Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Southern Illinois

Analysis

Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Southern Illinois is a registered charity in United States, based in Belleville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2024, Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Southern Illinois reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.0m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.5m to $2.2m (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Southern Illinois sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ride Cincinnati Foundation ($2.2m), Cumberland Pediatric Foundation ($2.2m) and Recovery Ventures Corporation ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.7% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $111k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 37 employees.