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US nonprofit · EIN 364237969 · Winnetka, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 364237969) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Harkness House for Children Inc's network

15 people2 organisationsi15 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Andrew CheathamCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Beckley MaggioPresident2022
4 yrs
Brigette BordersBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Eleanor RuffinExecutive Director2019
7 yrs
Jason PatchBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Joe Powers (also filed as Joe Powers)Board Member2023
3 yrs
Jonathan ReinichBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Kate HeitzingerBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Kristen WilliamsBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Lucy WernerBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Melissa BrodyBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Schaelyn McFaddenVice President2024
2 yrs
Stephen DewartTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Steven WolfBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Trent AcuffBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Eleanor RuffinExecutive Director2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Eleanor RuffinExecutive Director55$104k$28k
Beckley MaggioPresident0.5$0
Schaelyn McFaddenVice President0.5$0
Stephen DewartTreasurer0.5$0
Andrew CheathamSecretary0.5$0
Trent AcuffBoard Member0.5$0
Brigette BordersBoard Member0.5$0
Melissa BrodyBoard Member0.5$0
Kate HeitzingerBoard Member0.5$0
Jason PatchBoard Member0.5$0
Joe PowersBoard Member0.5$0
Lucy WernerBoard Member0.5$0
Kristen WilliamsBoard Member0.5$0
Steven WolfBoard Member0.5$0
Jonathan ReinichBoard Member0.5$0

About

Legal name
Harkness House for Children Inc
EIN
364237969
Address
630 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka, IL, 60093-2331
State
Illinois
Mission
Harkness house for children (hhc) began with the belief that all families deserve a quality affordable childcare program based on exemplary practices and procedures, implemented by a well trained, professional caring staff. Hhc provides a loving, nurturing, multicultural environment with an anti-bias curriculum, in which children learn to respect and care for themselves and others. Hhc is... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P81 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1988
Principal officer
Eleanor Ruffin (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1998
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsEleanor Ruffin
≥4years on the filingsBeckley Maggio
≥3years on the filingsAndrew Cheatham
≥3years on the filingsBrigette Borders

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$503k
Total liabilities
$98k
Net assets or fund balances
$405k
Contributions and grants received
$31k
Program service revenue
$1.7m
Employees
25
Volunteers
15

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.7m$1.8mDeficit $69k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.