Kids Above All Illinois
Kids Above All Illinois reported $21.5 million in revenue and $21.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.20 went to program services, $10.14 to management and general costs and $5.66 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 53.0% of the total. Government grants made up 28.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $287,726 (President/CEO). Revenue rose 68% 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 $22MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $22MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 84.2% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.1% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.13 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 45.1% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 28.4% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 53.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $287,726 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.33% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 33 of 33 | 100.0% |
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 expenseDcfs-traditional, relative, and specialized foster care. The family foster care program includes, traditional, specialized and home-of-relative placement services complimented by clinical, comprehensive case management, therapeutic and foster parent services for children who have been abused or neglected. The program is concerned with the safety, permanency and well being of children in substitute care and their families. Staff works to secure the correct placement and ensures the education, caring and dedication of foster parents
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here6 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–1b33 · 33 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- 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 11aNo
- 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 5240
Private foundation grants it received
21 private foundations reported grants to Kids Above All Illinois totaling $214K 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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Every number above is copied from Kids Above All Illinois's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Kids Above All Illinois, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Kids Above All Illinois's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Kids Above All Illinois reported that 84.2% of its $21.6 million in expenses went to program services, 10.1% to management and general and 5.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Kids Above All Illinois pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Kids Above All Illinois reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $287,726, for the role of President/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Kids Above All Illinois get its money?
Of $21.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 45.1% came from contributions and grants (including 28.4% from government grants) and 53.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Kids Above All Illinois a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-2171716 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 202601059349301445 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202630139349301468 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 (amended), object 202513519349300606 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331329349309308 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221369349315282 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141359349301609 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-2171716: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.