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KATES DETECTIVE AND SECURITY ACADEMY INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $880K · expenses $829K · assets $652K

EIN
45-2820122
Address
7810 S CLAREMONT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60620-5811
NTEE code
B99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Mission

Kates Detective and Security Academys mission is to provide vocational training and educational assistance

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Leshem Kates Graham Secretary2016-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Gladys Kates Vice President2016-2024 2 $0 reported 1
William Kates President2016-2024 40 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William Kates President40 $0$0$0 $01
Gladys Kates Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Leshem Kates Graham Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Leshem Kates Graham Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
Gladys Kates Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
William Kates President40 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 5 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Leshem Kates Graham Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
Gladys Kates Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
William Kates President40 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Gladys Kates Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William Kates Executive Director/President20 $0-$0 $01
Gladys Kates Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Leshem Kates Graham Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William Kates Executive Director/President20 $0-$0 $01
Gladys Kates Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Leshem Kates Graham Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William Kates Executive Director/President20 $0-$0 $01
Gladys Kates Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Leshem Kates Graham Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM KATES Executive Director/President20 $0-- $01
GLADYS KATES Vice President2 $0-- $01
LESHEM KATES GRAHAM Secretary10 $0-- $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM KATES Executive Director/President20 $0-- $01
GLADYS KATES Vice President2 $0-- $01
LESHEM KATES GRAHAM Secretary10 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$879,734$829,425 $651,945$430,762 $879,734$0 $05-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$454,898$441,267 $258,993$149,528 $454,898$0 $24,1275-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$432,524$343,345 $270,483$137,399 $432,524$0 $053
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$387,852$223,695 $212,627$146,691 $387,852$0 $62,40305
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$180,928$145,967 $74,789-$98,128 $0$180,928 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$83,981$121,580 $37,901-$133,089 $0$83,981 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$189,241$156,921 $24,907-$102,150 $110,000$79,241 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,465$47,371 $16,116-$134,470 $0$20,465 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,742$129,394 $24,188-$107,564 $70,742$0 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $523,177 in all, tax years 2023 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
UNITED MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION RECOVERY COALITION INC Public charity Exact 2023 1$523,177 2023$523,177
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $829,425 spent · pay $558,876 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $558,876$530,932$27,944- 67.4%
Other (as described)Professional Fees $95,076-$95,076- 11.5%
Office expenses $74,264$37,132$37,132- 9.0%
Information technology $38,283$38,283-- 4.6%
Occupancy $35,000-$35,000- 4.2%
Insurance $8,969-$8,969- 1.1%
Travel $7,670-$7,670- 0.9%
Other (as described)Repairs and maintenance $5,675$5,675-- 0.7%
Interest $5,612$2,806$2,806- 0.7%
Total$829,425100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $441,267 spent · pay $265,949 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $241,822$229,731$12,091- 54.8%
Fees: legal $86,083-$86,083- 19.5%
Office expenses $29,394$14,697$14,697- 6.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $24,127$22,921$1,206- 5.5%
Travel $20,968-$20,968- 4.8%
Occupancy $18,000-$18,000- 4.1%
Insurance $8,314-$8,314- 1.9%
Information technology $6,755$6,755-- 1.5%
Interest $3,775$1,887$1,888- 0.9%
Other (as described)Repairs and maintenance $1,029$1,029-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Political Donation $1,000-$1,000- 0.2%
Total$441,267100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $343,345 spent · pay $168,312 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $133,312$124,896$8,416- 38.8%
Other (as described)Professional fees $55,604-$55,604- 16.2%
Office expenses $45,086$22,543$22,543- 13.1%
Occupancy $40,702$20,351$20,351- 11.9%
Pay: disqualified persons $35,000$35,000-- 10.2%
Travel $23,049-$23,049- 6.7%
Insurance $8,655-$8,655- 2.5%
Other (as described)Program expenses $1,937$1,937-- 0.6%
Total$343,345100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $223,695 spent · pay $120,525 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $62,403$59,283$3,120- 27.9%
Other salaries and wages $58,122$58,122-- 26.0%
Other (as described)Professional fees $54,700$51,965$2,735- 24.5%
Occupancy $12,000$11,400$600- 5.4%
Other (as described)Instructor fee $9,900$9,900-- 4.4%
Office expenses $8,845-$8,845- 4.0%
Insurance $6,888-$6,888- 3.1%
Other (as described)Repairs and Maintenance $6,216$5,905$311- 2.8%
Other (as described)Program expenses $3,388$3,388-- 1.5%
All other expenses $825-$825- 0.4%
Travel $408-$408- 0.2%
Total$223,695100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $145,967 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $103,110 70.6%
Fees to independent contractors $26,407 18.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16,156 11.1%
Printing, publications, postage $294 0.2%
Total$145,967100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $121,580 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $95,425 78.5%
Fees to independent contractors $13,810 11.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,345 10.2%
Total$121,580100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $156,921 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $106,406 67.8%
Fees to independent contractors $33,917 21.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,000 8.9%
Printing, publications, postage $2,598 1.7%
Total$156,921100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $47,371 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,353 70.4%
Fees to independent contractors $8,918 18.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,100 10.8%
Total$47,371100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $129,394 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $97,251 75.2%
Fees to independent contractors $24,272 18.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,991 5.4%
Printing, publications, postage $880 0.7%
Total$129,394100%

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