Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Illinois
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 366139321
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2013
- Location
- Chicago, IL, USA
- Phone
- 7734152617
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $131,370
- Expenses
- $98,474
- Assets
- $221,650
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
16 people listed
People named in this filing
- Geoffrey M Euston (Governor)
- Alexander B Jacobs (Deputy Governor)
- J Andrew Langan Esq (Deputy Governor)
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
The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Illinois perpetuates the memory of the events and people of the American colonial period, defined as the time between the settlement of Jamestown (1607) and the Battle of Lexington (1775), in the United States and in the State of Illinois. Our mission includes promoting education of the colonial period, erecting memorials at colonial sites in Illinois, and inspiring patriotism and respect for the founders of the nation.
What it reported doing in 2024
Meetings to discuss projects and bring members together.
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
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 91% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 66
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 69
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 58.9%; rating input score 59
- Program expense ratio: 78.6%; rating input score 79
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 25%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.25; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 58.9% of revenue deployed · 78.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $77K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 16 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 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.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.