Territory Nfp FY2022 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 47-3607717

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Territory is a place-based urban design studio where young people are building better futures for themselves and their communities through the practice of design.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$49K 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 12% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$249
0.10% 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
$264K
+60% vs prior year
Spent
$145K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$261K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$264K
FY2022▲ +60%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$165K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$329K
FY2024$249K
FY2025$399K
Expenses
$145K
FY2022
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$145K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$325K
FY2025$423K
Net assets
$261K
FY2022▲ +91%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$137K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$442K
FY2024$366K
FY2025$344K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $110K Management & general 21% · $30K Fundraising 3% · $4K

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; $49K 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
Executive/Program Director
$49,398Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Helen Slade’s $66K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Helen Slade$65,937$66,221$51,275$49,398$28,792
Surizaday Hernandez Solano————$2,580

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

Empowers youth to design and build better futures for their communities.

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3 programs · $110K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Territory Advanced Design Studio (tads)

Out of school program, advanced design studio for young people ages 15-21 working on projects and commissions for clients.

$48Kprogram expense
02

Territory Urban Design Team (tudt)

Out of school program, introduction to urban design for youth ages 14-19.

$41Kprogram expense
03

Territory Teens Breaking Boundaries (ttbb)

Program to support youth leadership in community organizing and community development for young people ages 15-24.

$22Kprogram 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 · FY2025
IffFY2025$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$264K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$180K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Money outPt IX
$145K
Ln 25
Programscol B$110K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$261K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K
Total assetsLn 16$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$249
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$180K
Government grantsLn 1e$18K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Total revenueLn 12$264K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$201K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$249
Net assetsLn 32$261K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$152K$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$249
Net assetsLn 32$137K$261K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$32K$9K$20K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$32K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$2K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$0$1K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$244$0$144$100
Office expensesLn 13$45$0$45$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K$0$0
TravelLn 17$1K$782$226$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$79$0$79$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$923$0$496$427
All other expensesLn 24e$54K$52K$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$145K$110K$30K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $399K$423K−$24K$344K 990 PDF
FY2024 $249K$325K−$76K$366K 990 PDF
FY2023 $329K$203K$126K$442K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $264K$145K$119K$261K 990 PDF
FY2021 $165K$137K 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 FY2022 990 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $263,953 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$180,327
I-9 Program service revenue$83,626
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$263,953
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$66,826
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$77,799
I-18 Total expenses$144,625
I-19 Revenue less expenses$119,328
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $263,953 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$17,800
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$162,527
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,190
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$180,327
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$83,626
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $83,626 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$263,953
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $144,625 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $8,667 · Management $19,540 · Fundraising $3,774$31,981
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,841 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$31,841
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,502 · Management $1,502 · Fundraising $0$3,004
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,218 · Fundraising $0$1,218
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,454 · Fundraising $0$2,454
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $144 · Fundraising $100$244
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $45 · Fundraising $0$45
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,217 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,217
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,689 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,689
IX-17 TravelPrograms $782 · Management $226 · Fundraising $0$1,008
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $79 · Fundraising $0$79
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,418 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,418
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,838 · Management $2,474 · Fundraising $0$5,312
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $496 · Fundraising $427$923
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $52,331 · Management $1,861 · Fundraising $0$54,192
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $110,285 · Management $30,039 · Fundraising $4,301$144,625
Part X · Balance sheet $261,480 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $94,665$200,685
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $52,057$52,513
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $968$1,874
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,000$6,408
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $151,690$261,480
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,715$249
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,715$249
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $84,268$207,602
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $52,707$53,629
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $136,975$261,231
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $151,690$261,480
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $261,231 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$263,953
XI-2 Total expenses$144,625
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$119,328
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$136,975
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,050
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,878
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$261,231

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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