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Cottage Grove Place

Cedar Rapids, IA · EIN 42-1412375 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Cottage Grove Place reported $21.5 million in revenue and $22.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.03 went to program services, $15.97 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: 97.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $202,215 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 46% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $22M

Program services$84.03 $19M
Management & general$15.97 $3.6M
Fundraising$0.00 $0

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

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $21M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.25 $54,154
Government grants$0.30 $64,768
Program service revenue$97.73 $21M
Investment income$1.55 $332K
Other revenue$0.17 $36,623

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

2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	84.0%	87.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	16.0%	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	Not reported	$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	0.6%	20.6%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.3%	2.4%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	97.7%	70.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$202,215	$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.90%	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	-3.7	6.9
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	12 of 12	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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$19M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $21M

The retirement facility contains 182 independent living units, 41 assisted living units, 18 assisted living memory care units, 51 nursing care beds and 12 special care units for its residents. About 70% of these units were occupied at year end

Highest reported compensation

2025 · 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, 55.00 hrs/week	$185,501	$0	$16,714	$202,215
FINANCE DIRECTOR Officer, 48.00 hrs/week	$94,121	$0	$7,399	$101,520

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cottage Grove Place (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $304K (Part IX, line 5).

7 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
2025 ⓘ	$21M	$22M	84.0%	−$6.9M	$202,215
2024 ⓘ	$19M	$21M	83.3%	−$6.0M	$198,678
2023 ⓘ	$19M	$19M	83.4%	−$4.4M	$193,240
2022 ⓘ	$17M	$17M	82.8%	−$4.4M	$171,744
2021 ⓘ	$14M	$15M	80.1%	−$4.0M	$149,724
2020 ⓘ	$16M	$16M	83.9%	−$2.5M	$86,385
2019 ⓘ	$15M	$14M	83.8%	−$2.9M	$214,470

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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–1b12 · 12 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 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 5326
Volunteers Part I, line 611

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

QUALITY CARE REHAB Therapy services	$739,093
LCS HOLDING COMPANY LLC Management services	$289,869
CLIPBOARD HEALTH Contract labor	$247,853
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP Audit and tax services	$194,239

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

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Every number above is copied from Cottage Grove Place's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Cottage Grove Place, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Cottage Grove Place's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Cottage Grove Place reported that 84.0% of its $22.4 million in expenses went to program services, 16.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Cottage Grove Place pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Cottage Grove Place reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $202,215, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Cottage Grove Place get its money?

Of $21.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.6% came from contributions and grants (including 0.3% from government grants) and 97.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Cottage Grove Place a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 42-1412375 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202612309349302671 · read the filing
2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532979349300023 · read the filing
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423199349310462 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322019349301032 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232449349301348 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142529349301019 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033509349301008 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 42-1412375: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.