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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: September 2026 Expires: September 2028

Crisis Center for South Suburbia

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

PO Box 39
Tinley Park, IL, 60477

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Crisis Center for South Suburbia meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
To provide emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence and addresses the societal issues that contribute to domestic violence. 

Year, State Incorporated:
1979, IL

The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is committed to ending domestic violence through the provision of prevention and intervention services primarily in South Suburban Cook County. The Crisis Center operates an Emergency Residential Shelter,24 hours a day, 365 days a year, as well as Transitional Housing and Rapid Re-Housing for victims of domestic violence. Support services include counseling, court advocacy, a 24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline, and workforce development. The Crisis Centers outreach services include the Live Safe Patient Advocacy Program which provides screenings for domestic violence at three hospitals in the community as well as Law Enforcement and Victim Outreach (LEAV) in 29 South Suburban Law Enforcement agencies to identify and support victims of domestic violence. The Crisis Center provides community education and training to groups and professionals and collaborates with local schools to educate youth about dating violence through the Safe Start curriculum. The Crisis Center provides a Partner Abuse Intervention Program (PAIP) for abusers to accept responsibility for violence and receive supervised support to understand and be held accountable for their anger.

For the year ended N/A, Crisis Center for South Suburbia's program expenses were:

Total Program Expenses: $4,754,841

Chief Executive
Pamela Kostecki, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Derrick Lott

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
McDonalds Franchisee

Board Size
17

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

Programs: 100% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 0%

Total Income $0
Total expenses: $4,754,841
  Program expenses $4,754,841
  Fundraising expenses $0
  Administrative expenses $0
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-4,754,841
Beginning Net Assets $0
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $0
Total Liabilities $0
Total Assets $0

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