Kaleidoscope INC

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 1973EIN 37-0970799Revenue $11.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSkaleidoscope4kids.org1901 W Carroll Ave Suite 205, 60612-2401 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since May 1977College/university support org — 170(b)(1)(A)(iv)

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Kaleidoscope, INC is a licensed not for profit child welfare agency that specifically serveschildren and youth considered by the state of illinois to be the most in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 74 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $136K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
$535K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $37K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.2M
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.6M
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$11.3M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.6M
FY2025▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$8.9M
FY2025$11.6M
Expenses
$11.3M
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$8.4M
FY2022$7.7M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$8.8M
FY2025$11.3M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 May 1977.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $10.2M Management & general 9% · $996K Fundraising 1% · $90K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $535K 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
Executive Director
$166,494Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$134,035Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$118,014Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer (thru 09/2024)
$112,126Pt VII · Sec A
Director of HR & Operations (thru 06/2025)
$4,231Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairwoman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathy Grzelak$166,494$161,726$158,494$166,196$149,825$147,044
Mary Yendrek$134,035$127,856$131,205$131,205$117,877$116,590
Evette Simon-Williams$112,126$130,265$127,319$132,457$114,121$109,741
Maria Martinez$118,014$111,712$43,131———
Irene Rivera——$64,780$110,660$93,847$90,956
Jessica Hollie$4,231—————

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

Provides child welfare services for Illinois' most vulnerable children and youth.

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3 programs · $5.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The education & training voucher (etv), norman and youth cash assistance programs provide an array of emergency cash assistance for child welfare services. The agency acts as the fiscal agent for DCFS and issues checks on behalf of eligible clients as directed by DCFS.

$2.7Mprogram expense
02

Kaleidoscope's foster care program is specifically designed to serve children and youth who require more intensive services as a result of specialized mental health, behavioral, medical or PREGNANCY/PARENTING needs.

$1.5Mprogram expense
03

Through the enhanced clinical community support (eccs) program, we provide immediate, short-term services to stabilize youth in their home after inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. Our specialized community clinicians collaborate with case management teams, clinical providers, young people, and families, to ensure that youth have all…

$1.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Investment incomeLn 3$88K
Money outPt IX
$11.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.2M
Managementcol C$996K
Fundraisingcol D$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$88K
Other incomeLn 4–11$607
Total revenueLn 12$11.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$97K
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Other assetsLn 15$214K
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 574
VolunteersI 620
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$575K$488K$81K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.6M$3.1M$513K$38K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$653K$553K$94K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$316K$267K$45K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$483K$444K$15K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$158K$133K$24K$942
OccupancyLn 16$68K$48K$20K$0
TravelLn 17$141K$138K$3K$220
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$409$3
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.9M$4.8M$63K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$290K$192K$89K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.3M$10.2M$996K$90K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $11.6M$11.3M$345K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.9M$8.8M$136K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.3M$8.3M$13K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.9M$7.7M$216K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.5M$8.4M$123K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.6M$7.6M−$16K$1.1M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,605,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $217,436$124,328
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,609,931$11,392,285
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $59,031$88,120
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $34,736$607
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,921,134$11,605,340
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 $4,081,238$5,184,088
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,703,750$6,076,649
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,784,988$11,260,737
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $136,146$344,603
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $11,605,340 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$124,328
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$124,328
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,392,285$11,392,285
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $88,120$88,120
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $607$607
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,392,285 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $88,727$11,605,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,260,737 across 14 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $487,670 · Management $81,185 · Fundraising $5,906$574,761
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,089,542 · Management $513,384 · Fundraising $37,634$3,640,560
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $552,707 · Management $94,058 · Fundraising $6,221$652,986
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $267,287 · Management $45,486 · Fundraising $3,008$315,781
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,470$1,470
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,000$45,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $444,180 · Management $14,710 · Fundraising $23,978$482,868
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $132,516 · Management $24,340 · Fundraising $942$157,798
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,790 · Management $20,425 · Fundraising $0$68,215
IX-17 TravelPrograms $137,635 · Management $2,866 · Fundraising $220$140,721
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,682 · Management $409 · Fundraising $3$4,094
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,820,119 · Management $62,987 · Fundraising $3,126$4,886,232
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $191,690 · Management $89,398 · Fundraising $9,163$290,251
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,174,818 · Management $995,718 · Fundraising $90,201$11,260,737
Part X · Balance sheet $7,117,516 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $374,205$96,834
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,392,598$2,158,259
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,341,486$1,554,516
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $42,892$76,957
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,111$22,719
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,462,495$2,994,056
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $173,492$214,175
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,807,279$7,117,516
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $780,652$1,199,186
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $661,280$658,517
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,808,901$3,358,764
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,250,833$5,216,467
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,556,446$1,901,049
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,556,446$1,901,049
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,807,279$7,117,516
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,901,049 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,605,340
XI-2 Total expenses$11,260,737
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$344,603
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,556,446
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,901,049

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

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