Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by LUTHERAN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF ILLINOIS.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $45,435,291
- Total expenses
- $46,038,550
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,607,996
- Grants paid
- $11,004,789
- Program service revenue
- $42,790,379
- Investment income
- $179,710
- Other revenue
- $857,206
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,335,281
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,222,061
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $11,113,220
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $39,222,791
- Management and general expenses
- $6,079,826
- Fundraising expenses
- $735,933
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $39,222,791
Program services were 85.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$83,896
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1c · Fundraising events
$360,985
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,163,115
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$195,138
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2a · Program service revenue: GOVERNMENT FEES
total $41,298,975 · related or exempt $41,298,975
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2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $1,491,404 · related or exempt $1,491,404
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3 · Investment income
total $200,027 · excluded $200,027
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $1,283,515
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $1,303,832
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets -$20,317
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$20,317 · excluded -$20,317
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$31,690
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$360,985
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$164,657
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$132,967 · excluded -$132,967
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$387,696
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $387,696 · excluded $387,696
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11a · Other revenue: AFFILIATE MANAGEMENT FEE INCOME
total $443,156 · excluded $443,156
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11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $159,321 · excluded $159,321
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11e · Other revenue, total
$602,477
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $113,000 · program services $113,000
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $10,891,789 · program services $10,891,789
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,135,296 · program services $92,638 · management and general $950,017 · fundraising $92,641
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $21,137,883 · program services $18,648,736 · management and general $2,130,734 · fundraising $358,413
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $286,576 · program services $237,487 · management and general $44,721 · fundraising $4,368
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $2,566,352 · program services $2,051,914 · management and general $469,156 · fundraising $45,282
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,606,184 · program services $1,354,913 · management and general $218,748 · fundraising $32,523
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11b · Fees: legal
total $171,441 · management and general $171,441
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $129,626 · management and general $129,626
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $3,005 · management and general $3,005
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,029,888 · program services $748,135 · management and general $258,783 · fundraising $22,970
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $110,271 · program services $51,522 · management and general $55,356 · fundraising $3,393
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13 · Office expenses
total $937,410 · program services $516,003 · management and general $362,785 · fundraising $58,622
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14 · Information technology
total $543,956 · program services $107,385 · management and general $429,137 · fundraising $7,434
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,837,725 · program services $1,680,630 · management and general $138,382 · fundraising $18,713
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17 · Travel
total $1,641,370 · program services $1,343,212 · management and general $285,017 · fundraising $13,141
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $126,808 · program services $27,082 · management and general $95,064 · fundraising $4,662
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20 · Interest
total $47,438 · management and general $47,438
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $221,675 · program services $208,917 · management and general $12,758
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23 · Insurance
total $509,578 · program services $483,713 · management and general $24,233 · fundraising $1,632
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24a · Other expenses: TELEPHONE
total $496,871 · program services $334,601 · management and general $159,066 · fundraising $3,204
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24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL, REPAI
total $235,822 · program services $176,247 · management and general $57,390 · fundraising $2,185
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24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT
total $82,969 · program services $82,969
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24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES
total $47,492 · program services $8,829 · management and general $36,969 · fundraising $1,694
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24e · All other expenses
total $128,125 · program services $63,069 · fundraising $65,056
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $7,008,859 · end of year $4,367,336
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $69,659 · end of year $50,234
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $5,073,730 · end of year $4,633,333
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $365,222 · end of year $1,134,161
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$782,959
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$153,713
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,373,388 · end of year $629,246
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $330,291 · end of year $136,611
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $10,970,520 · end of year $15,384,360
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $4,091,554 · end of year $3,604,277
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $5,940,308 · end of year $5,852,360
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $2,379,770
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $3,424,368 · end of year $5,765,424
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,849,191 · end of year $5,216,689
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,506,478 · end of year $5,896,531
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
LUTHERAN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF ILLINOIS (AGENCY) IS A NONPROFIT STATEWIDE SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY WHOSE MISSION IS TO ATTRACT, DEVELOP, MOBILIZE, AND PRVOIDE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, CONGREGATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES SO THAT THEIR LIVES ARE IMPROVED.
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FOSTER CARE - LCFS SUPERVISES THE CARE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,951 CHILDREN WHOM THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HAS REMOVED FROM THEIR BIOLOGICAL HOMES BECAUSE OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. LCFS IDENTIFIES, TRAINS, AND LICENSES FOSTER PARENTS AND PROVIDES ONGOING TRAINING AND HOME VISITS TO ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF EACH CHILD IN CARE. FAMILY COUNSELING - LCFS OPERATES A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS THAT SUPPORT AND SERVE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN SO THE FAMILY CAN REMAIN TOGETHER. LCFS HAS COUNSELORS THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS WHO CAN HELP WITH SPECIALIZED CARE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS. THESE PROGRAMS HELP IDENTIFY AND USE FAMILY STRENGTHS TO ENHANCE FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND IMPROVE PARENTAL AND CHILDCARE PERFORMANCE. 428 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH COUNSELING SERVICES.
Expenses $32,307,053 · Grants $11,004,789 · Revenue $36,808,188
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RESIDENTIAL - LCFS IS COMMITTED TO HELPING CHILDREN AND YOUTH ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK. SOUTHERN THIRTY ADOLESCENT CENTER (STAC) IS THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR YOUTH WHO NEED SPECIALIZED HELP, PROVIDING SERVICES AS A 30-DAY SHELTER AND DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS AGED 11-17. STAC PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER CARE, CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS, COUNSELING AND FAMILY INTERVENTION. FY25 PROVIDED EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR 54 YOUTH.
Expenses $2,178,492 · Revenue $2,684,064
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CAMP WARTBURG IS A CHILDREN'S SUMMER CAMP AND YEAR-ROUND RETREAT CENTER OWNED AND OPERATED BY LCFS. ITS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN OUTDOOR CHRISTIAN MINISTRY WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENCOUNTER GOD AND HIS CREATION. FY25 CAMP WAS VISITED BY 5,921 YOUTH AND INDIVIDUALS FOR RETREATS AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION.
Expenses $2,050,919 · Revenue $998,140
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HOME BASED SERVICES - LCFS PROVIDES A VARIETY OF HOME-BASED SERVICES TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, SUCH AS INTACT FAMILY RECOVERY, HOUSING ADVOCACY, FAMILY PREVENTION/REUNIFICATION, TEEN PREGNANCY COUNSELING, EXTENDED FAMILY SUPPORT, AND UNIFIED DELINQUENCY INTERVENTION SERVICES. IN FY25, 274 FAMILIES (760 FAMILY MEMBERS) WERE SERVED.ADOPTION - LCFS ASSISTS FAMILIES IN ADOPTING CHILDREN DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AND PROVIDES CARE AND COUNSELING TO PREGNANT WOMEN CONSIDERING ADOPTION FOR THEIR CHILDREN. FY25 SAW 56 ADOPTIONS TO FOREVER HOMES.BEST START FOR FAMILIES TRAINS PARENTS, CHILDREN, AND FACILITATORS TO IMPLEMENT EMPATHY-BASED INTERACTIONS INTO THEIR DAILY LIVES. IN FY25, 787 INDIVIDUALS WERE STRENGTHENED THROUGH PREVENTATIVE SERVICES.
Expenses $2,686,327 · Revenue $2,299,987
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Brenna WoodleyBRENNA WOODLEY
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Laurie EricksonLAURIE ERICKSON
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Anthony StephensANTHONY STEPHENS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
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Gretchen WinterGRETCHEN WINTER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Melvin FaulknerMELVIN FAULKNER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
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Rev Jefferey HowellREV JEFFEREY HOWELL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Robert BlackwellROBERT BLACKWELL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Mandy LeskoMANDY LESKO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Bruce MeierBRUCE MEIER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
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Mary Lou ByrumMARY LOU BYRUM
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Kris MahonKRIS MAHON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Tamela Milan-AlexanderTAMELA MILAN-ALEXANDER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Michael BertrandMICHAEL BERTRAND
PRESIDENT/CEO
- Total calculated
- $256,022
- From this org
- $227,618
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,404
- Hours/week
- 40 + 5 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $227,618
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,404
- Filer's total
- $256,022
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Dhiren ShahDHIREN SHAH
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $243,847
- From this org
- $216,654
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,193
- Hours/week
- 40 + 5 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $201,654
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $27,193
- Filer's total
- $243,847
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Cheryl WendtCHERYL WENDT
VP AND CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $175,534
- From this org
- $173,868
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,666
- Hours/week
- 40 + 5 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $158,868
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,666
- Filer's total
- $175,534
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Latasha Roberson-GuifaroLATASHA ROBERSON-GUIFARO
VP AND CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $197,287
- From this org
- $185,979
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,308
- Hours/week
- 40 + 5 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $170,979
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,308
- Filer's total
- $197,287
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Beverly JonesBEVERLY JONES
VP AND COO
- Total calculated
- $230,970
- From this org
- $216,551
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,419
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $201,551
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,419
- Filer's total
- $230,970
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Heidi Jesswein DarvilleHEIDI JESSWEIN DARVILLE
HR DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $169,789
- From this org
- $142,904
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,885
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $139,904
- Bonus
- $3,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,885
- Filer's total
- $169,789
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Mary ThomasMARY THOMAS
ASSOCIATE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- Total calculated
- $138,516
- From this org
- $126,124
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,392
- Hours/week
- 40
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Stan ThomasSTAN THOMAS
CONTROLLER
- Total calculated
- $120,273
- From this org
- $120,192
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $81
- Hours/week
- 40
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Felicia RedicFELICIA REDIC
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- Total calculated
- $130,537
- From this org
- $104,733
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,804
- Hours/week
- 40
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Maria AvilaMARIA AVILA
ASSISTANT CONTROLLER
- Total calculated
- $111,039
- From this org
- $109,260
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,779
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO IS DETERMINED USING A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS OR STUDIES AND IS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION DURING THE FALL OR WINTER BOARD MEETING. THIS BOARD IS NOT COMPRISED OF ANY EMPLOYEES. IT IS THE POLICY OF THE AGENCY TO PAY WAGES AND SALARIES WHICH ARE COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR SCOPE AND SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.
- PART I, LINE 7
- BONUSES WERE ISSUED TO CURRENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES BASED ON PERFORMANCE.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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TALENTED TENTH SOCIAL SERVICES
$76,000
MENTORING AND TUTORING
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CREATING SPACE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
$37,000
MENTORING AND TUTORING
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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LUTHERAN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION
501(C)(3) · SUPPORTING FOUNDATION · IL · controlled entity
Directly controlled by LUTHERAN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF ILLINOIS
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501(C)(3) · PREVENTATIVE EDUCATION, COUNSELING, SHELTER · IL · controlled entity
Directly controlled by LUTHERAN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF ILLINOIS
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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ARTHUR D DAY AND ARMILDA A DAY MEMORIAL TRUST
T · TRUST · IL · 100% owned · share of income $135,892 · share of assets $5,159,736
Directly controlled by LUTHERAN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF ILLINOIS
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202600839349301705
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