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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES FOR CHILDREN.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,603,797
Total expenses
$1,894,394
Contributions and grants received
$1,616,281
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$9,180
Investment income
$4,158
Other revenue
-$25,822
Total assets, end of year
$1,739,909
Total liabilities, end of year
$196,301
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,543,608
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,465,106
Management and general expenses
$346,538
Fundraising expenses
$82,750
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,465,106

Program services were 77.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $366,803

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $595,363

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $654,115

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $9,877

  • 2a · Program service revenue: THERAPY CLINIC

    total $9,180 · related or exempt $9,180

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,158 · excluded $4,158

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $134,202

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

    $366,803

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $169,231

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$35,029 · excluded -$35,029

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $9,207 · related or exempt $9,207

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $9,207

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $122,700 · program services $108,572 · management and general $8,948 · fundraising $5,180

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,032,854 · program services $913,927 · management and general $75,319 · fundraising $43,608

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $133,755 · program services $120,097 · management and general $7,583 · fundraising $6,075

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $86,785 · program services $76,200 · management and general $6,943 · fundraising $3,642

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $92,447 · management and general $92,447

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $111,588 · program services $42,351 · management and general $69,237

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $97,106 · program services $32,740 · management and general $53,575 · fundraising $10,791

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $14,032 · program services $5,000 · management and general $358 · fundraising $8,674

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $101,650 · program services $75,314 · management and general $21,654 · fundraising $4,682

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,824 · program services $1,423 · management and general $401

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $602 · program services $275 · management and general $327

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,425 · program services $7,173 · management and general $154 · fundraising $98

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,778 · program services $14,413 · management and general $1,365

  • 24a · Other expenses: CLIENT SERVICES

    total $64,393 · program services $64,393

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $11,455 · program services $3,228 · management and general $8,227

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $896,464 · end of year $353,804

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $218,324 · end of year $976,914

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $761,500 · end of year $234,728

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $16,448 · end of year $55,050

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,980 · end of year $17,689

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

    $56,108

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

    $40,055

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $23,478 · end of year $16,053

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $35,705 · end of year $85,671

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $112,827 · end of year $158,210

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,867 · end of year $38,091

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $547,714 · end of year $584,768

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,286,491 · end of year $958,840

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO RECLAIM CHILDREN'S RIGHT TO GROW UP FEELING SAFE, LOVED, AND FREE FROM HARM AND TO END THE CYCLE OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION THROUGH HEALING. PREVENTION AND EDUCATION IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO RECLAIM CHILDREN'S RIGHT TO GROW UP FEELING SAFE, LOVED, AND FREE FROM HARM.

  • CHERISH HOUSE IS A RESIDENTIAL TRAUMA CARE PROGRAM FOR MINOR GIRLS WHO HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM TRAFFICKING.

    Expenses $716,683 · Revenue $9,180

  • THE MENTORING PROGRAM IS LED BY TRAINED MENTORS WHO ARE PAIRED WITH SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING TO CREATE LONG-TERM HEALING RELATIONSHIPS TO HEAL RELATIONAL TRAUMA.

    Expenses $183,537

  • THE COURAGE HOUSE PROGRAM IS FOR WOMEN BETWEEN AGES 18 AND 25 WHO HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM TRAFFICKING AND/OR CONTINUING CARE FROM BEING TRAFFICKED.

    Expenses $397,390

  • PREVENTION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF "THE PATH", A FILM ABOUT SEX TRAFFICKING, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, AND INFORMATION TABLES AT VARIOUS EVENTS. THE CLINIC AND FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAMS ARE TWO ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

    Expenses $167,496 · Revenue $9,207

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark Derry

    DIRECTOR/COO

    Total calculated
    $37,099
    From this org
    $37,099
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brian McHugh

    VICE PRESIDENT (THRU OCT-2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Josh Bailey

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • William Thorsness

    SECRETARY (THRU OCT-2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matt Davidson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anne Callen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Grant Dixon

    GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kari Galessi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cassandra Ma

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $89,231
    From this org
    $85,602
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,629
    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
2024
Filed
15 July 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202511989349300631

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