Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2025 Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities
Mission Statement We help lead change in Illinois so all people with developmental disabilities (DD) exercise their rights to equal opportunity and freedom.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Through investment initiatives and activities, the Council focuses on projects that help meet the needs of people with DD in the areas of child care, community supports, education/early intervention, employment, health, housing, quality assurance, recreation, and transportation.
    1. The Council develops and implements a Five-Year Plan that is approved by the federal administering agency: the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Community Living.
Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Council on Developmental Disabilities Federal Trust Fund Statutory Authority Public Law 106-402
Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 4,589.1 $ 2,808.9 $ 4,804.9 $ 3,281.3 $ 2,801.5
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 4,589.1 $ 2,742.0 $ 4,804.9 $ 3,281.3 $ 2,801.5
Average monthly full-time equivalents 8.0 6.0 9.0 9.0 7.0
Output Indicators
Number of federal fiscal reports completed 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Federal Program Performance Report completed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
State Plan/State Plan Update completed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Number of new grants funded 3.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 14.0
Number of Council meetings held 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Number of committee meetings held 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 9.0
Number of people with DD who receive advocacy training (a) 678.0 1,354 1,016 650.0 1,000
Number of parents and self-advocates who receive intensive systems change and policy-making training 1,000 1,038 1,050 750.0 670.0
Number of systems change efforts achieved resulting in increased access to community-integrated living for people with DD 2.0 18.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
Number of systems change efforts that result in increased access to competitive integrated employment for people with DD 8.0 3.0 2.0 4.0 N/A
Outcome Indicators
Percentage of the federal budget related to program expenses/initiatives 70.00% 70.00% 70.00% 70.00% 79.00%
Federal Program Performance Report approved Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Footnotes
The variance between fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025 is due to the timing of the Speak Out Speak Up summits; due to scheduling, the fiscal year 2025 number includes two summits.

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