To strengthen justice by enhancing court alternative dispute resolution (ADR) systems.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$96K 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
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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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $55K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$99K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$560K
Spent
$564K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$337K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$560K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$560K
FY2021$868K
FY2022$772K
FY2023$826K
FY2024$714K
Expenses
$564K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$564K
FY2021$584K
FY2022$786K
FY2023$847K
FY2024$832K
Net assets
$337K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$337K
FY2021$621K
FY2022$607K
FY2023$587K
FY2024$469K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2013.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $464K Management & general 16% · $89K Fundraising 2% · $10K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$95,665Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President (thru 08/20), President (beg 09/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President (thru 08/20), Director (beg 09/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (beg 02/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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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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

Programs and updates

Improves court dispute resolution systems to strengthen justice.

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3 programs · $441K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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.

$260Kprogram expense
02

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…

$98Kprogram expense
03

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.

$82Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$55K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$560K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$560K
Investment incomeLn 3$255
Money outPt IX
$564K
Ln 25
Programscol B$464K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$337K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$334K
Total assetsLn 16$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$560K
Government grantsLn 1e$248K
Investment incomeLn 3$255
Total revenueLn 12$560K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$229K
SavingsLn 2$105K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$334K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
Net assetsLn 32$337K
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$175K$334K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K$63K
Total assetsLn 16$374K$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$99K
Net assetsLn 32$340K$337K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$82K$20K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$305K$262K$38K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$29
Other employee benefitsLn 9$45K$45K$294
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$25K$268$660
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$909$879$30
Office expensesLn 13$2K$27$2K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$18K$6K$873
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$240
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$1K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$7K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$564K$464K$89K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 $560,296 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $503,744$560,041
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,328$255
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,943$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $507,015$560,296
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 $466,354$485,222
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $93,392$78,355
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $559,746$563,577
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$52,731−$3,281
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $560,296 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$248,313
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$311,728
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$560,041
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $255$255
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $255$560,296
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $563,577 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,345 · Management $20,475 · Fundraising $3,180$106,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $262,357 · Management $37,629 · Fundraising $5,427$305,413
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,471 · Fundraising $29$2,500
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $44,649 · Fundraising $294$44,943
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,438 · Management $268 · Fundraising $660$26,366
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,965$7,965
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,143$2,143
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $879 · Fundraising $30$909
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27 · Management $1,794$1,821
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,374 · Management $2,406$4,780
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,057 · Management $5,904 · Fundraising $873$24,834
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,325 · Management $240$4,565
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,470$13,470
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,450 · Management $7,941$9,391
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,693 · Management $1,784$8,477
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $463,656 · Management $89,428 · Fundraising $10,493$563,577
Part X · Balance sheet $435,950 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,701$229,155
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $83,188$104,658
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $95,269$26,562
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,067$9,616
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $72,239$62,793
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $22,451$3,166
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $373,915$435,950
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,504$4,848
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $28,603$94,575
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,107$99,423
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $210,191$206,910
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $129,617$129,617
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $339,808$336,527
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $373,915$435,950
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $336,527 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$560,296
XI-2 Total expenses$563,577
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,281
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$339,808
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$336,527

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