Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1988.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
26 people listed on the 990; $160K paid to officers and key staff.
Lilly Lerner’s $80K as Executive Dir. is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Lerner | $79,764 | $76,990 | $38,167 | $4,375 | — |
| Saskia Harak | — | — | — | $68,750 | — |
| Lori Clark | — | — | — | — | $48,391 |
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
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Uniting seniors across Chicago to find common ground and take action on shared concerns.
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Affordable Housing
The Affordable Housing Committee is led by concerned leaders who organize around housing justice with the belief that high quality, safe, accessible, and affordable housing for seniors, as well as individuals and families, is a human right.
Affordable Housing
The Affordable Housing Committee is led by concerned leaders who organize around housing justice with the belief that high quality, safe, accessible, and affordable housing for seniors, as well as individuals and families, is a human right.
Healthcare and Economic Justice
The healthcare and economic justice committee of the organization works on issues of retirement security, minimum and living wage, and healthcare issues. Historically, the committee also worked on nursing home reform and raising the minimum wage for chicago workers.
Healthcare and Economic Justice
The healthcare and economic justice committee of the organization works on issues of retirement security, minimum and living wage, and healthcare issues. Historically, the committee also worked on nursing home reform and raising the minimum wage for chicago workers.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $1.1M | $365K | $718K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $223K | $263K | −$40K | $703K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $513K | $340K | $173K | $743K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $730K | $480K | $249K | $570K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $414K | $484K | −$70K | $321K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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