Ebenezer Community Outreach

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 36-4292408Revenue $345K in FY2025

On file with the IRS3555 W Huron St, 60624-1346 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since May 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Community Outreach service

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$131K 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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FY2025 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$131K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 7 voting members
Worth a look: 3 of 7 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$345K
-62% vs prior year
Spent
$315K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$83K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$345K
FY2025▼ -62%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$124K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$901K
FY2025$345K
Expenses
$315K
FY2025▼ -65%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$100K
FY2022$257K
FY2023$555K
FY2024$898K
FY2025$315K
Net assets
$83K
FY2025▲ +57%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$36K
FY2022$31K
FY2023$32K
FY2024$53K
FY2025$83K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2000.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $315K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $131K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$131,418Pt VII · Sec A

Leon Miller’s $131K as President is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Leon Miller$131,418$131,418

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Ebenezer Community Outreach is an education nonprofit based in Chicago, IL.

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1 program · $326K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community outreach service providing after school programs to help children build a successful future. We provide academic tutoring, emotional intelligence training, mental growth training, mentoring, and recreational trips.

$326Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$345K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$345K
Money outPt IX
$315K
Ln 25
Programscol B$315K
Owns and owesPt X
$83K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$345K
Government grantsLn 1e$307K
Total revenueLn 12$345K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$83K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K$56K
Total assetsLn 16$53K$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$53K$83K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$131K$131K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K$150K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$315K$315K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $345K$315K$30K$83K 990 PDF
FY2024 $901K$898K$3K$53K 990 PDF
FY2023 $556K$555K$726$32K 990 PDF
FY2022 $252K$257K−$5K$31K 990 PDF
FY2021 $124K$100K$24K$36K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $345,180 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $901,287$345,180
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $901,287$345,180
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $194,457$2,400
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $634,098$281,856
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $69,722$30,839
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $898,277$315,095
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,010$30,085
Part VI · Governance 3 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $345,180 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$307,457
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,723
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$345,180
VIII-12 Total revenue$345,180
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $315,095 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,400$2,400
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $131,418$131,418
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $150,438$150,438
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,750$1,750
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,597$6,597
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,002$13,002
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,431$1,431
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,059$6,059
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $315,095 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$315,095
Part X · Balance sheet $82,945 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,638$26,462
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $33,222$56,483
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $52,860$82,945
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $52,860$82,945
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $52,860$82,945
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $82,945 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$345,180
XI-2 Total expenses$315,095
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,085
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$52,860
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$82,945

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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