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Chicago Votes Action Fund FY2020 filing

Chicago, ILUnknown exempt organization EIN 46-3873520Revenue $335K in FY2020

On file with the IRSchicagovotes.com234 S Wabash 6th Floor · Chicago, IL

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Youth leadership development and civic education

88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $50K a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
27 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $41K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$335K
Spent
$177K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$405K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$335K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$186K
FY2022$242K
FY2023$144K
FY2024$59K
Expenses
$177K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$139K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$412K
FY2024$168K
Net assets
$405K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$405K
FY2021$452K
FY2022$376K
FY2023$107K
FY2024−$2K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $155K Management & general 11% · $19K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chakena Perry
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Malik Alim
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lindsey Eanet
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ramsin Canon
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers young people through leadership training and civic engagement programs.

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1 program · $155K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Engage and develop a new generation of leaders by energizing Chicago's Millennial voters. Chicago Votes volunteers meet Millennials on their turf, in places like music festivals and farmers' markets, to foster full-spectrum political engagement within this young demographic.

$155Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Alliance for Youth ActionFY2023$41K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$41K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$335K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$335K
Money outPt IX
$177K
Ln 25
Programscol B$155K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$405K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$405K
Total assetsLn 16$405K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$335K
Total revenueLn 12$335K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$405K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$405K
Total assetsLn 16$405K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$405K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6260
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$246K$405K
Total assetsLn 16$246K$405K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$246K$405K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$625
Management feesLn 11a$51K$39K$10K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$275$275
Advertising and promotionLn 12$52K$52K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$847
Information technologyLn 14$13K$10K$3K
TravelLn 17$385$270$77$38
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$37K$79
Total functional expensesLn 25$177K$155K$19K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $59K$168K−$109K−$2K 990 PDF
FY2023 $144K$412K−$269K$107K 990 PDF
FY2022 $242K$318K−$76K$376K 990 PDF
FY2021 $186K$139K$47K$452K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $335K$177K$158K$405K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $335,473 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $183,122$335,473
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $183,122$335,473
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $350$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,460$2,500
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $134,462$174,518
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $147,272$177,018
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $35,850$158,455
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $335,473 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$335,473
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$335,473
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$335,473
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $177,018 across 10 lines filed
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,875 · Management $625$2,500
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $38,521 · Management $10,272 · Fundraising $2,568$51,361
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,765$3,765
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $13,500$13,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $275$275
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $51,569$51,569
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,552 · Management $847$3,399
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,094 · Management $3,364$13,458
IX-17 TravelPrograms $270 · Management $77 · Fundraising $38$385
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,727 · Management $79$36,806
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $155,383 · Management $19,029 · Fundraising $2,606$177,018
Part X · Balance sheet $404,562 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $246,107$404,562
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $246,107$404,562
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $246,107$404,562
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $246,107$404,562
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $246,107$404,562
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $404,562 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$335,473
XI-2 Total expenses$177,018
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$158,455
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$246,107
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$404,562

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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