To uplift, unearth, and untether People in different chicago communities. We achieve this through direct service, political education and issue advocacy work. The vision is to expand to the rest of the chicagoland area, nation and globe.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$129K 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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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 7% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $43K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$253K
-32% vs prior year
Spent
$293K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$46K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$253K
FY2024▼ -32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$371K
FY2024$253K
FY2025$216K
Expenses
$293K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$273K
FY2024$293K
FY2025$213K
Net assets
$46K
FY2024▼ -46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$86K
FY2024$46K
FY2025$50K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending March 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $247K Management & general 13% · $37K Fundraising 3% · $10K

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; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$66,560Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$62,400Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Consuela Hendricks’s $59K as Co-President is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Consuela R Hendricks—$66,560$66,560
Angela X Lin—$62,400$56,160
Consuela Hendricks$58,880——
Angela Lin$42,240——

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

Programs and updates

Empowers Chicago communities through direct service, education, and advocacy.

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3 programs · $247K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Garden fellows is our after-school program that built solidarity between 58 black, brown and asian students ages 11-19 and communitites through gardening, environmental justice education, and leadership skills building.

$113Kprogram expense
02

Anti Blackness Work

The first ever black heroes of chinatown national event we uplifted 10 heroes from 4 cities across the us in award ceremony, documentary and bilingual digital campaign, with over 150 attendees. We partnered with 5 organizations.

$84Kprogram expense
03

Language program bridges intergenerational and cross-cultural gaps by teaching cantonese and english to residents through a healing justice lens. In 12 weeks, we taught 26 students for 144 hours.

$49Kprogram 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 2 funders$43K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$253K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$246K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$293K
Ln 25
Programscol B$247K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$46K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K
Total assetsLn 16$80K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$246K
Government grantsLn 1e$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$253K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Total assetsLn 16$80K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$46K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 649
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$558$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$115K$80K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$34K
Net assetsLn 32$86K$46K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$24K$24K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$110K$17K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$32K$5K$758
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$15K$2K$351
Management feesLn 11a$26K$22K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$136$136
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$324$43
OccupancyLn 16$21K$18K$3K$422
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$470$72
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$11K$1K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$783$783
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$10K$1K$94
Total functional expensesLn 25$293K$247K$37K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $216K$213K$4K$50K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $253K$293K−$40K$46K 990 PDF
FY2023 $371K$273K$98K$86K 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 $253,342 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $354,348$245,690
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,371$1,619
I-10 Investment income$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,110$6,032
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $370,829$253,342
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,708$24,112
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $157,886$184,401
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,154$84,827
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $272,748$293,340
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $98,081−$39,998
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $253,342 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,476
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$233,214
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$245,690
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,619$1,619
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,032$6,032
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,651 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1$253,342
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $293,340 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $24,112$24,112
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,616 · Management $16,765 · Fundraising $2,579$128,960
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,209 · Management $4,926 · Fundraising $758$37,893
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,916 · Management $2,281 · Fundraising $351$17,548
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $21,681 · Management $3,826$25,507
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $136$136
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,906 · Management $324 · Fundraising $43$2,273
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,957 · Management $2,746 · Fundraising $422$21,125
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,068 · Management $470 · Fundraising $72$3,610
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,908 · Management $1,402 · Fundraising $5,305$17,615
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $783$783
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,395$2,395
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,214 · Management $1,075 · Fundraising $94$11,383
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $246,587 · Management $37,129 · Fundraising $9,624$293,340
Part X · Balance sheet $80,266 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $558$5,847
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $101,920$63,896
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,306$10,523
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $114,812$80,266
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,348$6,217
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,348$33,800
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $86,464$46,466
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $86,464$46,466
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $114,812$80,266
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,466 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$253,342
XI-2 Total expenses$293,340
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,998
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$86,464
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,466

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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