Center for Conflict Resolution FY2020 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 36-2997680Revenue $971K in FY2020

On file with the IRSccrchicago.org11 E Adams St Ste 500, 60603-6334 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Nov 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To work with individuals, communities, courts, and institutions to manage and resolve Conflict

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $1.6M
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$266K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$971K
Spent
$971K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$382K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$971K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$971K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$971K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$971K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$382K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$574K
FY2022$669K
FY2023$840K
FY2024$823K
FY2025$686K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending May 2020) · 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 Nov 1978.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $790K Management & general 12% · $112K Fundraising 7% · $69K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$95,145Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cassandra Lively’s $133K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cassandra Lively$132,993$127,940$115,294$108,999$103,096$95,145
Whitney Trumble$106,303—————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps people, communities, and courts manage and resolve conflicts peacefully.

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2 programs · $790K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

CCR provides free mediation services in over 1,400 cases for issues ofcommunity concern, helping over 4,000 people annually. Mediationservices are provided in the following areas: guardianship,landlord-tenant, neighborhood, public health, housing, foreclosure,consumer, education, employment, juvenile and adult misdemeanor…

$496Kprogram expense
02

CCR offers performance-based public mediation skills training andconflict management training to hundreds of people each year. Ccrfacilitates meetings and planning sessions for organizations. Duringthe fiscal year ended may 31, 2020, CCR trained approximately 139 individuals in the mediation skills training and conducted 34WORKSHOPS.

$294Kprogram expense

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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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$971K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$697K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$239K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Money outPt IX
$971K
Ln 25
Programscol B$790K
Managementcol C$112K
Fundraisingcol D$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$382K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K
Total assetsLn 16$648K
LiabilitiesLn 26$266K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$697K
Government grantsLn 1e$175K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$239K
Investment incomeLn 3$30
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Total revenueLn 12$971K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$239K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$648K
LiabilitiesLn 26$266K
Net assetsLn 32$382K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$26K
Total assetsLn 16$462K$648K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K$266K
Net assetsLn 32$382K$382K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$35K$16K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$431K$373K$35K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$84K$77K$4K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$43K−$136$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$4K$16K$319
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$5K$6K$310
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$153$1K
Office expensesLn 13$44K$22K$12K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$3K$12$4K
OccupancyLn 16$166K$144K$18K$4K
TravelLn 17$15K$13K$1K$600
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$382$327
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$714$685
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$54K$75$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$4K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$971K$790K$112K$69K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.4M$2.6M−$137K$686K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$2.3M−$17K$823K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.2M$171K$840K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.8M$95K$669K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.2M$238K$574K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $971K$971K$138$382K 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
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Part I · Summary $970,726 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $694,497$696,907
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $231,865$239,455
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $49$30
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,639$34,334
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $967,050$970,726
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 $576,944$625,119
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $308,490$345,469
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $885,434$970,588
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $81,616$138
Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members27
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 $970,726 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$188,345
VIII-1e Government grants$174,954
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$333,608
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,891
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$696,907
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $239,455$239,455
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30$30
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $24,479$24,479
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $9,855$9,855
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $239,455 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $34,364$970,726
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $970,588 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,092 · Management $15,951 · Fundraising $12,760$63,803
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $372,963 · Management $34,516 · Fundraising $23,457$430,936
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $76,772 · Management $4,421 · Fundraising $2,799$83,992
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,965 · Management −$136 · Fundraising $3,559$46,388
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,259 · Management $16,412 · Fundraising $319$20,990
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,712 · Management $5,695 · Fundraising $310$10,717
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $153 · Management $1,029$1,182
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,477 · Management $11,516 · Fundraising $9,673$43,666
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,349 · Management $12 · Fundraising $4,099$7,460
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $143,923 · Management $17,835 · Fundraising $4,257$166,015
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,092 · Management $1,185 · Fundraising $600$14,877
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,999 · Management $382 · Fundraising $327$4,708
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,610 · Management $714 · Fundraising $685$9,009
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,913 · Management $75 · Fundraising $5,921$59,909
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,367 · Management $2,569$6,936
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $789,646 · Management $112,176 · Fundraising $68,766$970,588
Part X · Balance sheet $648,257 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,414$238,992
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $14,497$20,615
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $312,471$337,495
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,953$17,946
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,165$26,457
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,752$6,752
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $462,252$648,257
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,509$30,640
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $13,183$2,900
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$124,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $43,799$107,918
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $80,491$266,358
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $251,389$246,206
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $130,372$135,693
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $381,761$381,899
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $462,252$648,257
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $381,899 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$970,726
XI-2 Total expenses$970,588
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$138
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$381,761
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$381,899

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