TREND Community Development Corporation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that is organized for charitable, literary, educational or religious purposes, including but not limited to fostering inclusive economic growth in neighborhoods, cities, and regions through the creation and dissemination of new data, research, tools, and practices.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $73K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
29 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 29.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $485K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$72K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$445K
Spent
$146K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$323K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$445K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$445K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$400K
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$146K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$146K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$323K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$345K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$107K
FY2024$444K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $109K Management & general 26% · $37K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Emma Macroberts’s $133K as COO is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Emma Macroberts$132,937——
Emma Gonzalez Roberts—$107,965$53,865

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Fosters inclusive economic growth by creating and sharing data, research, and tools.

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3 programs · $103K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Chicago Finish Line Fund

This program is intended to support a team of local and national expert practitioners to provide advisory services to community-based stakeholder teams in five Chicago neighborhoods to catalyze and accelerate transformative community and economic development projects.

$50Kprogram expense
02

Chicago Emerging Minority Developer Initiative (CEMDI)- This program is intended to source and build a pipeline of community-focused developers from African American, Latinx and other minority communities to participate in commercial real estate development projects city-wide, including as part of the INVEST South/West initiative.

$28Kprogram expense
03

Best Patient Capital Fund

This program is intended to stabilize and grow small Black-owned consumer-oriented businesses in Chicago and suburban Cook County that are essential to community vitality through the provision of technical assistance and patient capital.

$25Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$445K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$445K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$146K
Ln 25
Programscol B$109K
Managementcol C$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$323K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$358K
Total assetsLn 16$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$445K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$445K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$358K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$358K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
Net assetsLn 32$323K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$358K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$72K
Net assetsLn 32$0$323K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$24K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$109K$109K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$146K$109K$37K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.8M$1.5M$337K$444K 990 PDF
FY2023 $400K$1.3M−$936K$107K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.0M$642K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.0M$22K$345K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $445K$146K$299K$323K 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
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Part I · Summary $445,002 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$445,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$2
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$445,002
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$145,923
I-18 Total expenses$145,923
I-19 Revenue less expenses$299,079
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $445,002 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$445,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$445,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2$445,002
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $145,923 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesManagement $24,300$24,300
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,079$13,079
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,544$108,544
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $108,544 · Management $37,379 · Fundraising $0$145,923
Part X · Balance sheet $395,202 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$357,702
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$37,500
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$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 $0$395,202
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$71,823
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$71,823
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions−$8,321
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$331,700
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$323,379
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$395,202
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $323,379 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$445,002
XI-2 Total expenses$145,923
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$299,079
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$24,300
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$323,379

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