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SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES (EIN 36-2781597)
Tax period
2016-09-01 to 2017-08-31
Filed
2018-07-11
IRS object ID
201811929349300631
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-07-11T11:25:02-00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Mrjenovich & Bertucci LtdBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line17000 S Adams St Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityWillowbrookCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60527ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN362781597EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Special Education ServicesBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSPECBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6309072400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1195 Poplar PlaceAddressLine1Txt
CityNorth AuroraCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60542ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonElizabeth ConranPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2018-07-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAnthony J BertucciPreparerPersonNm
Phone6307890200PhoneNum
Preparation2018-07-11PreparationDt
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Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerElizabeth ConranPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15N494 Hazelwood TrailAddressLine1Txt
CitySt CharlesCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60175ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$34,962,987GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.menta.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1976FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide innovative solutions to critical problems in education and human services by holding firmly to the belief that every child has the right to be in school Continued on Schedule O.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent1VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$34,738,772CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$112,801PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$10,942,400PYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$34,175,853CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$374,251PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$787,134CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$3,418,911TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$12,684,468NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTo provide innovative solutions to critical problems in education and human services by holding firmly to the belief that every child has the right to be in school. This belief has led to a continuum of services designed to meet the educational and social-emotional needs of the broad range of students. Continued on Schedule O.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$31,000,175ExpenseAmt
Revenue$34,738,772RevenueAmt
DescOperations of 22 programs and 18 schools throughout Illinois and Arizona. These evidence-based programs are designed to meet the specific needs of school districts and range from onsite programs and training of staff and administrators to establishing new schools. In our over 40 years of experience, we have seen students who did not succeed in regular classrooms make tremendous strides within our programs.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$31,000,175TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
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School OperatingYes (true)SchoolOperatingInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee562EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBrian McGowanPersonNm
Phone6309072400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1195 Poplar PlaceAddressLine1Txt
CityNorth AuroraCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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Kenneth Carwell
President Emeritus050.00Yes (X)Yes (X)Yes (X)$228,737$0$13,230
Elizabeth Conran
President/ Chief Academic Officer070.00Yes (X)Yes (X)Yes (X)$291,108$0$40,195
Laura Mann
Chief Clinical Officer/ Vice President060.00Yes (X)Yes (X)Yes (X)$268,860$0$36,495
Jim Lundstrom
Board Member005.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian McGowan
Chief Financial Officer055.00Yes (X)$219,429$0$16,897Yes (X)
Danyell Taylor-Johnson
Director of Operations055.00$126,808$0$12,305Yes (X)
Lynne Nicolas-Gapsis
Director of Operations055.00$143,339$0$0Yes (X)
Jennifer Barr-Wrezociona
Curriculum Director055.00$108,629$0$12,305Yes (X)
Ann Keane
Principal040.00$102,193$0$6,615Yes (X)
Sharon Slover
Director of Education040.00$106,983$0$13,230Yes (X)
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Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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Saul Ewing Arnstein and Lehr
120 S Riverside PlazaChicagoIL60606Legal$166,810
Maxim Staffing Solutions
1935 Brookdale RoadNapervilleIL60563Teachers$204,056
Open Works
1401 Branding Lane Suite 300Downers GroveIL60515Janitorial service for schools$220,891
Community Therapy Services
525 Tyler RoadSt CharlesIL60174Therapy Services$468,324
Cumberland Therapy Services LLC
PO Box 6280Carol StreamIL60197Therapy Services$529,701
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Contributions$76,213TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

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DescTuition and Other Educational IncomeDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$34,738,772TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total Revenue Column$148,002TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$1,008,134TotalAmt
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Total$0TotalAmt

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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$1,514,990TotalAmt
Program Services$1,413,197ProgramServicesAmt
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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$250,696TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Management And General$40,852ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Prof FundraisingFeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$657,269TotalAmt
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Management And General$533,397ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$234,191TotalAmt
Management And General$234,191ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$4,513,896TotalAmt
Program Services$3,999,709ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$514,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$375,106TotalAmt
Program Services$375,106ProgramServicesAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$490,135TotalAmt
Program Services$490,135ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$1,057,397TotalAmt
Program Services$1,057,397ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Employee Recruiting and Training$111,460$41,921$69,539
Educational Materials and Supplies$486,000$486,000
Field Trips and Transportation Costs$622,097$622,097

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,175,853TotalAmt
Program Services$31,000,175ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,175,678ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$2,143,980BOYAmt
EOY$4,691,908EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$5,421,238BOYAmt
EOY$4,885,514EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$3,364,563BOYAmt
EOY$2,561,791EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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BOY$1,569,015BOYAmt
EOY$1,127,740EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$185,652BOYAmt
EOY$241,230EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$497,785BOYAmt
EOY$209,575EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,664,685LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,897,814LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,937,902BOYAmt
EOY$1,766,871EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$474,982BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$535,200BOYAmt
EOY$618,750EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,130,317BOYAmt
EOY$16,103,379EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,246,216BOYAmt
EOY$1,999,686EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,986,767BOYAmt
EOY$1,419,225EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,232,983BOYAmt
EOY$3,418,911EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,897,334BOYAmt
EOY$12,684,468EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,897,334BOYAmt
EOY$12,684,468EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,130,317BOYAmt
EOY$16,103,379EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$787,134ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd
Public Support CY1700.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support CY5090.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabfalseInclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,487,952OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,961,259DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,526,693BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,076,216OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$903,834DepreciationAmt
Book Value$172,382BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$100,517OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$32,721DepreciationAmt
Book Value$67,796BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,766,871TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Federal income taxes
Self Insured Liability$835,947
Deferred Compensation$518,310
Accounts Payable - Related Party$64,968
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,419,225TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,962,987TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$34,962,987RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$34,962,987TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,175,853TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$34,175,853ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$34,175,853TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceX 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization is a not-for-profit organization that is exempt from income taxes under Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code and classified by the Internal Revenue Service as other than a private foundation. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been established. The Organization files tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and the states of Illinois and Arizona. With few exceptions, the Organization is no longer subject to U.S. federal or state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2014. The Organization does not expect a material net change in unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (true)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (true)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (true)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (true)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsfalseMaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (true)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (true)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts RghtsfalseDiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm FcultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race SchsfalseDiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid RvkdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (true)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Kenneth Carwell
President Emeritus$228,737$13,230$241,967
Elizabeth Conran
President/ Chief Academic Officer$291,108$6,615$331,303$33,580
Laura Mann
Chief Clinical Officer/ Vice President$268,860$6,615$305,355$29,880
Brian McGowan
Chief Financial Officer$219,429$16,897$236,326

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I Line 3The compensation of officers is determined based on comparability data by an independent CPA. The comparability data includes non-profit compensation surveys and 990s from comparable organizations in the local area. The comparability data is obtained annually.
Part I Line 4Three officers, Kenneth Carwell, Laura Mann, and Elizabeth Conranr are part of a deferred compensation plan. 63,459 was accrued on the plan during the year.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtLoan From OrganizationLoanFromOrganizationIndOriginal PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmtBalance DueBalanceDueAmtDefaultDefaultIndBoard Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalIndWritten AgreementWrittenAgreementInd
Kenneth Carwell
Board MemberYes (X)$1,985,500$563,870falseYes (true)Yes (true)
Elizabeth Conran
Board MemberYes (X)$1,985,500$563,870falseYes (true)Yes (true)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$1,127,740TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (5 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Rory Conran
Family Member of Board Member$79,174Regional Director of Operationsfalse
Daniel Conran
Family Member of Board Member$34,601Transition Specialistfalse
Brian Kenny
Family Member of Board Member$37,280Chief Technology Officer Servicesfalse
Special Education Systems Inc
Entity Owned by Two Board Members$621,167Cost of Field Trips Providedfalse
Special Education Systems Inc
Entity Owned by Two Board Members$550,937Reimbursements to Special Education Servicesfalse

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 is reviewed by the President and Vice President with the CFO prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The compensation of officers is determined based on comparability data prepared by an independent CPA. The comparability data includes non-profit compensation surveys and 990s from comparable organizations in the local area. The comparability data is obtained annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Documents are made available upon request.
Form 990, Part I, Line 1This belief has led to a continuum of services designed to meet the educational and social-emotional needs of the broad range of students. With a no refusal, no suspension, no expulsion policy, students are provided the services that they need, when they need them, regardless of their behavior. The goal is to ensure that each of our students becomes college ready, career-ready, and citizenship-ready.
Form 990, Part III, Line 1With a no refusal, no suspension, no expulsion policy, students are provided the services that they need, when they need them, regardless of their behavior. The goal is to ensure that each of our students becomes college ready, career-ready, and citizenship-ready.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Center for Family ServicesBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1195 Poplar PlaceAddressLine1Txt
CityNorth AuroraCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60542ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363377384EIN
Primary ActivitiesSocial Service AgencyPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501c3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status509a2PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Menta GroupBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1195 Poplar PlaceAddressLine1Txt
CityNorth AuroraCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60542ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN611446077EIN
Primary ActivitiesEducationPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeC CorpEntityTypeTxt
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd