Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1994.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
78 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
24 people listed on the 990; $545K paid to officers and key staff.
Shannon Stewart’s $177K as Executive Director & CEO is at the 84th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | $176,728 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shannon K Stewart Msw | — | $165,775 | $150,376 | $130,677 | $114,620 | $111,909 |
| Kimberly Davis | $134,800 | $122,734 | $111,555 | $96,858 | $82,827 | $79,536 |
| Mary Anne Coy | $120,361 | $112,733 | — | — | — | — |
| Nancy Phillips | $113,226 | $105,682 | — | — | — | — |
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
Provides social services, job training, and housing for homeless individuals.
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Housing Services program provides formerly homeless individuals and families with an apartment and the wraparound services and support they need to make their new place a home.Case managers connect with individuals and families experiencing homelessness, help them identify a new home, and work with their new landlord to make sure that…
Job training is located in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood. Inspiration Kitchens, our restaurant and Foodservice Training program site has offered low-income individuals the opportunity to learn to cook professionally at a restaurant open to the paying public, helping them gain the skills and experience they need in the food…
Inspiration Corporation's first program, Inspiration Cafe, serves hot, nutritious meals to our participants in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. Our cafe is open to our participants five days a week and operates like any other full-service restaurant in the city.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $259K | $821K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.3M | $1.1M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $3.1M | $3.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $860K | $446K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.2M | $3.4M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $882K | $882K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $523K | $381K | $85K | $56K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.0M | $1.5M | $302K | $220K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $33K | $23K | $8K | $3K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $159K | $110K | $36K | $14K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $192K | $134K | $40K | $18K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $7K | $7K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $3K | $1K | $1K | $294 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $28K | $12K | $13K | $3K |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $310K | $204K | $57K | $48K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $20K | $4K | $4K | $12K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $251K | $201K | $28K | $22K |
| TravelLn 17 | $9K | $9K | $449 | $23 |
| InterestLn 20 | $29K | $14K | $7K | $8K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $238K | $235K | $2K | $2K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $136K | $109K | $18K | $9K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $376K | $281K | $73K | $21K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $127K | $61K | $59K | $7K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $5.3M | $4.1M | $733K | $444K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $6.5M | $5.3M | $1.2M | $3.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $4.5M | $5.3M | −$808K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $5.0M | $4.8M | $171K | $3.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $4.8M | $4.5M | $266K | $2.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $5.1M | $4.1M | $1.0M | $2.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $3.8M | $4.1M | −$252K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,460,759 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,460,759 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,301,488 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,820,738 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,375,123 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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