THE LINCOLN ACADEMY OF ILLINOIS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE LINCOLN ACADEMY OF ILLINOIS

EIN 36-6127397 · Education (B8XZ)

What they do

to HONOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS to THE BETTERMENT of MANKIND HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN or ON BEHALF of THE STATE of ILLINOIS, or WHOSE ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE BROUGHT HONOR to THE STATE BECAUSE of THEIR IDENTITY WITH IT, WHETHER BY BIRTH or RESIDENCE, or BY THEIR DEDICATION to THOSE PRINCIPLES of DEMOCRACY and HUMANITY AS EXEMPLIFIED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $63.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders53 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

45.37%of revenue went to mission work63.5% of expenses · Program services

$71.41spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

26.04%of revenue went to management and office costs36.5% of expenses

$4.12in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

73.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $65,000 for LEANNE BARNHART (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$581,534

Mission workProgram services$263,86345.37% of revenue63.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$151,42726.04% of revenue36.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$166,24428.59% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$415,29071.41% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 63.5% mission · 36.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.41% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 62.8% mission · 37.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.39% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 52.5% mission · 47.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 63.70% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 66.2% mission · 33.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.31% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 43.1% mission · 56.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 55.81% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 63.6% mission · 36.3% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.96% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 68.0% mission · 29.3% management · 2.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 64.24% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 57.4% mission · 42.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 55.23% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$581,534

Expenses$415,290

Annual surplus $166,244 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$263,863 · 63.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$151,427 · 36.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$581,534

Expenses$415,290

Assets$1,709,669

Income$581,534

Contributions$427,081

Mission work (program services)$263,863

Management and general$151,427

Executive compensation (total)$58,300

Accounting fees$7,285

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

LEANNE BARNHARTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 20 hrs/week $65,000

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (53)

LEANNE BARNHARTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MARLENE DIETZREGENT

JOY BORUFFTRUSTEE

JULIE KELLNERTRUSTEE

JULIE JORDAN GUNNRECTOR

LARRY DIETZRECTOR

LARRY JONESTRUSTEE

LESTER MCKEEVERREGENT

LINDA SCHIELKE EDDTRUSTEE

LUCY MOOGTRUSTEE

MARC S SCHULMANREGENT

MARGARET A CLINE CFA CFPSECRETARY

MARIA DEL SOCORRO PESQUEIRATRUSTEE

MARK SLABYTRUSTEE

JORGE RAMIREZRECTOR

MICHELLE COLLINSRECTOR

PAT BASUTRUSTEE

RIC ESTRADARECTOR

ROBERT EASTERTRUSTEE

RONALD RABJOHNS MDTRUSTEE

RYNE SANDBERGRECTOR

SCOTT C SULLIVANTRUSTEE

SHIRLEY W RYANTRUSTEE

SMITA SHAH PE LEED AP BDCTRUSTEE

STEPHANIE PACE MARSHALL PHDREGENT

THE HONORABLE RONALD DEAN SPEARSCHANCELLOR

TODD SHAPIROVICE-CHANCELLOR

ETHEL HOLLADAYREGENT

AMY TRIMBLETRUSTEE

ANNE BURKERECTOR

CARALYNN NOWINSKI COLLENS MDTRUSTEE

CLAIRE A MANNINGTRUSTEE

DAN KELLEYRECTOR

DANA WITHERSTRUSTEE

DELMER R MITCHELLTRUSTEE

DENNIS LYLEREGENT

DIA WEILTRUSTEE

DON TRACYTRUSTEE

DOUG STEWARTREGENT

ERIC TRIMBLEREGENT

ALEXANDRA RANSBURGREGENT

FRANK CLARKREGENT

GEORGE J DOHRMANN MD PHDREGENT

GOVERNOR JB PRITZKERPRESIDENT

GRAHAM C GRADYTREASURER

HAROLD B OAKLEYREGENT

HELEN MORRISONRECTOR

HOWARD A LEARNERREGENT

JANE DENESREGENT

JERRY BROOKHARTTRUSTEE

JOE POWERTRUSTEE

JOHN FREITAGTRUSTEE

JOHN MORRISTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1965
Location: PO BOX 2459, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62705-2459
County: Champaign
In care of: LEANNE BARNHART
Primary officer: LEANNE BARNHART, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(217) 493-0047

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: KERBER ECK & BRAECKEL LLP
NTEE classification: Education (B8XZ)
IRS tax category: Educational Support Services