Gro Community EIN 80-0817409

Gro Community FY2019 filing

EIN  80-0817409 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL Founded 2012
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers residents to use their talents to rebuild their communities.
Leadership
Aaron Mallory · President
Money in and out
$422K revenue, $415K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Empowers residents to use their talents to rebuild their communities. For fiscal year 2019 it reported $422K in revenue, $415K in expenses.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2019
Total revenue
$422K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$415K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$0
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $7K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year
Donor-funded
0%
of revenue is gifts & grants

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2019 · Form 990
Revenue
$422K
FY2019
Expenses
$415K
FY2019
Total assets
$0
FY2019
Total liabilities
$0
FY2019
Total revenue
$422K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$415K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$0
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$7K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$0
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $415K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Behavorial health and sale of property that started loosing in value.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGro Community
EINHdr · item D80-0817409
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2012
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Randall
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aaron Mallory’s $144K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1547 $1–10M youth development 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aaron Mallory$143,750$87,708$74,297$42,185

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$370K · 88%
Program service revenue$52K · 12%
Other revenue88%$370K
Program service revenue12%$52K
Total revenueLn 12$422K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$415K
Total functional expensesLn 25$415K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16$0
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2019 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $415K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $415K · Total expenses $415K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $415K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $415K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $422K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $422K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $52K · Total revenue $422K
12%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $422K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $52K · Total expenses $415K
13%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $422K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $0 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $422K · Expenses $415K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $0
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $0 · Total assets $0
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $0
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Aaron Mallory · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $415K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $415K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$155K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2023 (Latest)$9.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$5.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$411K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$422K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2019IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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