Residential Options

Alton, IL · EIN 37-1242862 · 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

Residential Options reported $15.0 million in revenue and $13.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.20 went to program services, $18.80 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: 92.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $325,359 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 43% 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 $13M

Program services$81.20 $11M
Management & general$18.80 $2.4M
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 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

Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.04 $5,186
Government grants$4.74 $710K
Program service revenue$92.20 $14M
Investment income$2.84 $426K
Other revenue$0.18 $27,658

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 933 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	81.2%	87.5%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	18.8%	10.5%
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	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	4.8%	17.0%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	4.7%	1.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	92.2%	66.2%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$325,359	$300,863
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	2.50%	1.57%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	5
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	14.9	10.0
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	9 of 9	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

$11M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

The organization provides services in two programs, community integrated living arrangement (cila) and intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled (icfdd). Residents in both programs are provided with support, which assists them to live, work, and participate in the community. Certain cila residents participate in the medical rehabilitation option, which provides for funding of specific rehabilitation services

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
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 1.00 hrs/week	$0	$302,496	$22,863	$325,359
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$0	$122,806	$10,798	$133,604
DIRECTOR OF NURSING Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$100,955	$0	$0	$100,955

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Residential Options (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $101K (Part IX, line 5).

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 ⓘ	$15M	$13M	81.2%	$16M	$325,359
FY2024 ⓘ	$14M	$12M	82.6%	$14M	$313,837
FY2023 ⓘ	$12M	$11M	81.6%	$12M	$309,401
FY2022 ⓘ	$11M	$11M	83.1%	$11M	$305,569
FY2021 ⓘ	$11M	$10M	83.3%	$11M	$297,046
FY2020 ⓘ	$10M	$10.0M	78.8%	$9.6M	$338,136

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–1b9 · 9 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 5256

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Questions people ask

How much of Residential Options's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Residential Options reported that 81.2% of its $13.0 million in expenses went to program services, 18.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Residential Options pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Residential Options reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $325,359, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Residential Options get its money?

Of $15.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 4.8% came from contributions and grants (including 4.7% from government grants) and 92.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Residential Options a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 37-1242862 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 202533579349300113 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520159349300652 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410319349301861 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320129349304102 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240179349301024 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120299349300712 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 37-1242862: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.