Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,264,061
- Total expenses
- $2,154,261
- Contributions and grants received
- $962,660
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,230,044
- Investment income
- $30,476
- Other revenue
- $40,881
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,699,235
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $960,804
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,738,431
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,757,022
- Management and general expenses
- $397,239
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,757,022
Program services were 81.6% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$943,006
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$19,654
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2a · Program service revenue: WORK CONTRACTS
total $1,230,044 · related or exempt $1,230,044
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3 · Investment income
total $16,566 · excluded $16,566
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $14,825
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $915
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $13,910
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $13,910 · excluded $13,910
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11a · Other revenue: RELEASE OF DEBTS
total $33,226 · excluded $33,226
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11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $7,655 · excluded $7,655
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11e · Other revenue, total
$40,881
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $98,842 · program services $49,421 · management and general $49,421
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,420,234 · program services $1,254,132 · management and general $166,102
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $63,104 · program services $41,018 · management and general $22,086
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $112,611 · program services $97,574 · management and general $15,037
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11a · Fees: management
total $34,380 · management and general $34,380
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $19,776 · program services $326 · management and general $19,450
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11g · Fees: other
total $4,911 · management and general $4,911
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $5,862 · management and general $5,862
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13 · Office expenses
total $20,110 · program services $10,330 · management and general $9,780
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16 · Occupancy
total $42,620 · program services $42,620
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17 · Travel
total $7,113 · management and general $7,113
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20 · Interest
total $15 · management and general $15
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $64,357 · program services $64,357
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23 · Insurance
total $60,094 · program services $59,516 · management and general $578
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24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
total $56,786 · program services $47,260 · management and general $9,526
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24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
total $44,453 · program services $31,045 · management and general $13,408
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24c · Other expenses: MATERIALS
total $44,179 · program services $44,179
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24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $33,114 · management and general $33,114
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24e · All other expenses
total $21,700 · program services $15,244 · management and general $6,456
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $564,519 · end of year $747,500
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $206,493 · end of year $216,291
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $238,733 · end of year $247,817
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,273 · end of year $434
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$3,222,078
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,734,885
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,512,061 · end of year $1,487,193
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $128,633 · end of year $224,565
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $904,524 · end of year $736,239
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,490,922 · end of year $1,738,431
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION BY PROVIDING LONG-TERM, DIGNIFIED EMPLOYMENT, AND A FOUNDATION FOR QUALITY SOCIAL INTERACTION WHILE MEETING OR EXCEEDING OUR CUSTOMER'S PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
JOB RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED. PROJECT CU, INC. PROVIDES JOB TRAINING AND STEADY EMPLOYMENT FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WHO ARE UNABLE TO COMPETE FOR JOBS IN THE LABOR MARKET.
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DISABLED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNABLE TO COMPETE FOR JOBS IN THE "NORMAL" LABOR MARKET OR WHO NEED CLOSE SUPERVISION, LESS PRESSURE, ETC. WORKERS DO MOVE TO COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT WHEN FEASIBLE. AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES SERVED 85.
Expenses $1,757,022 · Revenue $2,264,061
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Erica OrrisonERICA ORRISON
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Sue BianchiSUE BIANCHI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Joni LombardoJONI LOMBARDO
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Kit BrewerKIT BREWER
CEO
- Total calculated
- $98,841
- From this org
- $98,841
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40 + 5 related
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.
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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501(C)(3) · PROVIDING SERVICE TO DISABLE DINDIVIDUALS · IL
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501(C)(3) · PROVIDING RESIDNETIAL HOUSING TO DEVELOPMENTALLY DISBALED · IL · controlled entity
Directly controlled by CHALLENGE UNLIMITED
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 23 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543579349300709
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