Resolution Systems Institute: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 46-1068004)

Susan Yates’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Susan Yates	$68,808	$107,632	$102,144	$98,472	$95,665
Heather Fogg	$56,083	—	—	—	—

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves court dispute resolution systems to strengthen justice.

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3 programs · $535K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Research

RSI conducts independent research projects about the provision of quality ADR services and best practices in state and federal courts. RSI also designs and monitors and evaluates systems for court mediation throughout Illinois.

$250Kprogram expense

02

Mediation Programs

RSI works with courts to develop, improve and administer ADR programs as an adjunct to traditional litigation. These programs free courts to focus on cases that require judicial attention, while enabling disputing parties to reach resolutions faster, at a lower cost and in a more satisfying manner.

$239Kprogram expense

03

Resource Center

Aboutrsi.org/Resource-Center is RSI's national resource center, the most comprehensive and respected source of information on court ADR. Highlights of Aboutrsi.org/Resource-Center include a searchable database with abstracts of more than 5,000 court ADR resources, instructions on developing and evaluating court ADR programs, and a…

$46Kprogram 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 · FY2025

Rackham Foundation LimitedFY2025$55K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$55K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$714K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$711K

Other incomeLn 4–11$4K

Investment incomeLn 3$85

Money outPt IX

$832K

Ln 25

Programscol B$625K

Managementcol C$185K

Fundraisingcol D$21K

Owns and owesPt X

$469K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$413K

Total assetsLn 16$496K

LiabilitiesLn 26$27K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$711K

Government grantsLn 1e$23K

Investment incomeLn 3$85

Other incomeLn 4–11$4K

Total revenueLn 12$714K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$413K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$413K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K

Other assetsLn 15$3K

Total assetsLn 16$496K

LiabilitiesLn 26$27K

Net assetsLn 32$469K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 59

VolunteersI 612

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	$488K	$413K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$29K	$14K
Total assetsLn 16	$623K	$496K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$36K	$27K
Net assetsLn 32	$587K	$469K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$125K	$98K	$24K	$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$448K	$346K	$89K	$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$3K	$3K	$467	$91
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$64K	$53K	$9K	$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$48K	$39K	$7K	$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$8K	$3K	$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$31K	$12K	$18K
Office expensesLn 13	$5K	$4K	$1K	$53
Information technologyLn 14	$26K	$23K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$17K	$10K	$7K	$387
TravelLn 17	$22K	$15K	$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$17K	$15K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$12K	$1K	$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$7K	$5K	$1K	$15
Total functional expensesLn 25	$832K	$625K	$185K	$21K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$714K	$832K	−$117K	$469K	990 PDF
FY2023	$826K	$847K	−$20K	$587K	990 PDF
FY2022	$772K	$786K	−$14K	$607K	990 PDF
FY2021	$868K	$584K	$284K	$621K	990 PDF
FY2020	$560K	$564K	−$3K	$337K	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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $714,460 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $823,523$710,874

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $558$85

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,118$3,501

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $826,199$714,460

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 $711,225$687,904

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $135,422$143,976

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $846,647$831,880

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,448−$117,420

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

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 $714,460 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$23,030

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$687,844

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$710,874

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $85$85

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,501$3,501

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,501 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $85$714,460

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $831,880 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,947 · Management $23,557 · Fundraising $3,788$125,292

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $345,526 · Management $88,943 · Fundraising $13,706$448,175

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,610 · Management $467 · Fundraising $91$3,168

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,532 · Management $9,372 · Fundraising $1,839$63,743

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,154 · Management $7,000 · Fundraising $1,372$47,526

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,401 · Management $4,992$8,393

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,477 · Management $18,317$30,794

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,529 · Management $1,254 · Fundraising $53$4,836

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,579 · Management $3,319$25,898

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,888 · Management $7,131 · Fundraising $387$17,406

IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,849 · Management $6,773$21,622

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,506 · Management $2,159$16,665

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,347 · Management $10,471$11,818

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,152 · Management $1,377 · Fundraising $15$6,544

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $625,497 · Management $185,132 · Fundraising $21,251$831,880

Part X · Balance sheet $496,459 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $487,989$412,626

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $39,331$57,418

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,908$9,230

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,027$14,019

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,166$3,166

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $622,780$496,459

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,374$16,495

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,759$10,737

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,133$27,232

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $522,647$405,227

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $64,000$64,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $586,647$469,227

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $622,780$496,459

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $469,227 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$714,460

XI-2 Total expenses$831,880

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$117,420

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$586,647

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$469,227

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

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