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← THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,455,691,801
Total expenses
$1,521,532,173
Contributions and grants received
$2,122,879,010
Grants paid
$1,480,832,942
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,495,552,882
Management and general expenses
$22,265,392
Fundraising expenses
$3,713,899
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,495,552,882

Program services were 98.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bryan Traubert

    Director & Chair (as of 1/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Anne Ladky

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brett Hart

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Connie Lindsey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ethan Meers

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gretchen Crosby Sims

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heather Steans

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Reynolds

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jesse Ruiz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lou Nieto

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Margaret Stineman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Martin Cabrera Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Omar Duque

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Renetta McCann

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandra Micek

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steven Koch

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Peterson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Saenz

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $655,609
    From this org
    $596,277
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,332
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $567,771
    Bonus
    $27,250
    Other
    $1,256
    Deferred
    $50,550
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,782
    Filer's total
    $655,609

  • Jessica Strausbaugh

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $343,093
    From this org
    $322,265
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,828
    Hours/week
    37 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $321,339
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $926
    Deferred
    $18,339
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,489
    Filer's total
    $343,093

  • Amy Pena

    General Counsel & Secretary

    Total calculated
    $263,216
    From this org
    $231,325
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,891
    Hours/week
    37 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,285
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,040
    Deferred
    $19,712
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,179
    Filer's total
    $263,216

  • Sylvia Garcia

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $106,370
    From this org
    $99,164
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,206
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lisa Jericho

    VP Innovation & Technology

    Total calculated
    $299,269
    From this org
    $249,996
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,273
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $249,195
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $801
    Deferred
    $21,327
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,946
    Filer's total
    $299,269

  • Clothilde A Ewing

    VP Strategic Communications

    Total calculated
    $311,562
    From this org
    $260,251
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,311
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $259,708
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $543
    Deferred
    $22,760
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,551
    Filer's total
    $311,562

  • Wendell Williams

    Associate VP Talent & Admin

    Total calculated
    $246,276
    From this org
    $216,656
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,620
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,198
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $458
    Deferred
    $18,517
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,103
    Filer's total
    $246,276

  • Kristin Vogen

    Assoc. VP Philanthropic Services

    Total calculated
    $246,238
    From this org
    $207,344
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,894
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,414
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $930
    Deferred
    $17,119
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,775
    Filer's total
    $246,238

  • Rosa Carrillo

    Controller (until 10/23)

    Total calculated
    $231,027
    From this org
    $199,801
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,226
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,405
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $26,396
    Deferred
    $17,894
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,332
    Filer's total
    $231,027

  • Jennifer Axelrod

    Sr. Director Learning & Impact

    Total calculated
    $227,355
    From this org
    $189,872
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,483
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,023
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $849
    Deferred
    $16,548
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,935
    Filer's total
    $227,355

  • Peggy Davis

    Former VP Community Impact

    Total calculated
    $138,448
    From this org
    $134,492
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,956
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $101,901
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $32,591
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,956
    Filer's total
    $138,448

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 3
The performance and compensation of the President and CEO is reviewed annually by the Board of Directors, based on recommendation from the Governance and Advocacy Committee. As part of the process, the committee conducts a performance review of the President and CEO with input from all board members. During that time, the committee reviews the compensation and merit increase of the President and CEO. The Governance and Advocacy Committee reports the results of the performance review and their recommendation to the full Board of Directors during an executive session at the last committee meeting of the fiscal year. After review and discussion, the board of directors approves the compensation package for the President and CEO. In addition to the annual process, the Budget and Compensation Committee reviews various survey data and other comparable compensation data for similar positions every three years.
Part I, Line 7
The President received a performance-based incentive bonus, which is included in Part II, column B (ii).

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
22 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202512119349301861

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