Chileda Institute INC

Tax-deductible

La Crosse, WI501(c)(3)Since 1973EIN 39-1244797Revenue $22.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRSchileda.org1825 Victory St, 54601-7201 · La Crosse, WITax-exempt since Sep 1976School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Improving quality of life for youth with cognitive challenges and extraordinary behavorial needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$386K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $928K a year · 6% 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$386K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.5M
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% 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
$22.2M
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$21.1M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$16.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$22.2M
FY2024▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.3M
FY2021$12.3M
FY2022$12.6M
FY2023$17.4M
FY2024$22.2M
Expenses
$21.1M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.6M
FY2021$10.9M
FY2022$12.4M
FY2023$17.2M
FY2024$21.1M
Net assets
$16.1M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.6M
FY2021$14.8M
FY2022$14.1M
FY2023$14.9M
FY2024$16.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1976.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $19.2M Management & general 9% · $2.0M Fundraising 0% · $15K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $386K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$239,745Pt VII · Sec A
$146,147Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Derek Cortez$239,745$226,157$207,725$186,927$166,670
Terri Gowey$146,147$133,988$125,775$96,846$95,165

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

Programs and updates

Empowering youth with cognitive challenges and extraordinary behavioral needs to improve their quality of life.

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3 programs · $15.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Residential treatment and educational programs for youth with cognitive disabilities and significant behavioral challenges who cannot be served within other service models. Chileda is licensed by the state of wisconsin as a residential care center (RCC).

$11.0Mprogram expense
02

In-home support services provides behavioral assessments, PARENT/GUARDIAN training and daily living skills training for children and youth in their home and community. Trained professionals collaborate with the PARENT/GUARDIAN and the child to develop goals that will teach and encourage skill building in an effort to create more…

$3.6Mprogram expense
03

Day school programming at chileda works with up to 20 students from several surrounding communities. Chileda's licensed special education teachers work with the referring school district to carry over and refine the individual education plan.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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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 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$22.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$469K
Money outPt IX
$21.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.2M
Managementcol C$2.0M
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$964K
Total assetsLn 16$22.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$123K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$469K
Other incomeLn 4–11$48K
Gains on assetsLn 7$300K
Total revenueLn 12$22.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$951K
SavingsLn 2$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$964K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.8M
Other assetsLn 15$252K
Total assetsLn 16$22.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.5M
Net assetsLn 32$16.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5351
VolunteersI 60
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$909K$964K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.4M$6.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.4M$11.8M
Total assetsLn 16$20.8M$22.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.8M$6.5M
Net assetsLn 32$14.9M$16.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$386K$131K$251K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14.2M$13.0M$1.2M$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$469K$289K$178K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.4M$1.4M
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.1M$991K$102K$591
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$33K$73$6
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$719K$612K$107K$17
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$975K$79K$5K
TravelLn 17$206K$201K$4K$1K
InterestLn 20$263K$263K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$556K$556K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$27K$9K$6
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$692K$682K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$21.1M$19.2M$2.0M$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $22.2M$21.1M$1.0M$16.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $17.4M$17.2M$267K$14.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.6M$12.4M$235K$14.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.3M$10.9M$1.4M$14.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.3M$10.6M$1.7M$13.6M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $22,188,008 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $201,363$1,043,567
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $17,220,902$20,627,107
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$128,394$469,192
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $131,029$48,142
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,424,900$22,188,008
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 $14,287,075$17,581,154
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,870,724$3,564,466
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,157,799$21,145,620
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $267,101$1,042,388
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 $22,188,008 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$122,657
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$920,910
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,043,567
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,627,107$20,627,107
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $169,469$169,469
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$3,678 · Excluded from tax $303,401$299,723
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $48,142$48,142
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,671,571 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $472,870$22,188,008
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $21,145,620 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $131,203 · Management $250,830 · Fundraising $3,859$385,892
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,951,809 · Management $1,239,811 · Fundraising $2,518$14,194,138
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $289,362 · Management $178,324 · Fundraising $1,029$468,715
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,438,486$1,438,486
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $991,050 · Management $102,282 · Fundraising $591$1,093,923
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $33,421 · Management $73 · Fundraising $6$33,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $611,829 · Management $107,056 · Fundraising $17$718,902
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $975,002 · Management $78,802 · Fundraising $4,515$1,058,319
IX-17 TravelPrograms $200,670 · Management $4,261 · Fundraising $1,004$205,935
IX-20 InterestPrograms $263,195$263,195
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $556,482$556,482
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,021 · Management $9,367 · Fundraising $6$36,394
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $682,390 · Management $7,817 · Fundraising $1,532$691,739
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,151,920 · Management $1,978,623 · Fundraising $15,077$21,145,620
Part X · Balance sheet $22,681,125 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $230,886$951,424
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $678,345$12,519
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$656,469
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,708,501$2,140,379
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,111$6,807
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $55,465$118,943
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,434,008$11,805,008
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,397,943$6,737,774
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $242,105$251,802
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,752,364$22,681,125
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,399,885$1,774,835
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $4,394,676$4,748,086
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,600$1,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,804,140$6,532,669
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,689,608$15,120,661
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $258,616$1,027,795
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,948,224$16,148,456
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,752,364$22,681,125
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,148,456 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$22,188,008
XI-2 Total expenses$21,145,620
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,042,388
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,948,224
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$148,148
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$9,696
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,148,456

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

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