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Illuminus Retirement Communities

Watertown, WI · EIN 61-1517711 · 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

Illuminus Retirement Communities reported $53.9 million in revenue and $57.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.70 went to program services, $12.30 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: 98.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $696,724 (CEO). Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $58M

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 $54M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 933 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
87.7%87.5%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.3%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
Not reported$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%17.0%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.9%66.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$696,724$300,863
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.21%1.57%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
05
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
3.110.0
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
4 of 7100.0%

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
$50M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $53M

Illuminus Retirement Communities provides quality care to the aging popluation through a full continuum of care

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$669,611$27,113$696,724
SVP OF OPERATIONS
Officer, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$331,150$22,078$353,228
CFO
Officer, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$297,163$26,894$324,057
SENIOR VP OF COMMONHEART
Key employee, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$222,386$25,787$248,173
VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Key employee, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$219,632$26,648$246,280
SVP OF HR
Key employee, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$221,648$22,887$244,535
SVP OF ADMINISTRATION
Key employee, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$231,019$7,476$238,495
SVP OF FACILITIES AND CONSTRUCTION
Highest compensated employee, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$180,010$16,711$196,721

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Illuminus Retirement Communities (Part VII, line 2).

4 filings since 2022

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$54M$58M87.7%$15M$696,724
FY2024 (6 mo.) ⓘ$26M$29M91.0%$18M—
2023 ⓘ$65,337$605K72.5%−$754K$658,445
2022 ⓘ$107K$149K88.0%−$43,841$556,998

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–1b7 · 4 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • 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 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 69

Correct a figure or respond

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

Questions people ask

How much of Illuminus Retirement Communities's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Illuminus Retirement Communities reported that 87.7% of its $57.6 million in expenses went to program services, 12.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Illuminus Retirement Communities pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Illuminus Retirement Communities reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $696,724, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Illuminus Retirement Communities get its money?

Of $53.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 98.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Illuminus Retirement Communities a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 61-1517711 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 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 202611349349304901 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024 (6 mo.): Form 990 for the 6-month short period ending June 30, 2024, object 202541359349315479 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443199349313794 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313199349315906 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 61-1517711: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.