To deliver high quality information and resources for people to build secure, healthy and productive lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 21 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 $1.3M a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$133K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $52K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.8M
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$8.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2025▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$3.8M
Net assets
$8.2M
FY2025▼ -0.5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2025$8.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Oct 2000.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $2.9M Management & general 15% · $560K Fundraising 10% · $387K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $133K 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
Executive Director
$133,043Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Luis Gutierrez’s $133K as Executive Director is at the 57th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Luis Gutierrez$133,043$112,754$102,500$103,692$93,846

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides information and resources for people to build secure, healthy, and productive lives.

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3 programs · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Excellerator Fund

The Excellerator Fund is a joint venture developed by Latinos Progresando and Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation to drive equitable social and economic recovery through reimagined investment in Chicago's neighborhoods.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Community Programs

Latinos Progresando's community programs provide a range of supportive services, including neighborhood emergency response; a scholarship fund; holiday food and gift give-aways; in school-parent leadership programming; support for local small businesses; and educational programming about Mexican culture, history, and identity.

$835Kprogram expense
03

Legal Services

The Legal Services program provides affordable, professional legal immigration services and education on the immigration system, as well as free and low-cost assistance to survivors of domestic violence seeking legal immigration benefits.

$737Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$52K
Grants paid · 132 grants · $3.6M · 2020–2024
Sinai Health SystemIL · FY2024$127,500
Sones De Mexico EnsembleIL · FY2024$25,000
Illinios Workers in ActionIL · FY2024$25,000
Centro De InformacionIL · FY2024$20,000
Open Center for the ArtsIL · FY2024$19,500
The Resurrection ProjectIL · FY2024$15,500
Ballet Folklorico De ChicagoIL · FY2024$15,000
Taller De JoseIL · FY2024$14,500
Human ScaleIL · FY2024$14,500
Gage Park Latinx CouncilIL · FY2024$14,500
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$116K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$560K
Fundraisingcol D$387K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$14K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$175K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$116K
Other incomeLn 4–11$111K
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$389K
SavingsLn 2$3.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.4M$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M$8.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$831K$831K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$100K$13K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.1M$209K$227K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$28K$5K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$131K$94K$18K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$117K$117K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$397K$278K$85K$34K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$70K$50K$464$20K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$32K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$45K$30K$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$79K$49K$23K$7K
TravelLn 17$1K$854$191
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$7K$5K$4K
InterestLn 20$32K$32K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$115K$82K$15K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$20K$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$187K$147K$21K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$11K$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$2.9M$560K$387K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.8M$3.8M−$43K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.2M$3.8M$1.5M$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.8M$3.2M$645K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.2M$2.7M$2.5M$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.8M$2.1M$1.7M$3.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,767,874 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,779,906$3,337,698
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $301,020$203,170
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,099$116,472
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $138,891$110,534
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,246,916$3,767,874
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,106,723$831,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,636,911$1,843,960
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,015,142$1,136,405
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,758,776$3,811,365
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,488,140−$43,491
Part VI · Governance 16 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $3,767,874 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$175,206
VIII-1e Government grants$14,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,147,992
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,181
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,337,698
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $203,170$203,170
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $116,472$116,472
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $82,869$82,869
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $27,665$27,665
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $230,835 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $199,341$3,767,874
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,811,365 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $831,000$831,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,783 · Management $13,304 · Fundraising $19,956$133,043
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,104,299 · Management $208,961 · Fundraising $226,936$1,540,196
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,386 · Management $5,143 · Fundraising $5,771$39,300
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $94,467 · Management $17,535 · Fundraising $19,419$131,421
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $116,536$116,536
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $277,721 · Management $84,993 · Fundraising $34,331$397,045
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $49,704 · Management $464 · Fundraising $20,060$70,228
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $32,002 · Management $4,313 · Fundraising $1,542$37,857
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,221 · Management $7,250 · Fundraising $7,369$44,840
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,790 · Management $23,018 · Fundraising $7,094$78,902
IX-17 TravelPrograms $854 · Management $191$1,045
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,648 · Management $4,928 · Fundraising $3,550$15,126
IX-20 InterestManagement $31,582$31,582
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $82,418 · Management $15,213 · Fundraising $16,899$114,530
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,235 · Management $3,734 · Fundraising $4,149$28,118
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $147,106 · Management $21,347 · Fundraising $18,614$187,067
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,584 · Management $1,429 · Fundraising $1,516$13,529
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,864,218 · Management $559,941 · Fundraising $387,206$3,811,365
Part X · Balance sheet $9,344,524 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $295,812$388,648
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,264,921$3,254,449
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,404,066$1,316,890
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,717$23,062
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $31,907$50,912
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,415,505$4,310,563
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,425,928$9,344,524
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $144,518$110,910
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $200,000$225,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $61,046$50,490
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,192,739$1,154,826
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,118,941$6,607,402
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,114,248$1,582,296
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,233,189$8,189,698
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,425,928$9,344,524
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,189,698 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,767,874
XI-2 Total expenses$3,811,365
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$43,491
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,233,189
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,189,698

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