V N A - Community Services FY2022 filing

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To provide information and services to maintain and improve the quality of life for senior citizens throughout Knox County, Illinois

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $34K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$102K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$683K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$736K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$557K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$683K
FY2022▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$611K
FY2021$743K
FY2022$683K
FY2023$809K
FY2024$811K
FY2025$812K
Expenses
$736K
FY2022▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$577K
FY2021$585K
FY2022$736K
FY2023$767K
FY2024$763K
FY2025$827K
Net assets
$557K
FY2022▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$456K
FY2021$614K
FY2022$557K
FY2023$600K
FY2024$653K
FY2025$638K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending September 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 Jun 1972.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $690K Management & general 6% · $45K Fundraising 0% · $449

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; $50K 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
Exec Director
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Michael J Bennett$88,875$82,204$84,167$50,000$41,481
Ellen Larsen————$45,190

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

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2 programs · $690K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Congregate and home delivered meals for seniors in Knox County, Illinois

$511Kprogram expense
02

Information and assistance, outreach, options counceling options for senior services, medicare and health insurance counseling options and recreation for seniors in Knox County, Illinois

$179Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$34K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$683K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$683K
Investment incomeLn 3$806
Money outPt IX
$736K
Ln 25
Programscol B$690K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$449
Owns and owesPt X
$557K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$659K
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$683K
Government grantsLn 1e$564K
Investment incomeLn 3$806
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$683K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$170K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$297K
Total assetsLn 16$659K
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K
Net assetsLn 32$557K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$181K$170K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24K$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$303K$297K
Total assetsLn 16$681K$659K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K$102K
Net assetsLn 32$614K$557K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$47K$3K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$145K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K$66$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K$253$0
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$0$6K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$0$19K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$830$830$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$883$0$883$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K$9K$2K$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$230$812$0
OccupancyLn 16$29K$27K$2K$76
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$843$46$736$61
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$16K$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$18K$13K$4K$312
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$402K$400K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$9K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$736K$690K$45K$449

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 12, 2026 $812K$827K−$15K$638K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 29, 2025 $811K$763K$48K$653K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2024 $809K$767K$42K$600K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 15, 2023 $683K$736K−$52K$557K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 6, 2022 $743K$585K$158K$614K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 23, 2021 $611K$577K$34K$456K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $683,403 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $710,721$683,487
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,655$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,119−$509
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,993$425
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $743,488$683,403
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $187,740$218,182
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $397,611$517,433
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $585,351$735,615
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $158,137−$52,212
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $683,403 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$563,941
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$119,546
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$683,487
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $806$806
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,274 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$41−$1,315
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $425 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$425
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$849 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $765$683,403
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $735,615 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,296 · Management $2,704 · Fundraising $0$50,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $144,827 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$144,827
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,892 · Management $66 · Fundraising $0$4,958
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,144 · Management $253 · Fundraising $0$18,397
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,465 · Fundraising $0$6,465
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $18,600 · Fundraising $0$18,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $830 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$830
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $883 · Fundraising $0$883
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,509 · Management $2,168 · Fundraising $0$10,677
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $230 · Management $812 · Fundraising $0$1,042
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,198 · Management $1,906 · Fundraising $76$29,180
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $46 · Management $736 · Fundraising $61$843
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,110 · Management $2,021 · Fundraising $0$18,131
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,978 · Management $4,231 · Fundraising $312$17,521
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $400,124 · Management $1,680 · Fundraising $0$401,804
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,955 · Management $2,502 · Fundraising $0$11,457
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $690,139 · Management $45,027 · Fundraising $449$735,615
Part X · Balance sheet $658,893 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $180,627$169,995
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $172,791$171,763
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $303,182$296,651
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $24,472$20,484
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $681,216$658,893
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,742$80,922
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $67,486$102,036
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $613,730$556,857
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $613,730$556,857
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $681,216$658,893
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $556,857 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$683,403
XI-2 Total expenses$735,615
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$52,212
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$613,730
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,661
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$556,857

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