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Return of Organization Exempt from Income OMB No. 1545-0047 Form 990 I Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except black lung 2005 benefit trust or private foundation) Departmem of the Treasury Internal Revenue service ' The organization may have to use a copy of this return to satisfy state reporting requirements. • A For the 2005 calendar year, or tax year beg inning 9/1/2005 , 2005, ai ,2001a o Employer identification number B Check if applicable: Pise- C Name of organization 36:2171729 q AWress change tualIRSI or EASTER SEALS INC or Number and street (or P O box if mail is not delivered to street adds Room/sunte E Telephone number q Name change Prfird q Initial return sm 230 W. Monroe Street 1800 ( 312 ) 726-6200 q Fm re ovem"' City or town, state or country, and ZIP + 4 F acm„m hell q cash ® r l Amended return do- Chicago, IL 60606 q Other (specify) q d ► H and I are not applicable to section 527 organizations. q Application pendng • Section 501(c)(3) organizations and 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trusts must attach a completed Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ). H(a) Is this a group return for affiliates? q Yea 0 No G Website: P www.easterseals.com H(b) If "Yes," enter number of. affiliates > --------------- H(c) Are all affi liates included? q Yes q No q attach list instnictionr.) J Organization type (check only one) ► 0 501(c) ( 3 ) -4 (insert no.) U 4947(a)(1) or 527 (If 'No," a See this separate filed an K Check here q if the organization's gross receipts are normally not more than $25.000 The H(d) Is a return by ► organization covered group ruling? q Yes 0 No organization need not file a return with the IRS, but d the organization chooses to file a return, be by a sure to file a complete return. Some states require a complete return. I Group Exemption Number ► q M Check ► if the organization is not requir L Gross receipts: Add lines 6b, 8b, 9b, and 10b to line 12 ► to attach Sch. B (Form 990, 990-FZ, or 990-PF). Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances (See the 1 Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received: a Direct public support . 1a 53,415,200 b Indirect public support . lb 0 c Government contributions (grants) 1c 18,015,300 d Total (add lines 1a through 1c) (cash $ 71 ,430,500 noncash $ 0 ) 1d 2 Program service revenue including government fees and contracts (from Part VII , line 93) 2,675,700 3 Membership dues and assessments . 7,705,800 4 Interest on savings and temporary cash investments . 69,100 5 Dividends and interest from securities . 195,000 6a Gross rents . 6a 0 b Less: rental expenses . 6b 0 c Net rental income or (loss) (subtract line 6b from fine 6a) . 6c 0 0 a 7 Other investment income (describe ► (B) Other Be Gross amount from sales of assets other 2507,5 than inventory . ,507, 00 8a 162,000 b Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses 2,219,300 8b 31,000 c Gain or (loss) (attach schedule) Stmt 1 288,200 8c 131 ,000 d Net gain or (loss) (combine line 8c , columns (A) and (B)) . 8d q 9 Special events and activities (attach schedule). If any amount is from gaming, check here ► a Gross revenue (not including $ 0 of contributions reported on line 1a) . 9a 0 ZZ b Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses 9b 0 c Net income or (loss) from special events (subtract line 9b from line 9a) . 0 1,-" 10a Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances 10a 0 Q b Less: cost of goods sold . 10b 0 o c Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory (attach schedule) (subtract line 10b from line 10a). 1^ 0 11 Other revenue (from Part VII, line 103) . 11 39,400 12 Total revenue (add lines 1d, 2 c 10c and 11) . 12 82,534,700 13 Program services (from line , to c jVED . _ . _ . 13 66,198,700 14 Management and general ne 44, co umn 14 2,744,700 15 Fundraising (from line 44, co (DA PR .200 7 e^'n . 15 13,062,200 W 16 Payments to affiliates (attac edule) . Q . 16 0 17 Total expenses (add lines 1 column (A)) . 17 82,005,600 18 Excess or (deficit) for they (slit [Ir jfr ' e f . 18 529,100 19 Net assets or fund balances at eg n ire 3, column (A)) . 19 7,204,600 20 Other changes in net assets or fund balances (attach explanation) Stmt 2 20 465,800 21 Net assets or fund balances at end of year (combine lines 18 , 19, and 20) . 21 8,199,500 For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the separate instructions . Cat No 11282Y Form 990 (2005) (i 15 Forth 990 (2005) Page 2 Statement of All organizations must complete column (A). Columns (B), (C), and (D) are required for section 501(c)(3) and (4) Functional Expenses organizations and section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trusts but optional for others. (See the insducbons.) (a T Do not include amounts reported on line otall (B) Program (C) Management (p) F ang 6b, 8b, 9b, 10b, or 16 of Part 1. semices and 22 Grants and allocations (attach schedule) Stmt 3 (cash $ 28,664,400 noncan $ 0 ) 22 q 28,664,400 28, 664,400 If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ► 23 Specific assistance to individuals (arh schedule) . 23 0 0 24 Benefits paid to or for members (attach schedule) . 24 0 0 - - 25 Compensation of officers, directors, etc. 25 1,297 ,000 897,200 399,800 0 Stmt 4 26 Other salaries and wages . 26 8,392,800 7, 529 000 778, 500 85,300 27 Pension plan contributions . 27 642,000 582, 100 53,300 6,600 28 Other employee benefits . 28 631 ,800 573, 100 52, 100 6,600 29 Payroll taxes . 29 652,900 570, 600 76,400 5,900 30 Professional fundraising fees . 30 1,047,400 732,000 44,800 270,600 31 Accounting fees . 31 47,700 0 47,700 0 32 Legal fees . 32 171 ,400 149,000 20,000 2,400 33 Supplies . 33 244,400 214,200 28,600 1,600 34 Telephone . 34 349,600 315,900 30, 100 3,600 35 Postage and shipping . 35 146,000 128,700 13,900 3,400 36 Occupancy . 36 1,037,200 928,800 102, 700 5,700 37 Equipment rental and maintenance . 37 204,400 171,800 31 ,400 1 ,200 38 Printing and publications . 38 1,080,400 1 ,031,600 31 ,600 17,200 39 Travel . 39 895, 600 823, 000 60, 100 12,500 40 Conferences, conventions, and meetings . 40 1,780, 700 1 , 534,400 215,000 31,300 41 Interest . 41 266,200 62, 700 203,500 0 42 Depreciation , depletion, etc. (attach schedule) 42 489, 000 426,000 60,300 2,700 Stmt 5 43 Other expenses not covered above (itemize): a _SeeStatement6 __________________________ 43a 33,964,700 20,864,200 494,900 12, 605,600 b C 43c d 43d e 43e 43f 9 439 44 Total functional expenses. Add lines 22 through 43. (Organizations completing columns (B)-(D), carry these totals to lines 13-15) 4 2,005,600 6,198, 700 ,744,700 3,062,200 Joint Costs. Check ► ki if you are following SOP 98-2. q Are any joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation reported in (B) Program services? . ► ® Yes No If "Yes," enter (i) the aggregate amount of these joint costs $ 30,477 , 000 , (ii) the amount allocated to Program services $ 17,659,400 - (ii) the amount allocated to Management and general $ 0, and (iv) the amount allocated to Fundraising $ 12,817,600 Form 990 (2005) Form 990 (2005) Page 3 Statement of Program Service Accomplishments (See the instructions.) Form 990 is available for public inspection and, for some people, serves as the primary or sole source of information about a particular organization. How the public perceives an organization in such cases may be determined by the information presented on its return. Therefore, please make sure the return is complete and accurate and fully describes, in Part III, the organization's programs and accomplishments. Statement 5A - Assist People with disabllltles Program Service What is the organization's primary exempt purpose? ► All organizations must describe their exempt purpose achievements in a dear and concise manner. State the number (Required 501 a and of clients served, publications issued, etc. Discuss achievements that are not measurable. (Section 501(c)(3) and (4) (4) Digs , and 4941(a)(1) trusts rot organizations and 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trusts must also enter the amount of grants and allocations to others.) other.__ See Statement 7 a ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------•---- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- •- ---- - --- -------- ----------------------------- ---- ------- -------- ---- ----------- --------- - ---e q (Grants and allocations $ ) If this amount includforeign-s- grants, check here ► b ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- ------------------- ------------•------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------- -- --- ----------------------------------------------
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