To promote access to sustainable, environmental, and economic solutions for individuals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$118K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$18K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$61K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2023▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$475K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$61K
FY2023▼ -94%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$861K
FY2022$936K
FY2023$61K
FY2024$125K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.8M Management & general 8% · $152K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$117,990Pt VII · Sec A
Treasorer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Monique Ellington’s $120K as Executive Di is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Monique Ellington$119,687$117,990—
Monique Elington——$72,692

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Greencorps chicago not-for-profit operated its third year of the greencorps chicago-terra firma program, a green industry job training program for individuals with barriers to employment. The program graduates 16 program participants in this spring and fall cohorts.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$152K
Owns and owesPt X
$61K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$61K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$936K$63K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Total assetsLn 16$936K$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$18K
Net assetsLn 32$936K$61K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$118K$118K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$279K$279K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$1.3M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$80K$80K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.8M$152K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.1M$64K$125K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.1M$1.9M−$874K$61K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.6M$75K$936K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$475K$861K$861K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,058,459 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,058,458
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$1,058,459
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$454,377
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$1,478,494
I-18 Total expenses$1,932,871
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$874,412
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $1,058,459 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,058,458
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,058,458
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1$1,058,459
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,932,871 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $117,990$117,990
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $278,760$278,760
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,139$25,139
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,488$32,488
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,623$5,623
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,282,881$1,282,881
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,639$3,639
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $12,288$12,288
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,327$6,327
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $79,950$79,950
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,405$1,405
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,633$8,633
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,725$5,725
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,023$72,023
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,781,279 · Management $151,592 · Fundraising $0$1,932,871
Part X · Balance sheet $78,990 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $936,334$62,569
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,736
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$13,685
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $936,334$78,990
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$18,361
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$18,361
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $936,334$60,629
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $936,334$60,629
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $936,334$78,990
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $60,629 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,058,459
XI-2 Total expenses$1,932,871
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$874,412
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$936,334
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,293
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$60,629

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