By: Diane Benjamin
More to this story: https://blnnews.com/2026/01/15/is-there-fraud-in-illinois-child-care-spending/
INCCRRA stands for Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.
INCCRRA tax return for the year ending 6/30/2024: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/364096312/202530429349300303/full
The revenue on this tax return isn’t close to what OpenTheBooks shows they received in calendar year 2024. A tax return for the other NGO, Excelerate Illinois, wasn’t found. The address on their website is the same as INCCRRA even though they aren’t located at the same location. See the bottom: https://www.excelerateillinois.com/
Almost all the revenue INCCRRA reported comes from government – you:
Line 2 shows grants to individuals with home daycare:
They paid $17,225,772 to Consultants? $17 million?
It appears INCCRRA started in 2019, then received a lot of funding in 2020 and 2021, followed by a big drop:
Leadership compensation:
Their executives make more money than the secretary of state, the attorney general, and the governor. This is sadly the case for every city and county “CEO” , the school superintendent, etc. Race to the top of salaries…
Our own Somali daycare providers?
It sounds like DOGE needs to be checking out this scam!!!
AAMVA is another NGO that needs investigating …https://www.aamva.org/
Let’s see how many there are…..
Email me BlnNews@yahoo.com
And where is the small Republican leadership..silence..
As always. $$$
Oh?
https://www.illinoiscaresforkids.org/provider-search/ci-Normal/ct-11001/cl-13691-13690-13689-13823/-en-US
Change from Normal to whatever
Not silent working on many projects.
Why not offer assistance rather the sarcasm? You have no idea who is doing what on the board.
Would be curious to have a list of what is being investigated and done.publically. Sounds like a good step. Not sarcastic- taxpayers don’t see that other than be targeted and ridiculed when specific questions are presented. (And never any clear or firm answers generally in McLean County)
This is exactly why the work and research this venue (BLN News) presents is so valuable to many in Central Illinois and state.
Several folks have asked this for a long time so no sarcasm..