Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 36-4478169Revenue $915K in FY2024

On file with the IRS9009 S Western Ave, 60643-6433 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Oct 2024Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Assure the interests of african-americans are given equitable representation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $96K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$375K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 96% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$915K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$935K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$915K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$307K
FY2020$543K
FY2021$737K
FY2022$981K
FY2023$818K
FY2024$915K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$267K
FY2020$205K
FY2021$497K
FY2022$715K
FY2023$967K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$935K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$347K
FY2020$685K
FY2021$916K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$935K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2024-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2024.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $723K Management & general 23% · $247K Fundraising 12% · $128K

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

42 people listed on the 990; $375K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$187,508Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$187,508Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tiffany D Hightower’s $188K as Executive Director is at the 96th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tiffany D Hightower$187,508———
Tiffany Hightower—$185,439$135,737$120,111

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for fair representation of African-Americans' interests.

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Conference forum for the study, examination, and discussion of issues and conditions affeting the illinois african-american community. Establishment of a higher education scholarship program to identify and promote future black leaders throughout illinois, including the awarding of scholarships to students.

$723Kprogram expense
02

Conference forum for the study, examination, and discussion of issues and conditions affeting the illinois african-american community. Establishment of a higher education scholarship program to identify and promote future black leaders throughout illinois, including the awarding of scholarships to students.

$718Kprogram expense

Funders

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$40K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $734K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$152,415
Unitemized GrantFY2024$152,415
Unitemized GrantFY2023$118,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$113,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$68,635
Unitemized GrantFY2020$58,500
Unitemized GrantFY2019$70,150

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$915K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$659K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$254K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$723K
Managementcol C$247K
Fundraisingcol D$128K
Owns and owesPt X
$935K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$909K
Total assetsLn 16$943K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
42
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$254K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$659K
Total revenueLn 12$915K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$909K
Total assetsLn 16$943K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$935K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $915K$1.1M−$159K$935K 990 PDF
FY2023 $818K$967K−$149K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $981K$715K$266K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $737K$497K$240K$916K 990 PDF
FY2020 $543K$205K$338K$685K 990 PDF
FY2019 $307K$267K$39K$347K 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 FY2024 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

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

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