Illinois · Nonprofit
THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC
THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC (Illinois) receives grants from 128 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,237,048 to it, the largest being CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION ($1,116,838). 85 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.0M
- Funders on record
- 128
- Grants received
- $6.2M
- Net assets
- $5.6M
What The Center for Enriched Living Inc does
Mission
Enriching the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by maximizing their opportunities for personal success, friendship, fun, employment, and community involvement.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Adult day program - cel's year round adult day programs named reach and catalyst addresses the daytime needs of adults with idd, so they have opportunities to make their own choices, communicate their needs and opinions, volunteer for several local organizations, explore personal hobbies and interests, and so much more, with many days spent out and about within the community. Catalyst also offers a more focused goal of equipping members with the life skills necessary to take greater ownership of their lives. The result is increased confidence, life skills competency, and efficiency through instruction and practice of new skills, development of previously learned skills, and modifying daily environments that may impact independence.
$1,868,528 spentof which $40,202 as grants$1,467,398 earned by the program49% of program spendingSocial enrichment - cel's social programs provide members ages 13 and up with opportunities to make friends in a supportive environment, explore the community, build skills, and pursue new interests. The programs run yearround during evenings and weekends. At the foundation of this program lies a social component. Social isolation is a key barrier that prevents people with idd from living their fullest lives. At cel, they are part of a dynamic community where their voices are heard, their choices are honored, and their interests and feedback develop the programs that are available yearround. Social interactions create community, strengthen relationship skills, and improve health and well being.
$1,289,141 spentof which $96,487 as grants$444,309 earned by the program34% of program spendingEmployment - while people with developmental disabilities have the skills and the desire to work, they lack the opportunities. Cel works to increase 22.5% of people with disabilities who are employed, which is notably below the 65.8% of people without disabilities who are employed. Cel partners with small businesses and large corporations remove existing barriers to hiring someone with a disability. Cel's staff create opportunities for individuals with idd to learn the soft skills needed to find and keep a job, while providing job coaching throughout their journey.
$480,439 spentof which $24,121 as grants$200,751 earned by the program13% of program spendingRobert vihon family resource center - the robert vihon family resource center (rvfrc) dramatically expands the scope of services we provide, transforming cel into a regional destination for those seeking reliable resources and information, mental health counseling, therapeutic services, peer support groups, and more. The rvfrc team works with members and families to help them navigate life transitions, connect with critical internal and external resources, and build meaningful, independent lives.
$166,764 spent$2,111 earned by the program4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,804,872.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $7.7M to $6.7M (−14%).
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 4% · 2018 2% · 2019 1% · 2020 3% · 2021 19% · 2022 21% · 2023 4% · 2024 4% · 2025 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 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
Herbert K Washington
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 24 funders to 61 funders, grant income rose $175k → $1.0M.
19 of 128 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 47% 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 THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 128 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
THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 18% of grant income, and it takes 7 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 7 funders to its left
48% 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 THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 29% · 2018 32% · 2019 25% · 2020 27% · 2021 18% · 2022 21% · 2023 31% — growing more concentrated.
“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
42% of THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 66% 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
80% of THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING 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. $2.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 13 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.
Organizations like THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING 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
75% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC?
- THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC (Illinois) receives grants from 128 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,237,048 to it, the largest being CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION ($1,116,838). 85 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC have?
- IRS filings report 128 organizations giving $6,237,048 in grants to THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC, 85 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC?
- CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,116,838 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING 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.
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 128 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