Nonprofit · EIN 36-3906070
ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES
Tax-exempt · CHICAGO, IL 60601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,003,347 | $6,966,283 | $37,064 | $1,099,765 | $786,845 | $312,920 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,394,776 | $5,360,804 | $33,972 | $1,275,456 | $999,600 | $275,856 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,418,022 | $5,361,659 | $56,363 | $804,407 | $562,523 | $241,884 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,970,190
- of which government grants
- $6,933,759
- Membership dues
- $24,950
- Program service revenue
- $31,700
- Investment income
- $10
- Other revenue
- $1,447
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $5,882,665
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $196,181
- Other salaries and wages
- $481,690
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $809,140
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $81,050
- Occupancy
- $46,084
- Travel
- $15,113
- Depreciation
- $799
- Program services (functional)
- $6,933,759
- Management and general (functional)
- $32,524
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,275,456
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,099,765
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $786,845
- Net assets, end of year
- $312,920
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $464
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $312,920
- Gross receipts
- $7,003,347
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARI CHRISTOPHERSON | CEO Officer | 40 | $189,637 |
| BEATRIZ VALDEZ | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,958 |
| MISSY GREATHOUSE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT ANDERSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE PIKTURNA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MAHA MCDIARMID | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LYNN HARVEY | DIRECTOR, EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN LUCKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WHITNEY LUEBBERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHARIF WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAM PERRILLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSICA HUDSPETH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANGEL TRAUB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARIAH HAYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRI GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JILL OLSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARI CHRISTOPHERSON | CEO Officer | 40 | $172,147 |
| MISSY GREATHOUSE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT ANDERSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE PIKTURNA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MAHA MCDIARMID | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LYNN HARVEY | DIRECTOR, EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA ZEKAS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN LUCKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WHITNEY LUEBBERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHARIF WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAM PERRILLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PRESTINA SINGLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSICA HUDSPETH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANGEL TRAUB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARIAH HAYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRI GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JILL OLSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARI CHRISTOPHERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $172,752 |
| MISSY GREATHOUSE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT ANDERSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE PIKTURNA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MAHA MCDIARMID | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LYNN HARVEY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA ZEKAS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN LUCKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WHITNEY LUEBBERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHARIF WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAM PERRILLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PRESTINA SINGLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSICA HUDSPETH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAELY PANDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRI GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 180 N STETSON AVE STE 3500 FL 3, CHICAGO, IL 60601-6769
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARI CHRISTOPHERSON, 180 N STETSON ST STE 3500, CHICAGO, IL 60601
- Signed the 990
- MARI CHRISTOPHERSON, CEO
- Phone
- (847) 977-2965
- Website
- HTTPS://ILLINOISCASA.ORG/
- Return prepared by
- PORTE BROWN LLC
Mission
SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES COURT APPOINTED VOLUNTEER ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF LOCAL PROGRAMS WHOSE VOLUNTEERS ADVOCATE FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN IN THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM.Expenses $6,933,759 · grants $5,882,665 · revenue $33,147
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-3906070
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,099,765
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,003,347
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $7,003,347 | $6,966,283 | $1,099,765 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,394,776 | $5,360,804 | $1,275,456 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,418,022 | $5,361,659 | $804,407 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,940,398 | $3,961,829 | $1,157,086 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-3906070).
Questions about ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES
- What is the EIN of ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES is 36-3906070.
- Is ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MARI CHRISTOPHERSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $189,637 (MARI CHRISTOPHERSON, CEO).
- How much revenue does ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,003,347, expenses of $6,966,283 and total assets of $1,099,765 at year end.
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