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Tlc Centers for Therapy FY2023 filing

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Crystal Lake, IL501(c)(3)Since 2015Human Services EIN 47-5631878Revenue $1.3M in FY2023

On file with the IRSdreamriderstlc.com4701 N Oak St, 60012-3309 · Crystal Lake, ILTax-exempt since Sep 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Tlc Centers for Therapy, dream riders is a not-for-profit facility dedicated to enhancing and enriching children and adults with physical, emotional, and self-esteem development disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 55% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $8K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$453K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% 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
$1.3M
-66% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$4.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023▼ -66%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$2.9M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +137%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$362K
FY2021$375K
FY2022$658K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$4.5M
FY2023▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$663K
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$7.5M

From the FY2023 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2016.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.4M Management & general 8% · $130K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keith Wagner
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers therapeutic horseback riding and hippotherapy for children with disabilities.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Provide educational programs to benefit and improve the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities. Programs are intended to enhance the individual's family and social interactions.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Bunker Hill CharitiesFY2024$6K
Cornell Brewer FoundationFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$8K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2024–2024
Resource of Comnunity LivingFY2024$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$614K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$437K
Investment incomeLn 3$228K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$130K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$453K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$437K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$226K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$614K
Investment incomeLn 3$228K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$22K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$206K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$453K
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 544
VolunteersI 615
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M$3.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$300K$206K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$679K$453K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M$4.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$300K$300K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$831K$735K$96K
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$63K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$862$761$101
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$16K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$146K$146K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$11K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$9K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$880$773$107
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$13K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$102K$92K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$34K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$6K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.4M$130K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.9M$1.9M$988K$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.8M$1.7M$2.2M$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.3M$1.6M−$263K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$658K$3.1M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$375K$1.9M$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $376K$362K$15K$663K 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,294,630 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,351,047$437,084
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $290,061$614,184
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $110,800$228,191
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,976$15,171
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,788,884$1,294,630
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$300,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $465,254$902,582
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $193,044$355,376
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $658,298$1,557,958
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,130,586−$263,328
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,294,630 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$437,084
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$225,773
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$437,084
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $614,184$614,184
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $206,552$206,552
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $2,000$2,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $21,639$21,639
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$12,745
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $426$426
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $844,801$1,294,630
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,557,958 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $300,000$300,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $734,641 · Management $95,988$830,629
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $63,230 · Management $8,723$71,953
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $761 · Management $101$862
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,364 · Management $2,262$18,626
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $145,986$145,986
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,337 · Management $1,555$12,892
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,984 · Management $1,225$10,209
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $773 · Management $107$880
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,303 · Management $4,713$18,016
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $92,113 · Management $10,235$102,348
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,446 · Management $2,917$37,363
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,849 · Management $2,345$8,194
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,427,787 · Management $130,171 · Fundraising $0$1,557,958
Part X · Balance sheet $4,949,013 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,917,026$3,023,013
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $56,383$71,461
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $30,074$24,088
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,792$12,785
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,213,712$1,612,003
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $299,622$205,663
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,532,609$4,949,013
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $74,324$66,405
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $386,606$386,606
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $679,319$453,011
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,853,290$4,496,002
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,853,290$4,496,002
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,532,609$4,949,013
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,496,002 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,294,630
XI-2 Total expenses$1,557,958
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$263,328
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,853,290
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$93,960
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,496,002

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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