Foundation for Homan Square

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 36-4032118

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Facilitate, encourage, and foster the welfare of low-income and underprivileged families and individuals residing in the city of chicago through promotion of affordable housing, homeownership, community redevelopment, and other charitable activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.6M a year · 120% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $571K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.1M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$48.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▼ -1%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$595K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2024▼ -15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$2.9M
Net assets
$48.5M
FY2024▼ -2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$55.4M
FY2021$53.3M
FY2022$51.4M
FY2023$49.7M
FY2024$48.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1996.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $2.4M Management & general 17% · $503K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Helps Chicago families and individuals by promoting affordable housing and community development.

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1 program service account for $2.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Facilitate, encourage and foster the welfare of low-income and underprivileged families and individuals residing in the city of chicago through promotion of affordable housing, home ownership, community redevelopment and other charitable activities

$2.4Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$503K
Owns and owesPt X
$48.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$895K
Total assetsLn 16$52.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$895K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$895K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28.9M
Other assetsLn 15$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$52.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.1M
Net assetsLn 32$48.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$954K$895K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.0M$15.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30.2M$28.9M
Total assetsLn 16$51.9M$52.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$4.1M
Net assetsLn 32$49.7M$48.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$762K$427K$336K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$57K$57K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$96K$96K
OccupancyLn 16$108K$108K
InterestLn 20$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.3M$1.3M
InsuranceLn 23$65K$65K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$515K$515K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.4M$503K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$2.9M−$1.3M$48.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$3.5M−$1.8M$49.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$3.0M−$1.8M$51.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $595K$2.8M−$2.2M$53.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$3.0M−$1.2M$55.4M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,628,839 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$5,375
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$234,025
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$239,400
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,316,023$1,316,023
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,920$8,920
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $64,496$64,496
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,380,519 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,920$1,628,839
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,928,078 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,236$1,236
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $426,605 · Management $335,850$762,455
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $12,575$12,575
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $56,650$56,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,250$1,250
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $96,303$96,303
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $107,877$107,877
IX-20 InterestPrograms $14,700$14,700
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,295,052$1,295,052
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $64,523$64,523
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $515,457$515,457
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,425,450 · Management $502,628 · Fundraising $0$2,928,078
Part X · Balance sheet $52,614,674 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $953,910$894,643
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $82,025$21,525
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,495,490$3,583,477
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,194,148$28,937,319
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $818,823$898,534
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $14,201,131$14,119,146
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,145,871$4,160,030
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $51,891,398$52,614,674
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $299,223$240,468
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $630,643$2,665,316
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,243,310$1,203,764
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,175,506$4,109,548
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $43,845,112$42,229,199
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,870,780$6,275,927
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $49,715,892$48,505,126
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $51,891,398$52,614,674
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $48,505,126 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,628,839
XI-2 Total expenses$2,928,078
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,299,239
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$49,715,892
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$88,473
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$48,505,126

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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