Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois

Springfield, IL · EIN 36-4254553 · 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

Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois reported $20.3 million in revenue and $20.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.51 went to program services, $0.49 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.4% of the total. Government grants made up 96.1%. 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 132% 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 $20M

Program services$99.51 $20M
Management & general$0.49 $99,461
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 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 $20M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$2.32 $470K
Government grants$96.11 $19M
Program service revenue$1.55 $314K
Investment income$0.02 $3,595

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 274 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	99.5%	86.7%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.5%	11.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	98.4%	94.8%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	96.1%	50.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	1.6%	0.7%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	Not reported	$245,814
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	Not reported	1.41%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	0.1	6.4
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	13 of 13	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 expense

$19M expenses · 97.1% of program spending · grants $18M

Caci provides grants to child Advocacy Centers located in illinois through a grant making process, monitors the sub-grantee funded to ensure compliance with program objectives, and reports financial and statiscal information to grantors on a monthly and quarterly basis

$576K expenses · 2.9% of program spending

Caci provides trainingg and technical assistance programs to developing and existing children's Advocacy Centers throughout illinois

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$20M	$20M	99.5%	$95,997	—
FY2024 ⓘ	$19M	$19M	99.0%	−$54,280	—
FY2023 ⓘ	$10M	$10M	98.3%	−$49,452	—
FY2022 ⓘ	$11M	$11M	97.9%	$2,391	—
FY2021 ⓘ	$9.4M	$9.4M	98.3%	−$3,865	—
FY2020 ⓘ	$8.7M	$8.8M	98.8%	−$13,014	—

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–1b13 · 13 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 11aNo
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 520

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois totaling $1,000 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.

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Questions people ask

How much of Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois reported that 99.5% of its $20.1 million in expenses went to program services, 0.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

Where does Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois get its money?

Of $20.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.4% came from contributions and grants (including 96.1% from government grants) and 1.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 36-4254553 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 202630899349301403 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501649349301430 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411019349300306 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301099349300600 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220749349301557 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130829349300033 · read the filing

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