Illinois · Nonprofit
ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION
ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION (Illinois) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $877,887 to it, the largest being UNITED STATES SOCCER FOUNDATION INC ($696,318). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.6M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $878k
- Net assets
- $4.9M
What Illinois Youth Soccer Association does
Mission
To educate coaches, players, referees, parents, administrators; develop and administer soccer programs and activities for youth players; provide opportunities for participants; promote and stimulate interest in the game of soccer.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Olympic development programthis is a national identification and development program for exceptionally talented soccer players. The program identifies and develops youth players to represent their state association, region and the united states in soccer competition - over 1,000 youths benefited.
$882,263 spent$983,064 earned by the program25% of program spendingThe illinois state cup is the official championship tournament wherein the best illinois teams compete to advance to the us youth soccer midwest regional championships with the goal of earning their place in the us youth soccer national championships.
$709,629 spent$596,180 earned by the program20% of program spendingCompetitive program - this program allows committed youth players the opportunity to advance their skills through higher competition throughout illinois.
$530,574 spent$714,806 earned by the program15% of program spendingRecreational program this program is for beginning players and coaches to learn the game of soccer while emphasizing enjoyment and development over competition.coaching education program - this program provides instruction in english and spanish for any individual, regardless of coaching and playing background, in the training necessary to obtain a coaching certificate and/or license.soccer for success program - this program introduces soccer to at-risk children living in economically disadvantaged urban communities in chicago. To be successful, children need to be surrounded by healthy choices, meaningful programming, and community and family support. The organization provides physical activity, nutrition education, mentorship, and family involvement through the soccer for success program, a free after-school sports-based program.
$1,414,038 spent$819,282 earned by the program40% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,536,504.
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 2017 to 2018, from $4.2M to $4.9M (+16%).
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 0% · 2018 6% · 2019 9% · 2020 5% · 2021 7% · 2023 9% · 2024 2% · 2025 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
4% of ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (13% 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.
Chief executive
Mary Jane Bender
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $437k → $60k.
From the IRS filings of ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 79% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Illinois, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION's revenue grew 27% between 2017 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,623 recreation & sports nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION
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
98% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
92%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Illinois Youth Soccer Foundation · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION?
- ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION (Illinois) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $877,887 to it, the largest being UNITED STATES SOCCER FOUNDATION INC ($696,318). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $877,887 in grants to ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION?
- UNITED STATES SOCCER FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $696,318 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION 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.
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 2 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing