Bunker Hill Charities

Crystal Lake, ILUnknown exempt organizationSince 2015EIN 47-5337033Revenue $1.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRS265 Exchange Dr Ste 201 201 · Crystal Lake, IL

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Bunker Hill charities' mission is to affect societal change and improve the quality of living for northwestern illinois communities and neighboring areas.

75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 319 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
3
named funders · $81K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+155% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +155%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$801K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$708K
FY2023$692K
FY2024$633K
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +137%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$776K
FY2021$942K
FY2022$827K
FY2023$599K
FY2024$652K
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$973K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$123K
FY2023$426K
FY2024$698K
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.2M Management & general 17% · $266K Fundraising 8% · $120K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves quality of living and affects societal change in Northwestern Illinois communities.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provide grants to other charitable organizations.

$1.2Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$81K
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Grants paid · 56 grants · $978K · 2020–2024
Archangels AcademyIL · FY2024$12,050
Hooved Animal Humane SocietyIL · FY2024$10,420
Macyns Jars NfpIL · FY2024$9,790
Casa of McHenry County INCIL · FY2024$8,750
Tlc Centers for TherapyIL · FY2024$6,016
St Marys ChurchIL · FY2024$5,448
Tlc Centers for TherapyIL · FY2023$20,423
Crystal Lake Teen Center NfpIL · FY2023$14,295
Faces of NarcolepsyAZ · FY2023$10,585
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$873K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$266K
Fundraisingcol D$120K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$873K
Gains on assetsLn 7$861K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6319
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$798K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$376K$0
Net assetsLn 32$698K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$530K$530K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$601K$451K$30K$120K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$63K$63K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$309K$171K$138K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$161
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$266K$120K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.5M$71K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $633K$652K−$19K$698K 990 PDF
FY2023 $692K$599K$92K$426K 990 PDF
FY2022 $708K$827K−$119K$123K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$942K$195K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $801K$776K$25K$973K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,614,908 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,496,761$1,851,887
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $49,769$872,615
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$913,188−$1,109,594
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $633,342$1,614,908
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $127,759$529,867
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $266,945$601,224
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $257,759$413,288
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $652,463$1,544,379
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,121$70,529
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,614,908 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,565,477
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,565,477
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,851,887
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,581$11,581
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $861,034$861,034
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,109,594−$1,109,594
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$236,979$1,614,908
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,544,379 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $529,867$529,867
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $450,918 · Management $30,061 · Fundraising $120,245$601,224
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,647$1,647
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $62,749$62,749
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,219$9,219
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $24,188$24,188
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $170,924 · Management $138,048$308,972
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,352 · Management $161$6,513
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,158,061 · Management $266,073 · Fundraising $120,245$1,544,379
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,387$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $117,734$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $31,283$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $798,333$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,074,737$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $102,647$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $376,474$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $698,263$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $698,263$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,074,737$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,614,908
XI-2 Total expenses$1,544,379
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$70,529
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$698,263
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$768,792
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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