Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
57th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
64th percentile
Higher net margin than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
79th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
91st percentile
Faster asset growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
58th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$45,154
Up $31,685 (+235%) from 2022
Net Assets
Up$45,154
Up $31,685 (+235%) from 2022
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2022
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$192,343
Up $24,164 (+14%) from 2022
Expenses
Up$170,293
Up $14,982 (+9.6%) from 2022
Net Income
Up$22,050
Up $9,182 (+71%) from 2022
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Feb 18, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $192,343
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Support various public charities
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| PROVIDE FUNDS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE FOSTER CARE, MEND BROKEN LIVES, PERFORM ANIMAL RESCUE AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES. | $126,476 | $0 |
| PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO NORMAN MECHANICAL, INC. COMMUNITY | $16,000 | $0 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN NIXON | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| DAWN NIXON | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| KEN SANKOT | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Thunder Cares
- EIN
- 82-5526304
- In Care Of
- % MARTIN NIXON
- Phone
- 8472532238
- Address
- 1201 GATEWAY DR, ELGIN, IL 60124-7856
Signing Officer
- Name
- Martin Nixon
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 8472532238
- Signed
- 2025-02-18
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Kakenmaster & Associates Inc
- Address
- 333 Peterson Rd Suite E, Libertyville, IL 60048
- Preparer
- Kim Tegtmeier
- Phone
- 8473670888
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10
“Grantee PROJECT HOOD Street 6620 SOUTH KING DR City, State, Zip CHICAGO, IL 60637Amount 20,000Grantee MISERICORDIA Street 6300 N RIDGE AVENUE City, State, Zip CHICAGO, IL 60660Amount 35,000Activity SCHOLARSHIP Grantee UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Amount 5,000Grantee SATURDAY PLACE Street 210 W ILLINOIS City, State, Zip CHICAGO, IL 60654Amount 20,000Grantee REACH RESCUE INC Street 327 TOWNLINE ROAD City, State, Zip MUNDELEIN, IL 60060Amount 15,000Grantee GALLOPING OUT Street 7301 W 25TH STREET City, State, Zip NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546Amount 10,000Grantee GREAT LAKES ADAPTIVE SPORTS ASSN Street 27864 IRMA LEE CIRCLE UNIT 101 City, State, Zip LAKE FOREST, IL 60045Amount 10,000Grantee INDIVIDUAL GRANTS $5000 Amount 7,476Activity SCHOLARSHIP Grantee BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY Amount 5,000Grantee GIGIS PLAYHOUSE Amount 15,000”
Description of other expenses Part I line 16
“Description AmountBANK CHARGES 234ACCOUNTING EXPENSE 450DUES AND LICENSES 15RAFFLE PRIZES 27,018”
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Filings
Displayed year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $45,154
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $45,154
- Revenue
- $192,343
- Expenses
- $170,293
- Net income
- $22,050