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Filing year 2024

Special Children's Charities

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 23-7026774·3
Total revenue
$8.9M
Total assets
$8.8M
Total expenses
$8.5M
Reported officers
28
Mission

Since 1969, Special Children's Charities has been the driving force behind inclusion and empowerment for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout Chicago. Our high-quality athletic, educational and life-enriching programs inspire our participants to dream big, overcome obstacles and achieve their goals. Our transformative programs champion the rights and potential of individuals, support their families and uplift communities.

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Schedule J · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Manager
highest compensated employee
$129k
$138k
Director of Development
$124k
$132k
Executive Director
$108k
$115k
Director of Finance
$105k
$112k
Executive Director
$6k
$6k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 23 unpaid individuals.

Down 9%
from 2023

From $141k in 2023 to $129k in 2024.

$141k
2023
$129k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 12% in real terms$156k to $138k

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

Special Children's Charities reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$7.6M
$8M
2023
$8.9M
$8.5M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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