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Fairfield, IL501(c)(3) EIN 37-0980217Revenue $2.2M in FY2025Latest return filed Dec 18, 2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 357, 62837-0357 · Fairfield, ILTax-exempt since Aug 1974Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization provides vocational services, including evaluation, vocational Development, education and independence training, work activities, adjustment and sheltered employment, and ancillary referral for developmentally disabled individuals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$185K 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $364K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$185K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$80K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1974.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $1.7M Management & general 7% · $129K

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; $185K 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
Rae Waters
Chief Execut
$121,522Pt VII · Sec A
Shelly Goodman
Operations M
$63,786Pt VII · Sec A
Nikki Carter
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brent Cloyd
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marti Garner
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nathan Jones
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rod Vaughn
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Rae Waters$121,522$121,522$106,152$100,641$102,576
Shelly Goodman$63,786$63,786$51,207——
Shelly Toombs———$51,917$50,808

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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Helps developmentally disabled individuals gain job skills and find employment.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Vocational evaluation, education and developmental training of developmentally disabled adults

$1.7Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$289K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$142K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$129K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$142K
Government grantsLn 1e$110K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$32K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$289K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$117K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5155
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$32K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$108K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K$80K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.5M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$185K$103K$82K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$1.0M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$8K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$90K$84K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$62K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$93K$93K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$137K$136K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$176K$175K$874
All other expensesLn 24e$54K$52K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.7M$129K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 18, 2025 $2.2M$1.9M$325K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 30, 2025 $2.0M$1.7M$301K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 13, 2024 $1.8M$1.7M$133K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 30, 2023 $2.0M$1.5M$478K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 14, 2021 $1.7M$1.1M$583K$1.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,185,637 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $90,994$142,165
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,630,075$1,712,629
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50,063$41,828
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $271,000$289,015
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,042,132$2,185,637
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,236,711$1,289,354
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $504,582$571,186
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,741,293$1,860,540
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $300,839$325,097
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
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 $2,185,637 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $278,166 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$110,073
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$32,092
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$32,092
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$142,165
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,712,629$1,712,629
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,828$41,828
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $2,000$2,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,849$8,849
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,001,644 · Excluded from tax $41,828$2,185,637
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,860,540 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $102,861 · Management $82,447$185,308
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,003,155$1,003,155
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,302 · Management $2,233$10,535
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $83,936 · Management $6,420$90,356
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,003$10,003
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,403$23,403
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $62,434$62,434
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,057$1,057
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $92,691$92,691
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,622$14,622
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $135,824 · Management $1,273$137,097
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $174,748 · Management $874$175,622
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $51,831 · Management $2,426$54,257
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,731,461 · Management $129,079 · Fundraising $0$1,860,540
Part X · Balance sheet $2,562,895 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,932,100$2,276,351
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $163,637$139,856
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,157$3,659
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,507$26,507
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $108,428$116,522
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,236,829$2,562,895
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $78,577$79,546
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $78,577$79,546
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,158,252$2,483,349
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,158,252$2,483,349
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,236,829$2,562,895
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,483,349 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,185,637
XI-2 Total expenses$1,860,540
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$325,097
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,158,252
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,483,349

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

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