Cass Resources for Enrichment

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270011342
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Darien, IL, USA
Phone
8153428535
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$46,821
Expenses
$23,726
Assets
$96,865

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Shafaque Khan (President)
  • Julie Shannon (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Shafaque Khan (President)
  • Julie Shannon (Vice President)
  • Christina Vega (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

To provide charitable and educational support to Cass District 63 public school system.

What it reported doing in 2024

Cass resources for enrichment CARE supports Cass District 63 schools by raising funds that support Cass resources for enrichment programs, projects, and activities that concur with Dist. 63 board of education goals. We have funded over $500,000 in education and technology grants for our schools. We provide a wide range of support to help keep the fine arts alive in out school district by funding many projects such as art in the sky, equipment, instrument repair, music education, and performance assistance. We support our classroom teachers and staff by providing funds for exciting educational and social opportunities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 77% for direct work, and 23% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 50
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 36.7%; rating input score 37
  • Program expense ratio: 72.3%; rating input score 72

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 49.3%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.08; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -11.7% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 36.7% of revenue deployed · 72.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $17K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 37/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.