West Central Association INC

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As the Chamber of Commerce for the West Central area and a delegate agency for the City of Chicago's department of Planning and Economic Development, the West Central Assn is dedicated to promoting the area

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-1947660) · Dispute this line
501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
8¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 3 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
8%
of spending
8% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$283K
to officers and key staff · 59% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 59% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
7.9 mo
of spending, in cash
7.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
39
of 39 voting members
39 of 39 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$415K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$480K
To programs
8%
Net assets
$321K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$415K
FY2024▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$254K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$530K
FY2024$415K
Expenses
$480K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$387K
FY2023$392K
FY2024$480K
Net assets
$321K
FY2024▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$304K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$248K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$321K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1942.

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

Where the money goes

8 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 8% · $37K Management & general 92% · $443K

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

44 people listed on the 990; $283K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Operations
$93,931Pt VII · Sec A
Greektown Program Director
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development & Community Partnerships
$60,561Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$46,667Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing
$1,890Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rod Burch$93,931$93,913$86,151$82,014$80,379
Carla Agostinelli$60,561$88,428$67,534——
Tia Angelos$80,000$80,000$77,016$61,250—
Patricia Doyle$46,667————
Alexandria Graaff———$22,114$36,668
Aayush Hedaoo$1,890————

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 15aNo

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Promotes West Central Chicago's economic development and businesses.

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1 program · $37K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Monthly Meetings on area business issues; Newsletters on area business issues; Member assistance on business problems

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-1947660) · Dispute this line
$37Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$415K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$378K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$480K
Ln 25
Programscol B$37K
Managementcol C$443K
Owns and owesPt X
$321K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316K
Total assetsLn 16$321K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
44
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a39
IndependentVI 1b39
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$378K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$152K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$415K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$69K
SavingsLn 2$246K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$316K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$5K
Total assetsLn 16$321K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$321K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$386K$316K
Total assetsLn 16$386K$321K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$386K$321K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$283K$0$283K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$0$6K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$0$22K$0
Management feesLn 11a$2K$0$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$566$0$566$0
Office expensesLn 13$717$0$717$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$0$3K$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$0$6K$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$150K$37K$113K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$480K$37K$443K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $415K$480K−$65K$321K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2024 $530K$392K$138K$386K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 26, 2023 $305K$387K−$82K$248K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 5, 2022 $266K$241K$26K$330K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2021 $254K$250K$4K$304K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $415,236 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $484,063$378,302
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $40,000$29,835
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,195$7,099
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $530,258$415,236
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $292,056$311,364
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $100,120$168,917
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $392,176$480,281
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $138,082−$65,045
Part VI · Governance 39 of 39 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body39
VI-1b Independent voting members39
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $415,236 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$85,145
VIII-1c Fundraising events$152,019
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$141,138
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$378,302
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$29,835
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,099
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,934 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$415,236
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $480,281 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $0 · Management $283,049 · Fundraising $0$283,049
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $6,004 · Fundraising $0$6,004
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $22,311 · Fundraising $0$22,311
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,558 · Fundraising $0$1,558
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,690 · Fundraising $0$3,690
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $566 · Fundraising $0$566
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $717 · Fundraising $0$717
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $3,489 · Fundraising $0$3,489
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $5,742 · Fundraising $0$5,742
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $3,490 · Fundraising $0$3,490
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,934 · Management $112,731 · Fundraising $0$149,665
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $36,934 · Management $443,347 · Fundraising $0$480,281
Part X · Balance sheet $321,001 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $146,720$69,296
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $239,326$246,408
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$5,297
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $386,046$321,001
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $386,046$321,001
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $386,046$321,001
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $386,046$321,001
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $321,001 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$415,236
XI-2 Total expenses$480,281
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$65,045
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$386,046
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$321,001

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