Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE BABY FOLD EMBODIES CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES TO HELP FAMILIES AND CHILDREN DEVELOP THE HOPE, COURAGE, AND LOVE THEY NEED TO BECOME WHOLE AND HEALTHY.
THE BABY FOLD OFFERS SPECIALIZED EDUCATION THROUGH HAMMITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HAMMITT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. THESE SCHOOLS ARE NON-PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL, EMOTIONAL, LEARNING AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AGES THREE THROUGH TWENTY-ONE. STUDENTS ARE REFERRED TO HAMMITT SCHOOL BY THEIR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT BASED ON THEIR NEED FOR MORE INTENSIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL.
THE BABY FOLD'S FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS PROVIDE SAFE, NURTURING HOME ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN REFERRED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN FROM INFANCY THROUGH THE TEEN YEARS WHEN THEY MUST BE REMOVED FROM THEIR OWN HOMES TO PROTECT THEM FROM CONTINUED ABUSE OR NEGLECT. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP EACH CHILD ACHIEVE FULL POTENTIAL AND PERMANENCY BY PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, THEIR BIRTH PARENTS, AND THE FOSTER FAMILIES CARING FOR THE CHILDREN. THE AGENCY PROVIDES SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF HOME OF RELATIVE, TRADITIONAL, SPECIALIZED AND PROFESSIONAL FOSTER CARE.
THE BABY FOLD'S "KEEPING THE PROMISE" ADOPTION PRESERVATION PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR ANY ADOPTIVE CHILD LIVING WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA TO HELP THEM STABILIZE IN THEIR HOME. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO FAMILIES FORMED THROUGH DCFS ADOPTION, SUBSIDIZED GUARDIANSHIP; PRIVATE DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN ADOPTION OR OUT OF STATE ADOPTION. YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE BABY FOLD FOR YOUR ADOPTION - THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY ADOPTIVE FAMILY LIVING WITHIN THE 22 COUNTY SERVICE AREA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dianne Schultz | PRESIDENT/CEO | 37.5 | $156,720 |
| Rhonda Howard | ACADEMIC DIRECTOR | 37.5 | $111,218 |
| Mary Kujawa | VP OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS | 37.5 | $107,732 |
| Uma Kailasam | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Swichtenberg | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Sandi Scheidenhelm | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Prevo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rev John Hamilton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Owens | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Phillip Mitchell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Behrens | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Johnston | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marlene Dietz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lori Short | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Phillips | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kent King-Nobles | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Keith Zimmerman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rob Parent | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Hesse | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Dobski | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Harriet O'Daffer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dick Winters | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chad Allen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cory Tello | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Knudson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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