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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2025 Expires: October 2026

Beverly Farm

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

6301 Humbert Rd
Godfrey, IL, 62035-2163

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

Beverly Farm meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"To provide living options, employment opportunities, recreational and social opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Growing, living and caring since 1897."

Year, State Incorporated:
1897, IL

Also Known As:
Beverly Farm Foundation

Beverly Farm is a residential and training facility for adults with developmental disabilities located on 220 acres. It has been in Godfrey, IL for 108 years and offers three living arrangements -- apartments, group homes and cottages based on an individual's diagnosis and abilities. All residents spend the day at developmental training at which they learn and practice the skills of daily living or work in a sheltered workshop, including a bakery, woodworking, copying, collating and binding. Nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, a dental clinic and visiting doctors are all available on campus. In addition, equestrian and aquatic therapy are offered in the on-campus arena and indoor swimming pool. Older residents enjoy a more leisurely pace in the Judah Senior's Center. The busy activities department offers movies, dances, karaoke, Scouting, Special Olympics, quilting, painting, arts and crafts, camping and trips to The Muny, baseball games and other St. Louis attractions.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Beverly Farm's program expenses were:

Residential Care $19,355,444
Developmental Training $2,503,777
Total Program Expenses $21,859,221

Chief Executive
Crystal Officer, CEO

Compensation*
$259,330

Chair of the Board
James Pardikes, Community Volunteer

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation

Board Size
10

Paid Staff Size
258

* Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Radio, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 18.40%

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.

The following information is based on Beverly Farm's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Tuition, Fees, and Incidentals $24,584,701
Investment Income $4,903,061
Contributions and Pledges $3,091,205
Other Revenue $266,198
Government Grants $249,017
Total Income $33,094,182

Programs: 70% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 26%

Total Income $33,094,182
Total expenses: $31,362,919
  Program expenses $21,859,221
  Fundraising expenses $614,708
  Administrative expenses $8,046,477
  Other expenses $842,513
Income in Excess of Expenses $1,731,263
Beginning Net Assets $50,098,858
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $51,830,121
Total Liabilities $9,114,342
Total Assets $60,944,463

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