C4 Recovery Foundation

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Algonquin, IL501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 81-5464910Revenue $696K in FY2024

On file with the IRSc4recoveryfoundation.org414 Ridge St, 60102-2833 · Algonquin, ILTax-exempt since Aug 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Organization is dedicated to the premise that societys path to achieving improved access, quality, integrity of substance use treatment and recovery solutions is through education, knowledge, and research.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $154K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$170K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 97% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $624K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$696K
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$941K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$511K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$696K
FY2024▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$403K
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$840K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$696K
Expenses
$941K
FY2024▼ -32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$941K
Net assets
$511K
FY2024▼ -32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$756K
FY2024$511K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $678K Management & general 13% · $126K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $170K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$170,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Observer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John R O'Donnell’s $170K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
John R O'Donnell$170,000$170,000$180,000$187,400

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

Improves substance use treatment and recovery through education, knowledge, and research.

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1 program · $678K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Planning, organizing and executing addiction treatment programs locally and internationally to provide continuing education for effective, accountable treatment for substance use disorders.

$678Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$624K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $296K · 2020–2022
Georgetown UniversityDC · FY2022$45,000
Hanover Charities USA INCSC · FY2022$35,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$28,300
Tides FoundationCA · FY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$105,173
Social Innovation Group NfpFY2020$17,500
Singing Waters MontanaMT · FY2020$10,000
Levenson FoundationTX · FY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$696K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$646K
Investment incomeLn 3$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$941K
Ln 25
Programscol B$678K
Managementcol C$126K
Owns and owesPt X
$511K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K
Total assetsLn 16$553K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$646K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$696K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$362K
Other assetsLn 15$177K
Total assetsLn 16$553K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32$511K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K$14K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$631K$362K
Total assetsLn 16$775K$553K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$42K
Net assetsLn 32$756K$511K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$305K$305K
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$170K$170K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$176K$93K$83K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$18K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$21K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$25K$25K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$71K$71K
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$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$137K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$941K$678K$126K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $696K$941K−$245K$511K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.4M−$338K$756K 990 PDF
FY2022 $840K$1.2M−$328K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$1.0M$1.4M$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $403K$159K$244K$261K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $695,871 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $953,000$645,796
I-9 Program service revenue$1,025
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $95,699$47,834
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,429$1,216
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,050,128$695,871
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $318,671$305,324
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $393,428$395,414
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $675,976$239,862
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,388,075$940,600
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$337,947−$244,729
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $695,871 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$645,796
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$645,796
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$1,025
VIII-3 Investment income$47,834
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$1,216
VIII-12 Total revenue$695,871
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $940,600 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $305,324$305,324
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 $170,000$170,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $92,625 · Management $82,975$175,600
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,125 · Management $4,875$23,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,131 · Management $5,683$26,814
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,175$4,175
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $25,433$25,433
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,986$2,986
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $70,628$70,628
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 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$136,640
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $677,833 · Management $126,127 · Fundraising $0$940,600
Part X · Balance sheet $553,211 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,756$14,290
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $631,396$362,230
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $50,000$176,691
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $775,152$553,211
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,073$32,301
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $258$9,818
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,331$42,119
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $755,821$511,092
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $755,821$511,092
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $775,152$553,211
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $511,092 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$695,871
XI-2 Total expenses$940,600
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$244,729
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$755,821
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$511,092

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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