Let IT Be US FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Barrington, IL501(c)(3)Since 2014Human ServicesEIN 47-1237093

The organization seeks to improve permanency outcomes for children in foster care in illinois. IT seeks to recruit prospective foster parents and match waiting children with licensed foster families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$71K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$701K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$508K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$781K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$701K
FY2021▼ -18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$851K
FY2021$701K
FY2022$880K
FY2023$583K
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$508K
FY2021▲ +20%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$424K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$829K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$781K
FY2021▲ +34%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$581K
FY2021$781K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$587K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2021 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 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $386K Management & general 13% · $67K Fundraising 11% · $54K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder and
$71,313Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan McConnell’s $64K as Founder/Exec is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan McConnell$64,500$94,013$89,500$71,313$70,312

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Recruits foster and adoptive parents in Illinois, helping children in care.

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2 program services account for $191K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

In 2021 the organization held various recruitment events and mentorship programs.

$174Kprogram expense
02

The organization provided foster child and family direct support .

$17Kprogram expense

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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$5K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$701K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$337K
Other incomeLn 4–11$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$92K
Money outPt IX
$508K
Ln 25
Programscol B$386K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$781K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$774K
Total assetsLn 16$800K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$337K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$92K
Other incomeLn 4–11$262K
Gains on assetsLn 7$88K
Total revenueLn 12$701K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$774K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$774K
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$800K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$781K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 646
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$585K$774K
Total assetsLn 16$592K$800K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$588K$781K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$57K$7K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$54K$21K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$10K$3K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$173K$136K$14K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$102K$102K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$3K$14K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$25K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$508K$386K$67K$54K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$1.0M$228K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $583K$1.1M−$518K$587K 990 PDF
FY2022 $880K$829K$51K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $701K$508K$193K$781K 990 PDF
FY2020 $851K$424K$427K$581K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $700,631 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$337,080
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$80,860
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$337,080
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,000$10,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,744$3,744
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $87,757$87,757
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $262,050$262,050
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,757 · Excluded from tax $265,794$700,631
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $507,617 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,051 · Management $7,131 · Fundraising $7,131$71,313
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $54,231 · Management $20,512 · Fundraising $13,463$88,206
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,626 · Management $2,526 · Fundraising $1,941$14,093
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $135,741 · Management $14,389 · Fundraising $23,162$173,292
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $101,883$101,883
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,952 · Management $14,195 · Fundraising $8,658$25,805
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,600$4,600
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,837 · Management $3,588$28,425
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $386,321 · Management $66,941 · Fundraising $54,355$507,617
Part X · Balance sheet $799,759 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $584,788$774,049
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,090$25,710
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $591,878$799,759
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,629$18,496
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,629$18,496
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $545,792$658,883
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $42,457$122,380
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $588,249$781,263
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $591,878$799,759
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $781,263 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$700,631
XI-2 Total expenses$507,617
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$193,014
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$588,249
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$781,263

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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