Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity INC EIN 92-2376770

Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity INC

EIN  92-2376770 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Accelerates youth development by bridging research and practical solutions for equitable opportunity.
Leadership
John Dugan · Chief Research & Development Officer · $227K
Money in and out
$5.3M revenue, $3.4M expenses
Bottom line
99% program efficiency

Accelerates youth development by bridging research and practical solutions for equitable opportunity. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $5.3M in revenue, $3.4M in expenses, and $3.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$5.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.9M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +27% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+35%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -13% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2025▲ +80%
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2025▲ +95%
Total assets
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +150%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2025▼ -78%
Total revenue
$5.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.9M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Convenings

Celo hosted several convenings throughout the 2024-2025 fiscal year, including the youth service convening in september 2024 and SXSW edu cohort in march 2025. The convenings are an opportunity to bring people together in support of the celo mission.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Index

The leadership development index is a digital assessment tool that measures leadership capacities to accelerate personal and professional growth. Grounded in 20 years of cutting-edge research, and benchmarked with 600,000 participants across career fields, the index is designed for impact.

$777Kprogram expense
03

Research

Celo is the owner and operator of the world's largest and longest-running research program on the building blocks of youth development - in other words, measurable steps toward developing competencies, such as resilience, collaboration, and creative-problem solving.

$320Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCenter for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity INC
EINHdr · item D92-2376770
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jexpandingleadership.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 BMFMar 2023

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Research & Development Officer
$226,727Pt VII · Sec A
$201,811Pt VII · Sec A
$125,362Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Dugan’s $227K as Chief Research & Development Officer is at the 88th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
John Dugan$226,727$104,815
Sonny Garg$201,811$93,074
Kristan Cilente Skendall$125,362$57,794

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$4.9M · 93%
Program service revenue$340K · 6%
Investment income$44K · 1%
Contributions & grants93%$4.9M
Program service revenue6%$340K
Investment income1%$44K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.00
Program services99%$3.4M
Management & general1%$48K
Fundraising$664
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$389K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.0M · Operating expenses/yr $3.4M
10.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $3.4M · Total expenses $3.4M
99%
Management & General
Management & general $48K · Total expenses $3.4M
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $664 · Total expenses $3.4M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $3.7M
$0.00 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4.9M · Total revenue $5.3M
93%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $5.3M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $340K · Total revenue $5.3M
6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $44K · Total revenue $5.3M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $340K · Total expenses $3.4M
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.3M · Prior year $2.9M
+80%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.3M · Expenses $3.4M
+35%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.1M · Total assets $3.1M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2.6M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.1M
85%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Dugan · Reported title CHIEF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $227K · Total expenses $3.4M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $723K · Total expenses $3.4M
21%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%
Overhead ratio 1%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 80%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 69 grants · $1.0M · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$73,100
What We All Deserve (wwad)FY2024$27,200
Youth Advocates for ChangeCA · FY2024$26,650
The Harbour INCIL · FY2024$26,100
Young Leaders for ChangeTX · FY2024$25,000
Seattle Storm FoundationWA · FY2024$25,000
Her Rising InitiativeIL · FY2024$25,000
Griot Arts INCMS · FY2024$25,000
Campus CompactMA · FY2024$25,000
Virtutem Populo INCFL · FY2024$11,100
York College of PennsylvaniaFY2024$10,000
Weber State UniversityFY2024$10,000
University of Texas at San AntonioFY2024$10,000
University of Texas at ArlingtonFY2024$10,000
University of Nevada Las VegasFY2024$10,000
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$5.3M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$2.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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