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Deaf Equality EIN 99-1993908

Deaf Equality

EIN  99-1993908 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
A civil rights and advocacy nonprofit based in Chicago, IL. It reported about $198K in revenue for 2024.
Leadership
Zainab Alkebsi · Chief Policy Officer · $31K
Money in and out
$198K revenue
Bottom line
15.2mo operating runway

A civil rights and advocacy nonprofit based in Chicago, IL. It reported about $198K in revenue for 2024. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $198K in revenue, — in expenses, and $108K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$198K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
—
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$108K
Pt X · Ln 32
Operating runway
15.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+54%
revenue over expenses, this year
Donor-funded
100%
of revenue is gifts & grants

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990-EZ
Total revenue
$198K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
—
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$108K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19—
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16—
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B—
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDeaf Equality
EINHdr · item D99-1993908
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.deafequality.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R23)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2024

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a—
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13—
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14—
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a—
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2—

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Zainab Alkebsi
Chief Policy Officer
$31,250Pt VII · Sec A
Anna Bitencourt
Chief Litigation Officer
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Azeema Akram
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zainab Alkebsi’s $31K as Chief Policy Officer is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1035 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue100%$198K
Total revenueLn 12$198K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1—
Total assetsLn 16—
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$108K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $114K · Operating expenses/yr $90K
15.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
not reported
Management & General
not reported
Fundraising
not reported
Cost to raise $1
not reported
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $198K · Total revenue $198K
100%
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
Program service revenue — · Total revenue $198K
—
Investment reliance
Investment income — · Total revenue $198K
—
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue — · Total expenses $90K
Rests on the self-reported EZ program figure
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $198K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $108K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $198K · Expenses $90K
+54%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $6K · Total assets $114K
5%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $108K · Total assets $114K
95%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Zainab Alkebsi · Reported title Chief Policy Officer · Highest reported compensation $31K · Total expenses $90K
35%
Personnel share
Salaries & benefits $61K · Total expenses $90K
67%

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. Peer cohort: .

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Chicago Area Deaf Center FoundationFY2024$70K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$70K

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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)$198K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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