Threewalls

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 13-4254724Revenue $692K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthree-walls.org24 E Washington St Ste 875, 60602-1758 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Mar 2004Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Threewalls is dedicatated to fostering contemporary art practices that respond to lived experiences, encoraging connections beyond art through performance, live exhibits, publications, all while connecting segrated communities throoughout the Chicagoland area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $379K a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 98% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $562K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$692K
+206% vs prior year
Spent
$835K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$692K
FY2025▲ +206%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$687K
FY2021$703K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$226K
FY2025$692K
Expenses
$835K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$599K
FY2021$634K
FY2022$682K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$835K
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2021$435K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2004.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $676K Management & general 19% · $157K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $176K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$153,293Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Executive Director/President
$23,200Pt VII · Sec A
Emeritus Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emeritus Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emeritus Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emeritus Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffreen Ash’s $153K as Executive Director is at the 98th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2021FY2020
Jeffreen Ash$153,293———
Jeffreen Hayes—$128,946$87,080$78,454
Chiblie Coleman$23,200———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects segregated communities through contemporary art, performance, and publications.

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1 program · $676K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Residency, public programs

$676Kprogram expense

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 3 funders$562K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$692K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$663K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$835K
Ln 25
Programscol B$676K
Managementcol C$157K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$663K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Total revenueLn 12$692K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$332K
SavingsLn 2$681K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$703K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$412K$391K$21K$0
Management feesLn 11a$172K$164K$9K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$0$47K$0
Office expensesLn 13$16K$0$16K$0
OccupancyLn 16$45K$43K$2K$0
TravelLn 17$59K$0$59K$0
InterestLn 20$328$328$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$81K$78K$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$835K$676K$157K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $692K$835K−$143K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $226K$1.2M−$949K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$1.0M$2.4M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$682K$776K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $703K$634K$70K$435K 990 PDF
FY2020 $687K$599K$88K$366K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $691,741 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $199,755$663,281
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,614$28,460
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $226,369$691,741
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $415,903$411,798
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $759,190$423,118
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,175,093$834,916
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$948,724−$143,175
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $691,741 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$663,281
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$663,281
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$28,460
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,460 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$691,741
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $834,916 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $391,208 · Management $20,590 · Fundraising $0$411,798
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $163,510 · Management $8,606 · Fundraising $0$172,116
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $46,911 · Fundraising $0$46,911
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $16,232 · Fundraising $0$16,232
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,670 · Management $2,246 · Fundraising $0$44,916
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $59,400 · Fundraising $0$59,400
IX-20 InterestPrograms $328 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$328
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,861 · Fundraising $0$1,861
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,304 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $2,050$81,354
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $676,020 · Management $156,846 · Fundraising $2,050$834,916
Part X · Balance sheet $2,575,892 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $533,748$332,081
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $169,163$680,581
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,013,230$1,563,230
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,716,141$2,575,892
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,657$27,308
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,657$27,308
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $909,025$1,237,125
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,786,459$1,311,459
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,695,484$2,548,584
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,716,141$2,575,892
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,548,584 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$691,741
XI-2 Total expenses$834,916
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$143,175
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,695,484
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,725
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,548,584

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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