Ft Cares Foundation: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 45-4006107)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$487K
FY2021	$655K
FY2022	$769K
FY2023	$823K
FY2024	$873K
FY2025	$987K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$506K
FY2021	$662K
FY2022	$730K
FY2023	$817K
FY2024	$893K
FY2025	$971K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$67K
FY2021	$60K
FY2022	$99K
FY2023	$105K
FY2024	$85K
FY2025	$100K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2012.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $793K Management & general 3% · $24K Fundraising 0% · $956

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Lisa Weier

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christina Knierim

Vp-Tax & Com

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia Costello

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Delgiudice

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Lum

Counsel

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jane Doyle

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

W Scott Jardine

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristi Maher

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers financial aid and support for healthcare, housing, food, and education needs.

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1 program · $793K · in their own filed words · FY2023

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To provide monetary relief and other assistance to individuals and families consistent with the organizations's mission.

$793Kprogram 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

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$10K

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$7K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$17K

Grants paid · 225 grants · $3.1M · 2020–2025

By the Hand Club for KidsIL · FY2025$77,702

Casa Kane CountyIL · FY2025$55,858

Cal's All-Star Angel Foundation INCIL · FY2025$36,000

Peoples Resource CenterIL · FY2025$34,506

The Outreach HouseIL · FY2025$33,200

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas INCTX · FY2025$30,730

Northern Illinois Food BankIL · FY2025$28,552

Special Spaces INCTN · FY2025$25,680

Opportunity International INC D/B/A Opportunity International-USIL · FY2025$25,000

Dupage P A D S INCIL · FY2025$20,878

Bridge Communities INCIL · FY2025$17,500

Mobile Loaves & Fishes INCTX · FY2025$16,722

Homes for Our Troops INCMA · FY2025$16,702

College of Dupage FoundationIL · FY2025$15,000

Naomis Heart Mission Association INCOH · FY2025$14,800

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Travis CountyTX · FY2025$14,359

NAMI of Cook County Northern SuburbIL · FY2025$14,187

Dupage Convalescent Center FoundationIL · FY2025$13,800

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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$823K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$828K

Money outPt IX

$817K

Ln 25

Programscol B$793K

Managementcol C$24K

Fundraisingcol D$956

Owns and owesPt X

$105K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K

Total assetsLn 16$125K

LiabilitiesLn 26$19K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$828K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$42K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$84K

Total revenueLn 12$823K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$117K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$117K

Total assetsLn 16$125K

LiabilitiesLn 26$19K

Net assetsLn 32$105K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6170

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$187K	$117K
Total assetsLn 16	$197K	$125K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$97K	$19K
Net assetsLn 32	$99K	$105K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$793K	$793K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$19K		$19K
Office expensesLn 13	$1K		$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$1K		$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$3K		$2K	$956
Total functional expensesLn 25	$817K	$793K	$24K	$956

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$987K	$971K	$15K	$100K	990 PDF
FY2024	$873K	$893K	−$20K	$85K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$823K	$817K	$6K	$105K	990 PDF
FY2022	$769K	$730K	$39K	$99K	990 PDF
FY2021	$655K	$662K	−$7K	$60K	990 PDF
FY2020	$487K	$506K	−$19K	$67K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $823,132 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $785,915$828,342

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,565−$5,210

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $769,350$823,132

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $708,286$792,742

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $21,834$24,568

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $730,120$817,310

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,230$5,822

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $823,132 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$83,660

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$744,682

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$41,719

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$828,342

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$5,210−$5,210

VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$5,210$823,132

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $817,310 across 5 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $792,742$792,742

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,110$19,110

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,234$1,234

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,201$1,201

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,067 · Fundraising $956$3,023

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $792,742 · Management $23,612 · Fundraising $956$817,310

Part X · Balance sheet $124,630 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $187,097$116,948

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$310

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,719$6,338

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,025$1,034

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $196,841$124,630

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $97,492$19,459

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $97,492$19,459

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $99,349$105,171

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $99,349$105,171

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $196,841$124,630

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $105,171 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$823,132

XI-2 Total expenses$817,310

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,822

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$99,349

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$105,171

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Ft Cares Foundation

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV