We Evanston: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 82-3034393)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023	$225K
FY2024	$132K
FY2025	$8

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023	$191K
FY2024	$190K
FY2025	$54K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023	$112K
FY2024	$54K
FY2025	$0

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

99%

Program services 99% · $54K Management & general 1% · $341

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Cheryl Judice

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Laughlin

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carl La Mell

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rosa Baez-Lopez

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joel Blechman

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Peterson

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

Name	FY2024	FY2023
Lynn Weiss	$50,054	$45,500

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers young adults with career coaching, internships, and skills training for tech and trades.

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3 programs · $50K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Disbursed Cash to Trade Collective. An organization that helps high school students find careers in tech and trades.

$20Kprogram expense

02

Disbursed cash to Tech All Stars, an organization that provides coding skills and certification to young adults.

$20Kprogram expense

03

Disbursed cash to Curt's Cafe, an organization that teaches restaurant job skills to at risk youth.

$10Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2023

Cleary Ten Brink Family FoundationFY2023$25K

First Bank of Highland Park FoundationFY2023$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

Grants paid · 8 grants · $145K · 2022–2024

Tech All StarsIL · FY2024$20,000

Trade Education Collective INCIL · FY2024$20,000

Curt's CafeIL · FY2024$10,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$33,332

Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$30,053

Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,958

Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$8

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$8

Money outPt IX

$54K

Ln 25

Programscol B$54K

Managementcol C$341

Owns and owesPt X

$0

net assets · Ln 32

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Other incomeLn 4–11$8

Total revenueLn 12$8

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$0

SavingsLn 2$0

InvestmentsLn 11–13$0

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$0

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$54K	$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$0
Total assetsLn 16	$54K	$0
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$54K	$0

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$52K	$52K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$1K	$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$261		$261
Information technologyLn 14	$80		$80
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$341	$341
Total functional expensesLn 25	$54K	$54K	$341	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 1, 2025	$8	$54K	−$54K	$0	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 18, 2024	$132K	$190K	−$58K	$54K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023	$225K	$191K	$34K	$112K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations

See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $8 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $131,693$0

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$8

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $131,693$8

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $40,332$53,379

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $123,452$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,461$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $24,472$682

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $189,717$54,061

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$58,024−$54,053

Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $8 · Excluded from tax $0$8

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $8 · Excluded from tax $0$8

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $54,061 across 5 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $51,939$51,939

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,440$1,440

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $261$261

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $80$80

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $341$341

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $53,720 · Management $341 · Fundraising $0$54,061

Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,053$0

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0

X-4 Accounts receivable$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0

X-11 Publicly traded securities$0

X-12 Other securities$0

X-13 Program-related investments$0

X-14 Intangible assets$0

X-15 Other assets$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $54,053$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $54,053$0

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $54,053$0

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$8

XI-2 Total expenses$54,061

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$54,053

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$54,053

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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We Evanston

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

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

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for We Evanston

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV