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Senior Services Associates

Elgin, IL · EIN 36-2775102 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Senior Services Associates reported $9.9 million in revenue and $10.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.69 went to program services, $9.47 to management and general costs and $1.84 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.1% of the total. Government grants made up 95.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $131,385 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person 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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10M

For 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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $9.9M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
88.7%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
9.5%11.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.8%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.02$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
98.1%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
95.1%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
1.0%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$131,385$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.29%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
16
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
7.26.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 11100.0%

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 expense
$9.0M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $116K

Provide assessments for determining senior client needs, provide referrals for services, and managing care coordination. Provide transportation, information & assistance services, friendly visiting, caregiver resources, caregiver counseling, nursing home ombudsman, education & recreation, evidence-based programs, investigation and case management for elder abuse and self-neglect

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$105,362$0$26,023$131,385

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Senior Services Associates (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $131K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$9.9M$10M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$9.9M$10M88.7%$6.1M$131,385
FY2024 ⓘ$11M$9.9M88.7%$6.3M$114,888
FY2023 ⓘ$9.1M$8.7M86.2%$4.9M$143,702
FY2022 ⓘ$8.4M$8.0M87.4%$4.5M$127,330
FY2021 ⓘ$8.0M$6.8M87.2%$4.1M$123,034
FY2020 ⓘ$7.3M$6.7M87.3%$2.9M$116,752

Governance 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–1b11 · 11 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 5155
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6750

Private foundation grants it received

5 private foundations reported grants to Senior Services Associates totaling $102K 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Senior Services Associates's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Senior Services Associates, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Senior Services Associates's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Senior Services Associates reported that 88.7% of its $10.2 million in expenses went to program services, 9.5% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Senior Services Associates pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Senior Services Associates reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $131,385, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Senior Services Associates get its money?

Of $9.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 98.1% came from contributions and grants (including 95.1% from government grants) and 1.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Senior Services Associates a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 36-2775102 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 September 30, 2025, object 202602309349300445 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502279349301865 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202442289349300329 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322229349301632 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212279349301731 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102289349301045 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 36-2775102: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.