Serve and Return Chicago

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$15K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: 990-EZ Part IV

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
74% of spending went to programs.
990-EZ Pt III · Ln 32
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending.
990-EZ Pt IV
Named funders
4
named funders · $14K
4 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
990-EZ Pt II · Ln 26
Revenue
$74K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$113K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$53K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$74K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$133K
FY2022$52K
FY2023$87K
FY2024$95K
FY2025$74K
Net assets
$53K
FY2025▼ -42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$77K
FY2021$134K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$92K
FY2025$53K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1950.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $83K

Form 990-EZ Part I, lines 10–17. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990-EZ; $15K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

990-EZ Part IV · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$15,000990-EZ Pt IV
President
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Director
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Director
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Director
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Director
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV

Margaret Kelly’s $15K as Executive Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 98 <$100K recreation & sports 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 · 990-EZ Part IV

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margaret Kelly$15,000$15,000$12,000—$12,000$12,000
Magaret Kelly———$12,000——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990-EZ Part IV column (c) / 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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Programs and updates

A recreation and sports nonprofit based in Chicago, IL.

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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$14K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$74K
Other income$74K
Money out
$113K
Programs$83K
Owns and owes
$53K
net assets
Total assets$53K
Liabilities$0
People
15
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$74K
Total revenue$74K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$53K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$53K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 8, 2026 $74K$113K−$38K$53K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 17, 2025 $95K$92K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 31, 2024 $87K$92K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 19, 2023 $52K$111K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2022 $133K$134K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 $64K$77K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors G · Fundraising O · Explanations

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

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