Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living

Analysis

Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living is a registered charity in United States, based in Carbondale, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $970k to $1.8m (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Children in Conflict Inc ($1.8m), Capital Area Food Bank Foundation ($1.8m) and Darbys Warrior Support Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $180k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $639k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $542k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 30 employees.