Vision for Chicago

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The mission of Vision for Chicago is to provide access to quality eye care which will include Vision screenings, exams and glassed as needed for the recently released or paroled populations in the south and west neighborhoods of Chicago. Vision for Chicago is committed to participating in the ongoing work in south and westside neighborhoods. By providing eye screenings, exams and glasses, to those who are recently released or paroled, Vision for Chicago hopes to contribute to the work of other organizations which focus on improving possibilities for life.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-3615715) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
72% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.9 mo
of spending, in cash
2.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $49K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40K
16% of total assets
Liabilities are 16% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$299K
+101% vs prior year
Spent
$109K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$215K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$299K
FY2025▲ +101%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$171K
FY2024$148K
FY2025$299K
Net assets
$215K
FY2025▲ +118%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$122K
FY2024$98K
FY2025$215K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2020.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $79K Management & general 27% · $30K Fundraising 0% · $194

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

10 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Program Coordinator
$35,761Pt VII · Sec A
Program Coordinator
$6,658Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$5,246Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amelia Moran’s $36K as President and Program Coordinator is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1980 $100K–1M health care 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Amelia Moran$35,761$65,533$20,692
Susan Renteria$6,658$28,200$6,000
Richard Moran$5,246$6,602$5,303

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

Programs and updates

Vision for Chicago is a health care nonprofit based in Berwyn, IL, formed in 2019.

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1 program · $79K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Equitable Access to Vision Care

Vision for chicago offers vision care access to justice-impacted adults in chicago. Services offered eye exams, glasses, and medical referrals via partnerships with reentry centers and community groups, over 3,000 individuals have been assisted, with 600+ in the last year.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-3615715) · Dispute this line
$79Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$49K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$299K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$592
Other incomeLn 4–11$195
Money outPt IX
$109K
Ln 25
Programscol B$79K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$194
Owns and owesPt X
$215K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Government grantsLn 1e$200K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$592
Other incomeLn 4–11$195
Total revenueLn 12$299K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
Accounts receivableLn 4$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
Net assetsLn 32$215K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K$27K
Total assetsLn 16$66K$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K$40K
Net assetsLn 32$0$215K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$49K$43K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$602$602
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$430
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$194$194
Office expensesLn 13$3K$113$2K
Information technologyLn 14$180$180
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$431$431
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$19K$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$109K$79K$30K$194

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 3, 2026 $299K$109K$189K$215K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $148K$98K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $171K$122K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $298,809 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $126,632$298,022
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$592
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,832$195
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $148,464$298,809
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $118,945$53,152
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,824$56,314
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $171,769$109,466
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,305$189,343
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $298,809 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$200,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$98,022
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$298,022
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $592 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$592
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $195 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$195
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $787 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$298,809
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $109,466 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $43,190 · Management $5,626$48,816
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $602$602
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,304 · Management $430$3,734
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,381$8,381
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,984 · Management $2,415$5,399
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $194$194
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $113 · Management $2,420$2,533
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $180$180
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,929 · Management $1,421$3,350
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $431$431
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,563$3,563
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,887$8,887
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,059$2,059
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,891 · Management $2,446 · Fundraising $0$21,337
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $79,298 · Management $29,974 · Fundraising $194$109,466
Part X · Balance sheet $254,322 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,831$26,009
X-4 Accounts receivable$200,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,788$26,901
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,548$1,412
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,167$254,322
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,992$5,876
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payable$33,649
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $66,167$39,525
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$214,797
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$214,797
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,167$254,322
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $214,797 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$298,809
XI-2 Total expenses$109,466
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$189,343
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$25,454
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$214,797

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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