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Covenant Living Communities and Services

Skokie, IL · EIN 36-3478388 · 501(c)(3) · Church
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Covenant Living Communities and Services reported $75.6 million in revenue and $78.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.21 went to program services, $19.34 to management and general costs and $1.45 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 56.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,177,166 (FORMER DIRECTOR AND CLCS PRESIDENT/CEO - THRU 05/24). 88 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 33% between FY2021 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 $79M

For 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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $76M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
79.2%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
19.3%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.4%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$3.09$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.5%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
56.7%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,177,166$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.49%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
886
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
17.46.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 19100.0%

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
$62M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $17,057 · revenue $43M

The number of persons residing at the continuing care retirement communities that benefited from the services we provided for the year ended september 30, 2025, were as follows: residential & catered living: there were a total of 3,780 residents, occupying 2,978 apartments at 09/30/2025. Residency for the fiscal year totaled 1,350,316 resident days. Assisted living: there were a total of 515 residents at 09/30/2025. Assisted living residency for the fiscal year totaled 175,053 resident days. Assisted living memory support: there were a total of 130 residents at 09/30/2025. Assisted living…

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
FORMER DIRECTOR AND CLCS PRESIDENT/CEO - THRU 05/24
Former, 0.0 hrs/week
$941,279$0$235,887$1,177,166
DIRECTOR/EX-OFFICIO/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$661,650$0$149,211$810,861
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER/ASSISTANT SEC
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$585,593$0$108,168$693,761
CHIEF GROWTH & COMMUNICATION OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$561,259$0$104,058$665,317
CHIEF MARKETING & DIGITAL STRATEGY OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 22.5 hrs/week
$529,490$0$102,138$631,628
FORMER OFFICER/CURENT CHIEF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Former, 40.0 hrs/week
$495,439$0$74,300$569,739
SR VP, REV CYCLE, REIMBURSEMENT AND HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 22.5 hrs/week
$446,552$0$85,313$531,865
VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$408,098$0$79,863$487,961

88 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Covenant Living Communities and Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.4M (Part IX, line 5).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$76M$79M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$76M$79M79.2%$114M$1,177,166
FY2024 ⓘ$45M$49M68.6%$104M$961,812
FY2023 ⓘ$50M$43M67.3%$106M$969,233
FY2022 ⓘ$44M$41M68.4%$83M$760,468
FY2021 ⓘ$57M$33M70.8%$124M$1,167,293

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–1b19 · 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 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 5188
  • Volunteers Part I, line 617

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
LEOPARDO COMPANIES INC
Construction/renovation
$8,958,020
HEALTHPRO HERITAGE LLC
Therapy services
$8,189,713
SODEXO INC & AFFILIATES
Dining services management
$6,576,685
CLIPBOARD HEALTH
Nursing services
$2,947,899
MICHEALSEN CONSTRUCTION CO INC
Construction/renovation
$2,821,789

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 149 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Covenant Living Communities and Services totaling $103K 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 Covenant Living Communities and Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Covenant Living Communities and Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Covenant Living Communities and Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Covenant Living Communities and Services reported that 79.2% of its $78.8 million in expenses went to program services, 19.3% to management and general and 1.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Covenant Living Communities and Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Covenant Living Communities and Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $1,177,166, for the role of FORMER DIRECTOR AND CLCS PRESIDENT/CEO - THRU 05/24 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Covenant Living Communities and Services get its money?

Of $75.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.5% came from contributions and grants and 56.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Covenant Living Communities and Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 36-3478388 as a 501(c)(3) organization (church), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 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 202612229349300226 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532119349300838 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202432289349300533 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322229349302122 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242239349302244 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 36-3478388: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.