501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 9 employees.
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
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 13% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$141K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $25K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$374K
-53% vs prior year
Spent
$435K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$172K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$374K
FY2024▼ -53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$38K
FY2021$121K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$799K
FY2024$374K
Expenses
$435K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$26K
FY2022$325K
FY2023$577K
FY2024$435K
Net assets
$172K
FY2024▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$35K
FY2021$60K
FY2022$12K
FY2023$233K
FY2024$172K

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 Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $420K Management & general 0% · $1K Fundraising 3% · $13K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $141K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$140,700Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Development Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vanessa Harris’s $141K as President is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Vanessa Harris$140,700$166,778$111,318

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

Strategy for Access Foundation Nfp is a civil rights and advocacy nonprofit based in Chicago, IL.

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3 programs · $398K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Access Chicago Program, funded by the US Department of Commerce and the National Endowment for the Arts which involves the production of videos showing that museums and cultural institutions in Chicago are Disability Friendly. In 2024, we completed production and post-production.

$314Kprogram expense
02

Chicago Community Trust provided matching funds for the Disability Friendly Chicago program highlighting accessibility of Chicago museums and cultural institutions.

$74Kprogram expense
03

Translation of existing program videos into different languages.

$10Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$374K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$371K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$435K
Ln 25
Programscol B$420K
Managementcol C$1K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$172K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$175K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$371K
Government grantsLn 1e$231K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$374K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$156K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$175K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$172K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$245K$175K
Total assetsLn 16$249K$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$233K$172K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$141K$141K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$94K$82K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$123K$123K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$409$205
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$479$240
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$11K$209
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$565$220
Total functional expensesLn 25$435K$420K$1K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $374K$435K−$61K$172K 990 PDF
FY2023 $799K$577K$222K$233K 990 PDF
FY2022 $277K$325K−$48K$12K 990 PDF
FY2021 $121K$26K$95K$60K 990 PDF
FY2020 $38K−$35K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $373,545 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $797,272$371,084
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,868$2,461
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $799,140$373,545
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $205,405$183,094
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $371,855$251,787
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $577,260$434,881
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $221,880−$61,336
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $373,545 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$13,231
VIII-1e Government grants$230,569
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$127,284
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$120,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$371,084
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,461$2,461
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,461 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$373,545
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $434,881 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $140,700$140,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $27,221$27,221
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,997$1,997
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,176$13,176
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,661$1,661
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $81,973 · Fundraising $12,500$94,473
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $123,074$123,074
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,045$2,045
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,823$5,823
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,477 · Management $409 · Fundraising $205$4,091
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,073 · Management $479 · Fundraising $240$4,792
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,725$1,725
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,126 · Fundraising $209$11,335
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,983 · Management $565 · Fundraising $220$2,768
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $420,054 · Management $1,453 · Fundraising $13,374$434,881
Part X · Balance sheet $174,676 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $60,080$18,739
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $184,907$155,937
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $248,799$174,676
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,623
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,410$2,623
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $233,389$172,053
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $233,389$172,053
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $248,799$174,676
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $172,053 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$373,545
XI-2 Total expenses$434,881
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$61,336
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$233,389
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$172,053

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