Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,075,850

Total expenses

$1,168,512

Contributions and grants received

$934,014

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$133,617

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$8,219

Total assets, end of year

$623,999

Total liabilities, end of year

$293,938

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$330,061

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,031,459

Management and general expenses

$132,477

Fundraising expenses

$4,576

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,031,459

Program services were 88.3% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS (ILCS) HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACHIEVE OR MAINTAIN MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE ASSISTED IN EXPLORING ALTERNATIVES TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS ABOUT HOW THEY WILL LIVE. ILCS DIRECTLY PROVIDE OR COORDINATE THROUGH REFERRAL THOSE SERVICES WHICH ASSIST PEOPLE IN INCREASING THEIR ABILITIES TO EXERCISE CONTROL OVER THEIR LIVES. CONTROL OVER ONE'S LIFE MEANS HAVING A CHOICE OF ACCEPTABLE OPTIONS THAT MINIMIZE RELIANCE ON OTHERS IN MAKING DECISIONS AND PERFORMING EVERY DAY ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDES MANAGING ONE'S OWN AFFAIRS, PARTICIPATING IN DAY-TO-DAY COMMUNITY LIFE, AND FULFILLING A RANGE OF SOCIAL ROLES.

  Expenses $400,986

• ILR HAS NEGOTIATED A VARIETY OF CONTRACTS/AGREEMENTS WITH FUNDING SOURCES SUCH AS COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES CCS & OTHER PROGRAMS, DVR, IRIS, CLTS WAIVER, AND MCOS FOR FEE-BASED SERVICES. ILR IS REIMBURSED IN DIFFERENT WAYS; BY THE HOUR, QUARTER HOUR, OR COMPLETED ASSESSMENT. ALL SERVICES ARE BASED ON INDIVIDUAL REFERRAL AUTHORIZATIONS VIA REFERRALS EMAIL.

  Expenses $139,799 · Revenue $141,836

• INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCES, INC. IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT OF THE LA CROSSE COLLABORATIVE TO END HOMELESSNESS. IT IS MADE UP OF SEVERAL COMMUNITY PROVIDERS, FUNDERS, AND HOMELESS CONSUMERS WHO ACT AS AN ADVISORY COUNCIL. THERE IS ONE STAFF WHO COORDINATES MEETINGS OF SEVERAL MEMBER COMMITTEES, SECURES FUNDING, COLLECTS DATA, DEVELOPS SUB CONTRACTS WITH MEMBERS, PROVIDES TRAINING, AND DRIVES THE ENTIRE PROCESS TO BE COHESIVE. ILR HAS TWO SUBCONTRACTS FOR TWO OUTREACH STAFF AND FOR PREVENTION FUNDS. CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR ALL THEIR ACTIVITIES AND FUNDING.

  Expenses $108,364

• GRANT FROM DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: -PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO EIGHT DHS FUNDED PEER RUN ORGANIZATIONS (PRO), SO THEY MEET DHS REQUIREMENTS. -DEVELOP STATEWIDE PEER LEADERSHIP THROUGH ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT PRO'S RESULTING IN STATEWIDE TRAINING. -PROVIDE TIMELY REIMBURSEMENT TO CONSUMERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN STATE SPONSORED MEETINGS. RAVE IS A CONSUMER RUN DROP-IN CENTER FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS LOCATED IN LA CROSSE. THE DROP-IN CENTER IS OPEN MONDAY-FRIDAY FROM 9-5 AND IS STAFFED BY PEER SPECIALISTS. THE STAFF ARE ALL PERSONS LIVING WITH A MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A 48 HOUR PEER SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION COURSE. RAVE PROVIDES A SAFE, COMFORTABLE, AND ACCEPTING PLACE TO MEET AND VISIT WITH PEERS TO HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE, TO READ THE DAILY NEWSPAPER TO FIND OUT ABOUT COMMUNITY RESOURCES, TO GET HELP WITH JOB SEARCHES, TO USE THE COMPUTERS, PLAY POOL, PAINT A PICTURE, DO CRAFTS, OR WHATEVER HELPS WITH PERSONAL RECOVERY. MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER RECOVERY IS A JOURNEY OF HEALING AND TRANSFORMATION ENABLING PEOPLE TO LIVE MEANINGFUL LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY WHILE STRIVING TO ACHIEVE HIS/HER FULL POTENTIAL.

  Expenses $382,310

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

Listed in Part VII

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

3 December 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

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