Chicagoland Grows: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 36-3621163)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$204K
FY2021	$167K
FY2022	$212K
FY2023	$116K
FY2024	$149K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$161K
FY2021	$145K
FY2022	$121K
FY2023	$66K
FY2024	$86K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$244K
FY2021	$267K
FY2022	$358K
FY2023	$407K
FY2024	$470K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1991.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

93%

Program services 93% · $150K Management & general 7% · $11K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

James Ault PHD

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kris Bachtell

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matt Fredrickson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops, selects, and markets new plant varieties with industry professionals.

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1 program · $150K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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Chicago Grows is a collaboration among the Chicago Horticultural Society d/b/a the Chicago Botanic Garden (36-2225482), the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3621163) · Dispute this line

$150Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$204K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$204K

Money outPt IX

$161K

Ln 25

Programscol B$150K

Managementcol C$11K

Owns and owesPt X

$244K

net assets · Ln 32

Total assetsLn 16$244K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$204K

Total revenueLn 12$204K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

Other assetsLn 15$244K

Total assetsLn 16$244K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$244K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 62

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Total assetsLn 16	$201K	$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$201K	$244K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Legal feesLn 11b	$7K	$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$93K	$93K
Office expensesLn 13	$11K		$11K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$46K	$46K	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$161K	$150K	$11K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025	$149K	$86K	$63K	$470K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024	$116K	$66K	$50K	$407K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023	$212K	$121K	$91K	$358K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022	$167K	$145K	$22K	$267K	990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2021	$204K	$161K	$43K	$244K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $204,207 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $223,649$204,207

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $223,649$204,207

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 $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $177,769$160,971

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $177,769$160,971

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,880$43,236

Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $204,207 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $204,207$204,207

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $204,207$204,207

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $160,971 across 7 lines filed

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,250$7,250

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $92,671$92,671

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,185$11,185

IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,105$2,105

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,600$1,600

IX-23 Insurance$0

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,160 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$46,160

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $149,786 · Management $11,185 · Fundraising $0$160,971

Part X · Balance sheet $244,067 assets, 8 lines filed

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $200,831$244,067

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $200,831$244,067

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $200,831$244,067

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $200,831$244,067

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $200,831$244,067

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $244,067 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$204,207

XI-2 Total expenses$160,971

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,236

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$200,831

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$244,067

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Chicagoland Grows FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Chicagoland Grows

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV