AgeOptions

Legal name: Ageoptions Inc (Fka Suburban Area Agency on Aging)

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
362806193
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Oak Park, IL, US
Phone
(708) 383-0258
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Senior Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$38,630,866
Expenses
$38,365,185
Assets
$8,196,660
Liabilities
$4,776,849

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SLEZAK DIANE (PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • SLEZAK DIANE (PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $213,469 total reported compensation
  • MCCAHILL KIMBERLY (VP - CORE PROGRAMS & PLANNING): $174,899 total reported compensation
  • GIUNTOLI MICHAEL (VP - FINANCE & FACILITIES): $158,607 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

As the Area Agency on Aging of suburban Cook County, Illinois, we advocate, plan, coordinate and fund services for older adults.

What it reported doing in 2024

Ageoptions is committed to improving the quality of life and maintaining the dignity of older people and those who care about them. Ageoptions is a not-for-profit corporation designated by the Illinois department on aging as the area agency on aging for suburban cook county. As a catalyst for connecting older persons and caregivers to resources and service options, we are nationally recognized for our innovative programming, networking with community based senior service agencies, and advocacy efforts on behalf of older persons. Over the past 50+ years, ageoptions has established a reputation for meeting the needs, wants and expectations of the older adult population in suburban cook county. Our purpose is to connect adults, aged 60 and over, with resources and options for care so that they can have a full range of choices and live their lives to the fullest. Our role is to plan, fund, coordinate, and advocate for older adults and those who care for them. We pride ourselves in advocating for seniors in the areas such as elder justice, caregiving, nutrition, medicare, employment, and access to benefits. Our primary service area, suburban cook county, includes 130 communities within 30 townships surrounding chicago - home to almost 2.8 million residents and 691,599 older adults. The older americans act title iii social, nutrition, caregiver, and health promotion/disease prevention services, elder rights, long term care ombudsman, adult protective services, senior medicare patrol, are core services provided in all 30 townships of suburban cook county. In fy 2025, 196,778 older adults and caregivers were served through the wide range of title iii and other related programs including home delivered meals, meal kits, and congregate dining, long term care ombudsman, adult protective services, legal services, home preservation, prevention of social isolation and the other supportive services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 96% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 81% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 73
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.2%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 91.8%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4,989.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.4%; rating input score 99; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.7%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.21; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.58; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.2%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 16 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 91.2% of revenue deployed · 91.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $35.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $213K · 26 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $1.4M reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 32 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 67 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 61 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.