Nonprofit · EIN 36-3166932
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE LTD
Also known as EALGREEN ORG
Tax-exempt · GLEN ELLYN, IL 60138
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $5,744,098 | $6,105,682 | -$361,584 | $2,590,451 | $599,219 | $1,991,232 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,608,964 | $5,853,516 | -$244,552 | $2,398,622 | $45,806 | $2,352,816 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,417,638 | $5,660,112 | -$242,474 | $2,655,023 | $57,655 | $2,597,368 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,685,946
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $58,152
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,000,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $259,537
- Other salaries and wages
- $327,081
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $713,156
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $16,519
- Travel
- $10,136
- Depreciation
- $113,558
- Program services (functional)
- $5,223,079
- Management and general (functional)
- $623,174
- Fundraising (functional)
- $259,429
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,398,622
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,590,451
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $599,219
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,991,232
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $28,281
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,991,232
- Gross receipts
- $5,744,098
- Employees
- 14
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAUDIA FREED | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $259,537 |
| JAMES WYNN | DIRECTOR | 40 | $170,085 |
| GREGORY MINOR | OPERATIONS | 40 | $102,700 |
| NOEL NAVARRO | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BAIRIE NICHOLS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID TRETTER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN BELLING | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LAUREN WILLIAMS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELAINE CARTIER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREG MORRIS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SAMUEL NELSON | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAMELA BOZEMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE MORRIS | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JASON MANNING | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD XU | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAM BEARDEN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRY HATFIELD B | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HARI PILLAI | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAUDIA FREED | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $253,275 |
| JAMES WYNN | – | 40 | $155,179 |
| GREGORY MINOR | – | 40 | $100,000 |
| NOEL NAVARRO | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BAIRIE NICHOLS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID TRETTER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN BELLING | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LAUREN WILLIAMS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELAINE CARTIER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREG MORRIS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SAMUEL NELSON | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAMELA BOZEMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE MORRIS | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JASON MANNING | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD XU | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAM BEARDEN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRY HATFIELD B | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HARI PILLAI | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE HOSELTON | Prior Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAUDIA FREED | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $273,833 |
| NOEL NAVARRO | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BAIRIE NICHOLS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID TRETTER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN BELLING | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LAUREN WILLIAMS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELAINE CARTIER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREG MORRIS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAMUEL NELSON | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAMELA BOZEMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE MORRIS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JASON MANNING | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE HOSELTON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SAM BEARDEN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRY HATFIELD B | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HARI PILLAI | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 3021, GLEN ELLYN, IL 60138-3021
- Signed the 990
- CLAUDIA FREED, President & CEO
- Phone
- (630) 690-0010
- Website
- WWW.EALGREEN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Paul W Asheim Ltd
Mission
THE MISSION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE LTD. IS TO GIVE STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEEDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND COLLEGE. WITH A FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE LTD. EXTENDS THE USEFUL LIFE OF SLOW-MOVING AND EXCESS INVENTORY DONATIONS BY REDISTRIBUTING THESE GIFTS TO 2- AND 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND TRIBAL INSTITUTIONS HELPING THEM LOWER THEIR OPERATING EXPENSES. IN TURN, THESE SCHOOLS HELP THEIR STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS ENABLING THEM TO TRANSFORM THEIR OWN LIVES. PRODUCTS NOT SUITABLE FOR USE ON CAMPUS ARE RECYLED, REPAIRED, OR CONVERTED TO CASH TO FUND ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE FORM OF CASH GIFTS TO PARTNER SCHOOLS. IN 2017, EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE LTD. REBRANDED AS EALGREEN TO CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF THIS CIRCULAR ECONOMY MODEL AND THE 21,000 STUDENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS TO DATE.
Program accomplishments
- COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH DONATIONS OF EXCESS INVENTORY AND SURPLUS MATERIALS FROM CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALSExpenses $5,223,079 · revenue $5,674,217
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-3166932
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,590,451
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,744,098
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $5,744,098 | $6,105,682 | $2,590,451 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,608,964 | $5,853,516 | $2,398,622 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,417,638 | $5,660,112 | $2,655,023 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,114,861 | $5,891,781 | $2,907,714 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-3166932).
Questions about EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE LTD
- What is the EIN of EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE LTD?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE LTD is 36-3166932.
- Is EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE LTD tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE LTD tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE LTD file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE LTD due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE LTD last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE LTD?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $259,537 (CLAUDIA FREED, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE LTD have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,744,098, expenses of $6,105,682 and total assets of $2,590,451 at year end.
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