Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA)
Legal name: Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 371063491
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2014–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Springfield, IL, USA
- Phone
- (217) 753-4117
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $34,357,587
- Expenses
- $34,343,633
- Assets
- $8,309,646
- Liabilities
- $7,201,134
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
33 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CARRIE WARD (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
Highest reported compensation
- CARRIE WARD (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $163,935 total reported compensation
- SARAH COUNSEL (GENERAL COUNSEL): $143,256 total reported compensation
- SEAN BLACK (CHIEF OF STAFF): $121,431 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault unites the services and resources of rape crisis centers statewide. ICASA alleviates the suffering of sexual assault survivors and builds safe, just communities through: survivor-centered counseling; advocacy for public policy that promotes prevention, supports survivors and advances justice; activism and prevention education to change cultural norms, end oppression and promote equality.
What it reported doing in 2024
Idhs- arpa fvpsa: icasa allocated almost 95% of american rescue plan funds to its 31 local rape crisis centers to support the crisis response including counseling and advocacy services to victims and prevention education services for the community. These services are available to 98% of the state's residents. 5% of the funds support the administrative, training institute, adn the communications funds of the coalitions where staff prepare applicaitons for funds and submit required financial and programmatic reports, monitor the 31 rape crisis centers for contract compliance, service standards and foscal management, plan and conduct annual trainings available to rape crisis center staff, produce and distribute publications to aid survivors and significant others and to increase public awareness of sexual violence, manage website as a tool for victims, rape crisis workers, and the general public.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 100% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 91% 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. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 89
- Transparency & Controls: 71
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 28
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 99.8%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 99.8%; rating input score 100
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Missing
- Board or committee approval: Missing
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.24; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.87; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 1.2%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 99.8% of revenue deployed · 99.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 30 of 30 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 11 filed program accomplishments · $34.3M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $164K · 33 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 35 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 32 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.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 11/100.