Seven Generations Ahead: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 36-4437661)

Gary Cuneen’s $122K as Executive Di is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $100K–1M environment 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

Name	FY2023	FY2022	FY2020
Gary Cuneen	$122,422	$110,040	$99,514

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

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes development of ecologically sustainable, healthy communities.

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3 programs · $870K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Seven generations ahead implemented its nationally-recognized fresh from the FARM/FARM to school program in chicago public schools, and provided additional metro area schools with training and resources.

$870Kprogram expense

02

Zero Waste/Food Scrap Composting

Sga works with schools, businesses, institutions, and municipalities to provide support for all steps along a path to zero waste from planning to implementation. Zero waste is fundamentally a different approach to managing materials - one that seeks to emulate natural cycles in which all materials are designed to become resources for…

Pt IX · col B

03

Sustainability Planning

Works with communities and regions to support local sustainability plan development & implementation. These plans help communities reduce their impact on climate change, improve community health, conserve and enhance existing natural resources.

Pt IX · col B

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

Willow Springs Charitable TrustFY2024$100K

Oak Park-River Forest Community FoundationFY2024$81K

The Chicago Community TrustFY2024$75K

The Lumpkin Family FoundationFY2024$35K

Fairfield Countys Community Foundation INCFY2024$15K

Full Circle FoundationFY2024$10K

The Sidley Austin FoundationFY2024$5K

Walter S Mander FoundationFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$331K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$863K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$789K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$72K

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Money outPt IX

$983K

Ln 25

Programscol B$906K

Managementcol C$68K

Fundraisingcol D$9K

Owns and owesPt X

$153K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K

Total assetsLn 16$156K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$789K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$72K

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Total revenueLn 12$863K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$109K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K

Other assetsLn 15$23K

Total assetsLn 16$156K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

Net assetsLn 32$153K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 59

VolunteersI 670

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$48K	$109K
Total assetsLn 16	$279K	$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$6K	$3K
Net assetsLn 32	$273K	$153K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$516K	$469K	$40K	$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$28K	$22K	$6K	$335
Payroll taxesLn 10	$38K	$34K	$3K	$514
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$238K	$225K	$13K	$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$225	$225
Office expensesLn 13	$3K	$3K	$693
TravelLn 17	$32K	$30K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$9K	$8K	$670	$117
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$113K	$110K	$3K	$351
All other expensesLn 24e	$5K	$5K	$266	$32
Total functional expensesLn 25	$983K	$906K	$68K	$9K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$863K	$983K	−$120K	$153K	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.1M	$958K	$99K	$273K	990 PDF
FY2022	$651K	$778K	−$127K	$174K	990 PDF
FY2021	$746K	$697K	$49K	$300K	990 PDF
FY2020	$691K	$611K	$80K	$251K	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

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Part I · Summary $863,051 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $985,037$788,513

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $71,782$72,160

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $803$2,378

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,057,622$863,051

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $418,353$582,222

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $539,791$400,932

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $958,144$983,154

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $99,478−$120,103

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $863,051 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$788,513

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$788,513

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $72,160$72,160

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,378$2,378

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $72,160 · Excluded from tax $2,378$863,051

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $983,154 across 10 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $469,457 · Management $39,819 · Fundraising $7,002$516,278

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,884 · Management $5,927 · Fundraising $335$28,146

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,368 · Management $2,916 · Fundraising $514$37,798

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $224,538 · Management $12,770 · Fundraising $1,090$238,398

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $225$225

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,503 · Management $693$3,196

IX-17 TravelPrograms $29,905 · Management $2,239$32,144

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,896 · Management $670 · Fundraising $117$8,683

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $110,189 · Management $2,884 · Fundraising $351$113,424

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,564 · Management $266 · Fundraising $32$4,862

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $905,529 · Management $68,184 · Fundraising $9,441$983,154

Part X · Balance sheet $155,878 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,515$108,915

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $48,402$21,443

X-4 Accounts receivable$833

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,036$1,304

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $180,379$23,383

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $279,332$155,878

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,248$2,897

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,248$2,897

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $92,705$55,106

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $180,379$97,875

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $273,084$152,981

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $279,332$155,878

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $152,981 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$863,051

XI-2 Total expenses$983,154

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$120,103

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$273,084

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$152,981

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

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