Citizens Utility Board FY2021 filing

Not tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(4)EIN 36-3306846

Provide representation to illinois utility customers before state courts and commissions, and to educate illinois utility customers.

75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$152K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$152K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$525K
85% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 85% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$781K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$768K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$90K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$781K
FY2021▼ -18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$954K
FY2021$781K
FY2022$700K
FY2023$491K
FY2024$486K
Expenses
$768K
FY2021▼ -16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$918K
FY2021$768K
FY2022$614K
FY2023$694K
FY2024$465K
Net assets
$90K
FY2021▲ +17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$77K
FY2021$90K
FY2022$176K
FY2023−$26K
FY2024−$5K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1984.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $574K Management & general 7% · $51K Fundraising 19% · $142K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $152K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$152,200Pt VII · Sec A
Director,president
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director,treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director,secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director,vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Kolata——$152,451$152,200$160,820
Sarah Moskowitz$116,690$107,069———

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

Advocates for Illinois utility customers in court and educates them about their rights.

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1 program service account for $574K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

To promote the statewide interest in the health, welfare and prosperity of illinois citizens by ensuring effective democratic representations of utility consumers before various commissions and courts and by providing education of utility service, prices, benefits and conservation.

$574Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$781K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$781K
Money outPt IX
$768K
Ln 25
Programscol B$574K
Managementcol C$51K
Fundraisingcol D$142K
Owns and owesPt X
$90K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$560K
Total assetsLn 16$616K
LiabilitiesLn 26$525K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$781K
Total revenueLn 12$781K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$560K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$560K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$54K
Total assetsLn 16$616K
LiabilitiesLn 26$525K
Net assetsLn 32$90K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$477K$560K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$567K$616K
LiabilitiesLn 26$489K$525K
Net assetsLn 32$77K$90K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$55K$3K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K$136K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$6K$533$632
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$18K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$14K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$288K$176K$3K$109K
Information technologyLn 14$483$404$36$43
OccupancyLn 16$31K$26K$2K$3K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$188$223
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$131K$130K$607$460
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$111$133
Total functional expensesLn 25$768K$574K$51K$142K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $486K$465K$20K−$5K 990 PDF
FY2023 $491K$694K−$202K−$26K 990 PDF
FY2022 $700K$614K$86K$176K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $781K$768K$13K$90K 990 PDF
FY2020 $954K$918K$36K$77K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $781,141 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$585,705
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$195,436
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$781,141
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$781,141
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $768,003 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,057 · Management $3,405 · Fundraising $20,192$78,654
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $136,275 · Management $13,637$149,912
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,988 · Management $533 · Fundraising $632$7,153
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,606 · Management $2,295 · Fundraising $1,858$21,759
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,109 · Management $1,257 · Fundraising $1,489$16,855
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,069$21,069
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,651$2,651
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $5,750$5,750
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $176,030 · Management $3,145 · Fundraising $108,930$288,105
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $404 · Management $36 · Fundraising $43$483
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,014 · Management $2,317 · Fundraising $2,746$31,077
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,287$8,287
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,114 · Management $188 · Fundraising $223$2,525
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $129,664 · Management $607 · Fundraising $460$130,731
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,748 · Management $111 · Fundraising $133$2,992
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $574,296 · Management $51,251 · Fundraising $142,456$768,003
Part X · Balance sheet $615,865 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $477,142$560,487
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,608$1,608
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $87,996$53,770
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $566,746$615,865
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $49,758$22,209
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $439,737$503,267
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $489,495$525,476
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $77,251$90,389
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $77,251$90,389
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $566,746$615,865
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $90,389 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$781,141
XI-2 Total expenses$768,003
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,138
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$77,251
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$90,389

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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