Tutoring Chicago FY2023 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 36-3718141Revenue $1.3M in FY2023

On file with the IRStutoringchicago.org2145 N Halsted St, 60614-4366 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since May 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Tutoring Chicago delivers the power of education through one-to-one Tutoring.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$145K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $84K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$176K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$948K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$948K
FY2023▼ -29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$948K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$871K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending July 2023) · 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 1991.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $1.1M Management & general 15% · $256K Fundraising 20% · $343K

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; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director (through May 2023)
$144,879Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (through November 2022)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sandra Marek’s $163K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sandra Marek$163,400$100,192———
Erin a McPartlin——$144,879——
Erin McPartlin———$140,098$144,569
Patrick McCulloch$115,059————

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 one-to-one tutoring to empower students through education.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Tutoring chicago delivers the power of education through one-to-one tutoring. The organization provides free tutoring on a weekly basis throughout the school year by matching over 1000 trained adult volunteer tutors with over 1000 chicago-area children facing financial barriers in grades one through ten.

$1.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$256K
Fundraisingcol D$343K
Owns and owesPt X
$948K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$335K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$176K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$235
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$164K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$335K
SavingsLn 2$140
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$335K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$598K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K
Other assetsLn 15$105K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$176K
Net assetsLn 32$948K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 530
VolunteersI 61,136
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K$335K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$768K$598K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K$27K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K$176K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$948K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$187K$58K$61K$68K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$948K$715K$49K$184K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$10K$939$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$20K$2K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$85K$58K$9K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$73K$6K$62K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$7K$3K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$592$974
OccupancyLn 16$74K$70K$1K$3K
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$722$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$19K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$164K$115K$12K$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$15K$3K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.1M$256K$343K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.6M−$288K$871K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$1.8M$201K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.3M$1.7M−$381K$948K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.4M$204K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.3M−$155K$1.3M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,332,002 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,548,301$1,289,515
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $48,827$21,858
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,358$20,629
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,628,486$1,332,002
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 $1,047,272$1,262,827
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $377,054$450,598
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,424,326$1,713,425
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $204,160−$381,423
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,332,002 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$163,624
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,125,891
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$235
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,289,515
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,858$21,858
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $20,629$20,629
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42,487$1,332,002
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,713,425 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,770 · Management $61,290 · Fundraising $68,328$187,388
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $714,773 · Management $49,181 · Fundraising $184,076$948,030
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,449 · Management $939 · Fundraising $1,515$12,903
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,235 · Management $2,017 · Fundraising $6,894$29,146
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,690 · Management $8,600 · Fundraising $19,070$85,360
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,126$46,126
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,647$3,647
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,759 · Management $62,327 · Fundraising $4,504$72,590
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,184 · Management $2,679 · Fundraising $3,781$13,644
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,822 · Management $592 · Fundraising $974$7,388
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $69,625 · Management $1,456 · Fundraising $3,345$74,426
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,693 · Management $722 · Fundraising $1,354$3,769
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,135$13,135
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,497 · Management $2,168 · Fundraising $1,654$23,319
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $115,398 · Management $11,875 · Fundraising $36,735$164,008
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,240 · Management $2,519 · Fundraising $10,787$28,546
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,114,270 · Management $256,138 · Fundraising $343,017$1,713,425
Part X · Balance sheet $1,124,096 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,982$334,605
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $258$140
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $582,131$39,566
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $520$48
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,605$19,850
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,374$27,349
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $767,543$597,986
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$104,552
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,399,413$1,124,096
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $56,693$74,109
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$101,691
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $56,693$175,800
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $775,720$678,296
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $567,000$270,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,342,720$948,296
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,399,413$1,124,096
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $948,296 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,332,002
XI-2 Total expenses$1,713,425
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$381,423
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,342,720
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$13,001
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$948,296

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