501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
4¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2026 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2026
latest Form 990-EZ
The latest return is for FY2026, this tax year.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
4%
of spending
4% of spending went to programs.
990-EZ Pt III · Ln 32
Named funders
1
named funder · $75
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
990-EZ Pt II · Ln 26
Revenue
$25K
+50% vs prior year
Spent
$30K
To programs
4%
Net assets
$60K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$25K
FY2026▲ +50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$14K
FY2022$14K
FY2023$23K
FY2024$36K
FY2025$17K
FY2026$25K
Net assets
$60K
FY2026▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$32K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$78K
FY2025$62K
FY2026$60K

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending April 2026) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in May 2016.

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

Where the money goes

4 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 4% · $1K

Form 990-EZ Part I, lines 10–17. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990-EZ.

990-EZ Part IV · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2025); the FY2026 filing did not itemize 990-EZ Part IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Vice President
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Treasurer
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
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Programs and updates

A community improvement nonprofit based in Des Plaines, IL.

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75

By the numbers

The FY2026 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$25K
Other income$24K
Gifts and grants$1K
Money out
$30K
Programs$1K
Owns and owes
$60K
net assets
Total assets$60K
Liabilities$0
People
4
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$1K
Other income$24K
Total revenue$25K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$60K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$60K
Operations
Fiscal year endsApril

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 11, 2026 $25K$30K−$5K$60K 990 PDF
FY2025Filed with the IRS Aug 23, 2025 $17K$62K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 29, 2024 $36K$78K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 14, 2023 $23K$55K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 7, 2022 $14K$36K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 7, 2021 $14K$32K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support G · Fundraising O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2026 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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