Grant a Wish INC EIN 36-3322656

Grant a Wish INC

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Feeds the poor and helps low-income families and children. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $277K in revenue, $273K in expenses, and $-40K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Chicago, IL
Website
www.grantawishincchicago.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$277KFY2025
Expenses
$273K
Net assets
$-40K
People
11
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  36-3322656 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Feeds the poor and helps low-income families and children.
Leadership
Vital Thomas · President
Money in and out
$277K revenue, $273K expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$277K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$273K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-40K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $4K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.16
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs▲ +12% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -94% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -17% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$277K
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses
$273K
FY2025▲ +3%
Total assets
$26K
FY2025▼ -17%
Total liabilities
$66K
FY2025-0.04%
Total revenue
$277K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$273K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-40K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$4K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$26K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $229K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Food program -- Provided food to 2,100 low-income households, including 2,800 individuals, 975 of whom were children under age 18.

$214Kprogram expense
02

Baby program -- Provided baby supplies, equipment, and clothing to 550 families with infants and toddlers up to 5 years old, free of charge.

$12Kprogram expense
03

Special event -- Community Day

$2Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGrant a Wish INC
EINHdr · item D36-3322656
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.grantawishincchicago.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 1985

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Vital Thomas$8,500$6,500$6,500
Alesondjre Knoble$3,000$6,095$2,500
Earle Chisholm-El$3,000$2,000$1,500
Demarcus Tyler$1,920
Aquanetta Allen$600$600$300

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$277K
Total revenueLn 12$277K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.16
Program services84%$230K
Management & general16%$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25$273K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$593
Total assetsLn 16$26K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$66K
Total net assetsLn 32$-40K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $593 · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $273K · Less non-cash grants $220K · Cash operating expenses/yr $53K
0.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $230K · Total expenses $273K
84%
Management & General
Management & general $42K · Total expenses $273K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $273K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $247K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $277K · Total revenue $277K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $277K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $277K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $277K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $273K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $277K · Prior year $271K
+2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $292K · FY2024 $277K
-1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-40K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $277K · Expenses $273K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $26K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-40K · Total assets $26K
-157%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $26K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Vital Thomas · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $273K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $273K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 2%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.06%
Accounting fee ratio 0.05%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$33K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$277K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$271K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$328K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$293K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$290K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$292K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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