Shorefront Nfp

Tax-deductible

Evanston, IL501(c)(3)Since 2002Arts & CultureEIN 01-0550386

Shorefronts mission is to collect, preserve, and share the stories of Black individuals who have lived, sometimes invisibly, throughout Chicagos suburban north shore.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $385K a year · 61% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 75% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $102K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1000K
+276% vs prior year
Spent
$289K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$978K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1000K
FY2024▲ +276%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2022$68K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$1000K
Expenses
$289K
FY2024▲ +40%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$207K
FY2024$289K
Net assets
$978K
FY2024▲ +279%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2022−$21K
FY2023$258K
FY2024$978K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $181K Management & general 28% · $80K Fundraising 9% · $27K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laurice Bell’s $80K as Executive Dir. is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Laurice Bell$80,000—
Laurice Bell—$60,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves and shares Black family life and community history from Chicago's North Shore.

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3 program services account for $181K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Reparations

Initially described as the Evanston Reparations Legacy Project: Stories of the countrys first reparations recipients, Shorefronts Intergenerational Interview Project is an inspiring 8-week program in Evanston, Illinois.

$96Kprogram expense
02

Archive & Collection

Shorefront Legacy Center promotes understanding of Black history on Chicagos suburban North Shore. It is an Evanston-based community archive, library, educational resource, and research center.

$62Kprogram expense
03

Young Learners

The goal of the Young Learners is to link young people, ages 10-14 with individuals in the community who have a wealth of knowledge about the history and culture of Evanstons African American community.

$23Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$102K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1000K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$950K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$289K
Ln 25
Programscol B$181K
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$978K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$950K
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1000K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$138K
SavingsLn 2$97K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$235K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$633K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$978K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K$235K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$260K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$258K$978K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$66K$18K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$118$87$23$8
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$1K$487
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$172$65$107
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$250$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$127K$78K$32K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$6K$2K$554
TravelLn 17$430$345$85
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$629$116
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$16K$8K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$5K$5K$90
Total functional expensesLn 25$289K$181K$80K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1000K$289K$711K$978K 990 PDF
FY2023 $266K$207K$59K$258K 990 PDF
FY2022 $68K−$21K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $158K$211K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $999,684 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,800
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$944,666
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$950,466
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,246$29,246
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,590$17,590
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,382$2,382
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,628 · Excluded from tax $17,590$999,684
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $288,605 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,513 · Management $17,949 · Fundraising $6,282$89,744
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $87 · Management $23 · Fundraising $8$118
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,074 · Management $1,391 · Fundraising $487$6,952
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $65 · Management $107$172
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $250 · Management $4,300$4,550
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $78,259 · Management $32,045 · Fundraising $17,008$127,312
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,248$1,248
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,081$5,081
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,782 · Management $2,184 · Fundraising $554$8,520
IX-17 TravelPrograms $345 · Management $85$430
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,421 · Management $629 · Fundraising $116$5,166
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,866$1,866
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,487 · Management $8,424 · Fundraising $2,642$27,553
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,794 · Management $5,009 · Fundraising $90$9,893
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $181,077 · Management $80,341 · Fundraising $27,187$288,605
Part X · Balance sheet $1,000,543 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,214$137,984
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $258,207$96,880
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$133,000
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $75$632,679
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $260,496$1,000,543
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$9,755
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,037$12,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,037$22,255
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $258,459$300,288
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$678,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $258,459$978,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $260,496$1,000,543
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $978,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$999,684
XI-2 Total expenses$288,605
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$711,079
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$258,459
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$8,750
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$978,288

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