Kankakee County Community Services Inc

Organization Overview

Kankakee County Community Services Inc is located in Kankakee, IL. The organization was established in 1987. According to its NTEE Classification (S20) the organization is classified as: Community & Neighborhood Development, under the broad grouping of Community Improvement & Capacity Building and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Kankakee County Community Services Inc employed 68 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Kankakee County Community Services Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2021, Kankakee County Community Services Inc generated $5.1m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 7 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 2.5% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $5.4m during the year ending 12/2021. While expenses have increased by 3.5% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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KANKAKEE COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. BELIEVES THAT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DESERVE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING. WE WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH FUNDERS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE, EMPOWER AND BUILD SELF-RELIANCE.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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ENERGY PROGRAMS:WEATHERIZATION: AT KANKAKEE COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC., THE ILLINOIS HOME WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SERVICED 17 HOMES OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN 2021. WEATHERIZATION SERVICES CONSIST OF COST-EFFECTIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES FOR EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING WITH LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. THERE ARE THREE COMPONENTS TO THE WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM: MECHANICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND HEALTH AND SAFETY. THE MECHANICAL COMPONENT ADDRESSES THE HEATING AND COOLING OPERATIONAL SYSTEM, HOT WATER HEATER AND THE VENTILATION OF THE HOME. THE ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENT ADDRESSES THE WHOLE HOUSE, WHICH INCLUDES THE OUTER SHELL, THE INSULATION, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND AIR SEALING. THE HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPONENT PROTECTS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CLIENT AND THEIR FAMILY AS WELL AS THE IHWAP WORKERS.LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP):THE LIHEAP IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES AN OFFSET TO THE HIGH COST OF HEAT RELATED UTILITIES FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. FOR HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE DISCONNECTED FROM A HEATING SOURCE, THE RE-CONNECT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES GUIDELINES TO HELP GET THE HOUSEHOLD SERVICES RESTORED UPON COMPLETION OF APPLICATION.THE EMERGENCY FURNACE PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS WITH A NON-OPERATIONAL FURNACE.COMED CARE ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OFFER THE RESIDENTIAL SPECIAL HARDSHIP FUND FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN NEED. THIS GRANT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE BEYOND OTHER PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS SPECIAL HARDSHIP CASES.OUR LIHEAP PROGRAM SERVICED AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 3,354 LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN KANKAKEE COUNTY WITH AT LEAST ONE PAYMENT CREATED AND APPROVED. THE DAYS OF CARE PROVIDED WERE 246 BUSINESS DAYS.


SENIOR PROGRAMS: SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM: THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO OLDER ADULTS OF AGE 55+ WHO ARE AT OR BELOW 125% POVERTY. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE GIVEN ACCESS TO TRAINING SITES VIA NON-PROFIT OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTIES OF WILL AND KANKAKEE. EACH INDIVIDUAL CAN TRAIN FOR 20-29 HOURS A WEEK WHILE EARNING AN HOURLY WAGE EQUIVALENT TO THE IL MINIMUM WAGE RATE. EACH PERSON IS REQUIRED TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT WHILE TRAINING AS WELL AS ENGAGE IN WORKSHOPS, JOB FAIRS AND JOB DEVELOPMENT OR SKILL ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES. WHILE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS LEARN SKILLS ASSOCIATED WITH POSITIONS THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, CHILD CARE, MAINTENANCE AND JANITORIAL, CASE MANAGEMENT, INVENTORY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED BY AGENCIES THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE CITY OF KANKAKEE, CENTER OF HOPE FOOD PANTRY, THE SALVATION ARMY, AND WILL COUNTY CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CONCERNS IN JOLIET. THE PROGRAM HAS 10 PARTNERING AGENCIES IN WILL COUNTY AND 9 IN KANKAKEE COUNTY.DURING THE 2021 CALENDAR YEAR, 50 OLDER ADULTS RECEIVED 34,851 HOURS OF TRAINING OF WHICH 1,898 WERE COVID RELIEF HOURS UNDER EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE; 1 PARTICIPANT TRANSITIONED ONTO REAL-WORLD EMPLOYMENT.


HUMAN SERVICES: 210 HOUSEHOLDS WERE PROVIDED RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF A ONE-TIME PAYMENT TO THE LANDLORD TO HELP WITH FAMILY STABILITY. PAYMENTS PROVIDED COVERED UP TO 12 MONTHS IN ARREARS.826 NIGHTS OF SHELTER WERE GIVEN TO 118 FAMILIES WHO WERE HOMELESS. 5 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED HELP WITH A MORTGAGE. 139 FAMILIES RECEIVED A PAYMENT ON THEIR ELECTRIC, SEWER AND/OR WATER BILL. THE FOOD PANTRY PROVIDED FOOD TO HELP 7,529 DUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS TO MEET THEIR NUTRITIONAL NEEDS TO 628 HOUSEHOLDS.INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO 373 INDIVIDUALS IN THE FORM OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL REFERRALS TO HELP THEM FIND THE SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED.3 CSBG SCHOLARSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO LOW-INCOME STUDENTS.SCHOOL SUPPLIES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 348 LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN TO TWELFTH GRADE.


ENERGY PROGRAMS:WEATHERIZATION: AT KANKAKEE COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC., THE ILLINOIS HOME WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SERVICED 17 HOMES OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN 2021. WEATHERIZATION SERVICES CONSIST OF COST-EFFECTIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES FOR EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING WITH LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. THERE ARE THREE COMPONENTS TO THE WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM: MECHANICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND HEALTH AND SAFETY. THE MECHANICAL COMPONENT ADDRESSES THE HEATING AND COOLING OPERATIONAL SYSTEM, HOT WATER HEATER AND THE VENTILATION OF THE HOME. THE ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENT ADDRESSES THE WHOLE HOUSE, WHICH INCLUDES THE OUTER SHELL, THE INSULATION, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND AIR SEALING. THE HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPONENT PROTECTS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CLIENT AND THEIR FAMILY AS WELL AS THE IHWAP WORKERS.LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP):THE LIHEAP IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES AN OFFSET TO THE HIGH COST OF HEAT RELATED UTILITIES FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. FOR HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE DISCONNECTED FROM A HEATING SOURCE, THE RE-CONNECT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES GUIDELINES TO HELP GET THE HOUSEHOLD SERVICES RESTORED UPON COMPLETION OF APPLICATION.THE EMERGENCY FURNACE PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS WITH A NON-OPERATIONAL FURNACE.COMED CARE ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OFFER THE RESIDENTIAL SPECIAL HARDSHIP FUND FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN NEED. THIS GRANT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE BEYOND OTHER PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS SPECIAL HARDSHIP CASES.OUR LIHEAP PROGRAM SERVICED AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 3,354 LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN KANKAKEE COUNTY WITH AT LEAST ONE PAYMENT CREATED AND APPROVED. THE DAYS OF CARE PROVIDED WERE 246 BUSINESS DAYS.


SENIOR PROGRAMS: SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM: THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO OLDER ADULTS OF AGE 55+ WHO ARE AT OR BELOW 125% POVERTY. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE GIVEN ACCESS TO TRAINING SITES VIA NON-PROFIT OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTIES OF WILL AND KANKAKEE. EACH INDIVIDUAL CAN TRAIN FOR 20-29 HOURS A WEEK WHILE EARNING AN HOURLY WAGE EQUIVALENT TO THE IL MINIMUM WAGE RATE. EACH PERSON IS REQUIRED TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT WHILE TRAINING AS WELL AS ENGAGE IN WORKSHOPS, JOB FAIRS AND JOB DEVELOPMENT OR SKILL ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES. WHILE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS LEARN SKILLS ASSOCIATED WITH POSITIONS THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, CHILD CARE, MAINTENANCE AND JANITORIAL, CASE MANAGEMENT, INVENTORY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED BY AGENCIES THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE CITY OF KANKAKEE, CENTER OF HOPE FOOD PANTRY, THE SALVATION ARMY, AND WILL COUNTY CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CONCERNS IN JOLIET. THE PROGRAM HAS 10 PARTNERING AGENCIES IN WILL COUNTY AND 9 IN KANKAKEE COUNTY.DURING THE 2021 CALENDAR YEAR, 50 OLDER ADULTS RECEIVED 34,851 HOURS OF TRAINING OF WHICH 1,898 WERE COVID RELIEF HOURS UNDER EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE; 1 PARTICIPANT TRANSITIONED ONTO REAL-WORLD EMPLOYMENT.


HUMAN SERVICES: 210 HOUSEHOLDS WERE PROVIDED RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF A ONE-TIME PAYMENT TO THE LANDLORD TO HELP WITH FAMILY STABILITY. PAYMENTS PROVIDED COVERED UP TO 12 MONTHS IN ARREARS.826 NIGHTS OF SHELTER WERE GIVEN TO 118 FAMILIES WHO WERE HOMELESS. 5 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED HELP WITH A MORTGAGE. 139 FAMILIES RECEIVED A PAYMENT ON THEIR ELECTRIC, SEWER AND/OR WATER BILL. THE FOOD PANTRY PROVIDED FOOD TO HELP 7,529 DUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS TO MEET THEIR NUTRITIONAL NEEDS TO 628 HOUSEHOLDS.INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO 373 INDIVIDUALS IN THE FORM OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL REFERRALS TO HELP THEM FIND THE SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED.3 CSBG SCHOLARSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO LOW-INCOME STUDENTS.SCHOOL SUPPLIES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 348 LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN TO TWELFTH GRADE.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Vincent E Clark
Executive Director
$136,406
Karessa Crite-Bender
Fiscal Officer
$81,940
Robert Ellington-Snipes
Chairperson
$0
Natalie Ojeda
Secretary
$0
Gloria Kennedy
Vice President
$0
Sherry Mason-Thomas
Treasurer
$0

Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
Bd Construction
Weatherization Contractor
$126,830
Reasonable Heating-cooling
Weatherization Contractor
$126,980
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $4,972,962
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$16,077
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$4,989,039
Total Program Service Revenue$4,180
Investment income $96
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $34,618
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $0
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $5,072,362

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 2 grants that Kankakee County Community Services Inc has recieved totaling $185,886.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Northern Illinois Food Bank

Geneva, IL

PURPOSE: FEED THE HUNGRY

$175,073
Northern Illinois Food Bank

Geneva, IL

PURPOSE: FEED THE HUNGRY

$10,813
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