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Center for Conflict Resolution FY2024 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Crime & Legal EIN 36-2997680Revenue $2.3M in FY2024

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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$128K 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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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
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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% 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
$889K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$823K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2024▼ -3%
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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
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +5%
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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
$823K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$574K
FY2022$669K
FY2023$840K
FY2024$823K
FY2025$686K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending May 2024) · 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

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $2.1M Management & general 8% · $179K Fundraising 4% · $86K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Cassandra Lively
Executive Director
$127,940Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anne Shaw
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Melissa Hirst
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

CCR provides free mediation services in over 2,400 cases for issues of community concern, helping over 10,000 people annually. Mediation services are provided in the following areas: landlord-tenant,neighborhood, public health, housing, foreclosure, consumer, juvenile and adult misdemeanor and discrimination.

$1.6Mprogram 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, and last year completed a pilot program for community police mediation.

$468Kprogram 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
Chicago Bar FoundationFY2024$1.3M
Illinois Equal Justice FoundationFY2024$110K
American Arbitration Association- International Centre for DisputeFY2024$75K
Northwestern UniversityFY2024$60K
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago INCFY2024$25K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$10K
Globalgiving Foundation INCFY2024$9K
The Chicago Community TrustFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$1.6M
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$305K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$179K
Fundraisingcol D$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$823K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$620K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$889K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$408K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$209K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$305K
Investment incomeLn 3$163
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$499K
SavingsLn 2$122K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$620K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$151K
Other assetsLn 15$724K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$889K
Net assetsLn 32$823K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$346K$620K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$162K$151K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$889K
Net assetsLn 32$840K$823K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$45K$20K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.4M$50K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$15K$661$661
Other employee benefitsLn 9$189K$173K$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$123K$113K$6K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$31K$13K$92
Office expensesLn 13$41K$23K$8K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$20K$1K$123
OccupancyLn 16$176K$155K$19K$3K
TravelLn 17$12K$10K$1K$990
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$56K$50K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$9K$4K$108
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$59K$155$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$3K$3K$323
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$2.1M$179K$86K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.4M$2.6M−$137K$686K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $971K$971K$138$382K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,330,904 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,132,039$2,023,093
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $264,886$305,228
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $130$163
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,470$2,420
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,400,525$2,330,904
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 $1,752,809$1,866,721
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $476,642$481,422
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,229,451$2,348,143
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $171,074−$17,239
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $2,330,904 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$208,533
VIII-1e Government grants$407,501
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,407,059
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,023,093
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $305,228$305,228
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $163$163
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $16,268$16,268
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$13,848−$13,848
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $305,228 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,583$2,330,904
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,348,143 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,992 · Management $20,369 · Fundraising $24,850$90,211
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,377,158 · Management $49,778 · Fundraising $21,892$1,448,828
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,197 · Management $661 · Fundraising $661$16,519
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $173,460 · Management $7,542 · Fundraising $7,542$188,544
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $113,060 · Management $5,886 · Fundraising $3,673$122,619
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,800$45,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,346 · Management $12,934 · Fundraising $92$44,372
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,140 · Management $7,559 · Fundraising $10,623$41,322
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,061 · Management $1,109 · Fundraising $123$21,293
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $154,597 · Management $18,571 · Fundraising $3,150$176,318
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,736 · Management $1,304 · Fundraising $990$12,030
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $50,208 · Fundraising $5,579$55,787
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,937 · Management $4,193 · Fundraising $108$13,238
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,687 · Management $155 · Fundraising $6,229$65,071
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,532 · Management $3,336 · Fundraising $323$6,191
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,083,111 · Management $179,197 · Fundraising $85,835$2,348,143
Part X · Balance sheet $1,711,795 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $268,099$498,596
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $78,075$121,787
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $480,822$198,223
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,379$18,445
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $161,568$151,201
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $860,953$723,543
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,873,896$1,711,795
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $56,666$70,752
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $21,883$9,423
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $954,973$808,485
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,033,522$888,660
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $791,141$778,670
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $49,233$44,465
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $840,374$823,135
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,873,896$1,711,795
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $823,135 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,330,904
XI-2 Total expenses$2,348,143
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,239
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$840,374
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$823,135

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