2025-10-28T07:28:26-05:00 2025-06-30 882730877 CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC 1707 N RANDALL ROAD STE 200 ELGIN IL 60123 990 2024-07-01 363339009 THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC CENT 8479487001 280 SAUNDERS RD RIVERWOODS IL 600153835 HERBERT K WASHINGTON CEO 8479487001 2025-10-23 1 0 STEPHANIE LEW P01080011 8478888600 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z HERBERT K WASHINGTON 280 SAUNDERS RD RIVERWOODS IL 600153835 5581721 0 X CENTERFORENRICHEDLIVING.ORG X 1984 IL CEL ENRICHES THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL SUCCESS, FRIENDSHIP, FUN, EMPLOYMENT, AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION. IN FY2025, CEL EXPANDED PROGRAM CAPACITY, STRENGTHENED STAFF TRAINING AND SUPPORT, AND BROADENED INCLUSIVE EDUCATION. WITH RECORD MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT, NEW EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS, AND SUSTAINED FINANCIAL GROWTH, CEL CONTINUES TO ENSURE THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS THE SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE. 21 21 90 263 0 0 2367130 2876234 1545972 2114569 86168 74217 -8836 -83724 3990434 4981296 129956 160810 0 0 3818565 3769837 0 0 661703 1087407 1121274 5035928 5051921 -1045494 -70625 6670709 6557492 987305 944713 5683404 5612779 X ENRICHING THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES BY MAXIMIZING THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL SUCCESS, FRIENDSHIP, FUN, EMPLOYMENT, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. 0 0 1868528 40202 1467398 ADULT DAY PROGRAM - CEL'S YEAR ROUND ADULT DAY PROGRAMS NAMED REACH AND CATALYST ADDRESSES THE DAYTIME NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH IDD, SO THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES, COMMUNICATE THEIR NEEDS AND OPINIONS, VOLUNTEER FOR SEVERAL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, EXPLORE PERSONAL HOBBIES AND INTERESTS, AND SO MUCH MORE, WITH MANY DAYS SPENT OUT AND ABOUT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. CATALYST ALSO OFFERS A MORE FOCUSED GOAL OF EQUIPPING MEMBERS WITH THE LIFE SKILLS NECESSARY TO TAKE GREATER OWNERSHIP OF THEIR LIVES. THE RESULT IS INCREASED CONFIDENCE, LIFE SKILLS COMPETENCY, AND EFFICIENCY THROUGH INSTRUCTION AND PRACTICE OF NEW SKILLS, DEVELOPMENT OF PREVIOUSLY LEARNED SKILLS, AND MODIFYING DAILY ENVIRONMENTS THAT MAY IMPACT INDEPENDENCE. 1289141 96487 444309 SOCIAL ENRICHMENT - CEL'S SOCIAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE MEMBERS AGES 13 AND UP WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE FRIENDS IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, EXPLORE THE COMMUNITY, BUILD SKILLS, AND PURSUE NEW INTERESTS. THE PROGRAMS RUN YEARROUND DURING EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS. AT THE FOUNDATION OF THIS PROGRAM LIES A SOCIAL COMPONENT. SOCIAL ISOLATION IS A KEY BARRIER THAT PREVENTS PEOPLE WITH IDD FROM LIVING THEIR FULLEST LIVES. AT CEL, THEY ARE PART OF A DYNAMIC COMMUNITY WHERE THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD, THEIR CHOICES ARE HONORED, AND THEIR INTERESTS AND FEEDBACK DEVELOP THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE YEARROUND. SOCIAL INTERACTIONS CREATE COMMUNITY, STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, AND IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL BEING. 480439 24121 200751 EMPLOYMENT - WHILE PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES HAVE THE SKILLS AND THE DESIRE TO WORK, THEY LACK THE OPPORTUNITIES. CEL WORKS TO INCREASE 22.5% OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE EMPLOYED, WHICH IS NOTABLY BELOW THE 65.8% OF PEOPLE WITHOUT DISABILITIES WHO ARE EMPLOYED. CEL PARTNERS WITH SMALL BUSINESSES AND LARGE CORPORATIONS REMOVE EXISTING BARRIERS TO HIRING SOMEONE WITH A DISABILITY. CEL'S STAFF CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH IDD TO LEARN THE SOFT SKILLS NEEDED TO FIND AND KEEP A JOB, WHILE PROVIDING JOB COACHING THROUGHOUT THEIR JOURNEY. 166764 2111 ROBERT VIHON FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER - THE ROBERT VIHON FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER (RVFRC) DRAMATICALLY EXPANDS THE SCOPE OF SERVICES WE PROVIDE, TRANSFORMING CEL INTO A REGIONAL DESTINATION FOR THOSE SEEKING RELIABLE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, PEER SUPPORT GROUPS, AND MORE. THE RVFRC TEAM WORKS WITH MEMBERS AND FAMILIES TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE LIFE TRANSITIONS, CONNECT WITH CRITICAL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RESOURCES, AND BUILD MEANINGFUL, INDEPENDENT LIVES. 166764 2111 3804872 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X X HERBERT K WASHINGTON 8473159912 280 SAUNDERS RD RIVERWOODS IL 600153835 AKASH PATHAK TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 FRED BLITT DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY GREENSPAN DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN CANNON IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTIN MALEK DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTY WRIGLEY DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LANE EPSTEIN VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK BERNSTEIN DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY GREANIAS SECRETARY 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE MARTY DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE NOEH DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE SUCHSLAND DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIRIAM CAMPBELL DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL SUNDBERG DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RAY NAIR DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT DORSEY DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN BERSH PRESIDENT 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 WENDY ADAMS DIRECTOR (FROM 7/24) 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MOORE DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEREN NOVACK DIRECTOR (FROM 7/24) 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 OWEN SHAPIRO DIRECTOR (FROM 7/24) 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA GENTEMAN SR. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS 40.00 0.00 X 177315 0 9385 HERBERT K WASHINGTON CEO 40.00 0.00 X 210275 0 13163 LISETTE ZAID DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 0.00 X 135417 0 5049 MELISSA JUAREZ-EHLERS SR. DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM SERVICES 40.00 0.00 X 139525 0 9385 662532 0 36982 4 0 1 0 0 924584 183900 1767750 11614 2876234 MEMBERSHIP FEES 624100 2114569 2114569 2114569 74217 74217 414067 414067 0 0 25155 924584 153005 -127850 -127850 76425 33353 43072 43072 OTHER REVENUE 900099 1054 1054 1054 4981296 2114569 0 -9507 160810 160810 428455 171381 209215 47859 2863022 2257340 127745 477937 34899 27670 777 6452 190694 146240 13971 30483 252767 187047 25277 40443 31748 6349 19049 6350 37672 7535 22603 7534 38211 30569 4257 3385 302673 210212 70591 21870 95810 82397 11497 1916 91731 83235 6797 1699 35529 28068 6040 1421 346097 294182 44993 6922 69740 52305 16738 697 ACTIVITY FEES 54610 54610 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 3700 3700 13753 4922 2096 6735 5051921 3804872 585346 661703 830165 31204 1656854 2607702 284807 75439 12436 59868 24324 61666 9051069 5367811 3820919 3683258 41204 38355 6670709 6557492 86393 63842 243795 252161 657117 628710 987305 944713 X 4979915 4833694 703489 779085 5683404 5612779 6670709 6557492 -70625 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3081268 3913669 2328959 2367130 2876234 14567260 456338 758804 1032006 1545972 2114569 5907689 146202 215713 248174 134805 101580 846474 3683808 4888186 3609139 4047907 5092383 21321423 19070 26783 117503 45137 28258 236751 48290 125153 173443 19070 26783 117503 93427 153411 410194 20911229 3442 2030 28976 86168 74217 194833 3442 2030 28976 86168 74217 194833 80003 4065 8020 -836 1054 92306 3767253 4894281 3646135 4133239 5167654 21608562 0.96770 0.96140 0.00900 0.00700 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 80,003. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 4,065. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 8,020. 2023 AMOUNT: $ -836. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 1,054. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 906457 906457 6970625 4513014 2457611 627650 443379 184271 546337 411418 134919 3683258 X 5128894 122050 -160810 -38760 5167654 -186358 -186358 4981296 5199519 122050 186358 308408 4891111 160810 160810 5051921 PART X, LINE 2: CEL IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR EITHER FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. CEL HAS EVALUATED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR ALL OPEN TAX YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE RETURNS FOR THE PRIOR THREE FISCAL YEARS ARE OPEN AND SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; HOWEVER, CEL IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER AUDIT NOR HAS CEL BEEN CONTACTED BY THIS JURISDICTION. BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF CEL'S TAX POSITIONS, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ALL POSITIONS WOULD BE UPHELD UNDER AN EXAMINATION; THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR THE EFFECTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSE PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING & GAMING EXPENSES PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING & GAMING EXPENSES PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSE GOLF TOURNAMENT 390168 384293 5875 94649 3299 CHEF'S NIGHT 556182 536902 19280 41530 13527 946350 921195 25155 136179 16826 153005 -127850 76425 31000 2353 1 0.35000 76425 31000 2353 33353 43072 IL 1 0 1 0 0.80000 0.20000 NIKI BARTOSIAK 280 SAUNDERS ROAD RIVERWOODS IL 600153835 0 NICOLE BARTOSIAK SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGER X 0 1 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHOLARSHIPS 269 160810 PART I, LINE 2: CEL OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR PROGRAM FEES. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS DETERMINED THROUGH REVIEW OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATUS AND NEED AS PRESENTED TO US BY THE INDIVIDUAL. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HERBERT K WASHINGTON CEO 205275 0 5000 0 0 0 0 0 13163 0 223438 0 0 0 CYNTHIA GENTEMAN SR. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS 177315 0 0 0 0 0 5319 0 4066 0 186700 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B KEY MANAGEMENT AND STAFF WORK WITH A PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRM TO PREPARE THE DRAFT OF THE 990. KEY MANAGEMENT THEN REVIEWS THE DRAFT, AND A COPY IS PROVIDED TO ALL DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FINALIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CERTIFICATION FORM IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY AND REVIEWED FOR CONFLICTS. DISCLOSURES ARE EVALUATED AND, IF NEEDED, REFERRED TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD DETERMINES ACTION, INDIVIDUALS ABSTAIN FROM RELATED DECISIONS, AND ALL ARE DOCUMENTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD PRESIDENT CONDUCTS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE CEO. HR PROVIDES COMPARABILITY DATA. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS BOTH AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. FOR ALL OTHER OFFICERS, HR CONDUCTS SALARY SURVEYS AND PROVIDES COMPARABILITY DATA. SUPERVISORS COMPLETE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS. MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION, WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST