Nonprofit · EIN 37-0545737
TAXPAYERS FEDERATION OF ILLINOIS
Tax-exempt · SPRINGFIELD, IL 62703
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $528,456 | $516,585 | $11,871 | $530,988 | $141,015 | $389,973 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $529,040 | $612,079 | -$83,039 | $559,942 | $237,106 | $322,836 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $507,274
- Investment income
- $11,182
- Other revenue
- $10,000
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $237,315
- Other salaries and wages
- $51,964
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $373,303
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $8,598
- Depreciation
- $1,066
- Program services (functional)
- $407,254
- Management and general (functional)
- $57,017
- Fundraising (functional)
- $52,314
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $559,942
- Total assets, end of year
- $530,988
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $141,015
- Net assets, end of year
- $389,973
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,988
- Publicly traded securities
- $467,759
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $389,973
- Gross receipts
- $528,456
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 46
- Year formed
- 1940
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice J Scholten | President Officer | 50 | $153,220 | $6,129 |
| Carol Portman | President Officer | 50 | $84,095 | $3,364 |
| Richard Bodnum | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Crystal Bugg Gordon | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Chmielewski | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Fader | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Hyla | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Kuler | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Mastri | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David P Dorner | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Olson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Larry Pociask | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Quist | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Semlow | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anthony Siebers | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
33 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariano Sori | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Archana Warner | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cate Battin | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Theodore R Bots | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Butler | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Cook | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Eads | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Felicia Harris | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shawn Kane | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Kupiec | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David McCormick | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Pastore | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Pollack | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alana S Reimer | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Sexton | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Silverman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Uphaus | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael J Wynne | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James Betty | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Brown | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sherry Cheng | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Cook | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jessie Eisenmenger | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Hughes | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Kim | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Lovett | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carrie Merickel | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alicia Perlmutter | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Powers | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Schilke | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Shanahan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Allyson Slobotski | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Walsh | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 50 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROL S PORTMAN | PRESIDENT FO Highest-paid employee | 50 | $182,548 | $12,778 |
| J ROBERT BARR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATE BATTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BODNUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY D BOND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED BOTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL M BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL BUGG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK BUTLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM CHMIELEWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON COOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH COUGHLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DORNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM EADS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSIE EISENMENGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OWEN EVANS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC FADER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT J HEYMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HUGHES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE HUGHES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF HUMMEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY HYLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN M KANE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW KIM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN KULER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KUPIEC | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG MASTRI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE MERICKEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN MURPHY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW OLSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY PASTORE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY POCIASK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON POLLAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS POWERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK QUIST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALANA REIMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL RUBINO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BREEN SCHILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN SEMLOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY SEXTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK M SHANAHAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY SIEBERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLYSON SLOBOTSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID UPHAUS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN WALSH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARCHANA WARNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL WUERFFEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL J WYNNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE SCHOLTEN | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 430 E VINE ST STE A, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62703-2236
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Maurice Scholten, 430 E Vine Street A, Springfield, IL 62703
- Signed the 990
- MAURICE SCHOLTEN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (217) 522-6818
- Website
- WWW.TAXPAYFEDIL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ECK SCHAFER & PUNKE LLP
Mission
RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON TAX AND SPENDING ISSUES
Program accomplishments
- THE FEDERATION'S PROGRAM IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND POLICY-MAKERS REGARDING SOUND TAX POLICY AND TO BRING ABOUT, THROUGH NON-PARTISAN MEANS, EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY IN ILLINOIS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTExpenses $407,254 · revenue $517,274
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 | Not 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
- 37-0545737
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1942
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S25Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $530,988
- Income (IRS master file)
- $528,456
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $528,456 | $516,585 | $530,988 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $529,040 | $612,079 | $559,942 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $546,041 | $605,388 | $584,629 | 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 37-0545737).
Questions about TAXPAYERS FEDERATION OF ILLINOIS
- What is the EIN of TAXPAYERS FEDERATION OF ILLINOIS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TAXPAYERS FEDERATION OF ILLINOIS is 37-0545737.
- Is TAXPAYERS FEDERATION OF ILLINOIS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1942.
- Are donations to TAXPAYERS FEDERATION OF ILLINOIS tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does TAXPAYERS FEDERATION OF ILLINOIS 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 TAXPAYERS FEDERATION OF ILLINOIS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TAXPAYERS FEDERATION OF ILLINOIS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of TAXPAYERS FEDERATION OF ILLINOIS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Maurice Scholten.
- Who are the officers and directors of TAXPAYERS FEDERATION OF ILLINOIS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 48 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $153,220 (Maurice J Scholten, President).
- How much revenue does TAXPAYERS FEDERATION OF ILLINOIS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $528,456, expenses of $516,585 and total assets of $530,988 at year end.
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