EASTER SEALS INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: EASTER SEALS INC (EIN 36-2171729)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-11-13
IRS object ID: 201703179349300825
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-11-13T07:40:58-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 S WACKER DRIVE STE 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362171729	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Easter Seals Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	EAST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3127266200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	141 W Jackson Blvd No 1400A	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60604	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Julie Hubbard	PersonNm
Person Title	Sr. VP of Finance	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3127266200	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-11-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Wayne Harder	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00294296	PTIN
Phone	3126343400	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	108.171.131.186	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-11-08	IPDt
IP Tm	16:43:57	IPTm
IP Timezone	CS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	4B8E1423B9F197D509CCF13AB357181C17C415CB	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	4B8E1423B9F197D509CCF13AB357181C17C415CB	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	Randall Rutta	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	141 W Jackson Blvd No 1400A	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60604	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$72,022,136	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.easterseals.com	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1938	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	OH	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	To change the way the world defines and views disability by making profound, positive differences in people's lives every day.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	17	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	17	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	358	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	29	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$137,792	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$9,356	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$61,292,267	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$55,319,953	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$7,269,484	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$7,948,035	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$399,238	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$199,404	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$912,088	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$795,025	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$69,873,077	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$64,262,417	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$19,092,214	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$18,513,657	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$12,075,557	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$11,051,529	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,625,709	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,107,073	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$14,778,012	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$35,348,889	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$32,608,983	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$69,142,369	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$64,281,242	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$730,708	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$18,825	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$26,045,148	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$24,914,558	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$25,387,328	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$25,164,635	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$657,820	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$250,077	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	Easterseals' purpose is to change the way the world defines and views disability by making profound, positive differences in people's lives every day. For nearly 100 years we have been the indispensable resource for people and families challenged by disabilities. Now, as America faces a broad range of new issues, Easterseals makes a major, positive, life-changing difference in the lives of people and families challenged by today's disabilities. The work we do every day is redefining disabilities for the 21st century.Day by day, person by person, Easterseals does the hard work in communities across the nation to make a positive, profound difference in the lives of people facing today's disabilities. Whether the challenge is physical, intellectual, emotional or social, Easterseals is America's go-to resource, growing stronger every day because of support from thousands of people like you-people who know how deeply disability affects individuals, families and communities.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$16,747,575	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$14,205,574	GrantAmt
Desc	Easter Seals Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a work-based community service program for older workers, funded by the Department of Labor (DOL). Authorized by the Older American Act, the program provides subsidized, service-based training for low-income persons 55 or older, who are unemployed with poor employment prospects. SCSEP's mission is to promote economic self-sufficiency for older individuals seeking to achieve this goal. Program participants train at community nonprofits and government agencies, gaining skills to prepare them for employment.(See Schedule O for additional program information)In addition, Easter Seals provides program participants training to help them become job-ready; this can include resume workshops, interview workshops, job search assistance, and other supports to become job-ready.The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) administers SCSEP by awarding grants to 15 non-profit organizations (including Easter Seals, Inc.) and to each of 56 state and territorial governments. Easter Seals, a national SCSEP grantee since 2003 had nine affiliate organizations working as sub-recipients of SCSEP during its 2016 program year. During program year 2016, Easter Seals served (3,133) participants and successfully trained many participants who were "most in need." Participants included (437) people over age 70; (1740) homeless or at-risk of homelessness; (947) with a disability; (444) were veterans; (294) participants had limited English proficiency; (579) tested with low literacy skills; and (1393) had an advanced education ranging from one year of college to doctoral degrees. (403) participants exited during the year for paid employment, with an average starting wage of ($11.66) per hour, made possible through their participation in the SCSEP. During this same period, Easter Seals SCSEP participants provided (1,505,302) million hours of community service hours to local not-for-profit and government agencies through their training assignments. These community service hours greatly benefit local communities in addition to training SCSEP participants.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$11,346,602	ExpenseAmt
Desc	Public Health Education: Creating a public awareness about individuals living with disabilities and the issues they face through public relations, multi-media, integrated cross-channel public education campaigns, community advocacy, and on and offline engagement opportunities. Providing up-to-date resources about disabilities, disability awareness, opportunities, and other relevant topics. Messaging and awareness driven primarily through two marketing efforts - Make the First Five Count, focused on early intervention and screening for all young children, and Easter Seals Dixon Center, emphasis on changing the conversation about our veterans and military families to drive more employment, education, health/wellness and community reintegration supports and opportunities.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$7,269,752	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$164,333	GrantAmt
Revenue	$5,362,123	RevenueAmt
Desc	Program Development: Building from Easter Seals' expertise, Easter Seals is focusing on four service areas of critical importance: young children, older adults, people living with autism, and military service members, veterans and military families. Funds, leadership, and assistance are directed to Easter Seals' affiliates and here at headquarters to provide services for children and adults with autism and other disabilities through their centers. Primary services are medical rehabilitation, job training and employment, inclusive child care, early intervention, autism services, adult day services, and camping and recreation.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (6 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$5,522,887	$2,593,000	$1,843,914	Fundraising Advisory: Training and consultation with Easter Seals' affiliates to strengthen their relationships with donors and make the general public aware of the needs of children and adults with disabilities and their families.
$1,660,444	$561,486		The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC): NADTC is operated through a cooperative agreement (DC64-5313) funded by the Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Its mission is to promote the availability and accessibility of transportation options that meet the needs of older adults and people with disabilities, and caregivers. Staff conducted the business of our cooperative agreement in these areas: information, referral and technical assistance activities (e.g., toll-free information and referral, targeted technical assistance to service providers), training programs (e.g., online courses, webinars), and outreach initiatives (e.g., newsletters, information briefs on specific topics of interest, presentations at conferences, maintenance of website, engagement with social media, online communities).NADTC Total Individuals Served: 77,031Information & Referral - # Information & Referral & TA calls (800 line): 553- # transportation calls/inquiries through Eldercare Locator: 29,722Training- # Training events - online courses - 2- # Training events - webinars - 6- # Total people who participated in training events: 1,149Outreach - Products, Mailings, & E-Alerts- # Products disseminated at events: 7,121 - # Mailing list subscribers (avg/mailing): 5,529- # Alerts distributed: 22Outreach - Website - # Unique visitors (users) to website (June-December 2016): 38,301Outreach - Social Media- # YouTube views (June-Dec 2016): 1,581- # Facebook posts: 75- # Tweets posted: 157- # Twitter followers: 149- # LinkedIn posts: 62- # LinkedIn followers: 47Outreach - Presentations- # Conferences staff participated in: 16
$1,544,668		$515,715	Management Advisory: Managing Easter Seals' brand and membership standards with affiliates; consulting on general management issues including: Easter Seals' best practices for service delivery, board development, and doing business as a nonprofit: finance and accounting, budgeting, strategic planning and personnel selection.
$1,309,900	$978,464		National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM): Funded through a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration. NCMM is a partnership across Easterseals, the Community Transportation Association, and the American Public Transportation Association.The mission of the National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM) is to facilitate communities to adopt transportation strategies and mobility options that empower people to live independently and advance health, economic vitality, self-sufficiency, and community. The Center is funded by the Federal Transit Administration to provide diverse and universally-designed technical assistance by:- Working with States, regions, and local communities to address transportation challenges, solve problems, and build capacity to coordinate resources through mobility management; - Supporting FTA's Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM); - Developing and delivering training, products, and informational materials; and- Building mobility management infrastructures.In 2016, NCMM staff provided intense and targeted technical assistance and professional development support to over 100 individuals from all fifty states and FTA regions. Staff conducted 20 national, regional, and local trainings, workshops, and presentations. The Center also administered a small demonstration grant program through which 7 communities around the country were funded to design solutions to address healthcare and transit connections. Through social media, in 2016-17 NCMM Outreach targeted: Visitors to Website: 7,050 Members of LinkedIn Group (peer to peer networks): 1,481 Twitter followers: 1,758 NCMM newsletter subscribers: 1,090
$677,764	$10,800	$226,283	Professional Education and Training: Activities to improve the knowledge, skills, and critical judgment of affiliate staff, volunteers, caregivers, and other health and education professionals.
$584,150			Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities and Research: Time spent on activities wherein the primary goal is influencing communities or legislators on a state or national level to insure equal rights and opportunities for people with disabilities.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$11,299,813	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$4,143,750	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$2,585,912	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$46,663,742	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	76	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	358	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	17	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	17	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Julie Hubbard Sr VP of Finance	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3127266200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	141 W Jackson Blvd No 1400A	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60604	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Joseph G Kern
Chairman (Started 10/22/16)	3.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard W Davidson
Chairman (Until 10/21/16)	3.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Fred J Maahs Jr
1st Vice Chairman	3.00		Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Eileen Howard Boone
2nd Vice Chairman	3.00		Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Elizabeth W DeBiasi
Secretary (Started 10/22/16)	3.00		Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Nancy H Goguen
Secretary (Until 10/21/16)	3.00		Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Kathleen C Daly
Treasurer	3.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
James Bee
Board Member	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rick Fleetwood
Board Member	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Diane Deskins Hastert
Board Member	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John F Jostrand
Board Member	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Nivine Megahed PhD
Board Member	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kimberly Michel
Board Member	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sheldon Orloff MD
Board Member	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John Pfeiffer
Board Member	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Franklin A Poff
Board Member	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Meredith K Sugar
Board Member (Started 10/22/16)	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joanne Sullivan
Board Member (Started 10/22/16)	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Edward L Wenzel
Board Member	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael J Boettcher
Board Member (Until 10/21/16)	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kim D Dalgliesh Esq
Board Member (Until 10/21/16)	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sandra Towey
Board Member (Until 10/21/16)	3.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Randall Rutta
President & CEO	50.00	1.00		Yes (X)	$502,606	$0	$61,917
Julie Hubbard
Sr. VP of Finance	50.00			Yes (X)	$173,337	$0	$228
Bradley F Hutchins
Sr. VP of Development	40.00	10.00			$188,360	$0	$17,369	Yes (X)
Jennifer L Bielat
Sr. VP of Integrated Marketing	50.00				$205,000	$0	$30,863	Yes (X)
Katherine Beh Neas
Executive VP of Public Affairs	50.00				$207,592	$0	$32,581		Yes (X)
Jed Johnson
Sr. VP of Strategic Initiatives	50.00				$164,210	$0	$17,206		Yes (X)
Kristen Barnfield
VP of Pub. Relations/Communications	50.00				$149,273	$0	$4,811		Yes (X)
Jennifer L Bartlett
VP of Exec. Office (Until 10/15/16)	50.00				$161,335	$0	$14,601		Yes (X)
Duncan S Milne
Sr. VP of Dixon Ctr. (Until 10/15/16)	50.00				$184,189	$0	$302		Yes (X)
James E Williams Jr - See
Sch. J, Part III for Title	0.00	50.00			$749,996	$550,000	-$61,920			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,685,898	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$550,000	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$117,958	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	30	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Russ Reid
11200 Waples Mill Rd Ste 150	Fairfax	VA	22030	Professional Fundraiser/Printing	$5,622,686
RR Donnelley
7810 Solution Center	Chicago	IL	606777008	Printing	$4,729,138
Innerworkings
7503 Solution Center	Chicago	IL	606777005	Printing	$3,386,016
Blackbaud
PO Box 930256	Atlanta	GA	311930256	Professional Fundraiser/Printing	$1,168,453
Merkle Response Management Group
100 Jamison Court	Hagerstown	MD	21740	Donation Processing	$1,082,214

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	29	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$19,312	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Related Organizations	$63,606	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$20,223,586	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$35,013,449	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$55,319,953	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Affiliate Membership Fees	541900	$3,540,324	$3,540,324
Government Contract Revenue	541900	$2,461,553	$2,461,553
Affiliate Sales & Services	541900	$1,381,552	$1,381,552
Non-Affiliate Sales & Services	541900	$564,606	$564,606

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,948,035	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$116,820	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$116,820	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$7,838,803	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$3,500	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$7,748,285	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$11,434	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$90,518	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$7,934	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$82,584	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$82,584	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Donor List Rental	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$795,025	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$137,792	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$657,233	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$795,025	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$64,262,417	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,948,035	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$137,792	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$856,637	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,403,537	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,403,537	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$110,120	TotalAmt
Program Services	$110,120	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,157,430	TotalAmt
Program Services	$325,093	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$730,371	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$101,966	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$688,076	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$688,076	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,828,834	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,780,656	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$572,173	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$476,005	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$879,120	TotalAmt
Program Services	$618,801	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$128,310	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$132,009	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$789,535	TotalAmt
Program Services	$555,743	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$115,235	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$118,557	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$708,534	TotalAmt
Program Services	$498,727	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$103,413	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$106,394	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$154,729	TotalAmt
Program Services	$130,279	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,285	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,165	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,505	TotalAmt
Program Services	$82,940	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,184	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,381	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,669	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,087	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,653	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,929	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,107,073	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$2,107,073	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,030	TotalAmt
Program Services	$800	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,230	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,973,261	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,029,393	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$435,653	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$508,215	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,449,077	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,449,077	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$399,677	TotalAmt
Program Services	$360,289	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,031	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,357	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,303,181	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,097,258	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$95,046	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$110,877	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,670,884	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,128,516	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$298,203	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$244,165	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$405,991	TotalAmt
Program Services	$330,628	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,802	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$48,561	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,390	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,390	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$531,518	TotalAmt
Program Services	$392,465	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$93,968	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$45,085	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$141,443	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,019	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$42,178	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,246	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$175,619	TotalAmt
Program Services	$128,714	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,203	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,702	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,456	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,743	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,787	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,926	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Print Mail Production	Desc
Total	$19,827,528	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,913,764	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$9,913,764	FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$358,025	TotalAmt
Program Services	$174,703	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$106,763	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$76,559	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,281,242	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,663,742	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,839,488	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,778,012	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,800,400	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,986,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,814,400	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,000	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,594,695	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,925,500	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,652,322	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,333,707	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,135,302	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,243,673	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$104,075	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$320,221	BOYAmt
EOY	$656,663	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,506,671	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$510,766	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$255,996	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,995,905	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,415,571	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,393,520	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$200,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$200,000	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,363,966	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,162,590	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,045,148	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,914,558	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,024,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,962,431	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,395,439	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,608,084	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,596,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,292,114	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,505,105	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,662,010	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,864,986	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,639,996	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,387,328	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,164,635	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$9,673,807	BOYAmt
EOY	-$8,976,628	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,559,012	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,014,575	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,772,615	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,711,976	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$657,820	BOYAmt
EOY	-$250,077	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,045,148	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,914,558	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$18,825	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$45,953	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$935,025	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$74,276,558	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$73,386,071	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$62,854,568	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,292,267	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$55,319,953	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$327,129,417	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$74,276,558	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$73,386,071	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$62,854,568	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,292,267	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$55,319,953	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$327,129,417	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$327,129,417	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$604,612	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$373,910	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$234,673	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$175,608	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$116,820	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,505,623	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$718,610	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$972,465	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$948,667	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$815,476	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$657,233	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,112,451	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$332,747,491	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$36,286,524	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98310	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98140	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Donor List Rental - 2012 Amount: $ 718,610. 2013 Amount: $ 972,465. 2014 Amount: $ 948,667. 2015 Amount: $ 815,476. 2016 Amount: $ 657,233.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$27,358	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$358,206	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$385,564	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$61,641,457	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$62,027,021	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,000,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$250,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,000,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$4,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$381,630	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$323,780	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$300,982	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$385,564	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,391,956	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$250,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$22,312	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$29,021	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$26,127	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$27,358	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$104,818	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$687,900	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$63,800	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$900	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$623,200	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$686,800	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,100	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$687,900	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$595,300	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$92,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$400	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$900	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$686,800	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$681,400	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$85,200	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$900	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$595,300	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$537,400	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$142,900	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,100	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$1,000	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$681,400	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,165,616	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$19,998	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,145,618	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,157,564	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$342,347	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$815,217	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$183,491	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$148,421	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$35,070	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,995,905	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
Perpetual Trusts	$1,090,639
Charitable Lead Trusts	$41,647
Charitable Remainder Trusts	$1,030,304

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$2,162,590	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Pension Liability	$8,952,626
Annuities Payable	$687,370

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$9,639,996	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part V, Line 4:

The principal is to be invested in perpetuity with the interest to be spent for Easter Seals Inc. operating activities based on the board approved spending policy.

Part X, Line 2:

Easter Seals is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable state law, except for taxes pertaining to unrelated business income, if any. 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, Easter Seals 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 Easter Seals and various positions related to the potential sources of unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). There were no unrecognized tax benefits identified or recorded as liabilities for the reporting periods presented in these financial statements. Easter Seals files Form 990 in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and the state of Illinois. Easter Seals is generally no longer subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for years before 2013.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Russ Reid
11200 Waples Mill Rd Ste 150	Fairfax	VA	22030	Fundraising	0	$9,387,210	$833,997	$8,553,213
Infocision Management Corp
PO Box 932441	Cleveland	OH	44193	Fundraising	0	$999,665	$555,073	$444,592
Merkle Inc
PO Box 64897	Baltimore	MD	212644897	Fundraising	0	$393,423	$46,464	$346,959
Blackbaud
PO Box 930256	Atlanta	GA	311930256	Fundraising	0	$0	$533,456	-$533,456
The Stelter
10435 New York Ave	Des Moines	IA	50322	Fundraising	0	$0	$113,911	-$113,911
The Osborne Group
100 S Bedford Rd Ste 340	Mt Kisco	NY	10549	Fundraising	0	$0	$5,000	-$5,000
Mobile Accord
2150 W 29th Ave Ste 200	Denver	CO	80211	Fundraising	0	$0	$19,173	-$19,173

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$10,780,298	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$2,107,074	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$8,673,224	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule G, Part I, Line 2b, Column (v)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	For professional fundraisers such as The Osborne Group, Easter Seals, Inc. did not list a revenue amount above. The impact of these consulting relationships is not seen in revenue directly back to headquarters, but rather in fundraising results of our affiliates across the country. Each of these business partners provide strategic input on Easter Seals Inc. fundraising initiatives impacting affiliates nationwide. The Osborne Group works directly with our affiliates, primarily through training opportunities, but also through direct consultation, on advancement of relationship-based fundraising best practices, particularly around Presidents' Council and major gifts.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (55 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
New York Easter Seals
40 W 37th Street Suite 503	New York	NY	10018	135596808	501(c)(3)	$3,276,591	Disability Services
Easter Seals New Jersey
25 Kennedy Blvd Suite 600	East Brunswick	NJ	08816	221508591	501(c)(3)	$2,803,536	Disability Services
Easter Seals Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain
425 1st Avenue North	Great Falls	MT	594012507	810232125	501(c)(3)	$2,243,685	Disability Services
Easter Seals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut
100 Deerfield Road	Windsor	CT	060954207	060662138	501(c)(3)	$1,790,151	Disability Services
Easter Seals Oregon
5757 Southwest Macadam Ave	Portland	OR	97239	930386885	501(c)(3)	$1,585,165	Disability Services
Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley
660 South Main Street	Dayton	OH	45402	310537112	501(c)(3)	$1,301,696	Disability Services
Easter Seals Central Alabama
2125 East South Blvd	Montgomery	AL	36116	630320188	501(c)(3)	$990,705	Disability Services
Easter Seals Foundation
233 S Wacker Drive Ste 2400	Chicago	IL	60606	261207337	501(c)(3)	$843,292	Disability Services
Easter Seals UCP North Carolina & Virginia Inc
5171 Glenwood Avenue Suite 400	Raleigh	NC	276123266	560670676	501(c)(3)	$746,345	Disability Services
Goodwill Easter Seals of the Gulf Coast
2448 Gordon Smith Drive	Mobile	AL	36617	630363472	501(c)(3)	$670,908	Disability Services
Easter Seals New Hampshire
555 Auburn Street	Manchester	NH	03103	020272825	501(c)(3)	$228,687	Disability Services
Easter Seals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore
61 Corporate Circle	New Castle	DE	197202439	510066728	501(c)(3)	$137,991	Disability Services
Easter Seals Serving DC MD VA Inc
1420 Spring Street	Silver Spring	MD	20910	530212296	501(c)(3)	$105,769	Disability Services
Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago
1939 W 13th Street Suite 300	Chicago	IL	606081226	362169153	501(c)(3)	$100,396	Disability Services
Easter Seals Michigan
2399 E Walton Blvd	Auburn Hills	MI	48326	381402860	501(c)(3)	$96,787	Disability Services
Easter Seals Colorado
5755 W Alameda Avenue	Lakewood	CO	802263500	840412575	501(c)(3)	$86,472	Disability Services
Easter Seals Wisconsin
8001 Excelsior Drive	Madison	WI	53717	390824877	501(c)(3)	$82,995	Disability Services
Easter Seals Southeastern Pennsylvania
3975 Conshochocken Avenue	Philadelphia	PA	191315484	231352293	501(c)(3)	$76,952	Disability Services
Easter Seals Florida
520 N Semoran Blvd Suite 280	Orlando	FL	32807	590637848	501(c)(3)	$71,753	Disability Services
Easter Seals DuPage and the Fox Valley Region
830 S Addison Avenue	Villa Park	IL	601811153	362476388	501(c)(3)	$68,572	Disability Services
Easter Seals Southwest Human Development
2850 N 24th Street	Phoenix	AZ	85008	860407179	501(c)(3)	$58,344	Disability Services
Easter Seals Southern California
1570 E 17th Street	Santa Ana	CA	927054734	943068149	501(c)(3)	$53,320	Disability Services
Easter Seals Arkansas
3920 Woodland Heights Road	Little Rock	AR	722122495	710123680	501(c)(3)	$46,707	Disability Services
Easter Seals Blake Foundation
7750 E Broadway Suite A200	Tucson	AZ	85710	860093224	501(c)(3)	$43,336	Disability Services
Easter Seals Western and Central Pennsylvania
2525 Railroad Street	Pittsburgh	PA	15222	250965215	501(c)(3)	$43,205	Disability Services
Easter Seals Bay Area
391 Taylor Blvd Suite 250	Pleasant Hill	CA	94523	943120231	501(c)(3)	$43,068	Disability Services
Easter Seals Massachusetts
484 Main Street	Worcester	MA	016081817	042103867	501(c)(3)	$40,596	Disability Services
Easter Seals Nevada
6200 W Oakey Blvd	Las Vegas	NV	89146	942815686	501(c)(3)	$40,484	Disability Services
Easter Seals of Central Illinois
507 E Armstrong Avenue	Peoria	IL	616033197	370686250	501(c)(3)	$37,970	Disability Services
Easter Seals ARC of Northeast Indiana
4919 Coldwater Road	Fort Wayne	IN	468255532	350998711	501(c)(3)	$37,388	Disability Services
Easter Seals Washington
200 W Mercer Street Ste 210E	Seattle	WA	98119	910575956	501(c)(3)	$37,330	Disability Services
Easter Seals Joliet Region Inc
212 Barney Drive	Joliet	IL	60435	362300706	501(c)(3)	$33,332	Disability Services
Easter Seals North Georgia
53 Perimeter Center East Suite 550	Atlanta	GA	30319	581919768	501(c)(3)	$29,862	Disability Services
Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin
2222 S 114th Street	West Allis	WI	53227	390816849	501(c)(3)	$23,082	Disability Services
Easter Seals Eastern Pennsylvania
1501 Lehigh Street Suite 201	Allentown	PA	18103	232823542	501(c)(3)	$22,511	Disability Services
Easter Seals Iowa
PO Box 5168	Des Moines	IA	50305	420707100	501(c)(3)	$22,311	Disability Services
Easter Seals Volusia and Flagler Counties
Ellen Black Center - PO Box 9117	Daytona Beach	FL	32120	590722785	501(c)(3)	$21,881	Disability Services
Easter Seals TriState
2901 Gilbert Avenue	Cincinnati	OH	45206	310873433	501(c)(3)	$21,550	Disability Services
Easter Seals Greater Houston
4500 Bissonnet Suite 340	Bellaire	TX	774013006	741238418	501(c)(3)	$18,070	Disability Services
Easter Seals Capper Foundation
3500 SW 10th Avenue	Topeka	KS	666041904	480543745	501(c)(3)	$17,118	Disability Services
Easter Seals Crossroads Rehabilitation Center
4740 Kingsway Drive	Indianapolis	IN	462051521	350869058	501(c)(3)	$16,804	Disability Services
Easter Seals North Texas
1424 Hemphill Street	Fort Worth	TX	761044703	750827419	501(c)(3)	$16,716	Disability Services
Easter Seals West Georgia Inc
PO Box 1690	Fortson	GA	31808	581919206	501(c)(3)	$16,573	Disability Services
Easter Seals Central and Southeast Ohio
3830 Trueman Court	Hilliard	OH	43026	314379471	501(c)(3)	$15,795	Disability Services
Easter Seals Hawaii
710 Green Street	Honolulu	HI	968132119	990075235	501(c)(3)	$15,727	Disability Services
Easter Seals Midwest
13545 Barrett Parkway Suite 300	Ballwin	MO	63021	430827160	501(c)(3)	$13,728	Disability Services
Easter Seals Northern Ohio
2173 N Ridge Road Suite G	Lorain	OH	44055	314380051	501(c)(3)	$13,298	Disability Services
Easter Seals Tennessee
750 Old Hickory Blvd 2-260	Brentwood	TN	37027	620504893	501(c)(3)	$11,562	Disability Services
Easter Seals Coastal Fairfield County
120 Holcomb Street	Hartford	CT	06112	060653197	501(c)(3)	$11,328	Disability Services
Easter Seals Southern Georgia
1906 Palmyra Road	Albany	GA	317011598	581915733	501(c)(3)	$7,048	Disability Services
Oklahoma Easter Seal Society
701 NE 13th Street	Oklahoma City	OK	73104	730580276	501(c)(3)	$6,151	Disability Services
Easter Seals Texas
1611 Headway Circle Building 2	Austin	TX	78754	750808811	501(c)(3)	$6,044	Disability Services
Easter Seals South Florida
1475 NW 14th Avenue	Miami	FL	331251692	590722783	501(c)(3)	$5,680	Disability Services
Easter Seals Superior California
3205 Hurley Way	Sacramento	CA	95864	941279800	501(c)(3)	$5,666	Disability Services
Goodwill Easter Seals Minnesota
553 Fairview North	St Paul	MN	55104	410706171	501(c)(3)	$5,357	Disability Services

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	55	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
Veteran Participant Support Services	56	$93,983
SCSEP Participant Supportive Services	2	$8,636
Ability First Staff Exchange Program	2	$7,501

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Easter Seals Inc. monitors the various grants provided to affiliates through the use of financial and non-financial measures. For example, each affiliate must submit its Form 990 and audited financial statements to ensure solvency and that basic financial thresholds are met. For non-financial measures, Easter Seals Inc. has multiple interactions with affiliates throughout the year to monitor performance and to make recommendations for incorporating best practices into affiliates' operations.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Randall Rutta
President & CEO	$493,042	$0	$0	$0	$9,564	$0	$56,679	$0	$5,238	$0	$564,523	$0	$0	$0
Julie Hubbard
Sr. VP of Finance	$173,337	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$228	$0	$173,565	$0	$0	$0
Bradley F Hutchins
Sr. VP of Development	$188,360	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,369	$0	$205,729	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer L Bielat
Sr. VP of Integrated Marketing	$205,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,048	$0	$16,815	$0	$235,863	$0	$0	$0
Katherine Beh Neas
Executive VP of Public Affairs	$207,592	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,971	$0	$17,610	$0	$240,173	$0	$0	$0
Jed Johnson
Sr. VP of Strategic Initiatives	$164,210	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,637	$0	$5,569	$0	$181,416	$0	$0	$0
Kristen Barnfield
VP of Pub. Relations/Communications	$149,273	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,583	$0	$228	$0	$154,084	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer L Bartlett
VP of Exec. Office (Until 10/15/16)	$133,396	$0	$0	$0	$27,939	$0	$9,114	$0	$5,487	$0	$175,936	$0	$0	$0
Duncan S Milne
Sr. VP of Dixon Ctr. (Until 10/15/16	$144,522	$0	$10,000	$0	$29,667	$0	$0	$0	$302	$0	$184,491	$0	$0	$0
James E Williams Jr - See
Sch. J, Part III for Title	$99,996	$550,000	$0	$0	$650,000	$0	-$61,920	$0	$0	$0	$688,076	$550,000	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part I, Lines 4a-b

The following individuals received severance payments for the amount listed during 2016. This compensation is reported on Part II, column B(iii). Duncan S. Milne - $29,667 Jennifer L. Bartlett - $27,939 James E. Williams, Jr. was the President and CEO of Easter Seals, Inc. from June 1990 to December 31, 2014. On January 1, 2015 he became the President of the Easter Seals Foundation until December 31, 2016. His compensation components were as follows: - Easter Seals, Inc. - $99,996 for consulting services pursuant to an independent contractor contract. His services included advising the current President and CEO of Easter Seals, Inc. on employee and management issues as well as strategy and fund development. - Easter Seals, Inc. - $650,000 is supplemental executive retirement plan payments. This non-recurring compensation includes contractually entitled deferred compensation accumulated over Mr. Williams 24 years as Easter Seals, Inc. President and CEO. - Easter Seals, Inc. - $61,920 is the decrease in the value of the pension accrual. - Easter Seals Foundation - $550,000 for employment as President of this organization through December 31, 2016.

Form 990, Part VII, Section A:

James E. Williams, Jr. - Title: Former President & CEO of Easter Seals, Inc. (1990-2014); President, Easter Seals Foundation (2015-2016)

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4	During 2016, the bylaws of Easter Seals, Inc. were amended to explain changes made to the standing Board committees regarding their responsibilities and membership.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	The membership of Easter Seals shall consist of two (2) classes: Affiliates and Provisional Affiliates. Both classes shall have the right to vote, acting through their duly designated delegates to the National House, except the right of a Provisional Affiliate to vote may be restricted or denied as provided in the by-laws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	The members of the organization, acting through their duly designated delegates to the National House, have the right to nominate and elect certain Easter Seals, Inc. directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b	The members of the organization, acting through their duly designated delegates to the National House, have the following rights: -Recommend policy -Overrule policy -Amend articles of incorporation -Ratify certain by-laws -Repeal or amend by-laws
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	The Form 990 was provided to the audit committee prior to the final submission. The audit committee, per its charter, is granted authority by the Board to review the Form 990. Additionally, all board members were provided an electronic copy of the Form 990, including all supplemental schedules, prior to its filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	1) Conflict of Interest forms were sent out and completed by board members and employees for this year. The Conflict of Interest Policy and forms for volunteers and staff have been recently reviewed by legal counsel to ensure they are consistent with all appropriate requirements and regulations. 2) All conflict of interest forms completed by board members and staff are reviewed by human resources to determine if any potential conflicts exist and any potential issues are resolved.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	The Executive Evaluation and Compensation Committee evaluates the performance and reviews and establishes the compensation of the President and Chief Executive Officer of Easter Seals. The Committee also reviews compensation of key executive team members. Comparable compensation data, prepared by several outside sources, is shared with the Committee to assist them in their decision-making. The Committee's decisions are formally documented in minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	Easter Seals, upon request, will provide copies of any of the following documents to the general public for the same period of disclosure as set forth in IRC section 6104(d): 1) Form 1023, 2) Form 990, 3) Form 990-T, 4) governing documents, 5) conflict of interest policy, and 6) financial statements. Additionally, the prior three years of Forms 990 and the financial statements are available on the Easter Seals, Inc. website (www.easterseals.com).
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:	Pension liability adjustments other than net periodic benefit cost -723,187. Change in value of split interest agreements -211,838.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Easter Seals Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	141 W Jackson Blvd Suite 1400A	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60604	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	261207337	EIN
Primary Activities	Supports Easter Seals, Inc.	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	Line 12a, I	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Easter Seals Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (4 entries)

Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Charitable Lead Trusts (2)
Charitable Trust	IL	Easter Seals Inc	T	0
Charitable Remainder Trusts (6)
Charitable Trust	IL	Easter Seals Inc	T	0
Perpetual Trusts (3)
Charitable Trust	IL	Easter Seals Inc	T	0
Perpetual Trust (1)
Charitable Trust	IL	Easter Seals Inc	T	Yes (1)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
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Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
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Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Easter Seals Foundation
B	$843,292	Cash
Easter Seals Foundation
C	$63,606	Cash