Nonprofit · EIN 81-2829202
COMPASS FOR KIDS
Also known as COMPASS
Tax-exempt · SPRINGFIELD, IL 62703
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,697,892 | $2,031,928 | $665,964 | $2,046,249 | $56,040 | $1,990,209 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,236,698 | $2,031,441 | $205,257 | $1,415,289 | $93,936 | $1,321,353 |
| May 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,526,706 | $1,390,586 | $136,120 | $1,148,823 | $99,122 | $1,049,701 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,287,958
- Program service revenue
- $1,313,054
- Investment income
- $31,461
- Net income from fundraising events
- $60,999
- Other revenue
- $65,419
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $107,653
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,306,373
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,574,605
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $1,235
- Depreciation
- $25,972
- Program services (functional)
- $1,608,163
- Management and general (functional)
- $284,032
- Fundraising (functional)
- $139,733
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,415,289
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,046,249
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $56,040
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,990,209
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $352,489
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,194,224
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $795,985
- Gross receipts
- $2,712,807
- Employees
- 224
- Volunteers
- 125
- Year formed
- 2016
- 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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molly Berendt | CEO Officer | 40 | $107,653 |
| Sarah Oglesby | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 40 | $81,932 |
| April Miles | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Beverly Chapman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Brittani Hopper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine Scherschel | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Christy Crites | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Smylie | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Thomason | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jim Sullivan | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Lakeisha Purchase | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Linsay Gordon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Blitstein | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Crews | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Zinnen | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Behrends | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Brad Menezes | director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Maryann Phillips | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molly Berendt | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $106,499 |
| Michael Blitstein | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Drew Thomason | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Brittani Hopper | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Vern Lindquist | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Christy Crites | Immediate Past President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Crews | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Beverly Chapman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Olson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lakeisha Purchase | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Hillard-Sembell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tanya DeSanto | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| April Miles | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Rutledge | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Smylie | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine Scherschel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Linsay Gordon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Sullivan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Zinnen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molly Berendt | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $97,516 |
| Christina Crites | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Blitstein | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Zinnen | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Sullivan | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Tanya DeSanto | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Katelyn Hall | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Vern Lindquist | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Olson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lakeisha Purchase | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Hillard-Sembell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Brittani Hopper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| April Miles | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Rutledge | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Smylie | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Drew Thomason | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1201 S 4TH ST, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62703-2228
- In care of
- % MOLLY BERENDT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Andrew Thomason, 1201 S 4th Street, Springfield, IL 62703
- Signed the 990
- Andrew Thomason, President
- Phone
- (217) 691-8103
- Website
- www.compassforkids.org
- Return prepared by
- ECK SCHAFER & PUNKELLP
Mission
The mission of Compass for Kids is to provide academic and social-emotional support to empower children and families underserved by our community.
Program accomplishments
- Camp Compass is a free summer learning program for low-income, underserved, elementary students of Springfield Public Schools - District 186. Camp Compass is designed to prevent summer learning loss and improve reading and math skills. The overarching purpose is to reduce the achievement gap that exists between low-income students and their higher-income peers by bringing students up to grade level academically. Camp Compass is a hybrid between a summer school and a camp. On one hand, Camp Compass is an academic intervention where licensed teachers instruct the students three hours per day, five days per week, for the six weeks of camp. In addition, Camp Compass incorporates enrichment activities and field trips for a fun camp-like environment. These enrichment experiences address the opportunity gap in addition to the academic achievement gap. Transportation to and from the program, breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack, and weekend food are provided.Expenses $1,219,464 · revenue $1,313,054
- Club Compass is a weekly program for low-income, underserved, elementary students in Springfield Public Schools - District 186. Club Compass pairs volunteer mentors with the students and teaches them social-emotional and life skills in a safe, structured, positive environment. Club Compass is currently serving students from five schools: Black Hawk, Dubois, Graham, Harvard Park, and McClernand. Club Compass has a volunteer driven, community based model. Each school Club Compass serves is paired with two or more community partners, which host the Club Compass site for their neighborhood school. Each Club Compass site has the same major components: snack, an evidence-based social-emotional curriculum lesson, academic time, Life Skills classes, and a healthy, family-style dinner. Club Compass is free to participating students. All students are selected and referred by their school.Expenses $253,436
- Youth Leadership Development Program is designed to provide middle and high school alumni of Club Compass the opportunity to develop as leaders, and be prepared for college, vocational / trade school, the military, and/or to enter the workforce. The ultimate goal is for these youths to graduate from high school and be ready to achieve their dreams.Expenses $135,263
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-2829202
- 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
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,046,249
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,712,807
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $2,697,892 | $2,031,928 | $2,046,249 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $2,236,698 | $2,031,441 | $1,415,289 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $1,526,706 | $1,390,586 | $1,148,823 | XML |
| 990 | May 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 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 81-2829202).
Questions about COMPASS FOR KIDS
- What is the EIN of COMPASS FOR KIDS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMPASS FOR KIDS is 81-2829202.
- Is COMPASS FOR KIDS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to COMPASS FOR KIDS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMPASS FOR KIDS 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 COMPASS FOR KIDS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMPASS FOR KIDS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMPASS FOR KIDS?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names Andrew Thomason.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMPASS FOR KIDS?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $107,653 (Molly Berendt, CEO).
- How much revenue does COMPASS FOR KIDS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,697,892, expenses of $2,031,928 and total assets of $2,046,249 at year end.
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