Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,190,139
- Total expenses
- $1,017,401
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,174,843
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $12,375
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $2,921
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,507,687
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $413,380
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,094,307
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $985,205
- Management and general expenses
- $26,029
- Fundraising expenses
- $6,167
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $985,205
Program services were 96.8% 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.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$254,682
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$920,161
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$25,411
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES
total $12,375 · related or exempt $12,375
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $2,921 · related or exempt $2,921
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,921
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $560,403 · program services $560,403
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $45,396 · program services $45,396
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $43,725 · program services $43,725
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $5,487 · management and general $5,487
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11g · Fees: other
total $9,919 · program services $9,919
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,529 · program services $2,192 · fundraising $337
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17 · Travel
total $2,342 · program services $2,189 · management and general $99 · fundraising $54
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20 · Interest
total $31,531 · program services $31,531
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $75,668 · program services $73,033 · management and general $2,635
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23 · Insurance
total $23,911 · program services $8,603 · management and general $15,308
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24a · Other expenses: UTILITIES
total $40,345 · program services $40,345
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24b · Other expenses: HOUSING AND MEALS
total $36,986 · program services $36,986
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24c · Other expenses: DIRECT ASSISTANCE
total $36,403 · program services $36,403
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24d · Other expenses: DONATED GOODS
total $22,700 · program services $22,700
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24e · All other expenses
total $80,056 · program services $71,780 · management and general $2,500 · fundraising $5,776
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $217,993 · end of year $373,874
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $207,250 · end of year $300,682
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $6,535 · end of year $8,223
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,123,924
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$299,016
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,897,941 · end of year $1,824,908
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $27,373 · end of year $30,025
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $380,777 · end of year $383,355
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,555,732 · end of year $1,778,188
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $365,837 · end of year $316,119
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE LYTE COLLECTIVE PROVIDES CHICAGO YOUTH IN SITUATIONS OF POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS WITH SAFE SPACE, CRITICAL RESOURCES AND HOLISTIC SUPPORT. THE ORGANIZATION INVESTS IN THE EXTRAORDINARY GIFTS, AND POWER OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND WORK TO ENSURE THAT ALL YOUTH HAVE THE SAFETY, OPPORTUNITIES AND JUSTICE THEY DESERVE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
LYTE COLLECTIVE SERVES YOUNG ADULTS IMPACTED BY POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS. OUR MISSION IS TO:SUPPORT EVERY YOUNG ADULT WHO CONTACTS US, WITH WHATEVER THEY NEED, FOR AS LONG AS THEY WANT US BY THEIR SIDE.END HARMFUL SYSTEMS THAT CAUSE YOUNG PEOPLE TO NEED OUR HELP IN THE FIRST PLACE.BUILD A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD TOGETHER WITH ALL WHO ASPIRE TO DO BETTER BY YOUNG PEOPLE.
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LYTE COLLECTIVE SERVED YOUTH EXPERIENCING POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS THROUGH HOLISTIC SUPPORT SERVICES THAT INCLUDED: CONNECTION TO HOUSING; PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHING, SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORTATION; PROVIDING EMERGENCY FUNDS; ENROLLMENT SUPPORT AND AVOCACY WITHIN HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES; SUPPORT IN GAINING EMPLOYMENT AND INCREASING INCOME; ACCEESSING PUBLIC BENEFITS; ACCESSING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES; OBTAINING CHILDCARE; OBTAINING LEGAL SERVICES; HOSTING GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES; AND ONGOING MENTORSHIP.
Expenses $985,205 · Revenue $15,296
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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BONN WADE
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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WILL BULKA
VICE CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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DARRIN SHILLAIR
SECRETARY AND ACTING TREAS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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AMANDA DUNNAVANT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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DERRICK FISHER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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PATRICIA POSEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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
- 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202642439349300814
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