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Organizes, advocates, and builds coalitions for progressive policies improving Illinoisans' lives. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $482K in revenue, $498K in expenses, and $147K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1997
Type
Membership association · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Chicago, IL
Website
www.citizenaction-il.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$482KFY2020
Expenses
$498K
Net assets
$147K
People
13
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  36-4163480 Membership association Chicago, IL Founded 1997
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Organizes, advocates, and builds coalitions for progressive policies improving Illinoisans' lives.
Leadership
William McNary · Co-Director · $106K
Money in and out
$482K revenue, $498K expenses
Bottom line
-3% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2020
Total revenue
$482K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$498K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$147K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$16K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.04
Operating surplus
-3%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
77%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$482K
FY2020
Expenses
$498K
FY2020
Total assets
$164K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$17K
FY2020
Total revenue
$482K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$498K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$147K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$16K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$164K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCitizen Action-Illinois Chapter
EINHdr · item D36-4163480
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.citizenaction-il.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1997
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R016)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1999

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Director
$105,561Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$93,840Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anusha Thotakura’s $109K as Executive Dir. is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William McNary$105,561$105,561$113,671$105,561
Anusha Thotakura$109,115$93,538
Julie Sampson$73,830$103,891$97,685$98,000$93,840

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $446K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

1. State Budget and Fair Tax System - CA/I worked with coalition partners to educate the public on the need for a fair tax system and for swift, responsible resolution of Illinois state budget issues.2. Educating the public on healthcare issues and issues for senior citizens.

$446Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$482K
Other revenue$606
Total revenueLn 12$482K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.04
Program services89%$446K
Management & general6%$32K
Fundraising4%$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$498K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$121K
Total assetsLn 16$164K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$17K
Total net assetsLn 32$147K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $121K · Operating expenses/yr $498K
2.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $446K · Total expenses $498K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $32K · Total expenses $498K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $20K · Total expenses $498K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $20K · Solicited contributions $482K
$0.04 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $482K · Total revenue $482K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $482K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $482K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $482K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $498K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $482K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $147K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $482K · Expenses $498K
-3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $164K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $147K · Total assets $164K
90%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $164K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual William McNary · Reported title Co-Director · Highest reported compensation $106K · Total expenses $498K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $385K · Total expenses $498K
77%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$228K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2025–2025

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$637K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$533K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$493K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$402K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$450K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$482K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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