Totals
- Total revenue
- $864,864
- Total expenses
- $618,694
- Contributions and grants received
- $866,010
- Grants paid
- $9,500
- Program service revenue
- $18,819
- Investment income
- $14,754
- Other revenue
- -$34,719
- Total assets, end of year
- $725,950
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $725,950
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $484,718
- Management and general expenses
- $92,260
- Fundraising expenses
- $41,716
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $484,718
Program services were 78.3% 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
$172,364
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$180,638
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$513,008
-
2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $18,819 · related or exempt $18,819
-
3 · Investment income
total $14,754 · excluded $14,754
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$25,740
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$172,364
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$60,459
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$34,719 · excluded -$34,719
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $9,500 · program services $9,500
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $171,700 · program services $153,864 · management and general $17,836
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $73,774 · program services $66,111 · management and general $7,663
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $18,778 · program services $16,827 · management and general $1,951
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $8,908 · management and general $8,908
-
11g · Fees: other
total $70,068 · program services $56,039 · management and general $4,039 · fundraising $9,990
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $12,517 · management and general $11,227 · fundraising $1,290
-
13 · Office expenses
total $15,905 · management and general $15,905
-
14 · Information technology
total $1,545 · management and general $1,545
-
16 · Occupancy
total $9,017 · management and general $9,017
-
17 · Travel
total $1,729 · management and general $1,729
-
23 · Insurance
total $7,061 · management and general $7,061
-
24a · Other expenses: TRAINING
total $107,055 · program services $107,055
-
24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $70,608 · program services $70,536 · fundraising $72
-
24c · Other expenses: WEBSITE
total $30,159 · fundraising $30,159
-
24d · Other expenses: EMPLOYEE GIFTS
total $5,584 · management and general $5,379 · fundraising $205
-
24e · All other expenses
total $4,786 · program services $4,786
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $167,185 · end of year $113,392
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $309,023 · end of year $600,582
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $10,820 · end of year $11,276
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $700 · end of year $700
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $487,728 · end of year $725,950
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
BUILDING RESILIENT KIDS WHO SAY NO TO DESTRUCTIVE CHOICES AND YES TO ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.
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CAREER PATHWAYS: PARTNERING WITH THE NAPERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS 203 AND 204-DEVELOPED AN AUTHENTIC WORKPLACE LEARNING COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAM, SPRINGBOARD SERIES, FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR AND SENIORS TO EXPOSE THEM TO CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE AND TRADES & CONSTRUCTION DURING THE SUMMER OF 2024. THIS PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS DEVELOP EMPLOYABLE SKILLS AND READIES THEM FOR EITHER COLLEGE OR A CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE OR TRADES & CONSTRUCTION. WE ALSO ADDED ELMHURST SCHOOL DISTRICT 205.DEVELOPED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING IN DUPAGE AND WILL COUNTIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LINDEN OAKS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. ALSO, SUPPORTED A PROGRAM TO TEACH JUNIORS AND SENIORS ABOUT PHILANTHROPY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.COLLABORATIVE YOUTH TEAM: LEADING THE COALITION OF 35 YOUTH-SERVING NON-PROFIT AGENCIES IN DUPAGE AND WILL COUNTIES, KIDSMATTER WORKS WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF KIDS AND FAMILIES. THIS YEAR WE DISTRIBUTED STRESS RELIEF CARE PACKAGES TO YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGH OUT DUPAGE & WILL COUNTIES. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A KINDNESS CAMPAIGN.PROVIDED A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES INCLUDING A JOB FAIR, VOLUNTEER FAIR, GAMES AROUND THE WORLD, YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS, AND A STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.THE CRISIS TEXT LINE WAS LAUNCHED AS AN OUTCOME OF THE STRESS MANAGEMENT SURVEY. THE LINE HAS RECEIVED 2,560 CONVERSATIONS AND HAS PRODUCED 31 ACTIVE SAVES SINCE ITS LAUNCH. THE LINE IS FOR ANYONE WHO IS IN CRISIS. IT PROVIDES A TRAINED COUNSELOR, AT THE END OF THE LINE, WHO IS READY TO LISTEN, WITHOUT YOU EVEN SPEAKING BY TEXTING ""REACH"" TO 741 741 FROM ANYWHERE IN THE US.HELD EDUCATIONAL FORUMS BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON ON TOPICS THAT ARE RELEVANT IN OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDING: MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION, RESILIENCE, STRESS MANAGEMENT AND VAPING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION. THESE FORUMS ARE CONDUCTED IN SCHOOLS, THE FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES AND WITHIN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA.
Expenses $484,718 · Grants $9,500 · Revenue $18,819
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Ryan LauterwasserRYAN LAUTERWASSER
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Brian SterrettBRIAN STERRETT
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Shafer SuggsSHAFER SUGGS
TREASURER/SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Meghna BansalMEGHNA BANSAL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jacque ClemontJACQUE CLEMONT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Patty GustinPATTY GUSTIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mike KingMIKE KING
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mike McLeanMIKE MCLEAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Todd OddoTODD ODDO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark PuknaitisMARK PUKNAITIS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark RisingMARK RISING
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ramki SrinvasanRAMKI SRINVASAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lisa Stock PhDLISA STOCK PHD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nina MenisNINA MENIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $127,500
- From this org
- $127,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Sherilyn HebelSHERILYN HEBEL
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $44,200
- From this org
- $44,200
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 24
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.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- COMPARABLE SALARIES FOR AREA NFPS WERE REVIEWED TO HELP DETERMINE BOTH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF SALARIES.
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533219349321633
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