Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Also known as Shirley Ryan Abilitylab
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago reported $481.4 million in revenue and $454.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.65 went to program services, $12.73 to management and general costs and $0.62 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 80.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,551,405 (President, Chief Administrative Officer). 529 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 37% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $454MFor 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 August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $481MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.6% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 10.6% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 4.3% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 80.9% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $2,551,405 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.56% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 529 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 24.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 17 | 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 Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) was founded in 1951 as an Illinois not-for-profit corporation. In 2017 RIC with 182 beds, began doing business as the Shirley Ryan Abilitylab (SRAlab) and moved to a new building with 242 licensed beds. This move brought not only a physical change of address but a whole new model to the field of rehabilitation. Upon opening the 1.2-million-square-foot SRAlab became the first-ever "translational" rehabilitation research hospital in which clinicians, scientists, innovators and technologists work together in the same space, surrounding patients…
Research Program: SRAlab's Research Program is the world's largest physical rehabilitation research enterprise in pursuit of clinical advancement through scientific discovery. In Fiscal Year 2025, the Research Program had approximately 200 research projects underway, funded by more than $188 million in grants and donations from both private and public sources. Its experts regularly publish research in the world's foremost medical journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and its European equivalent, The Lancet, and it is home to federal research designations…
Medical Education: The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine (Dept of PM&R) is housed within SRAlab, which has one of the largest and most highly respected residency programs in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the country. Resident physicians spend three to four years rotating through the Dept of PM&R, taught by SRAlab physicians who are experts in this specialty, In FY 2025 SRAlab trained 52 residents. The SRAlab medical education program also provides opportunities for fourth year medical students from…
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, Chief Administrative Officer Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $1,483,387 | $0 | $1,068,018 | $2,551,405 |
| Former President, CEO Former, 0.0 hrs/week | $2,501,811 | $0 | $1,818 | $2,503,629 |
| Chief Executive Officer Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $2,130,622 | $0 | $99,671 | $2,230,293 |
| SVP, Chief Financial Officer Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $1,201,366 | $0 | $138,600 | $1,339,966 |
| SVP of Research, Chief Scientific Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $1,188,856 | $0 | $108,207 | $1,297,063 |
| Chief Medical Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $1,031,571 | $0 | $218,328 | $1,249,899 |
| SVP, Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $1,130,797 | $0 | $111,245 | $1,242,042 |
| SVP, Chief Operating Officer Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $1,108,934 | $0 | $119,281 | $1,228,215 |
529 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $7.4M (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–1b17 · 15 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 53,334
- Volunteers Part I, line 6168
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CROTHALL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Facility Care Services | $6,450,399 |
| CDW GOVERNMENT INC IT Services | $5,225,995 |
| Cerner Corp co Oracle America Inc IT Services | $4,643,885 |
| ABBVIE US LLC Medical Equipment | $4,392,570 |
| MCGAW MEDICAL CENTER Medical Services | $3,706,320 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 173 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
10 private foundations reported grants to Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago totaling $3.5M 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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Questions people ask
How much of Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago reported that 86.6% of its $454.1 million in expenses went to program services, 12.7% to management and general and 0.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $2,551,405, for the role of President, Chief Administrative Officer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago get its money?
Of $481.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 10.6% came from contributions and grants (including 4.3% from government grants) and 80.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-2256036 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), 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 August 31, 2025, object 202621929349300507 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202521919349301012 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202411939349300426 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202301939349300425 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202221939349301957 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202121939349301262 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-2256036: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.