Ecolibrium3's mission is to lead and inspire change in our community toward an equitable and sustainable future. We work at the intersection of energy, equity, and economic vitality.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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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FY2022 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $226K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $418K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$684K
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$817K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$802K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$593K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$817K
FY2022▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$910K
FY2021$700K
FY2022$817K
FY2023$852K
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$802K
FY2022▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$692K
FY2021$842K
FY2022$802K
FY2023$892K
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$593K
FY2022▲ +56%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$487K
FY2021$380K
FY2022$593K
FY2023$650K
FY2024$903K
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending September 2022) · 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 Sep 2011.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $679K Management & general 12% · $99K Fundraising 3% · $24K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO/CFO
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Jodi Slick’s $150K as CEO/CFO is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jodi Slick$150,000$106,869$95,331$90,000$90,000$90,000

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 15aYes

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1 program · $679K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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ECOLIBRIUM3 is a lincoln park based nonprofit organization with a mission to lead and inspire change in our community toward an equitable and sustainable future. We accomplish this mission through three areas of focus.

$679Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$817K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$596K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$151K
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Money outPt IX
$802K
Ln 25
Programscol B$679K
Managementcol C$99K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$593K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$231K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$684K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$596K
Government grantsLn 1e$591K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$151K
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Total revenueLn 12$817K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$231K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$231K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$626K
Other assetsLn 15$118K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$684K
Net assetsLn 32$593K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K$231K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$462K$626K
Total assetsLn 16$866K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$486K$684K
Net assetsLn 32$380K$593K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$87K$5K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$272K$244K$14K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K$166$166
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$28K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$29K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$163K$162K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K$769
Office expensesLn 13$66K$34K$32K$115
Information technologyLn 14$9K$6K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$24K$3K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$10K$745
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$36K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$802K$679K$99K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.8M$1.6M$1.1M$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.6M$180K$903K 990 PDF
FY2023 $852K$892K−$41K$650K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $817K$802K$15K$593K 990 PDF
FY2021 $700K$842K−$141K$380K 990 PDF
FY2020 $910K$692K$218K$487K 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 $817,331 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $298,965$596,479
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $401,406$151,451
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$69,401
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $700,371$817,331
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $387,276$435,114
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $454,297$366,748
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $841,573$801,862
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$141,202$15,469
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $817,331 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,250
VIII-1e Government grants$591,229
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$596,479
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $151,451$151,451
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $69,401$69,401
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $151,451 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $69,401$817,331
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $801,862 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,940 · Management $4,830 · Fundraising $4,830$96,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $244,433 · Management $13,580 · Fundraising $13,580$271,593
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,984 · Management $166 · Fundraising $166$3,316
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,767 · Management $1,543 · Fundraising $1,543$30,853
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,476 · Management $1,638 · Fundraising $1,638$32,752
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $161,772 · Management $1,313$163,085
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,618$24,618
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,640 · Management $769$9,409
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,306 · Management $32,024 · Fundraising $115$66,445
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,591 · Management $1,078 · Fundraising $2,191$8,860
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,972 · Management $2,828$26,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,026$4,026
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,248 · Management $745$10,993
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,161$36,161
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,239$12,239
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,635 · Management $1,477$4,112
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $678,951 · Management $98,848 · Fundraising $24,063$801,862
Part X · Balance sheet $1,277,671 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,707$231,020
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $184,330$167,324
X-4 Accounts receivable$125,219
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,410$1,756
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$9,105
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $462,096$625,516
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $128,504$117,731
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $866,047$1,277,671
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $208,592$88,923
X-18 Grants payable$45,382
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $50,000$50,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $227,618$499,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $486,210$684,205
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $379,837$593,466
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $379,837$593,466
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $866,047$1,277,671
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $593,466 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$817,331
XI-2 Total expenses$801,862
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,469
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$379,837
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$198,160
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$593,466

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