Illinois Environmental Council: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 37-0989990)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$676K
FY2021	$1.6M
FY2022	$1.3M
FY2023	$1.3M
FY2024	$1.2M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$639K
FY2021	$1.4M
FY2022	$918K
FY2023	$1.3M
FY2024	$1.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$313K
FY2021	$521K
FY2022	$1.3M
FY2023	$1.3M
FY2024	$1.4M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1975.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

76%

13%

Program services 76% · $859K Management & general 13% · $149K Fundraising 11% · $125K

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

28 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Jennifer Walling

Executive Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Delmar Gillus

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Williams

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Mazeski

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pastor Scott Onque

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Larsen

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anne McKibbin

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashley Maybanks

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Fights pollution and protects Illinois' natural heritage through advocacy.

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1 program · $859K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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The illinois environmental council's mission is to be a steadfast force throughout illinois fighting to limit pollution and protect the states natural heritage.

$859Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024

League of Conservation Voters INCFY2024$398K

Energy Action FundFY2024$103K

Faith in Place Action FundFY2024$65K

Sixteen Thirty FundFY2024$45K

The Minneapolis FoundationFY2024$28K

Bdc Action Fund INCFY2024$10K

The Union of Concerned Scientists INCFY2024$6K

Sierra ClubFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$659K

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Grants paid · 22 grants · $728K · 2020–2023

Unitemized GrantFY2023$50,000

Illinois State Public Interest Research Group INCIL · FY2023$50,000

Sierra ClubCA · FY2023$26,000

Faith in Place Action FundIL · FY2023$26,000

Citizens Utility BoardIL · FY2023$26,000

Building Decarbonization CoalitionDE · FY2023$20,000

United Working FamiliesIL · FY2022$86,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$35,000

United Congregations of Metor EastFY2021$73,390

Individual RecipientFY2021$55,000

Blacks in GreenIL · FY2021$50,000

Sierra ClubCA · FY2021$50,000

Southeast Environmental Task ForceIL · FY2021$45,000

Faith in Place Action FundIL · FY2021$15,000

Individual RecipientFY2021$15,000

Illinois Environemental Council EduFY2021$10,000

Elevate EnergyIL · FY2021$10,000

Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference INCIL · FY2021$10,000

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K

Investment incomeLn 3$44K

Money outPt IX

$1.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$859K

Managementcol C$149K

Fundraisingcol D$125K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$1.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$432K

PeoplePt VI, VII

28

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a28

IndependentVI 1b27

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$101K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K

Investment incomeLn 3$44K

Gains on assetsLn 7$12K

Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.1M

SavingsLn 2$52K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$669K

Other assetsLn 15$23K

Total assetsLn 16$1.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$432K

Net assetsLn 32$1.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 627

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.3M	$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$625K	$669K
Total assetsLn 16	$2.0M	$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$665K	$432K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.3M	$1.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$544K	$414K	$62K	$67K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$15K	$11K	$2K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$54K	$37K	$7K	$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$53K	$40K	$6K	$6K
Legal feesLn 11b	$11K		$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$25K		$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$247K	$226K	$952	$21K
Office expensesLn 13	$25K	$13K	$8K	$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$12K	$3K	$3K	$6K
OccupancyLn 16	$42K	$31K	$5K	$5K
TravelLn 17	$21K	$21K	$345	$109
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$8K	$7K	$2K	$151
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$4K	$650	$621
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$70K	$51K	$16K	$3K
All other expensesLn 24e	$298	$237	$60	$1
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.1M	$859K	$149K	$125K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$1.2M	$1.1M	$47K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.3M	$1.3M	$14K	$1.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.3M	$918K	$405K	$1.3M	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.6M	$1.4M	$208K	$521K	990 PDF
FY2020	$676K	$639K	$37K	$313K	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

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Part I · Summary $1,180,585 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,281,845$1,103,331

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $65,208$64,594

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,420$43,591

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$26,354−$30,931

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,329,119$1,180,585

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $198,000$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $640,978$666,105

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $476,073$467,201

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,315,051$1,133,306

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,068$47,279

Part VI · Governance 27 of 28 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28

VI-1b Independent voting members27

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 $1,180,585 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$101,078

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,002,253

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,103,331

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,594$64,594

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31,499$31,499

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $12,092$12,092

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$31,636−$31,636

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $705$705

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,299 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,955$1,180,585

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,133,306 across 15 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $414,470 · Management $62,223 · Fundraising $67,392$544,085

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,422 · Management $1,519 · Fundraising $2,447$15,388

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $37,361 · Management $7,476 · Fundraising $9,247$54,084

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,367 · Management $5,865 · Fundraising $6,316$52,548

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,708$10,708

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,477$25,477

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $225,822 · Management $952 · Fundraising $20,578$247,352

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,762 · Management $8,453 · Fundraising $4,075$25,290

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,965 · Management $3,098 · Fundraising $5,698$11,761

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,325 · Management $5,175 · Fundraising $5,149$41,649

IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,730 · Management $345 · Fundraising $109$21,184

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,554 · Management $1,746 · Fundraising $151$8,451

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,727 · Management $650 · Fundraising $621$4,998

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,251 · Management $15,671 · Fundraising $3,111$70,033

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $237 · Management $60 · Fundraising $1$298

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $858,993 · Management $149,418 · Fundraising $124,895$1,133,306

Part X · Balance sheet $1,829,870 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,274,839$1,057,156

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $51,188$52,226

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$10,000

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$18,684

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $625,035$669,149

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $48,637$22,655

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,999,699$1,829,870

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,462$65,901

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $654,394$366,257

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $664,856$432,158

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $785,791$957,712

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $549,052$440,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,334,843$1,397,712

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,999,699$1,829,870

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,397,712 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,180,585

XI-2 Total expenses$1,133,306

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$47,279

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,334,843

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$15,590

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,397,712

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Illinois Environmental Council

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV