2026-05-05T14:20:44-05:00 2025-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 2021 SPRING ROAD SUITE 200 OAK BROOK IL 60523 990 2024-07-01 362654558 ASPIRE OF ILLINOIS ASPI 7082360979 1815 SOUTH WOLF ROAD HILLSIDE IL 60162 SERENA ALAILY PRESIDENT, CEO & DIRECTOR 7082360979 2026-04-28 1 0 ASHLEY BARSEMA P01332786 6305738600 2026-04-28 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SERENA ALAILY 1815 SOUTH WOLF ROAD HILLSIDE IL 60162 24367705 0 X ASPIRECHICAGO.COM X 1960 IL ASPIRE'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO EVER-GREATER POSSIBILITIES FOR LEARNING, JOBS, AND SAFE PLACES TO CALL HOME. 21 20 362 225 0 0 2626214 3816314 17827720 19750209 293652 482749 -101092 -147762 20646494 23901510 0 0 0 0 14421021 15765464 0 0 1226884 5046980 5165317 19468001 20930781 1178493 2970729 23556743 26587230 3897078 3520125 19659665 23067105 X ASPIRE'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO EVER-GREATER POSSIBILITIES FOR LEARNING, JOBS, AND SAFE PLACES TO CALL HOME. 0 0 10960359 14821942 LIVING: PROVIDES SUPPORT IN COMMUNITY GROUP HOMES ASSISTING RESIDENTS TO DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS, EMPOWER PEOPLE THROUGH LIFE EXPERIENCES AND ALLOW RESIDENTS TO INTERACT WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. APPROXIMATELY 130 INDIVIDUALS RESIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY HOMES. 3985369 3574332 LEARNING: PROVIDES CURRICULUM BASED LEARNING AND EXPLORATION OF LIFE AND CAREER TOPICS TO SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. 565108 255879 INDEPENDENT LIVING: PROVIDES SUPPORT IN PERSONAL RESIDENCES ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS IN DEVELOPING LIFE SKILLS AND PROMOTING INDEPENDENT LIVING. 635908 647567 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: PROVIDES ASSESSMENT, INTERVENTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POSITIVE STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVED SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNICATION. APPROXIMATELY 125 PEOPLE RECEIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY OUR BEHAVIOR THERAPISTS AND BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS. 1240217 300903 CAREERS: PROVIDES ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT WITH JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. DURING 2025, ASPIRE LAUNCHED AN EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM FUNDED BY A DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A 10-WEEK JOB TRAINING COURSE WITH AN 8-WEEK PAID INTERNSHIP WITHIN THE DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY. 212909 149586 COFFEEWORKS: SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND DYNAMIC PARTNERSHIP WITH METROPOLIS COFFEE COMPANY AND CANTEEN-VENDING TO EMPLOY ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES TO ROAST AND SHIP COFFEE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ALL NET PROCEEDS BENEFIT ASPIRE. 2089034 1098056 17599870 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 35 0 1 362 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X X SERENA ALAILY 7082360979 1815 SOUTH WOLF ROAD HILLSIDE IL 60162 BRAD WEIR BOARD CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK SPANGLER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MCGUIRE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICK BANAS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 COURTNEY CUSENTINO DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALISON DONDLINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LASHON GURROLA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY KETTLEWELL DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STACEY GORE-BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE JAKSTAVICH DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN DILLON NARKO DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GRACE SWEENEY DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOE VIRGILIO DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN VITALE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN NAHUMYK DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICK KERMAN EXECUTIVE OFFICER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KELLY TAIRA EXECUTIVE OFFICER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KARI O'CONNOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SERENA ALAILY PRESIDENT, CEO & DIRECTOR 50.00 1.00 X X 261867 0 47093 JEFF JOSEPHS TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERICH KIRR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER UNTIL 11/24 50.00 0.00 X 230050 0 4624 SHARON WALCOTT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 50.00 0.00 X 198848 0 25730 MAGGIE HASSLER CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER 50.00 0.00 X 141129 0 19953 MARY MULLANEY CONTROLLER 40.00 0.00 X 143815 0 14022 GABRIELLE HIDALGO SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT UNTIL 9/25 40.00 0.00 X 116670 0 2539 SUSAN SLADEK VP, ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS 40.00 0.00 X 106165 0 17708 RODOLFO OROZCO VP, PEOPLE 40.00 0.00 X 108126 0 13503 KATHERINE BOUSUM VP, PHILANTHROPY 40.00 0.00 X 125649 0 22398 1432319 0 167570 9 0 1 0 ROCCOS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC 8421 STEPHEN COURT WOODRIDGE IL 60517 CONSTRUCTION 197308 TAMMY SIEBERT 612 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE BOX 111 PRINCETON IL 61356 LEADERSHIP COACHING AND CONSULTING 104851 2 520250 938652 2357412 89410 3816314 CLIENT SERVICE REVENUE 624100 17779236 17779236 PARTICIPANT/FAMILY FEES 624100 1820199 1820199 COFFEEWORKS/SOCIAL ENTERPRISE 624100 150774 150774 19750209 315228 315228 235507 125746 170265 23467 65242 102279 167521 167521 122530 520250 272463 -149933 -149933 2171 2171 2171 23901510 19750209 0 334987 849349 204272 476501 168576 12711319 11200751 880152 630416 203101 157733 29748 15620 1014216 878730 80493 54993 987479 842215 89389 55875 897 897 67701 67701 30000 30000 23749 23749 862765 555679 249303 57783 34530 33001 1529 417346 287314 46517 83515 507977 442275 24669 41033 1637096 1544081 54447 38568 399420 388967 5873 4580 47756 46948 490 318 1029231 904433 66034 58764 DUES & LICENSES 106849 83471 8064 15314 20930781 17599870 2104027 1226884 798517 893192 1803808 3119170 620881 280247 1667249 1887991 455628 537954 21114725 10427900 10091812 10686825 7981078 8898488 104318 263968 33452 19395 23556743 26587230 2006745 2034821 1365055 1010559 525278 474745 3897078 3520125 X 18599675 22503131 1059990 563974 19659665 23067105 23556743 26587230 2970729 436711 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 16785059 14870055 17028895 18471805 21595550 88751364 16785059 14870055 17028895 18471805 21595550 88751364 88751364 27342 62189 193714 268734 315228 867207 6314 4110 21534 7342 2171 41471 89660042 0.98990 X 0.98760 0.00630 SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 6,314. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 4,110. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 21,534. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 7,342. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 2,171. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30000 30000 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: CONSULTING EXPENSES FOR GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY TO STATE AGENCIES TO BENEFIT ASPIRE OF ILLINOIS' EXEMPT-PURPOSE. 2237659 281179 19058 2499780 1987948 281551 31840 2237659 1763844 2500 221604 1987948 1837037 -73193 1763844 1431211 405826 1837037 0.94810 0.05190 0 0 1696186 1696186 17417564 9687839 7729725 1565495 502692 1062803 435480 237369 198111 10686825 DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITIES 260312 LEASE LIABILITIES- FINANCE LEASES 194498 LEASE LIABILITIES- OPERATING LEASES 19935 474745 X 24469289 436711 154817 591528 23877761 23749 23749 23901510 21061849 154817 154817 20907032 23749 23749 20930781 PART X, LINE 2: THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, ASPIRE MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF ASPIRE AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE REPORTING PERIODS PRESENTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ASPIRE FILES FORM 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. PART V, LINE 4 ASPIRE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHED A BOARD RESTRICTED FUND (ENDOWMENT) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF INCOME FOR ASPIRE'S OPERATIONS WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY BENEFIT THE INDIVIDUALS WE SUPPORT. ASPIRE'S BOARD MAY DETERMINE WHETHER INCOME, IF ANY, WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE BOARD RESTRICTED FUND (ENDOWMENT), AND MAINTAINS BROAD DISCRETION TO DIRECT SUCH FUNDS TO CURRENT OPERATIONS, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES OR NEW PROGRAMS. UNDER EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES, THE ENDOWMENT FUND'S CORPUS ALSO MAY BE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD TO FUND ANY PART OF ASPIRE'S OPERATIONS. NO SUCH TRANSFERS HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED SINCE THE FUND'S INCEPTION. ANNUAL EVENT 642780 520250 122530 55925 43870 112873 3500 56294 642780 520250 122530 55925 43870 112873 3500 56294 272462 -149932 X X X X 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 SERENA ALAILY PRESIDENT, CEO & DIRECTOR 224367 0 37500 0 0 0 14375 0 32718 0 308960 0 0 0 ERICH KIRR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER UNTIL 11/24 160373 0 15831 0 53846 0 3995 0 629 0 234674 0 0 0 SHARON WALCOTT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 171127 0 27721 0 0 0 4875 0 20855 0 224578 0 0 0 MAGGIE HASSLER CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER 123369 0 17760 0 0 0 3753 0 16200 0 161082 0 0 0 MARY MULLANEY CONTROLLER 132863 0 10952 0 0 0 3681 0 10341 0 157837 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE BOARD REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO ANNUALLY AND HAS THE DISCRETION TO AWARD A PERFORMANCE BONUS. BONUSES ARE AWARDED TO EMPLOYEES BASED UPON BOTH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE AVAILABLE POOL FUNDS AND THE DISTRIBUTION IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CEO. PART I, LINES 4A-B ERICH KIRR, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SEVERANCE PAY OF $53,846 SERENA ALAILY, PRESIDENT, CEO & DIRECTOR, SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED PAYMENT OF $23,000 X APPLICATION SCANNERS 20 50000 FMV X TECHNOLOGY AND HARDWARE 1 26410 FMV X LICENSES 20 13000 FMV 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD TREASURER PERFORMS A DETAILED REVIEW OF FORM 990 WITH MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDES A COPY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE SUBMITTED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY AND REVIEWED BY THE CHAIR OF THE HR/FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE CHAIR CONSULTS WITH THE BOARD CHAIR IF AN APPARENT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE DURING THE YEAR. IN THE EVENT AN APPARENT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THAT BOARD MEMBER WILL RECUSE HIS/HERSELF FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON ALL MATTERS THAT PERTAIN TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER ASSISTS BY COMPILING SURVEY DATA TO USE AS BENCHMARKS FROM OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY AND THE GREATER NON-PROFIT INDUSTRY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALSO CONSIDERS PERFORMANCE MEASURES WHEN DETERMINING CEO COMPENSATION. DOCUMENTATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION REGARDING THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S COMPENSATION IS MAINTAINED. THE CEO DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE'S COMPENSATION WITH THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. IN THE SPRING OF 2025, ASPIRE CONDUCTED A COMPENSATION STUDY USING AN OUTSIDE CONSULTING FIRM TO REVIEW ALL COMPENSATION FOR MANAGERIAL AND EXECUTIVE STAFF POSITIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE 990 PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY IS POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE ASPIRECHICAGO.COM UNDER OUR FINANCIALS AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN IRC SECTION 6104(D). FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. SCHEDULE R, PART II: ASPIRE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED NORTHPOINTE RESOURCES INC. AS A RELATED ORGANIZATION ON SCHEDULE R IN PRIOR TAX YEARS. THE ENTITY WAS ACQUIRED IN 2019 AND IT PROGRAMMATIC AND FINANCIAL ACTIVITY WAS ABSORBED INTO ASPIRE AND HAS NOT EXISTED SINCE THAT TIME. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS NOT INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE R FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.