North Side Housing and Supportive Services

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)HousingEIN 36-3318158Revenue $3.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSnorthsidehousing.org4410 N Ravenswood Ave Ste 101, 60640-5873 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since May 1988Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to end homelessness in the lives of individuals by providing housing and comprehensive supportive services. We also strive to eradicate the conditions that cause, contribute to and exacerbate homelessness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 48 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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FY2025 · 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 $494K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$107K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
96% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 96% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$74K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2025
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$0
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$74K
FY2025
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021$168K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$62K
FY2024$0
FY2025$74K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 May 1988.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $2.5M Management & general 20% · $614K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$107,061Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Duncan Ward’s $107K as Executive Dir. is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Duncan Ward$107,061$103,761———
Laura Michalski——$99,677$68,632—
Nicole Bahena————$52,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers housing and complete support services to individuals.

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1 program · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide housing and comprehensive supportive services to individuals.

$2.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $2.9M · 2019–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,173,323
Unitemized GrantFY2021$579,249
Unitemized GrantFY2020$591,640
Unitemized GrantFY2019$563,151

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$614K
Owns and owesPt X
$74K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$60K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$60K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$60K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$74K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 548
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$449K$60K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$113K$74K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$86K$21K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$938K$234K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$137K$110K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$414K$331K$83K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$23K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$73K$59K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$105K$84K$21K
TravelLn 17$691$553$138
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$32K$26K$6K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$984K$787K$197K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.5M$614K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.0M$3.1M−$39K$74K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.0M$0$3.0M$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.8M−$146K$62K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$2.8M$88K$268K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$3.1M$67K$168K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.7M$2.7M$26K$101K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,030,717 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,900,102$2,978,190
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $69,706$47,127
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$5,400
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,969,808$3,030,717
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,605,410$1,830,437
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,520,948$1,238,931
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,126,358$3,069,368
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$156,550−$38,651
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,030,717 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,027,794
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$950,396
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,978,190
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $47,127$47,127
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,400$5,400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,527$3,030,717
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,069,368 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,649 · Management $21,412$107,061
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $937,758 · Management $234,440$1,172,198
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $109,808 · Management $27,452$137,260
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $331,134 · Management $82,784$413,918
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,520 · Management $5,630$28,150
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $58,666 · Management $14,667$73,333
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,678 · Management $1,920$9,598
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,788 · Management $1,197$5,985
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $84,258 · Management $21,065$105,323
IX-17 TravelPrograms $553 · Management $138$691
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $25,647 · Management $6,412$32,059
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $787,033 · Management $196,759$983,792
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,455,492 · Management $613,876 · Fundraising $0$3,069,368
Part X · Balance sheet $1,761,973 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,644$60,012
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $392,530$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$403,679
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,296$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,133,874$1,249,967
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $23,019$23,019
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,075$25,296
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,648,438$1,761,973
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $276,943$329,984
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $40,000$70,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $338,541$407,686
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,535,484$1,687,670
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $112,954$74,303
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $112,954$74,303
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,648,438$1,761,973
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $74,303 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,030,717
XI-2 Total expenses$3,069,368
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,651
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$112,954
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$74,303

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