The CO-OP ED Center NFP is an organization committed to building democratic worker-owned businesses in Chicagoland that contribute to a strong local economy and invest in community development. Its a purpose is to train, develop and support worker cooperative in communities of color that abide by democratic and social justice values.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$601K
+161% vs prior year
Spent
$480K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$297K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$601K
FY2024▲ +161%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$124K
FY2022$11K
FY2024$230K
FY2024$601K
Expenses
$480K
FY2024▲ +100%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2024$240K
FY2024$480K
Net assets
$297K
FY2024▲ +702%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$59K
FY2021$85K
FY2022$46K
FY2024$37K
FY2024$297K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2019.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $355K Management & general 18% · $85K Fundraising 8% · $41K

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; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
$9,025Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$6,516Pt VII · Sec A
$375Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Xochitl Espinosa’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1216 $100K–1M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2022FY2021
Xochitl Espinosa$65,000$61,875$43,125$35,750
Janeth Amparo Aja Lurias$9,025$2,500$1,600—
Brian Tyler$6,516———
Elizabeth Carter——$908—
Weslyne Ashton$375———
Weslynne Ashton—$375——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds and supports worker-owned businesses in Chicagoland, fostering local economy and community development.

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1 program · $355K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Fostering educational and organizational assistance to qualified program service candidates

$355Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $19K · 2024–2024
Genesis Cleaning Co-Op LwcaFY2024$19,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$601K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$601K
Other incomeLn 4–11$210
Money outPt IX
$480K
Ln 25
Programscol B$355K
Managementcol C$85K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$297K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$261K
Total assetsLn 16$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$601K
Government grantsLn 1e$123K
Other incomeLn 4–11$210
Total revenueLn 12$601K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$261K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$261K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$297K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K$261K
Total assetsLn 16$210K$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$37K$297K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$19K$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$40K$20K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$82K$57K$22K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$3K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$7K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$2K$8K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$126K$110K$2K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$3K$5K$70
OccupancyLn 16$15K$0$15K$0
TravelLn 17$23K$23K$403$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$307$1K$153
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$78K$78K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$480K$355K$85K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $230K$240K−$10K$37K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2023 $11K$46K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 21, 2022 $124K$85K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 17, 2021 $74K$59K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $600,967 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $230,284$600,757
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$210
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $230,284$600,967
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$19,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $95,821$187,258
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $143,971$274,164
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $239,792$480,422
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,508$120,545
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $600,967 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$123,442
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$477,315
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$600,757
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $210$210
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $210$600,967
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $480,422 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $19,000$19,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,458 · Management $20,229 · Fundraising $20,229$80,916
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,023 · Management $22,021 · Fundraising $2,521$81,565
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,271 · Management $7,441 · Fundraising $1,635$12,347
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,125 · Management $3,564 · Fundraising $1,741$12,430
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,902 · Management $7,829 · Fundraising $0$9,731
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $109,835 · Management $2,000 · Fundraising $14,311$126,146
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,915 · Management $5,482 · Fundraising $70$8,467
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $14,900 · Fundraising $0$14,900
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,840 · Management $403 · Fundraising $0$23,243
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,633 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,633
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $307 · Management $1,262 · Fundraising $153$1,722
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,322 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$78,322
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $354,631 · Management $85,131 · Fundraising $40,660$480,422
Part X · Balance sheet $308,260 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200,826$260,905
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$37,055
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,400$9,100
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,200$1,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $210,426$308,260
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$865
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $173,329$10,047
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $173,329$10,912
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $37,097$297,348
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $37,097$297,348
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $210,426$308,260
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $297,348 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$600,967
XI-2 Total expenses$480,422
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$120,545
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$37,097
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$139,706
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$297,348

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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