Chicago We Stand INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 87-2367142)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024	$100K
FY2025	$100K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024	$67K
FY2025	$28K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2024.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

84%

16%

Program services 84% · $60K Fundraising 16% · $12K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Allen Watson

CEO/Board of Directors

$7,300Pt VII · Sec A

James Leslie

President/Board of Directors

$7,300Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Watson JR

Board of Directors

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allen Watson’s $7K as CEO/Board of Directors is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024
Allen Watson	$7,300	$267
James Leslie	$7,300	$267

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Chicago We Stand INC is a food and nutrition nonprofit based in Chicago, IL, formed in 2021.

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3 programs · $24K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Fundraising Events.

$12Kprogram expense

02

Food drives, coat drives, and clothes drive for the communities.

$10Kprogram expense

03

Back to School Drive.

$2Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$100K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K

Money outPt IX

$72K

Ln 25

Programscol B$60K

Fundraisingcol D$12K

Owns and owesPt X

$28K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K

Total assetsLn 16$28K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Total revenueLn 12$100K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$28K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K

Total assetsLn 16$28K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$28K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 53

VolunteersI 610

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2		$28K
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$0	$28K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$15K	$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$14K	$14K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$12K			$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2K	$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$500	$500
Office expensesLn 13	$9K	$9K
Information technologyLn 14	$73	$73
RoyaltiesLn 15	$300	$300
OccupancyLn 16	$900	$900
TravelLn 17	$7K	$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$13K	$13K	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$72K	$60K	$0	$12K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$100K	$72K	$28K	$28K	990 PDF
FY2024	$100K			$67K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $100,000 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$100,000

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$100,000

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$14,600

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$11,575

I-17 Other expenses$45,685

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$71,860

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$28,140

Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $100,000 across 10 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$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$100,000

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$100,000

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$100,000

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $71,860 across 11 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,600$14,600

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $13,500$13,500

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $11,575$11,575

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,952$1,952

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $500$500

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,270$9,270

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $73$73

IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $300$300

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $900$900

IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,590$6,590

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,600 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,600

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $60,285 · Management $0 · Fundraising $11,575$71,860

Part X · Balance sheet $28,140 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$28,140

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$28,140

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$28,140

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$28,140

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$28,140

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $28,140 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$100,000

XI-2 Total expenses$71,860

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,140

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$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$28,140

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

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