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Will County Center for Community Concerns

Joliet, IL · EIN 36-3473739 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Will County Center for Community Concerns reported $12.8 million in revenue and $12.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.08 went to program services, $6.92 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.7% of the total. Government grants made up 89.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $158,434 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 47% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

For context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

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

2025 filing. Median across 479 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
93.1%89.1%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.9%9.2%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
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
99.7%80.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
89.8%14.9%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%11.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$158,434$291,103
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.26%1.49%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
15
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.49.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 15100.0%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$5.6M expenses · 47.9% of program spending · grants $5.1M

Low-income home energy assistance is designed to assist Will County low income eligible households pay for energy services. The program served 7,617 people in the past year

$2.3M expenses · 19.8% of program spending · grants $2.0M

The majority of program expenses and revenue for housing relate to the resource innovations program. The goal of the program is to weatherize homes to make them more energy efficient

$2.1M expenses · 18.2% of program spending · grants $1.5M

Weatherization assistance is designed to help low-income residents save fuel and money while increasing the comfort of their homes. In the past year, the program weatherized 82 homes

$1.7M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2025 · 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
$158,434$0$0$158,434

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Will County Center for Community Concerns (Part VII, line 2).

7 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$20M2019202020212022202320242025$13M$13M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$13M$13M93.1%$2.5M$158,434
2024 ⓘ$16M$16M93.8%$2.2M$147,949
2023 ⓘ$16M$16M94.6%$2.1M$146,183
2022 ⓘ$18M$18M95.1%$2.0M$146,464
2021 ⓘ$13M$13M95.0%$2.1M$140,073
2020 ⓘ$8.8M$8.8M92.8%$1.7M$141,252
2019 ⓘ$8.7M$8.5M93.7%$1.7M$133,054

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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–1b15 · 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 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 534

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
PARLIAMENT BUILDERS
Home weatherization
$609,594
MY GREEN HOUSE HVAC
Home weatherization
$468,049
ARCOS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Home weatherization
$438,653
PRIORITY STAFFING LTD
Job placement
$119,406
GREEN ATTIC INSULATION
Home weatherization
$107,235

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Will County Center for Community Concerns totaling $10,000 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 Will County Center for Community Concerns's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Will County Center for Community Concerns, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Will County Center for Community Concerns's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Will County Center for Community Concerns reported that 93.1% of its $12.5 million in expenses went to program services, 6.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Will County Center for Community Concerns pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Will County Center for Community Concerns reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $158,434, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Will County Center for Community Concerns get its money?

Of $12.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 99.7% came from contributions and grants (including 89.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Will County Center for Community Concerns a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 36-3473739 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202621609349300607 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501499349300230 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202411599349300331 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202331659349300713 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202241789349300119 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202111259349302081 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202021699349300817 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 36-3473739: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.