The purposes of the organization are exclusively charitable, religious, educational, scientific, and literary, including, for such purposes, the making of charitable distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the corresponding provisions of any future tax code, principally through distributions of net proceeds generated by thrift store operations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$66K 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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FY2021 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$409K
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$378K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$97K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$409K
FY2021▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$275K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$390K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$229K
FY2025$254K
Expenses
$378K
FY2021▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$280K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$226K
FY2025$280K
Net assets
$97K
FY2021▲ +48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$65K
FY2021$97K
FY2022$69K
FY2023$69K
FY2024$72K
FY2025$46K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2014.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $354K Management & general 6% · $24K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$66,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Diana Durkes Wages for Store Manage’s $81K as President is at the 72nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diana Durkes Wages for Store Manage$81,120$78,000$73,500———
Diana Durkes———$76,000$66,000$62,950

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

Operates thrift stores to fund charitable, religious, educational, and scientific causes.

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1 program · $354K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The purposes of the organization are exclusively charitable, religious, educational, scientific, and literary, including, for such purposes, the making of charitable distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the corresponding provisions of any…

$354Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 23 grants · $400K · 2020–2025
Northern Illinois Food BankIL · FY2025$30,000
The Beacon Place NfpIL · FY2025$25,000
The Lake County HavenIL · FY2025$15,000
Independence Center INCIL · FY2025$15,000
Phoenix Rising FoundationIL · FY2025$10,000
Northern Illinois Food BankIL · FY2024$25,000
Mothers Trust FoundationIL · FY2024$20,000
Bravo WaukeganIL · FY2024$20,000
Independence Center INCIL · FY2024$15,000
Gigis Playhouse-DeerfieldIL · FY2024$5,000
The Beacon Place NfpIL · FY2023$20,000
A Safe PlaceFY2023$20,000
Gigis Playhouse-DeerfieldIL · FY2023$17,500
Balance Project INCIL · FY2023$7,000
Northern Illinois Food BankIL · FY2022$25,000
The Beacon Place NfpIL · FY2022$20,000
Bravo WaukeganIL · FY2022$20,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$409K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$221K
Other incomeLn 4–11$188K
Money outPt IX
$378K
Ln 25
Programscol B$354K
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$97K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K
Total assetsLn 16$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$221K
Government grantsLn 1e$33K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$188K
Other incomeLn 4–11$188K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$409K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$98K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$98K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$97K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 615
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$98K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$67K$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$65K$97K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$69K$69K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$44K$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$3K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$198K$198K
All other expensesLn 24e$156$156
Total functional expensesLn 25$378K$354K$24K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $254K$280K−$26K$46K 990 PDF
FY2024 $229K$226K$3K$72K 990 PDF
FY2023 $219K$219K−$239$69K 990 PDF
FY2022 $390K$417K−$27K$69K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $409K$378K$31K$97K 990 PDF
FY2020 $275K$280K−$5K$65K 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 $409,038 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $144,019$220,907
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $131,019$188,131
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $275,038$409,038
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $35,000$68,850
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $67,766$71,049
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $177,017$237,640
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $279,783$377,539
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,745$31,499
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $409,038 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $188,131 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$32,776
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$188,131
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$188,131
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$220,907
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $188,131$409,038
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $377,539 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $68,850$68,850
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,000 · Management $22,000$66,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,366 · Management $1,683$5,049
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,224$3,224
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,278$1,278
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,329$4,329
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,667$26,667
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,119$4,119
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $197,867$197,867
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $156$156
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $353,856 · Management $23,683 · Fundraising $0$377,539
Part X · Balance sheet $97,734 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $67,296$97,649
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$85
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $67,296$97,734
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,283$1,222
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,283$1,222
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $65,013$96,512
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $65,013$96,512
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $67,296$97,734
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $96,512 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$409,038
XI-2 Total expenses$377,539
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,499
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$65,013
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$96,512

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