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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COMPASS FOR KIDS.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,236,698
Total expenses
$2,031,441
Contributions and grants received
$1,065,815
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,137,146
Investment income
$13,958
Other revenue
$19,779
Total assets, end of year
$1,415,289
Total liabilities, end of year
$93,936
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,321,353
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,704,012
Management and general expenses
$200,108
Fundraising expenses
$127,321
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,704,012

Program services were 83.9% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $7,554

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $33,836

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,024,425

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $143,969

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Camp Compass

    total $1,137,146 · related or exempt $1,137,146

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,958 · excluded $13,958

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $28,608

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $33,836

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $17,232

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $11,376 · excluded $11,376

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Income

    total $8,403 · excluded $8,403

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,403

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $106,499 · program services $79,874 · management and general $26,625

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,176,207 · program services $990,802 · management and general $69,581 · fundraising $115,824

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $42,781 · program services $34,050 · management and general $8,731

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $115,597 · program services $98,787 · management and general $16,810

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $37,872 · program services $29,223 · management and general $8,649

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,631 · program services $7,350 · management and general $4,281

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $51,553 · program services $27,058 · management and general $14,573 · fundraising $9,922

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,418 · program services $2,698 · management and general $1,720

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $8,214 · program services $5,974 · management and general $2,240

  • 17 · Travel

    total $292 · program services $272 · management and general $20

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $18,442 · program services $12,848 · management and general $5,594

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $118,177 · program services $118,177

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,097 · management and general $7,097

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $54,084 · program services $46,072 · management and general $8,012

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Supplies

    total $230,626 · program services $218,516 · management and general $10,535 · fundraising $1,575

  • 24b · Other expenses: Repairs & Maintenance

    total $29,728 · program services $18,781 · management and general $10,947

  • 24c · Other expenses: Utilities

    total $9,886 · program services $6,198 · management and general $3,688

  • 24d · Other expenses: Staff & Volunteer Appre

    total $7,824 · program services $6,819 · management and general $1,005

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $513 · program services $513

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $623,990 · end of year $461,317

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $461,493 · end of year $255,371

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $42,089 · end of year $281,985

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,197 · end of year $408

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $385,558

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $7,097

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $378,461

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $20,054 · end of year $37,747

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $84,659 · end of year $93,936

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $14,463 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $769,059 · end of year $1,054,287

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $280,642 · end of year $267,066

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The mission of Compass for Kids is to empower children and families underserved by our community.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The mission of Compass for Kids is to provide academic and social-emotional support to empower underserved children and families. Our vision is that all children in our community experience success and reach their full potential. Our programs are: Club Compass, Camp Compass, Camp Care-A-Lot, and Youth Leadership Development Program.

  • Camp Compass is a free summer learning program for low-income, underserved, elementary students of Springfield Public Schools - District 186. Camp Compass is designed to prevent summer learning loss and improve reading and math skills. The overarching purpose is to reduce the achievement gap that exists between low-income students and their higher-income peers by bringing students up to grade level academically. Camp Compass is a hybrid between a summer school and a camp. On one hand, Camp Compass is an academic intervention where licensed teachers instruct the students three hours per day, five days per week, for the six weeks of camp. In addition, Camp Compass incorporates enrichment activities and field trips for a fun camp-like environment. These enrichment experiences address the opportunity gap in addition to the academic achievement gap. Transportation to and from the program, breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack, and weekend food are provided.

    Expenses $1,125,859 · Revenue $1,137,146

  • Club Compass is a weekly program for low-income, underserved, elementary students in Springfield Public Schools - District 186. Club Compass pairs volunteer mentors with the students and teaches them social-emotional and life skills in a safe, structured, positive environment. Club Compass is currently serving students from five schools: Black Hawk, Dubois, Graham, Harvard Park, and McClernand. Club Compass has a volunteer driven, community based model. Each school Club Compass serves is paired with two or more community partners, which host the Club Compass site for their neighborhood school. Each Club Compass site has the same major components: snack, an evidence-based social-emotional curriculum lesson, academic time, Life Skills classes, and a healthy, family-style dinner. Club Compass is free to participating students. All students are selected and referred by their school.

    Expenses $306,172

  • Youth Leadership Development Program is designed to provide middle and high school alumni of Club Compass the opportunity to develop as leaders, and be prepared for college, vocational / trade school, the military, and/or to enter the workforce. The ultimate goal is for these youths to graduate from high school and be ready to achieve their dreams.

    Expenses $139,805

  • Camp Care-A-Lot is a free, overnight residential camp for low-income elementary students from throughout Central Illinois. For 27 years, Camp Care-A-Lot has been helping low-income children realize a future beyond anything they could have imagined. Camp Care-A-Lot is a unique opportunity for children to experience the skills needed to alleviate their concerns, achieve their future goals and dreams, and live healthier and safer lives. Over its history, Camp Care-A-Lot has provided many weeks full of educational, social and recreational activities to prepare children for a brighter life. Children leave camp believing they can be successful no matter where they come from.

    Expenses $132,176

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Blitstein

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Drew Thomason

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brittani Hopper

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vern Lindquist

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christy Crites

    Immediate Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Crews

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beverly Chapman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Olson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lakeisha Purchase

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Diane Hillard-Sembell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tanya DeSanto

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • April Miles

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Diane Rutledge

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donna Smylie

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Catherine Scherschel

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Linsay Gordon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Sullivan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ray Zinnen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Molly Berendt

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $106,499
    From this org
    $106,499
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
26 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413319349300446

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