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Gigi's Playhouse Alliance

Hoffman Estates, IL · EIN 46-2014837 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Gigi's Playhouse Alliance reported $19.3 million in revenue and $16.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $88.55 went to program services, $5.57 to management and general costs and $5.88 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 108.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $200,673 (PRESIDENT). Revenue rose 117% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17M

For context, the median across 864 covered mental health & crisis intervention charities: $86.13 programs, $13.87 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19M

Other revenue was negative: −$1.9M. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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

2024 filing. Median across 864 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
88.5%85.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
5.6%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
5.9%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.05$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
108.4%26.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%14.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%69.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$200,673$324,111
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.20%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
08
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
13.46.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
473 of 473100.0%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$12M expenses · 83.8% of program spending · revenue $62,532

Gigi's offers free on-site programming and events for individuals with down syndrome of all ages, and their families. From infancy through adulthood, gigi's offers a variety of group classes and events supporting the development of foundational social, emotional, and physical skills. Gigi prep, gigi university, gigi's kitchen, and gigi fit are progressive education programs for young adults focusing on curriculum in self confidence, fitness, nutrition and career skills. After graduating from gigi prep & gigi university and receiving 12 weeks of individualized hands-on career training, gigi's…

$2.4M expenses · 16.2% of program spending

Gigi's provides free individualized tutoring sessions for individuals with down syndrome of all ages, promoting speech, literacy, and math. Families are encouraged to apply the techniques practiced during all sessions, at home

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$166,436$34,237$200,673
CEO - STARTING 09/2024
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$48,085$3,264$51,349

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Gigi's Playhouse Alliance (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024$19M$17M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$19M$17M88.5%$19M$200,673
2023 ⓘ$16M$14M91.5%$15M$188,901
2022 (amended) ⓘ$15M$13M85.0%$14M$107,451
2021 ⓘ$11M$9.0M79.3%$12M—
2020 ⓘ$8.5M$7.5M80.4%$9.7M$47,029
2019 ⓘ$8.9M$7.1M80.5%$8.7M—

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b473 · 473 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 2Yes
  • 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 5103
  • Volunteers Part I, line 611,357

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Gigi's Playhouse Alliance totaling $15,948 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Gigi's Playhouse Alliance's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Gigi's Playhouse Alliance reported that 88.5% of its $16.8 million in expenses went to program services, 5.6% to management and general and 5.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Gigi's Playhouse Alliance pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Gigi's Playhouse Alliance reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $200,673, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Gigi's Playhouse Alliance get its money?

Of $19.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 108.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Gigi's Playhouse Alliance a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 46-2014837 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543219349323449 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413209349307816 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202323219349301402 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242359349301104 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102449349300230 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022249349300027 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 46-2014837: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.