Seven Generations Ahead FY2021 filing

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Oak Park, IL501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 36-4437661Revenue $746K in FY2021

On file with the IRSsevengenerationsahead.org616 S Harvey Ave, 60304-1517 · Oak Park, ILTax-exempt since Nov 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Founded in 2001, Seven Generations ahead's mission is to promote the deveopment of ecologically sustainable healthy communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $331K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$63K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$746K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$697K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$300K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$746K
FY2021▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$691K
FY2021$746K
FY2022$651K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$863K
Expenses
$697K
FY2021▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$611K
FY2021$697K
FY2022$778K
FY2023$958K
FY2024$983K
Net assets
$300K
FY2021▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$174K
FY2023$273K
FY2024$153K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2001.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $604K Management & general 12% · $82K Fundraising 1% · $10K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2020
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 · $604K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

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…

$257Kprogram expense
02

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.

$235Kprogram expense
03

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.

$112Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$746K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$733K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Money outPt IX
$697K
Ln 25
Programscol B$604K
Managementcol C$82K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$300K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$330K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$733K
Government grantsLn 1e$548K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Total revenueLn 12$746K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$330K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$330K
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
Net assetsLn 32$300K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 670
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K$330K
Total assetsLn 16$287K$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$63K
Net assetsLn 32$251K$300K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$328K$286K$34K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$22K$3K$596
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$2K$29
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$63$5
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K$124$28
OccupancyLn 16$15K$13K$1K$260
TravelLn 17$16K$15K$335
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$25K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$762$173
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$266K$226K$39K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$4K$419$95
Total functional expensesLn 25$697K$604K$82K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $863K$983K−$120K$153K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$958K$99K$273K 990 PDF
FY2022 $651K$778K−$127K$174K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $746K$697K$49K$300K 990 PDF
FY2020 $691K$611K$80K$251K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $745,701 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $654,596$733,066
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,541$12,635
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $691,137$745,701
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $389,559$353,098
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $221,596$343,416
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $611,155$696,514
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $79,982$49,187
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $745,701 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$547,988
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$185,078
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$733,066
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,635$12,635
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,635$745,701
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $696,514 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $285,893 · Management $34,301 · Fundraising $7,786$327,980
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,895 · Management $2,627 · Fundraising $596$25,118
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,325 · Management $2,143 · Fundraising $29$6,497
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,018 · Management $63 · Fundraising $5$1,086
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,031 · Management $124 · Fundraising $28$1,183
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,489 · Management $1,145 · Fundraising $260$14,894
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,301 · Management $335$15,636
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $24,874 · Management $1,224$26,098
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,348 · Management $762 · Fundraising $173$7,283
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $225,933 · Management $38,908 · Fundraising $1,264$266,105
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,120 · Management $419 · Fundraising $95$4,634
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $604,227 · Management $82,051 · Fundraising $10,236$696,514
Part X · Balance sheet $362,944 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $254,673$330,191
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,722$1,667
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,374$5,338
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,516$25,748
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $287,285$362,944
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,513$26,778
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,088$62,560
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $126,753$128,338
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $124,444$172,046
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $251,197$300,384
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $287,285$362,944
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $300,384 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$745,701
XI-2 Total expenses$696,514
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$49,187
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$251,197
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$300,384

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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