FOSTERING FUTURES INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $235K · expenses $168K · assets $644K

EIN
81-1220737
Address
27W121 REDBUD LN, WINFIELD, IL 60190-2030
Website
https://fosteringfutures.org
NTEE code
O50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2016 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

The organization was formed to serve foster children residing in the counties surrounding Chicago, Ilinois. The organization focuses on gathering foster children at both a week long camp and monthly group mentoring sessions. Each program celebrates the child's uniqueness and coaches and guides the child through faith based curriculum which enable the child to face and overcome future life circumstances.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Patricia A Cimo President2021-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Serena Lerma Director2021-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Danae Honcoop Secretary2021-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Namon Tarpley Director2023-2025 10 $0 reported 1
David P Cimo Treasurer2021-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Cal Stuart Director2025 5 $0 reported 1
Gabriel Lerma Director2025 5 $0 reported 1
Roy Eiermann Director2025 5 $0 reported 1
Chris Maxwell Director2025 5 $0 reported 1
Terry Hooker (former) Board Secretary2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Kerri Mahla (former) Board member and Mentoring Director2021-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Tom Christ (former) Board Member and Donor Director2021-2022 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Patricia A Cimo President10 $0$0$0 $01
David P Cimo Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
Cal Stuart Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Serena Lerma Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Danae Honcoop Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
Namon Tarpley Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Gabriel Lerma Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Roy Eiermann Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Chris Maxwell Director5 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Patricia A Cimo Executive Director and board chairwoman10 $0$0$0 $01
Terry Hooker Board Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Serena Lerma Board member and Camp Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Danae Honcoop Board member and Camp Assistant Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Namon Tarpley Board member and Mentoring Director5 $0$0$0 $01
David P Cimo Board Member and Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Patricia A Cimo Executive Director and board chairwoman15 $0-$0 $01
Terry Hooker Board Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Serena Lerma Board member and Camp Director10 $0-$0 $01
Danae Honcoop Board member and Camp Assistant Director10 $0-$0 $01
Namon Tarpley Board member and Mentoring Director5 $0-$0 $01
David P Cimo Board Member and Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Patricia A Cimo Executive Director and board chairwoman15 $0-$0 $01
Terry Hooker Board Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Serena Lerma Board member and Camp Director20 $0-$0 $01
Danae Honcoop Board member and Camp Assistant Director20 $0-$0 $01
Kerri Mahla Board member and Mentoring Director5 $0-$0 $01
Tom Christ Board Member and Donor Director10 $0-$0 $01
David P Cimo Board Member and Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Patricia A Cimo Executive Director and Board Chairwoman10 $0-$0 $01
Terry Hooker Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Serena Lerma Board member and Camp Director20 $0-$0 $01
Danae Honcoop Board member and Camp Asst. Director20 $0-$0 $01
Kerri Mahla Board member and Mentoring Director20 $0-$0 $01
Tom Christ Board member and Donor Director10 $0-$0 $01
David P Cimo Board member and Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$234,685$167,807 $644,355$644,355 $204,995$0 $00100
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$224,765$145,060 $577,477$577,477 $201,034$0 $00100
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$123,830$102,827 $497,772$497,772 $113,723$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$126,135$79,492 $476,769$476,769 $125,123$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,399$56,542 $430,126$430,126 $99,819$0 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $53,995 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$40,000 2024$20,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$7,000 2024$7,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$6,995 2022$6,995
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $167,807 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $3,534
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Lodging $74,307$74,307-- 44.3%
Other (as described)Supplies and RFK Nat'l exps $20,797$20,797-- 12.4%
Other (as described)Other expenses $16,594$3,538$13,056- 9.9%
All other expenses $15,841$15,783$58- 9.4%
Advertising and promotion $11,625-$11,625- 6.9%
Travel $7,784$7,784-- 4.6%
Insurance $5,579-$5,579- 3.3%
Other (as described)Apparel $5,538$5,538-- 3.3%
Fees: other services $4,720-$3,918$802 2.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,534-$3,534- 2.1%
Information technology $1,488-$1,488- 0.9%
Total$167,807100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $145,060 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $8,016
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Program service expenses $110,400$110,400$0$0 76.1%
All other expenses $21,247$0$21,247$0 14.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $8,016-$8,016- 5.5%
Insurance $5,397$0$5,397- 3.7%
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2023 · Form 990EZ · $102,827 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $102,827 100.0%
Total$102,827100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $79,492 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $79,492 100.0%
Total$79,492100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $56,542 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $56,542 100.0%
Total$56,542100%

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