Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project

Tax-deductible

Bolingbrook, IL501(c)(3)Since 2013Youth DevelopmentEIN 27-3498960Revenue $2.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSssipchicago.org101 Royce Rd Ste 12, 60440-1409 · Bolingbrook, ILTax-exempt since Jan 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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A social impact organization committed to community organizing for the rights of immigrants in chicago's Southwest suburbs through education, civic engagement, and advocacy. Offers parent mentor program, youth programs and leadership development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 14 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $529K a year · 28% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$374K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 54% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $410K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$138K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% 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
$2.8M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$665K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$610K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$210K
FY2022$414K
FY2023$730K
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2021.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $1.9M Management & general 7% · $150K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $374K 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 Dir.
$131,596Pt VII · Sec A
$129,133Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$113,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jose E Vera’s $132K as Executive Dir. is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Jose E Vera$131,596$110,313—
Elizabeth Cervantes$129,133$110,313$87,168
Nancy Garcia$113,500$84,293—
Jose Eduardo Vera——$98,293

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

Organizes immigrants in Chicago's southwest suburbs for rights through education, civic engagement, and advocacy.

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3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Health Access in Will CountyProviding and connecting families to a primary care doctor. Assistance navigating health resources.

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

Parent Mentor ProgramAn award winning parent engagement tool that involves parents in their child's school and provides training and leadership development for parents and assistance for teachers that ultimately impact also the child as they are receiving one on one and small group assistance.

Pt IX · col B
03

New American InitiativeSSIP offers free citizenship preparation classes, outreach and citizenship workshops. SSIP offered case management services for asylum seekers including providing legal guidance and connecting to community resources.

Pt IX · col B

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$410K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$150K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$331K
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$104K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6150
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$1.3M$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K$138K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.9M
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$917K$917K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$70K$70K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$74K$74K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$67K$67K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$732K$731K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$187K$120K$67K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.9M$150K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.1M$755K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.1M$1.8M$1.3M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.3M$292K$730K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$204K$414K 990 PDF
FY2021 $665K$610K$55K$210K 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 $2,813,747 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,103,829$2,787,699
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,576$30,288
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $181$16,128
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$10,530−$20,368
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,115,056$2,813,747
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $907,051$986,141
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $868,151$1,073,016
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,775,202$2,059,157
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,339,854$754,590
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $2,813,747 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,210,164
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$577,535
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,787,699
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,288$30,288
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,128$16,128
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−$20,368
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $46,416$2,813,747
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,059,157 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $916,631$916,631
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $69,510$69,510
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $74,023$74,023
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,250$2,250
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,978$66,978
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,035$5,035
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,309$5,309
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $730,558 · Management $1,400$731,958
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $120,416 · Management $67,047$187,463
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,909,128 · Management $150,029 · Fundraising $0$2,059,157
Part X · Balance sheet $3,056,802 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $336,910$330,850
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,000,218$2,002,845
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $677,863$443,287
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $84,866$175,721
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 $163,354$104,099
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,263,211$3,056,802
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,980$30,909
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $166,961$107,165
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $193,941$138,074
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,069,270$2,452,603
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$466,125
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,069,270$2,918,728
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,263,211$3,056,802
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,918,728 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,813,747
XI-2 Total expenses$2,059,157
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$754,590
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,069,270
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$94,868
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,918,728

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