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Willows Health Center

Rockford, IL · EIN 36-2839091 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Willows Health Center reported $15.3 million in revenue and $14.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.28 went to program services, $12.72 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: 94.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $477,844 (President & CEO). Revenue rose 39% 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 $15M

For 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 $15M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
87.3%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.7%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%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
5.9%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.5%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
94.1%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$477,844$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.28%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.86.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 1188.9%

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 expense
$13M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $14M

Willows Health Center provides nursing and related services for over 300 senior citizens with a policy to maintain residents that become unable to pay. Related services include laundry, housekeeping, meals, nursing, programming activities, transportation and chaplaincy. Willows Health Center's purpose is to promote christian principles for the intellectual, moral, spiritual and physical development and improvement of persons of retirement age, including the harmony, health and happiness of such persons in accordance with Willows Health Center's mission statement we promote active, secure…

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
President & CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$469,116$8,728$477,844
Chief Financial Officer
Officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$204,388$3,692$208,080
VP, Chief Advancement Officer
Officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$115,000$0$115,000
Director of Sales & Marketing
Officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$102,375$0$102,375
VP, Chief HR Officer
Officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$101,082$0$101,082

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Willows Health Center (Part VII, line 2).

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$15M$15M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$15M$15M87.3%$3.4M$477,844
FY2024 ⓘ$11M$11M87.4%$2.7M$433,557
FY2023 ⓘ$12M$12M84.6%$2.8M$605,135
FY2022 ⓘ$12M$12M88.2%$3.1M$511,647
FY2021 ⓘ$12M$11M85.3%$3.3M$509,644
FY2020 ⓘ$11M$11M87.8%$2.0M$472,389

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 · 10 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 15aNo
  • 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 5174
  • Volunteers Part I, line 66

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Willows Health Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Willows Health Center reported that 87.3% of its $14.6 million in expenses went to program services, 12.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Willows Health Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Willows Health Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $477,844, for the role of President & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Willows Health Center get its money?

Of $15.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 5.9% came from contributions and grants (including 0.5% from government grants) and 94.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Willows Health Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 36-2839091 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 202631329349302503 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202402719349300435 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202332759349301003 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202242779349301419 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202132739349300238 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202022739349300337 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 36-2839091: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.