Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$3,059,384

Total expenses

$3,053,756

Contributions and grants received

$2,986,895

Grants paid

$25,634

Program service revenue

$49,375

Investment income

$23,114

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$1,528,279

Total liabilities, end of year

$216,640

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,311,639

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,811,755

Management and general expenses

$216,978

Fundraising expenses

$25,023

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,811,755

Program services were 92.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• SEE SCHEDULE OIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE ARE WORKING ALONGSIDE INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO REBUILD THE ECONOMIC STRENGTH OF CHICAGO'S SOUTH AND WEST SIDES THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, MENTORSHIP, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT. WE ARE ALSO CONVENING SECOND CHANCE DISCUSSIONS WITH HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS TO EXPAND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR RETURNING CITIZENS. IN EDUCATION, WE ARE SUPPORTING SCHOOLS IN WAYS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO PRINCIPALS AND COMMUNITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE SEE SUSTAINABLE ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT FOR STUDENTS AND ADMINISTRATOR ENGAGEMENT IN OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS. OVER 3000 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY OUR PROGRAMS AT 123 CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH OUR LOVE YOUR SCHOOL INITIATIVE, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND IN-CLASSROOM PROGRAMS.IN VIOLENCE REDUCTION, OUR IMPACT CONTINUES TO GROW WITH TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN AT-RISK NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR 24 STREET OUTREACH PROFESSIONALS, VICTIM SERVICE ADVOCATES, AND CASE MANAGERS ASSIST PARTICIPANTS WITH EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT, AND HOUSING RESOURCES. THEY CONDUCTED OVER 35,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY CANVASSING, PROVIDED CONFLICT MEDIATION BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS, AND CREATED HUNDREDS OF RISK REDUCTION PLANS FOR PARTICIPANTS TO HELP THEM EMBARK ON HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE NEW LIVES.IN FAITH COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION, OUR CITY-WIDE TRAINING IS CONNECTING AND TRAINING ADDITIONAL NONPROFITS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, POLICE DISTRICTS, AND CHURCHES. OUR PREMIER CITY-WIDE PRAYER EFFORTS CONNECTED 2,000 INDIVIDUALS FROM OVER 125 CONGREGATIONS. OUR HANDS ACROSS CHICAGO MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND PRAYER & ACTION EVENTS SAW 51 CHURCH LEADERS HOST HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS. WE TRAINED 530 INDIVIDUALS FROM 191 CHURCHES AND 65 ORGANIZATIONS FROM 71 CHICAGO COMMUNITY AREAS IN THE PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF BUILDING BLOCKS OF PEACE AND OTHER COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING INITIATIVES.IN GOSPEL JUSTICE CENTERS, WE ARE OPTIMIZING OUR CHURCH PARTNERSHIPS TO MATCH THE COMMUNITY'S NEED FOR LEGAL CONSULTATION. WE HAVE MOBILIZED 40 COMPASSIONATE ATTORNEYS AND 120 COMMITTED CHURCH VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE IN OUR 20 GOSPEL JUSTICE CENTERS. THESE SATURDAY MORNING LEGAL CLINICS ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND SERVED OVER 800 CLIENTS.

  Expenses $2,811,755 · Grants $25,634 · Revenue $49,375

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

15 May 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202501359349306795

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