Northeast Illinois Council Boy Scouts of America Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
362663224
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Vernon Hills, IL, USA
Phone
8474331813
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,219,975
Expenses
$4,027,020
Assets
$15,351,273
Liabilities
$565,375

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

49 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RICHARD GALLAGHER (PRESIDENT)
  • LEE HAAK (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • STEVEN HUNTER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ROBERT KRAUSE (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ALLISON WAGGONER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DANIEL PETERSON (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • NICK ROBERTS (SCOUT EXECUTIVE/CEO): $245,537 total reported compensation
  • ROBERT SINDA (ASSISTANT SCOUT EXECUTIVE/COO): $139,512 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the scout oath and law.

What it reported doing in 2025

Camping activities - provide outdoor camping facilities and programs to young people and families at our two camp properties, camp sol r crown and the ma-ka-ja-wan scout reservation. Camp related programs include hiking, biking, horsemanship, swimming, boating, fishing, pioneering, nature study, crafts, wilderness survival, field sports, range and target activities, and much more. Camps are held year-round, and include weekend camps, and long-term camps.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 80% for direct work, 18% for grants, and 2% for affiliated organizations.

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 fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 54
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 93.9%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $12.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 4.6%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.81; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.6%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 47 of 47 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $3.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $246K · 49 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.