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ILLINOIS LYME ASSOCIATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $255K · expenses $262K · assets $123K

EIN
83-2564041
Address
2106 SE 3RD ST, ALEDO, IL 61231-9456
NTEE code
G03
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2019 (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))
Principal officer
JENNIFER RUSSELL (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT LYME AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES. ILA WILL PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ON PROTECTION,PREVENTION AND THE RISK OF TICK BITES. THE ASSOCIATION WILL WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jennifer Russell EXEC DIRECTOR2022-2025 $79,880$146,972 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 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
Richard Warner PRESIDENT2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Cynthia Schofield-Allas DIRECTOR2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Sarah Brown TREASURER2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Tammy Swanson SECRETARY2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
David Reis DIRECTOR2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Hook VICE-PRESIDENT2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Casey Kelly Md DIRECTOR2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Diane Potts DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Chelsea Bieri DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Kathy Dolan DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Mike Kehart (former) DIRECTOR2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Casey Kelley (former) BOARD MEMBER2023 0 $0 reported 1
Dennis Palmer (former) BOARD MEMBER2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Cyndi Schofieldallas (former) VP2023 0 $0 reported 1
Jenny Buttaccio (former) BOARD MEMBER2022 0 $0 reported 1
Renee Lloyd (former) TREASURER2022 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $80K · 1 employee · 1 volunteer
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JENNIFER RUSSELL EXEC DIRECTOR40 $0$79,880$0 $79,8801
RICHARD WARNER PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA SCHOFIELD-ALLAS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH BROWN TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
TAMMY SWANSON SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID REIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER HOOK VICE-PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
CASEY KELLY MD DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
DIANE POTTS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
CHELSEA BIERI DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY DOLAN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $67K · 1 employee · 1 volunteer
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JENNIFER RUSSELL EXEC DIRECTOR40 $58,344$0$8,748 $67,0921
RICHARD WARNER PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA SCHOFIELD-ALLAS VICE PRES5 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH BROWN TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
TAMMY SWANSON SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID REIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER HOOK DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE KEHART DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
CASEY KELLY MD DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JENNIFER HOOK BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
CASEY KELLEY BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID REIS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS PALMER BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE KEHART BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER RUSSELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
CYNDI SCHOFIELDALLAS VP0 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD L WARNER PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
TAMMY SWANSON SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH BROWN TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JENNY BUTTACCIO BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS PALMER BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA SCHOFIELD-ALLAS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID REIS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER HOOK BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER RUSSELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE KEHART VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD WARNER PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
TAMMY SWANSON SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
RENEE LLOYD TREASURER0 $0$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 ↗
$255,498$262,375 $123,463$121,471 $214,938$0 $78,88011
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$258,064$233,609 $96,673$96,648 $223,393$0 $58,34411
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$274,152$267,361 $78,787$78,787 $274,121$0 $62,3860-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$216,206$159,921 $75,213$75,213 $216,206$0 $005

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $20,311 in all, tax years 2020 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
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$20,000 2024$10,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ILLINOIS LYME ASSOCIATION” 2020-2023 4$311 2023$106
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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 · $262,375 spent · pay $84,914 · grants $0 · events $32,065
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONTRACT LABOR $97,092$97,092$0$0 37.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $78,880$0$78,880$0 30.1%
Occupancy $38,107$0$38,107$0 14.5%
Travel $17,407$0$17,407$0 6.6%
Fees: accounting $8,455$0$8,455$0 3.2%
Payroll taxes $6,034$0$6,034$0 2.3%
Advertising and promotion $4,964$4,964$0$0 1.9%
Office expenses $3,649$0$3,649$0 1.4%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $2,409$0$2,409$0 0.9%
Insurance $2,377$0$2,377$0 0.9%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $1,218$1,218$0$0 0.5%
Fees: other services $1,007$0$1,007$0 0.4%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTION $776$0$776$0 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $72,575$32,065reported apart
Total$262,375100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $233,609 spent · pay $72,224 · grants $0 · events $30,008
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONTRACT LABOR $102,216$102,216$0$0 43.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $58,344$43,758$14,586$0 25.0%
Occupancy $20,121$15,091$5,030$0 8.6%
Office expenses $14,181$10,636$3,545$0 6.1%
Travel $11,028$11,028$0$0 4.7%
Other employee benefits $8,748$6,561$2,187$0 3.7%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $6,239$6,239$0$0 2.7%
Payroll taxes $5,132$3,849$1,283$0 2.2%
Advertising and promotion $4,001$4,001$0$0 1.7%
Insurance $2,718$2,039$679$0 1.2%
Fees: accounting $881$661$220$0 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $64,633$30,008reported apart
Total$233,609100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $267,361 spent · pay $67,817 · grants $0 · events $25,481
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $127,428$127,428-- 47.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $62,386$62,386-- 23.3%
Other (as described) EventGOLF $24,638$24,638-- 9.2%
Occupancy $16,856$16,856-- 6.3%
Travel $10,375$10,375-- 3.9%
Office expenses $6,228$6,228-- 2.3%
Payroll taxes $5,431$5,431-- 2.0%
Other (as described)SWAG PURCHASES $3,681$3,681-- 1.4%
Information technology $3,077$3,077-- 1.2%
Fees: accounting $3,028$3,028-- 1.1%
Insurance $2,566$2,566-- 1.0%
Other (as described) EventSPECIAL EVENTS $843$843-- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $726$726-- 0.3%
Other (as described)LICENSE AND PERMITS $98$98-- 0.0%
Total$267,361100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $159,921 spent · pay $26,927 · grants $0 · events $982
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $124,575-$104,355$20,220 77.9%
Other salaries and wages $26,927-$26,927- 16.8%
Advertising and promotion $2,479-$2,479- 1.6%
Other (as described)INTERNET AND TELEPHONE $1,331-$1,331- 0.8%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING FEES $1,140--$1,140 0.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $982-$982- 0.6%
Other (as described)COMPUTER REPAIR $769-$769- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $620-$620- 0.4%
Office expenses $584-$584- 0.4%
Other (as described)SOFTWARE $466-$466- 0.3%
Travel $48-$48- 0.0%
Total$159,921100%

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