Disability Lead EIN 84-1895211

Disability Lead FY2020 filing

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Develops leaders with disabilities to boost civic engagement and diverse representation in Chicago. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $737K in revenue, $555K in expenses, and $540K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Chicago, IL
Website
www.disabilitylead.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$737KFY2020
Expenses
$555K
Net assets
$540K
People
11
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  84-1895211 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Develops leaders with disabilities to boost civic engagement and diverse representation in Chicago.
Leadership
Emily Blum · Executive Director · $110K
Money in and out
$737K revenue, $555K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$737K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$555K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$540K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $182K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
12.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+25%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$737K
FY2020
Expenses
$555K
FY2020
Total assets
$632K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$92K
FY2020
Total revenue
$737K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$555K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$540K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$182K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$632K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $444K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Since inception, advancing leadership members have experienced more than 200 civic, professional, and leadership advancements.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDisability Lead
EINHdr · item D84-1895211
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.disabilitylead.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$110,231Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Governance Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily E Blum’s $111K as Executive Director is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Emily Blum$116,699$113,300$110,231
Emily E Blum$111,278$108,432

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$712K · 97%
Program service revenue$25K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$712K
Program service revenue3%$25K
Total revenueLn 12$737K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.07
Program services80%$444K
Management & general13%$72K
Fundraising7%$39K
Total functional expensesLn 25$555K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$585K
Total assetsLn 16$632K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$92K
Total net assetsLn 32$540K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $585K · Operating expenses/yr $555K
12.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $444K · Total expenses $555K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $72K · Total expenses $555K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $39K · Total expenses $555K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $39K · Solicited contributions $712K
$0.06 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $712K · Total revenue $737K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $737K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $25K · Total revenue $737K
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $737K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $25K · Total expenses $555K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $737K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $540K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $737K · Expenses $555K
+25%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $632K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $540K · Total assets $632K
85%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $632K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Emily Blum · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $110K · Total expenses $555K
20%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $368K · Total expenses $555K
66%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Legal fee ratio 0.1%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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 · FY2024
Fisa FoundationFY2024$125K
AARPFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 16 funders$707K
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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)$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$546K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$737K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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