Empower Illinois youth currently or formerly in foster care to attain a college degree and transition into adulthood successfully by providing mentorship, advocacy, and educational opportunity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$93K 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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FY2024 · 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $109K a year · 16% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$705K
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$610K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$364K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$705K
FY2024▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$151K
FY2021$53K
FY2023$512K
FY2024$705K
FY2025$770K
Expenses
$610K
FY2024▲ +73%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2023$352K
FY2024$610K
FY2025$698K
Net assets
$364K
FY2024▲ +38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$57K
FY2021$94K
FY2023$264K
FY2024$364K
FY2025$435K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Jun 2016.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $485K Management & general 13% · $77K Fundraising 8% · $48K

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; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$92,827Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Danielson’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 84th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Kate Danielson$95,587$92,827$66,758$59,042

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps foster youth earn college degrees and succeed in adulthood through mentorship and support.

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1 program · $485K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The mentoring and scholarship program for the seniors graduate high school. Also, providing on-line training and coaching for caseworkers, students, foster parents, and educators on how to foster success for young people.

$485Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $143K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$77,814
Unitemized GrantFY2023$55,243
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,381

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$705K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$707K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$610K
Ln 25
Programscol B$485K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$364K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$310K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$707K
Government grantsLn 1e$303K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$705K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$310K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$310K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$364K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K$310K
Total assetsLn 16$266K$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$264K$364K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$76K$76K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$72K$11K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$276K$213K$32K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$21K$2K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$225$146$79
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$6K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$3K$221$3K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$666$3K$745
Information technologyLn 14$757$456$73$228
OccupancyLn 16$4K$3K$694
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$86K$79K$6K$568
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$610K$485K$77K$48K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $770K$698K$71K$435K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $705K$610K$95K$364K 990 PDF
FY2023 $512K$352K$160K$264K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $151K$57K 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 $704,899 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $494,624$706,501
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $287$1,357
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,105−$2,959
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $512,016$704,899
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $34,835$75,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $210,940$400,622
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $106,043$133,900
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $351,818$610,022
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $160,198$94,877
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $704,899 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$63,363
VIII-1e Government grants$302,694
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$340,444
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$706,501
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,357$1,357
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,038−$3,038
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $79$79
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $79 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,681$704,899
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $610,022 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $75,500$75,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,845 · Management $10,960 · Fundraising $10,021$92,826
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $213,365 · Management $32,227 · Fundraising $30,162$275,754
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,467 · Management $2,026$5,493
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,397 · Management $2,087 · Fundraising $3,065$26,549
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $146 · Management $79$225
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,702 · Management $8,124$13,826
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,136 · Management $1,701$4,837
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,079 · Management $221 · Fundraising $3,004$6,304
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $666 · Management $3,307 · Fundraising $745$4,718
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $456 · Management $73 · Fundraising $228$757
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,020 · Management $694$3,714
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,851$3,851
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,802$7,802
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,114 · Management $6,422 · Fundraising $568$86,104
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,762$1,762
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $484,744 · Management $77,485 · Fundraising $47,793$610,022
Part X · Balance sheet $370,344 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $265,909$310,348
X-4 Accounts receivable$59,996
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $265,909$370,344
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,219$6,579
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,219$6,579
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $238,544$341,098
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,146$22,667
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $263,690$363,765
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $265,909$370,344
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $363,765 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$704,899
XI-2 Total expenses$610,022
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,877
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$263,690
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$5,198
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$363,765

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