The Baby Fold
The Baby Fold reported $24.3 million in revenue and $22.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.77 went to program services, $12.51 to management and general costs and $4.72 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 62.2% of the total. Government grants made up 20.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $230,406 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 34% 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 $22MFor 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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $24MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.8% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.5% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.7% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.13 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 33.6% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 20.3% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 62.2% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $230,406 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.03% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 14.4 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 24 of 24 | 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 expenseThe Baby Fold offers specialized education through hammitt elementary school and hammitt junior-senior high school. These schools are non-public programs and provide education for children and adolescents with behavioral, emotional, learning and autism spectrum disorders ages three through twenty-one. Students are referred to hammitt school by their local public school district based on their need for more intensive special education services to achieve success in school
The Baby Fold's foster care programs provide safe, nurturing home environments for children referred by the illinois department of children and family services. Services are provided for children from infancy through the teen years when they must be removed from their own homes to protect them from continued abuse or neglect. Our goal is to help each child achieve full potential and permanency by providing case management, counseling, and advocacy services to children in foster care, their birth parents, and the foster families caring for the children. The agency provides services in the area…
The Baby Fold's "keeping the promise" adoption preservation program provides supportive services for any adoptive child living within our service area to help them stabilize in their home. Services are provided to families formed through dcfs adoption, subsidized guardianship; private domestic or foreign adoption or out of state adoption. You do not need to have gone through the Baby Fold for your adoption - these services are available to any adoptive family living within the 22 county service area
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $189,025 | $0 | $41,381 | $230,406 |
| VP OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $132,038 | $0 | $28,952 | $160,990 |
| VP INFORMATION SYSTEMS Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $105,885 | $0 | $30,105 | $135,990 |
| PROGRAM COORDINATOR Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $125,955 | $0 | $8,477 | $134,432 |
| VP HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $118,417 | $0 | $15,062 | $133,479 |
| HAMMITT PRINCIPAL Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $107,239 | $0 | $23,382 | $130,621 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Baby Fold (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $250K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b24 · 24 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 5315
- Volunteers Part I, line 6400
Private foundation grants it received
16 private foundations reported grants to The Baby Fold totaling $207K 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 The Baby Fold's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Baby Fold reported that 82.8% of its $22.5 million in expenses went to program services, 12.5% to management and general and 4.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Baby Fold pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Baby Fold reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $230,406, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Baby Fold get its money?
Of $24.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 33.6% came from contributions and grants (including 20.3% from government grants) and 62.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Baby Fold a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 37-0673453 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 June 30, 2025, object 202611179349301841 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531349349311703 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411359349306006 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320239349300342 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240109349301204 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202023519349300702 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 37-0673453: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.