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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by OPEN COMMUNITIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,112,147
Total expenses
$1,329,732
Contributions and grants received
$961,672
Grants paid
$120,000
Program service revenue
$105,510
Investment income
$46,657
Other revenue
-$1,692
Total assets, end of year
$1,514,155
Total liabilities, end of year
$401,050
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,113,105
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,051,181
Management and general expenses
$152,010
Fundraising expenses
$126,541
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,051,181

Program services were 79.1% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $41,430

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $765,706

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $154,536

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,658

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LITIGATION SETTLEMENT

    total $105,510 · excluded $105,510

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $46,657 · excluded $46,657

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $4,585

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $41,430

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $6,277

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,692

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $120,000 · program services $120,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $129,999 · program services $86,055 · management and general $21,972 · fundraising $21,972

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $708,162 · program services $580,944 · management and general $60,108 · fundraising $67,110

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $31,968 · program services $25,438 · management and general $3,131 · fundraising $3,399

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $75,678 · program services $60,224 · management and general $7,411 · fundraising $8,043

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,285 · management and general $36,285

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $57,624 · program services $48,658 · management and general $3,675 · fundraising $5,291

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,257 · fundraising $6,257

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $65,463 · program services $51,206 · management and general $7,745 · fundraising $6,512

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $61,791 · program services $49,173 · management and general $6,051 · fundraising $6,567

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $23,372 · program services $20,352 · management and general $2,850 · fundraising $170

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,543 · program services $2,819 · management and general $347 · fundraising $377

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,932 · program services $6,312 · management and general $777 · fundraising $843

  • 24a · Other expenses: IN KIND EXPENSES

    total $1,658 · management and general $1,658

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,167,777 · end of year $74,966

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $965,343

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $200,938 · end of year $102,458

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,063 · end of year $4,551

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $24,804

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $5,315

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $23,032 · end of year $19,489

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $451,731 · end of year $347,348

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $45,389 · end of year $47,237

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $35,482

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $433,980 · end of year $353,813

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,330,690 · end of year $1,113,105

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROMOTE FAIR AND INCLUSIVE HOUSING IN NORTH AND NORTHWEST SUBURBAN CHICAGO.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FAIR HOUSING TESTING AND ENFORCEMENT; HUD CERTIFIED COUNSELING SERVICES FOR RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS; ADVOCACY FOR FAIR AND INCLUSIVE HOUSING IN NORTH AND NORTHWEST SUBURBAN CHICAGO.

  • FAIR HOUSING TESTING AND ENFORCEMENT; HUD CERTIFIED COUNSELING SERVICES FOR RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS; ADVOCACY FOR FAIR AND INCLUSIVE HOUSING IN NORTH AND NORTHWEST SUBURBAN CHICAGO.

    Expenses $1,051,181 · Grants $120,000

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Cheryl Lawrence

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $129,999
    From this org
    $129,999
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50
  • Connie Berman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Herbert Brenner

    CO-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jessica Flores

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Carol Golder

    CO-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Adam Klingher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Emily Love

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Grace Miya

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rose Shapiro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Roger Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
17 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511089349300216

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