · Balance sheet $206,402,063 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $109,084; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,076,085$10,202,193
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $205,749$65,644
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,230,103$818,962
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $121,411$120,505
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $732,740$836,141
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $60,172,134$58,846,497
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $104,082,476$98,583,070
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,646,681$6,012,292
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $30,345,084$30,807,675
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $215,802,956$206,402,063
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,805,798$7,308,828
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,582,371$2,458,490
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $26,070,376$24,247,322
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $670,930$709,247
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $43,789,631$41,584,043
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $59,965,806$56,529,874
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $112,047,519$108,288,146
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $172,013,325$164,818,020
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $215,802,956$206,402,063
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $164,818,020 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$56,465,525
XI-2 Total expenses$65,474,299
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,008,774
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$172,013,325
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,813,584
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$115
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$164,818,020

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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