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LUTHERAN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF ILLINOIS

EIN 36-2167778 OAKBROOK TER, IL

Revenue 2024
$45,435,291
Expenses 2024
$46,038,550

Program services were 85.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
5000
Street
1 OAKBROOK TER STE 501

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

This address is a suite or unit (STE 501). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

LUTHERAN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF ILLINOIS (AGENCY) IS A NONPROFIT STATEWIDE SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY WHOSE MISSION IS TO ATTRACT, DEVELOP, MOBILIZE, AND PRVOIDE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, CONGREGATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES SO THAT THEIR LIVES ARE IMPROVED.

  • FOSTER CARE - LCFS SUPERVISES THE CARE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,951 CHILDREN WHOM THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HAS REMOVED FROM THEIR BIOLOGICAL HOMES BECAUSE OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. LCFS IDENTIFIES, TRAINS, AND LICENSES FOSTER PARENTS AND PROVIDES ONGOING TRAINING AND HOME VISITS TO ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF EACH CHILD IN CARE. FAMILY COUNSELING - LCFS OPERATES A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS THAT SUPPORT AND SERVE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN SO THE FAMILY CAN REMAIN TOGETHER. LCFS HAS COUNSELORS THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS WHO CAN HELP WITH SPECIALIZED CARE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS. THESE PROGRAMS HELP IDENTIFY AND USE FAMILY STRENGTHS TO ENHANCE FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND IMPROVE PARENTAL AND CHILDCARE PERFORMANCE. 428 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH COUNSELING SERVICES.

    Expenses $32,307,053 · Grants $11,004,789 · Revenue $36,808,188

  • RESIDENTIAL - LCFS IS COMMITTED TO HELPING CHILDREN AND YOUTH ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK. SOUTHERN THIRTY ADOLESCENT CENTER (STAC) IS THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR YOUTH WHO NEED SPECIALIZED HELP, PROVIDING SERVICES AS A 30-DAY SHELTER AND DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS AGED 11-17. STAC PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER CARE, CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS, COUNSELING AND FAMILY INTERVENTION. FY25 PROVIDED EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR 54 YOUTH.

    Expenses $2,178,492 · Revenue $2,684,064

  • CAMP WARTBURG IS A CHILDREN'S SUMMER CAMP AND YEAR-ROUND RETREAT CENTER OWNED AND OPERATED BY LCFS. ITS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN OUTDOOR CHRISTIAN MINISTRY WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENCOUNTER GOD AND HIS CREATION. FY25 CAMP WAS VISITED BY 5,921 YOUTH AND INDIVIDUALS FOR RETREATS AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION.

    Expenses $2,050,919 · Revenue $998,140

  • HOME BASED SERVICES - LCFS PROVIDES A VARIETY OF HOME-BASED SERVICES TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, SUCH AS INTACT FAMILY RECOVERY, HOUSING ADVOCACY, FAMILY PREVENTION/REUNIFICATION, TEEN PREGNANCY COUNSELING, EXTENDED FAMILY SUPPORT, AND UNIFIED DELINQUENCY INTERVENTION SERVICES. IN FY25, 274 FAMILIES (760 FAMILY MEMBERS) WERE SERVED.ADOPTION - LCFS ASSISTS FAMILIES IN ADOPTING CHILDREN DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AND PROVIDES CARE AND COUNSELING TO PREGNANT WOMEN CONSIDERING ADOPTION FOR THEIR CHILDREN. FY25 SAW 56 ADOPTIONS TO FOREVER HOMES.BEST START FOR FAMILIES TRAINS PARENTS, CHILDREN, AND FACILITATORS TO IMPLEMENT EMPATHY-BASED INTERACTIONS INTO THEIR DAILY LIVES. IN FY25, 787 INDIVIDUALS WERE STRENGTHENED THROUGH PREVENTATIVE SERVICES.

    Expenses $2,686,327 · Revenue $2,299,987

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Brenna Woodley

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Laurie Erickson

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Anthony Stephens

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Gretchen Winter

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Melvin Faulkner

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Rev Jefferey Howell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Robert Blackwell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Mandy Lesko

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Bruce Meier

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Mary Lou Byrum

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kris Mahon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Tamela Milan-Alexander

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Michael Bertrand

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $256,022
    From this org
    $227,618
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,404
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,618
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,404
    Filer's total
    $256,022
  • Dhiren Shah

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $243,847
    From this org
    $216,654
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,193
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,654
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,193
    Filer's total
    $243,847
  • Cheryl Wendt

    VP AND CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $175,534
    From this org
    $173,868
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,666
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,868
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,666
    Filer's total
    $175,534
  • Latasha Roberson-Guifaro

    VP AND CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $197,287
    From this org
    $185,979
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,308
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,979
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,308
    Filer's total
    $197,287
  • Beverly Jones

    VP AND COO

    Total calculated
    $230,970
    From this org
    $216,551
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,419
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,551
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,419
    Filer's total
    $230,970
  • Heidi Jesswein Darville

    HR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $169,789
    From this org
    $142,904
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,885
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,904
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,885
    Filer's total
    $169,789
  • Mary Thomas

    ASSOCIATE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $138,516
    From this org
    $126,124
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,392
    Hours/week
    40
  • Stan Thomas

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $120,273
    From this org
    $120,192
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $81
    Hours/week
    40
  • Felicia Redic

    DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $130,537
    From this org
    $104,733
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,804
    Hours/week
    40
  • Maria Avila

    ASSISTANT CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $111,039
    From this org
    $109,260
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,779
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $45,435,291
    Expenses
    $46,038,550
    Contributions
    $1,607,996
    Grants paid
    $11,004,789
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $44,298,356
    Expenses
    $45,168,163
    Contributions
    $1,362,921
    Grants paid
    $11,733,306
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $42,310,859
    Expenses
    $39,981,222
    Contributions
    $5,739,179
    Grants paid
    $10,614,747
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $42,395,309
    Expenses
    $39,981,222
    Contributions
    $5,739,179
    Grants paid
    $10,614,747

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $37,405,564
    Expenses
    $35,511,775
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,349,574
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $37,749,748
    Expenses
    $33,574,622
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,176,506
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $32,563,178
    Expenses
    $28,404,400
    Assets (EOY)
    $22,112,291
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $27,755,513
    Expenses
    $28,042,007
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,683,929
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $30,076,234
    Expenses
    $26,983,859
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,155,174
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $35,205,760
    Expenses
    $36,562,572
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,021,280
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $35,193,456
    Expenses
    $36,363,171
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,303,029
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $34,357,718
    Expenses
    $34,506,371
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,978,720
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $32,211,744
    Expenses
    $32,907,370
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,688,815
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $32,623,539
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,033,065

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.