Illinois · Nonprofit
BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC
BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC (Illinois) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,662,191 to it, the largest being AGEGUIDE NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AREA ON AGING ($484,493). 23 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.3M
- Funders on record
- 36
- Grants received
- $1.7M
- Net assets
- $1.9M
What Barrington Area Council on Aging Inc does
Mission
Barrington area council on aging, inc.'s ("bacoa or organization")purpose to augment, enhance and improve the lives of older adults, families and caregivers. The organization's programs and services are designed to meet individual's fundamental human needs to empower individuals in their pursuit of vibrant, healthy lifestyles.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Studies have demonstrated that isolation and loneliness are serious health risks and lead to illness and premature death - especially for older adults. A "day out" respite program provides an opportunity for those with mild cognitive-related issues to connect and engage with others while also providing care partners a needed break from caregiving responsibilities.
$435,538 spent52% of program spendingBacoa social service programs provide life-changing support to improve the quality of daily life for older adults, families, and caregivers.
$250,297 spent$49,614 earned by the program30% of program spendingBacoa's activity and lunch program provides older adults with a hot, nutritious lunch and a chance to play bingo. Takes place weekly at the barrington park district.
$53,152 spent6% of program spendingBacoa's aging better program includes active aging and special programs that offer activities to help older adults create a lifestyle that fits their needs, wants, and abilities. We organize educational, fun, and engaging activities to combat isolation, loneliness, and food insecurity and to build a sense of community
$52,691 spent6% of program spendingBacoa's meals with wheels program ensures nutritional meals are annually served to barrington area residents unable to prepare meals for themselves either because of poor health or low income.
$47,287 spent6% of program spendingBacoa's agency: provide scholarships to the ideal high school recipient that demonstrates sustained service, preferably with older adults, strong leadership, solid academic commitment, and thoughtful reflection on their community role. This student leads through action and connection and plans to continue contributing positively.
$4,302 spent1% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $843,267.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $1.1M to $1.5M (+41%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 9% · 2018 5% · 2019 7% · 2020 8% · 2021 8% · 2022 5% · 2023 5% · 2024 23% · 2025 37%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
63% of BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 15 funders, grant income rose $48k → $146k.
7 of 36 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 24% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 36 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 29% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
60% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 42% · 2018 45% · 2019 50% · 2020 54% · 2021 22% · 2022 28% · 2023 27% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
30% of BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 64% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
85% of BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $397k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 7,349 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,349 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
72%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC?
- BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC (Illinois) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,662,191 to it, the largest being AGEGUIDE NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AREA ON AGING ($484,493). 23 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC have?
- IRS filings report 36 organizations giving $1,662,191 in grants to BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC, 23 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC?
- AGEGUIDE NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AREA ON AGING is the largest funder on record, with $484,493 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BARRINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON AGING INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 36 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing