To achieve parity in economic opportunity for people of color by advancing multiracial leadership in corporate governance, expanding the talent pipline for executive-level management, and growing minority businesses.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 10 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)(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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $68K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $77K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$453K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.1M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1974.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.7M Management & general 8% · $168K Fundraising 12% · $242K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$345,868Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$187,258Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Marketing and Communications
$144,161Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Programs and Initiatives
$126,291Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Small Business Partnership
$123,415Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Membership Dev and Engagement
$114,668Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tiffany Hamel Johnson’s $346K as President & CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tiffany Hamel Johnson$345,868$369,504$329,933$294,323$224,967
Gloria Castillo————$217,734
Gail D Arrigo$187,258$189,948———
Gail Arrigo——$168,287$137,881$144,602
Doris Salomon$126,291$148,552$149,195$133,630$144,797
Pamela Graves$144,161$143,587$122,393——
Deborah Cortez$123,415$123,642$119,383——
Julie Ong————$119,807

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

Promotes economic opportunity for people of color through leadership, talent pipelines, and business growth.

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2 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Member programs chicago united is the premier thought leader in advancing inclusion. Our signature programs, initiatives and research provide the tangible tools companies need to transform culture within their organizations.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Corporate inclusion institute talent development program that drives performance through inclusion. Designed in 2019 to address challenges within the middle management pipeline, cii helps businesses harness the power of inclusion and promotes cultural transformations.

$347Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$375K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$220K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$168K
Fundraisingcol D$242K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$581K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$453K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$72K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$220K
Investment incomeLn 3$72K
Other incomeLn 4–11$375K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$121K
SavingsLn 2$460K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$581K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K
Other assetsLn 15$211K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$453K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$982K$581K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$389K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$510K$453K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$346K$286K$29K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$833K$86K$89K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$92K$76K$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$97K$80K$8K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29$29$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$28K$22K$6K$670
Information technologyLn 14$50K$42K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$102K$84K$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$652$222
InterestLn 20$2K$1K$150$156
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$42K$35K$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$8K$864$893
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$292K$193K$12K$88K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.7M$168K$242K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.7M$2.1M−$390K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.1M$119K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.9M−$38K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.8M$97K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.8M−$131K$2.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,683,564 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $992,544$1,016,039
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,202,300$220,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $106,765$72,132
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$45,518$374,893
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,256,091$1,683,564
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,451,136$1,542,956
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $685,516$530,220
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,136,652$2,073,176
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $119,439−$389,612
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $1,683,564 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$626,875
VIII-1c Fundraising events$72,488
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$316,676
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,016,039
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$220,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $72,132$72,132
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $374,893$374,893
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $220,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $447,025$1,683,564
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,073,176 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $285,884 · Management $29,486 · Fundraising $30,498$345,868
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $832,930 · Management $85,908 · Fundraising $88,855$1,007,693
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $76,341 · Management $7,874 · Fundraising $8,144$92,359
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $80,208 · Management $8,273 · Fundraising $8,555$97,036
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $29 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$29
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,724 · Management $5,557 · Fundraising $670$27,951
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $42,106 · Management $4,346 · Fundraising $3,993$50,445
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $84,384 · Management $8,708 · Fundraising $8,995$102,087
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,307 · Management $652 · Fundraising $222$3,181
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,460 · Management $150 · Fundraising $156$1,766
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $35,064 · Management $3,619 · Fundraising $3,737$42,420
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,375 · Management $864 · Fundraising $893$10,132
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $192,559 · Management $12,141 · Fundraising $87,509$292,209
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,663,371 · Management $167,578 · Fundraising $242,227$2,073,176
Part X · Balance sheet $2,275,853 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$120,798
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $981,723$460,224
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $168,923$45,528
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $76,800$257,375
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,931$4,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $388,627$48,188
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,063,542$1,129,187
X-15 Other assets$210,553
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,692,546$2,275,853
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $123,708$74,504
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $33,000$142,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $353,413$236,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $510,121$453,104
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,977,119$1,634,776
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $205,306$187,973
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,182,425$1,822,749
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,692,546$2,275,853
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,822,749 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,683,564
XI-2 Total expenses$2,073,176
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$389,612
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,182,425
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$29,936
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,822,749

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