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Shani Smith

President · Soul in Action

President at Soul in Action. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 2 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Others who share this name
2

Who this is

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Reported as President of Soul in Action, based in Chicago, IL.
Also listed as Secretary of Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
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Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

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Soul in Action President · $3K revenue · Chicago, ILFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation Secretary · $1.4M revenue · Chicago, ILTo assist low-income people of color in the Chicago southland to build power then subsequently leverage that power to fight for their own interest…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Shani Smith

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Shani Smith 1 organization · Brookfield, WIFuture Urban Leaders Foundation INC
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Shani Smith 1 organization · Buffalo, NYCharter School of Inquiry

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Executive Director · FY2024
$114K
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Executive Director · FY2024
$55K
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Director · FY2024
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President · FY2024
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Treasurer · FY2024
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Director · FY2024
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Director · FY2024
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Director · FY2024
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Director · FY2024
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Director · FY2024
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Director · FY2020
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President · FY2020

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org