Marklund Childrens Home
Marklund Childrens Home reported $42.1 million in revenue and $46.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.12 went to program services, $9.88 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 100.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $407,000 (President/CEO). 35 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 36% 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 $47MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $42MOther revenue was negative: −$106K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.1% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.9% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 100.3% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $407,000 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.87% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 35 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.4 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 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 expenseMarklund's residential program currently serves the most medically and developmentally frail children and adults. Residents include 96 at the Geneva campus, 61 at the Wasmond Center in Elgin and 21 at the Marklund Philip Center in Bloomingdale. The 178 residents enjoy appropriately designed programming, outings, pre-vocational and therapeutic activities tailored to their individual needs and provided by qualified professional
Marklund offers both full and part-time day programming for community clients of all ages. Marklund is committed to providing individualized educational and pre-vocational programming for both Marklund residents and community students ages 3 and older. The Marklund Day School is a non-public, special education facility serves students on the Autism spectrum, PDD-NOS and those with profound developmental disabilities. Staffing ratios are designed with the need of the student in mind. The Marklund Community Day Service program provides pre-vocational services to adult clients and offers age…
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/CEO Officer, 40 hrs/week | $407,000 | $0 | $0 | $407,000 |
| Chief Financial Officer Key employee, 40 hrs/week | $279,027 | $0 | $0 | $279,027 |
| Staff Nurse Highest compensated employee, 81 hrs/week | $214,279 | $0 | $0 | $214,279 |
| Chief Development Officer Key employee, 40 hrs/week | $198,596 | $0 | $0 | $198,596 |
| Director of Education and Adult Services Key employee, 40 hrs/week | $179,646 | $0 | $0 | $179,646 |
| Director of Residential Services Key employee, 40 hrs/week | $164,757 | $0 | $0 | $164,757 |
| Staff Nurse Highest compensated employee, 65 hrs/week | $161,103 | $0 | $0 | $161,103 |
| Chief Human Resources Officer Key employee, 40 hrs/week | $146,318 | $0 | $0 | $146,318 |
35 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Marklund Childrens Home (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.5M (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–1b16 · 16 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 5705
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,863
Private foundation grants it received
14 private foundations reported grants to Marklund Childrens Home totaling $277K 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 Marklund Childrens Home spent in FY2025, $90.12 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Marklund Childrens Home's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Marklund Childrens Home reported that 90.1% of its $46.7 million in expenses went to program services, 9.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Marklund Childrens Home pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Marklund Childrens Home reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $407,000, for the role of President/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Marklund Childrens Home get its money?
Of $42.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 100.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Marklund Childrens Home a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-2652532 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202600309349300405 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531289349303458 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410619349300981 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301229349301200 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240759349300109 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100679349300525 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-2652532: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.