Central Illinois Agency on Aging Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AGE CENTRAL IS THE DESIGNATED AREA AGENCY ON AGING FOR ILLINOIS PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 04, SERVING FULTON, MARSHALL, PEORIA, STARK, TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD COUNTIES. UNDER THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT, THE AGENCY PLANS, FUNDS, COORDINATES, MONITORS AND ADVOCATES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS, ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, INCLUDING CONGREGATE AND HOME DELIVERED MEALS, IN-HOME AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE, OPTIONS COUNSELING, FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT AND RESPITE, HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION, THE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM, ELDER ABUSE AND ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES REFERRAL, AND BENEFITS AND MEDICARE COUNSELING.
- Income
- $6.1 million
- Spending
- $4.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 1.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 95%
- Employees
- 50
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $93,594, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 26% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $3.4 million spent. NUTRITION SERVICES TITLE III C-1 CONGREGATE MEALS, TITLE III C-2 HOME DELIVERED MEALS, NSIP AND THE STATE HOME DELIVERED MEALS PROGRAM.AGE CENTRAL FUNDS AND ADMINISTERS CONGREGATE AND HOME DELIVERED MEAL SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS ACROSS THE SIX CENTRAL ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF FULTON, MARSHALL, PEORIA, STARK, TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. CONGREGATE MEALS ARE SERVED AT COMMUNITY MEAL SITES, AND HOME DELIVERED MEALS ARE BROUGHT TO THE HOMES OF OLDER ADULTS WHO ARE HOMEBOUND. UNDER THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT, MEALS ARE OFFERED ON A VOLUNTARY DONATION BASIS, NO OLDER ADULT IS DENIED A MEAL FOR INABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE, AND EVERY MEAL MUST MEET THE NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS SET BY THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THESE SERVICES ALLOW OLDER ADULTS TO REMAIN IN THEIR OWN HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AND AVOID PREMATURE INSTITUTIONALIZATION, AND THE MEAL SITE AND DELIVERY CONTACTS ALSO SERVE AS A REGULAR WELLNESS CHECK ON ISOLATED OLDER ADULTS.EFFECTIVE 10/01/2024 THE AGENCY TRANSITIONED DIRECT OPERATION OF THE CITY OF PEORIA AND PEORIA COUNTY CONGREGATE AND HOME DELIVERED MEAL PROGRAMS TO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, AND SIX AGENCY NUTRITION EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED TO THAT PROVIDER. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR THE AGENCY DELIVERED MEALS IN THE OTHER COUNTIES THROUGH SUBRECIPIENT PROVIDERS AND CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE FULTON COUNTY NUTRITION PROGRAM DIRECTLY, PURCHASING MEALS FROM GRAHAM HEALTH SYSTEM AND, LATER IN THE YEAR, ADDING FROZEN HOME DELIVERED MEALS THROUGH A COMMERCIAL VENDOR WHICH REDUCED THE COST OF HOME DELIVERED MEALS IN FULTON COUNTY.DURING THE YEAR THE AGENCY ALSO PARTNERED WITH NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE TO DISTRIBUTE SENIOR FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM COUPON BOOKLETS TO OLDER ADULTS ACROSS THE SERVICE AREA.FY2025 FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FOR THIS PROGRAM WERE $575,857 FOR TITLE III C-1, $541,765 FOR TITLE III C-2 AND $100,678 FOR NSIP COMMODITIES, AND THE PROGRAM WAS ADDITIONALLY SUPPORTED BY THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HOME DELIVERED MEALS AWARD OF $1,647,940 FOR THE 07/01/2024 TO 06/30/2025 AWARD PERIOD.IN FY2025 THE AGENCY AND ITS NUTRITION PROVIDERS SERVED 286,976 HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO 1,643 OLDER ADULTS AND 37,337 CONGREGATE MEALS TO 583 OLDER ADULTS, A TOTAL OF 324,313 MEALS. OF THE HOME DELIVERED MEAL RECIPIENTS, 1,221 LIVED ALONE AND 1,314 HAD THREE OR MORE LIMITATIONS IN ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. THESE FIGURES ARE DRAWN FROM THE AGENCY'S OLDER AMERICANS ACT PERFORMANCE SYSTEM REPORTING TO THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT ON AGING.
- $531,529 spent. TITLE III-B SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SENIOR CENTERS.TITLE III-B FUNDS STRENGTHEN AND DEVELOP A COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP OLDER ADULTS MAINTAIN MAXIMUM INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY IN A HOME ENVIRONMENT AND TO REMOVE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL BARRIERS TO INDEPENDENCE. SERVICES DELIVERED UNDER TITLE III-B DURING FY2025 INCLUDED TRANSPORTATION AND ASSISTED TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED THROUGH PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES, INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE, OPTIONS COUNSELING, OUTREACH, GAP-FILLING SUPPORT FOR NEEDS THAT NO OTHER FUNDING SOURCE WILL COVER, FRIENDLY VISITOR AND TELEPHONE REASSURANCE SERVICES ADDRESSING SOCIAL ISOLATION, SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION WITH LOCAL PROVIDERS, AND ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF OLDER ADULTS IN THE PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA.THROUGH THE AREA ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE AGENCY CONDUCTED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AT CONGREGATE NUTRITION SITES IN ALL SIX COUNTIES BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH 2025, AT STERLING TOWERS IN PEORIA, SPOON RIVER TOWERS IN LEWISTOWN, ST. MARY CHURCH IN HENRY, TOULON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, TREMONT COMMUNITY CENTER AND ROANOKE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, AND RECEIVED 224 COMPLETED COMMUNITY SURVEYS REPRESENTING ALL SIX COUNTIES, WITH ADDITIONAL CAREGIVER AND GRANDPARENT FEEDBACK GATHERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BRADLEY UNIVERSITY COUNSELING, RESEARCH AND TRAINING CLINIC. THE FINDINGS IDENTIFIED AFFORDABLE NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, EASIER NAVIGATION OF AGING SERVICES, AND ADDITIONAL CONGREGATE MEAL CAPACITY IN WOODFORD COUNTY AS THE LEADING UNMET NEEDS, AND WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE FY2026 AMENDMENT TO THE FY2025 THROUGH FY2027 AREA PLAN ON AGING.FY2025 FEDERAL EXPENDITURES UNDER AL 93.044 WERE $466,164, COMPRISING $429,994 IN TITLE III-B SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND $36,170 IN TITLE III-B OMBUDSMAN.IN FY2025 THE AGENCY AND ITS TITLE III-B PROVIDERS DELIVERED 15,618 UNITS OF TRANSPORTATION AND 9,490 UNITS OF ASSISTED TRANSPORTATION TO 205 OLDER ADULTS, 4,663 UNITS OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE, LEGAL SERVICES TO 193 OLDER ADULTS, AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO 90 OLDER ADULTS.
- $105,858 spent. TITLE III-E NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM AND RESPITE.THE NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE, COUNSELING, TRAINING, RESPITE AND SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES TO FAMILY AND INFORMAL CAREGIVERS OF OLDER ADULTS, AND TO GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER OLDER RELATIVES RAISING CHILDREN. RESPITE SERVICES GIVE CAREGIVERS TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM CAREGIVING RESPONSIBILITIES SO THEY CAN CONTINUE IN THAT ROLE WITHOUT REACHING THE POINT OF CRISIS, WHICH IN TURN DELAYS OR PREVENTS NURSING FACILITY PLACEMENT FOR THE CARE RECIPIENT.EFFECTIVE 04/01/2025 THE AGENCY ESTABLISHED A NEW RESPITE SERVICE AGREEMENT AND QUARTERLY MEETING STRUCTURE WITH A NETWORK OF 17 RESPITE VENDORS, PAYING A FLAT RATE OF $34.00 PER HOUR. THE AGENCY ALSO ADMINISTERED THE GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN PROGRAM AND PROVIDED CAREGIVER COUNSELING AND CAREGIVER ASSISTANCE DURING THE YEAR. THE AGENCY PROVIDED INFORMATION AND EDUCATION TO MEMBERS OF THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGARDING THE IMPACT OF PROPOSED FAMILY CAREGIVER LEGISLATION ON OLDER ADULTS AND CAREGIVERS IN THE PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA, CONSISTENT WITH THE AGENCY'S ADVOCACY MANDATE UNDER THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT AND SECTION 2.2.5.3 OF ITS BY LAWS.FY2025 FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FOR TITLE III-E WERE $300,525, AND THE PROGRAM WAS ADDITIONALLY SUPPORTED BY THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAREGIVER SUPPORT AWARD OF $157,159 FOR THE 07/01/2024 TO 06/30/2025 AWARD PERIOD. DIRECT GENERAL LEDGER EXPENSE FOR RESPITE WAS $39,725.94, FOR COUNSELING $14,314.27 AND FOR CAREGIVER ASSISTANCE $478.50.IN FY2025 THE AGENCY PROVIDED EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMMING TO 167 OLDER ADULTS AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO 839 OLDER ADULTS. ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS THE AGENCY SERVED A TOTAL ESTIMATED 2,719 UNDUPLICATED OLDER ADULTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.
- $260,072 spent. ALL OTHER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY AGE CENTRAL, TOGETHER WITH PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT.THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES THE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM AND TITLE VII ELDER RIGHTS AND ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION ACTIVITY, CARRIED OUT IN THE SERVICE AREA WITH THE CENTER FOR PREVENTION OF ABUSE; ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY FUNCTIONS; TITLE III-D EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION, INCLUDING MATTER OF BALANCE FALLS PREVENTION, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING; THE SENIOR HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM, THE SENIOR HEALTH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND MIPPA OUTREACH, WHICH HELP OLDER ADULTS UNDERSTAND AND ENROLL IN MEDICARE, MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS AND EXTRA HELP; THE SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL PROGRAM ADMINISTERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AGEOPTIONS, WHICH TRAINS OLDER ADULTS TO DETECT AND REPORT MEDICARE FRAUD, ERROR AND ABUSE; THE BENEFIT ACCESS PROGRAM; THE GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN PROGRAM; THE DEMENTIA FRIENDLY ILLINOIS COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE; COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH; AND THE AGENCY'S AREA PLAN DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDER SELECTION, SUBRECIPIENT MONITORING, FISCAL OVERSIGHT AND REPORTING FUNCTIONS AS THE DESIGNATED AREA AGENCY ON AGING FOR PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA 04.FY2025 FEDERAL EXPENDITURES IN THIS CATEGORY INCLUDED $22,219 FOR TITLE VII OMBUDSMAN, $7,172 FOR TITLE III-D, $796 FOR TITLE VII, AND $28,274.40 FOR THE SENIOR HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM UNDER MIPPA. DIRECT GENERAL LEDGER EXPENSE INCLUDED $67,420.25 FOR OMBUDSMAN, $6,263.24 FOR ELDER ABUSE, $22,747.92 FOR OUTREACH, $16,624.54 FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE, $2,496.54 FOR EDUCATION AND $1,617.80 FOR MATTER OF BALANCE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1974.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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