To empower youth in Chicago and beyond to become forces of positive change in their communities by embracing the goodness that surrounds them.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$93K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $21K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $60K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$578K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$551K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$127K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$578K
FY2025▲ +7%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$456K
FY2023$422K
FY2024$539K
FY2025$578K
Expenses
$551K
FY2025▼ -4%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$175K
FY2021$232K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$458K
FY2024$577K
FY2025$551K
Net assets
$127K
FY2025▼ -1%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$133K
FY2022$273K
FY2023$196K
FY2024$129K
FY2025$127K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $402K Management & general 7% · $36K Fundraising 21% · $113K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$92,775Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Priya Shah$92,775$89,420$90,000$84,414$81,756$79,568

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.

See The Simple Good executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Empowers youth to create positive community change by embracing goodness.

Questions for The Simple Good

Tap to ask. The Simple Good sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. The Simple Good answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $402K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To provide social-emotional learning and mindfulness-based arts programming to youth, fueling positivity and activism through art and dialogue.

$402Kprogram 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
Wag FoundationFY2024$750
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$60K
See all 5 funders →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$578K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$479K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$551K
Ln 25
Programscol B$402K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$113K
Owns and owesPt X
$127K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$131K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$479K
Government grantsLn 1e$69K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$78K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$578K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
SavingsLn 2$91K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$100K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$131K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$127K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K$100K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$104K$131K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$100K$127K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$93K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$91K$91K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$556$556
Office expensesLn 13$77$77
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K
TravelLn 17$674$674
InterestLn 20$359$359
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$282K$169K$113K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$551K$402K$36K$113K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $578K$551K$27K$127K 990 PDF
FY2024 $539K$577K−$38K$129K 990 PDF
FY2023 $422K$458K−$36K$196K 990 PDF
FY2022 $456K$326K$129K$273K 990 PDF
FY2021 $251K$232K$19K$133K 990 PDF
FY2020 $199K$175K$24K$99K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $578,038 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $351,099$479,032
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $109,009$86,326
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,973$2,029
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $75,832$10,651
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $538,913$578,038
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 $296,953$213,711
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $279,619$337,100
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $576,572$550,811
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$37,659$27,227
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $578,038 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,651 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$68,654
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$297,284
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$78,374
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$479,032
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,326$86,326
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,029$2,029
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $96,977 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,029$578,038
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $550,811 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $92,775$92,775
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,822$90,822
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,500$11,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,614$18,614
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,675$9,675
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $556$556
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $77$77
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,938$5,938
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $16,425$16,425
IX-17 TravelPrograms $674$674
IX-20 InterestPrograms $359$359
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,531$3,531
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,916$9,916
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $169,283 · Fundraising $112,950$282,233
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,716$7,716
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $401,768 · Management $36,093 · Fundraising $112,950$550,811
Part X · Balance sheet $131,276 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,579$8,994
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $31,088$90,763
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $45,000$22,063
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $574$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,225$3,225
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,762$6,231
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $104,228$131,276
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,497$4,318
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,497$4,318
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $99,731$126,958
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $99,731$126,958
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $104,228$131,276
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $126,958 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$578,038
XI-2 Total expenses$550,811
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,227
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$99,731
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$126,958

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.