Revolution Workshop EIN 82-2354651 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Teaches carpentry and woodworking skills to help people find jobs. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $597K in revenue, $789K in expenses, and $488K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Employment
Location
Chicago, IL
Website
www.revolutionworkshop.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$597KFY2020
Expenses
$789K
Net assets
$488K
People
10
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-2354651 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Teaches carpentry and woodworking skills to help people find jobs.
Leadership
Daniel Miller · Board Chair
Money in and out
$597K revenue, $789K expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$597K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$789K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$488K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$192K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-32%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$597K
FY2020
Expenses
$789K
FY2020
Total assets
$672K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$184K
FY2020
Total revenue
$597K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$789K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$488K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$192K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$672K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRevolution Workshop
EINHdr · item D82-2354651
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.revolutionworkshop.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEmployment (J22)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
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
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Manuel Rodriguez’s $120K as Ex Officio Executive Director is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1236 $1–10M employment 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Manuel Rodriguez$119,792$117,375$99,479$92,396

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $591K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Carpentry and woodworking workforce development programs for unemployed or underemployed people in partnership with area businesses.

$495Kprogram expense
02

Wood Working Enterprise Program

$96Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$511K · 86%
Program service revenue$84K · 14%
Contributions & grants86%$511K
Program service revenue14%$84K
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$96K
Total revenueLn 12$597K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.05
Program services75%$591K
Management & general20%$161K
Fundraising5%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$789K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$514K
Total assetsLn 16$672K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$184K
Total net assetsLn 32$488K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $514K · Operating expenses/yr $789K
7.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $591K · Total expenses $789K
75%
Management & General
Management & general $161K · Total expenses $789K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $38K · Total expenses $789K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $38K · Solicited contributions $415K
$0.09 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $511K · Total revenue $597K
86%
Government reliance
Government grants $96K · Total revenue $597K
16%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $84K · Total revenue $597K
14%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $597K
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $84K · Total expenses $789K
11%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $597K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $488K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $597K · Expenses $789K
-32%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $672K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $488K · Total assets $672K
73%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $672K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Daniel Miller · Reported title Board Chair · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $789K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $354K · Total expenses $789K
45%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%

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 · FY2025
RedfFY2025$108K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$141K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$5.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$4.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$597K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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