Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago
Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago reported $78.4 million in revenue and $79.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.38 went to program services, $7.40 to management and general costs and $0.22 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 60.9% of the total. Government grants made up 60.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $624,070 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 24 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 51% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $80MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $78MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.4% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.4% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 60.9% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 60.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 37.9% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $624,070 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.78% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 24 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.2 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 32 of 32 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe early learning services program includes educational programs for socioeconomically disadvantaged children ages 0 to 5 and early childhood programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers that help them grow mentally, socially, emotionally and physically. The division also provides early intervention and family support services including developmental evaluations and therapeutic interventions for infants and toddlers who have delays in development or at risk for significant developmental delays
The disability services program provides special education programs for students with a primary diagnosis of autism, emotional disabilities, cognitive or developmental delays. Services include an integrated curriculum balancing academic and functional skills including art, behavioral, speech, occupational, music and vocational therapies, as well as nursing and social work services. Autism diagnostics, family support, vocational training and after school programs and meaningful work opportunities are also provided. This division also provides the support to school districts and other…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer, 54.9 hrs/week | $586,506 | $0 | $37,564 | $624,070 |
| EXECUTIVE VP & CFO (THRU 10/24) Officer, 53.1 hrs/week | $339,337 | $0 | $27,092 | $366,429 |
| VP OF PEOPLE AND PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $225,251 | $0 | $29,260 | $254,511 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $197,298 | $0 | $12,963 | $210,261 |
| ASST. VP OF EARLY LEARNING SC. Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $152,718 | $0 | $18,178 | $170,896 |
| VP OF PEOPLE AND TALENT CULTURE Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $157,557 | $0 | $7,435 | $164,992 |
| DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND CLINICAL SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $147,068 | $0 | $5,079 | $152,147 |
24 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $682K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b32 · 32 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5877
- Volunteers Part I, line 688
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LEARNING TREE CHILD CARE Childcare services | $281,450 |
| TEAM BOSSO DESIGN LLC Communication consultancy services | $121,635 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago totaling $86,545 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago spent in FY2025, $92.38 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago reported that 92.4% of its $79.6 million in expenses went to program services, 7.4% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $624,070, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago get its money?
Of $78.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 60.9% came from contributions and grants (including 60.0% from government grants) and 37.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-2169153 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202631249349300213 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510229349301011 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202343199349304549 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202213189349307866 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202123169349312217 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202033159349302823 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-2169153: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.