Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2004.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
9 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.
Constance Spreen’s $109K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constance Spreen | $109,168 | $100,239 | $96,448 | $90,109 | — |
| Connie Spreen PHD | — | — | — | — | $96,799 |
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 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Fosters community development on Chicago's South Side by hosting cultural programs, supporting small businesses, and providing youth education through a community bike shop.
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Link up illinois provides funding, training, and techical support to farmers markets, food cooperatives, mobile markets, corner stores, and other venues selling locally grown produce to implement link match at their venues.
Blackstone bicycle works provides an innovative model of youth education through participation in the working of a small community bike shop business. In 2021, blackstone bicycle works offered free bike mechanic training, free bicycles, internships, college and career advising, and COLLEGE/VOCATIONAL school scholarships.
The 61ST street farmers market was created in 2008 to bring healthy food and food education to the woodlawn community. A leader in illinois in serving a low-income population, the market accepts SNAP/LINK, double the value of SNAP/LINK purchases with link match, and offers year-round at-market, in-school, after-school, and adult food…
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $724K | $858K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $76K | $69K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $888K | $1.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $271K | $252K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $617K | $1.4M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $947K | $947K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $90K | $67K | $10K | $13K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $473K | $353K | $54K | $66K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $27K | $20K | $3K | $4K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $48K | $36K | $6K | $7K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $37K | $37K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $26K | $26K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $93K | $50K | $17K | $26K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $117K | $106K | $11K | $658 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $48K | $25K | $18K | $4K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $117K | $110K | $6K | $805 |
| TravelLn 17 | $288 | $255 | $33 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $7K | $7K | $144 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $22K | $17K | $4K | $822 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $106K | $100K | $6K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $7K | $6K | $672 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.2M | $1.8M | $200K | $121K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $3.1M | $3.3M | −$190K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $3.2M | $3.1M | $124K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $3.2M | $3.3M | −$97K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 Viewing | $2.9M | $2.2M | $755K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $2.4M | $2.4M | −$49K | $617K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,920,468 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,164,971 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,624,397 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,372,671 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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