Alive Center Nfp FY2020 filing

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Naperville, IL501(c)(3)Since 2010Youth DevelopmentEIN 45-4998475Revenue $619K in FY2020

On file with the IRSalivecenter.org500 W 5th Ave, 60563-2901 · Naperville, ILTax-exempt since May 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Create teen-led, teen-driven centers

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K 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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FY2020 · 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 $71K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $330K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$129K
84% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 84% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$619K
Spent
$577K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$24K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$619K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$619K
FY2021$685K
FY2022$749K
FY2023$833K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$577K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$577K
FY2021$549K
FY2022$748K
FY2023$846K
FY2024$902K
FY2025$944K
Net assets
$24K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$24K
FY2021$166K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$149K
FY2024$329K
FY2025$415K

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2013.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $438K Management & general 14% · $78K Fundraising 11% · $62K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Ex
$67,785Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda McMillen’s $97K as Executive Di is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amanda McMillen$96,844—————
Kandice Henning$59,835$67,734$54,360$56,346$53,338$67,785

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Empowers teens to create and lead their own community centers.

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1 program · $438K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Alive Teen Center

Drop-in teen center to offer teens after school and weekend activities. Teen-led arts, music, dance, stem and other programs that we sponsor onsite and offsite with other organizations.

$438Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$619K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$595K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$577K
Ln 25
Programscol B$438K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$24K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$129K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$595K
Government grantsLn 1e$103K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$23K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$619K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$73K
SavingsLn 2$36K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$44K
Total assetsLn 16$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$129K
Net assetsLn 32$24K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 6220
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K$109K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$144K$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K$129K
Net assetsLn 32−$18K$24K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$50K$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$278K$206K$36K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$18K$3K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$842
Information technologyLn 14$33K$33K
OccupancyLn 16$109K$104K$5K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$549$5K$299
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$21K$3K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$870$870
Total functional expensesLn 25$577K$438K$78K$62K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$944K$82K$415K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$902K$175K$329K 990 PDF
FY2023 $833K$846K−$13K$149K 990 PDF
FY2022 $749K$748K$645$155K 990 PDF
FY2021 $685K$549K$136K$166K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $619K$577K$42K$24K 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 $619,446 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $528,778$595,267
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,975$17,278
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,157$2,349
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $574$4,552
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $569,484$619,446
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $358,151$369,650
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $199,986$207,744
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $558,137$577,394
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,347$42,052
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $619,446 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$9,557
VIII-1c Fundraising events$70,974
VIII-1e Government grants$102,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$412,036
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23,050
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$595,267
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,278$17,278
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,349$2,349
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$4,065
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $487$487
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,765 · Excluded from tax $2,349$619,446
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $577,394 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,161 · Management $8,812 · Fundraising $8,812$67,785
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $206,053 · Management $36,105 · Fundraising $36,215$278,373
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,973 · Management $3,286 · Fundraising $2,233$23,492
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,690$1,690
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,207$8,207
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,344$2,344
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,177$2,177
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,180 · Management $842$4,022
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,584$32,584
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $103,867 · Management $5,424$109,291
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,524$2,524
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $549 · Management $4,945 · Fundraising $299$5,793
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,291 · Management $2,912 · Fundraising $14,039$38,242
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $870$870
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $437,835 · Management $77,961 · Fundraising $61,598$577,394
Part X · Balance sheet $153,386 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,333$73,411
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,645$35,665
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $25,179$44,310
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $143,784$153,386
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,078$3,105
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $161,558$129,108
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$17,774$24,278
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$17,774$24,278
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $143,784$153,386
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,278 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$619,446
XI-2 Total expenses$577,394
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,052
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$17,774
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,278

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