Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center
Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center reported $17.8 million in revenue and $16.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.64 went to program services, $7.36 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 51.6% of the total. Government grants made up 51.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $360,050 (President). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 40% between FY2020 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 $17MFor 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 $18MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.6% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.4% | 11.4% |
| 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 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 51.6% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 51.6% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 47.1% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $360,050 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.17% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.4 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 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 Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing technical, management and financial assistance as well as consulting and training service to manufacturing and technology-related firms, and to related industries that impact such enterprises. Activities during the period include service to 3709 smaller manufacturers involving 772 technical assistance projects, 479 other informal assistance engagements, and dissemination of information to over 10,000 smaller manufacturers and manufacturing-related enterprises
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $364K (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–1b16 · 16 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 4Yes
- 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 553
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Bradley University Employment/Accounting | $833,691 |
| Cre8tive Technology and Design Consulting | $820,239 |
| B2B Tail Consulting | $413,288 |
| Stratmarketing Group LLC Consulting | $378,270 |
| Next Play Marketing Consulting | $233,300 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 15 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center totaling $18 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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Every number above is copied from Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center reported that 92.6% of its $16.6 million in expenses went to program services, 7.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $360,050, for the role of President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center get its money?
Of $17.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 51.6% came from contributions and grants (including 51.6% from government grants) and 47.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 37-1368934 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 September 30, 2025, object 202621289349301742 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202541489349300524 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202441439349301569 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202331449349300743 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202241459349300849 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202121479349300122 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 37-1368934: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.