Chicago Mobile Makers EIN 82-3034634 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Chicago Mobile Makers FY2023 filing

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Offers hands-on STEAM and skill-building programs for youth. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $456K in revenue, $404K in expenses, and $74K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Youth Development
Location
Chicago, IL
Website
mobilemakers.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2023)
Revenue
$456KFY2023
Expenses
$404K
Net assets
$74K
People
4
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  82-3034634 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers hands-on STEAM and skill-building programs for youth.
Leadership
Maya Bird-Murphy · Executive Director · $53K
Money in and out
$456K revenue, $404K expenses
Bottom line
54% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$456K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$404K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$74K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $52K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.46
Program efficiency
54%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$456K
FY2023▲ +67%
Expenses
$404K
FY2023▲ +36%
Total assets
$94K
FY2023▲ +145%
Total liabilities
$20K
FY2023▲ +21%
Total revenue
$456K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$404K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$74K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$52K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$94K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B54%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $59K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Educational Consulting

The Chicago Architecture Biennial CAB engaged Chicago Mobile Makers to serve as its official Education Partner. The organization facilitated a three-month youth-led design-build program that culminated in the fabrication of their installation at the 2023 CAB exhibition.

$38Kprogram expense
02

One-Time Workshop

Chicago Mobile Makers partnered with Pepsico on the Creative Changemakers Workshops in different cities around the United States. Chicago Mobile Makers led the curriculum development and facilitated Design and Innovation workshops for middle school students teenagers and young adults.

$11Kprogram expense
03

Recurring Workshop

Chicago Mobile Makers partnered with Gary Comer Youth Center to bring a design and architecture summer camp to students. There were multiple touchpoints with students over several weeks.

$10Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CChicago Mobile Makers
EINHdr · item D82-3034634
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jmobilemakers.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2017

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 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$53,053Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maya Bird-Murphy’s $57K as Executive Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Maya Bird-Murphy$57,222$53,053$46,731$46,820

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
Contributions & grants$366K · 80%
Program service revenue$87K · 19%
Other revenue$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants80%$366K
Program service revenue19%$87K
Other revenue1%$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$90K
Total revenueLn 12$456K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.46
Program services54%$217K
Management & general46%$187K
Total functional expensesLn 25$404K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$8K
Total assetsLn 16$94K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$20K
Total net assetsLn 32$74K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $8K · Operating expenses/yr $404K
0.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $217K · Total expenses $404K
54%
Management & General
Management & general $187K · Total expenses $404K
46%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $404K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $165K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $366K · Total revenue $456K
80%
Government reliance
Government grants $90K · Total revenue $456K
20%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $87K · Total revenue $456K
19%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $456K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $87K · Total expenses $404K
22%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $456K · Prior year $273K
+67%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $74K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $456K · Expenses $404K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $94K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $74K · Total assets $94K
79%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $94K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Maya Bird-Murphy · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $53K · Total expenses $404K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $284K · Total expenses $404K
70%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 54%
Overhead ratio 46%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 67%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

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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)$328K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$456K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$273K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$217K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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