Totals
- Total revenue
- $25,831,160
- Total expenses
- $21,832,104
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,556,416
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $23,264,054
- Investment income
- $11,571
- Other revenue
- -$881
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,010,854
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,531,172
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $12,479,682
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $21,252,182
- Management and general expenses
- $559,783
- Fundraising expenses
- $20,139
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $21,252,182
Program services were 97.3% 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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1a · Federated campaigns
$30,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,526,416
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2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATION ORGANIZING
total $18,402,610 · related or exempt $18,402,610
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2b · Program service revenue: VIOLENCE PREVENTION
total $1,982,084 · related or exempt $1,982,084
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2c · Program service revenue: HEALTH CARE ORG
total $1,768,673 · related or exempt $1,768,673
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2d · Program service revenue: GENERAL COMMU ORGANIZING
total $913,532 · related or exempt $913,532
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2e · Program service revenue: IMMIGRATION & CITIZENSHIP
total $197,155 · related or exempt $197,155
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3 · Investment income
total $11,571 · related or exempt $11,571
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6a · Gross rents
real property $75,525
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $2,862
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $72,663
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $72,663 · related or exempt -$2,862 · unrelated business $75,525
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11a · Other revenue: EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS
total $66,773 · related or exempt $66,773
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11b · Other revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE
total $20,000 · related or exempt $20,000
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11c · Other revenue: LOSS, PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT
total -$160,317 · related or exempt -$160,317
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11e · Other revenue, total
-$73,544
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $230,585 · program services $217,895 · management and general $12,690
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,932,067 · program services $2,764,250 · management and general $167,817
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $196,149 · program services $186,809 · management and general $9,340
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $589,247 · program services $561,941 · management and general $27,306
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $290,371 · program services $274,398 · management and general $15,973
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13 · Office expenses
total $70,173 · program services $69,815 · management and general $350 · fundraising $8
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17 · Travel
total $89,551 · program services $89,465 · management and general $61 · fundraising $25
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $20,334 · program services $18,110 · management and general $560 · fundraising $1,664
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23 · Insurance
total $79,164 · program services $11,018 · management and general $68,146
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24a · Other expenses: PAYMENTS TO SUBGRANTEES
total $14,509,824 · program services $14,464,823 · management and general $45,001 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES AND
total $2,170,592 · program services $2,161,277 · management and general $8,447 · fundraising $868
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24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL FEES
total $316,876 · program services $255,589 · management and general $61,287
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24d · Other expenses: UTILITES
total $159,795 · program services $72,682 · management and general $69,719 · fundraising $17,394
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24e · All other expenses
total $177,376 · program services $104,110 · management and general $73,086 · fundraising $180
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $5,643,612 · end of year $6,827,303
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $963,954 · end of year $1,405,516
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $26,058 · end of year $37,492
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,307,333
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$139,059
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $375,701 · end of year $1,168,274
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $4,394,962 · end of year $6,559,783
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,000,000 · end of year $2,012,486
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,059,962 · end of year $3,663,066
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $1,000,000 · end of year $1,866,606
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $193,500 · end of year $1,500
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $9,198,097 · end of year $9,551,562
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $952,728 · end of year $2,928,120
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT'S (SWOP) MISSION IS TO BUILD A BROAD-BASED ORGANIZATION OF CHRISTIAN, MUSLIM, AND JEWISH FAITH INSTITUTIONS, LOCAL SCHOOLS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTHWEST CHICAGO, WHICH WILL ENABLE FAMILIES TO EXERCISE COMMON VALUES, DETERMINE THEIR OWN FUTURE AND CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER TO IMPROVE LIFE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. TO THIS END, LEADERS OFSWOP HAVE DEDICATED THEMSELVES TO BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS RACIAL, ETHNIC, GENERATIONAL AND FAITH DIFFERENCES AND TO BRINGING THE COMMON CONCERNS OF THEIR INSTITUTIONSINTO THE PUBLIC LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY AS THEY DEVELOP THE CAPACITY TO ACT COLLECTIVELY AND "STAND FOR THE WHOLE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT'S (SWOP) MISSION IS TO BUILD A BROAD-BASED ORGANIZATION OF CHRISTIAN, MUSLIM, AND JEWISH FAITH INSTITUTIONS, LOCAL SCHOOLS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTHWEST CHICAGO, WHICH WILL ENABLE FAMILIES TO EXERCISE COMMON VALUES, DETERMINE THEIR OWN FUTURE AND CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER TO IMPROVE LIFE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. TO THIS END, LEADER OFSWOP HAVE DEDICATED THEMSELVES TO BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS RACIAL, ETHNIC, GENERATIONAL AND FAITH DIFFERENCES AND TO BRINGING THE COMMON CONCERNS OF THEIR INSTITUTIONS INTO THE PUBLIC LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY AS THEY DEVELOP THE CAPACITY TO ACT COLLECTIVELY AND "STAND FOR THE WHOLE."
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EDUCATION-RELATED ORGANIZING:SWOP WORKS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AVAILABLE TO YOUNG PEOPLE, TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS TO BE INVOLVED IN SCHOOLS, AND FOR EDUCATORS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. SWOP RUNS THE PARENT
Expenses $15,390,554 · Revenue $18,402,611
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HEALTHCARE-RELATED ORGANIZING:SWOP WORKS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IN SOUTHWEST CHICAGO HAS ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. SWOP, PARTNERING WITH MANY OF ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS, IS A LEADER IN RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WITH VACCINATION AND TESTING DRIVES. SWOP LEADS THE SOUTHWEST SYSTEM OF CARE (SWSOC), A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO ENSURE ACCESS TO NEEDED SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN LOCAL SCHOOLS. SWOP PARTNERED WITH MARQUETTE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AND ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTER TO OPEN A HEALTH CENTER AT THE SCHOOL. SWOP COMMUNITY NAVIGATORS ARE WORKING WITH FAMILIES ACROSS THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO ACCESS THE HEALTHCARE SERVICES THEY NEED. THIS WORK IS FUNDED BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (CDPH), THE CHICAGO COOK WORKFORCE ALLIANCE, AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. THIS WORK BENEFITS ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CHICAGO LAWN, GAGE PARK, WEST ELSDON, WEST LAWN, AND ASHBURN COMMUNITIES.
Expenses $1,763,359 · Revenue $1,768,673
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COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES WERE PERFORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACHIVING AN ECONOMICALLY STABLE, OPEN, MULTIRACIAL COMMUNITY WITHIN CHICAGO'S SOUTHWEST NEIGHBORHOODS. AT THE HEART OF SWOP'S WORK IS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING: A STRATEGY OF BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO SHARE COMMON SELF-INTERESTS SO THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD POWER TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. SWOP'S ORGANIZERS AND LEADERS WORK THROUGH MEMBER INSTITUTIONS TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN PUBLIC LIFE. THESE ORGANIZERS AND LEADERS CONDUCT ONE TO ONE MEETINGS TO BUILD AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT MOTIVATES EACH PERSON AND TO INVITE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN COLLECTIVE ACTION ON ISSUES THEY CARE ABOUT. THIS WORK IS FUNDING BY PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE DONATIONS, INDIVIDUAL GIVING, AND EARNED INCOME. THIS WORK BENEFITS THE 40,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF SWOP'S MEMBER INSTITUTIONS.
Expenses $2,260,886 · Revenue $1,068,416
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VIOLENCE PREVENTION:SWOP RUNS THE COMMUNITIES PARTNERING 4 PEACE (CP4P) INITIATIVE IN SOUTHWEST CHICAGO. THROUGH THIS EFFORT, OUTREACH WORKERS AND CASE MANAGERS ARE CONNECTING WITH INDIVIDUALS LIKELY TO BE PERPETRATORS OR VICTIMS OF SHOOTINGS AND HELP THEM FIND ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE.- PEOPLE ARE REFERRED TO JOB AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ARE ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. IN ADDITION, SWOP IS A LEADER IN THE EFFORT TO CREATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND CIVILIAN CONTROL OVER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SWOP HELPED PASS THE ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW POLICE OVERSIGHT PROCESS AND IS WORKING TO IMPLEMENT THIS EFFORT. THIS WORK IS FUNDED BY THE ILLINOIS CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION AUTHORITY (ICJIA), CDPH, COOK COUNTY, AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. THE WORK BENEFITS ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CHICAGO LAWN AND GAGE PARK COMMUNITIES.HOUSING ISSUES:THE SOUTHWEST CHICAGO COMMUNITIES OF CHICAGO LAWN, GAGE PARK, WEST LAWN, AND WEST ELSDON WERE GROUND ZERO FOR THE FORECLOSURE CRISIS OF 2007-08. THOUSANDS OF FORECLOSURES WERE INITIATED, AND HUNDREDS OF BUILDINGS WERE LEFT VACANT IN THE COMMUNITY. SWOP IS PARTNERING WITH UNITED POWER FOR ACTION AND JUSTICE AND BRINSHORE DEVELOPMENT TO CARRY OUT THE RECLAIMING SOUTHWEST CHICAGO CAMPAIGN. THROUGH THIS EFFORT, SWOP AND ITS PARTNERS ARE BUYING, REHABBING AND THEN RENTING OR SELLING THE BUILDINGS AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IN ADDITION, SWOP CONNECTS PEOPLE TO HOUSING COUNSELING, RENTAL AND MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE, AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION SERVICES. THIS WORK IS FUNDED BY THE ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (IHDA), THE CITY OF CHICAGO, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE DONATIONS, INDIVIDUAL GIVING, AND EARNED INCOME. THE WORK BENEFITS ALL THE FAMILIES LIVING IN THE 94-BLOCK TARGET AREA.CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION:SOUTHWEST CHICAGO HAS A LARGE IMMIGRANT POPULATION, WITH MANY FAMILIES LIVING IN DUAL STATUS HOUSEHOLDS. SWOP WORKS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY PERSON IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT AND THAT THEY CAN FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY. SWOP PROVIDES KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS AND CONNECTIONS TO LEGAL SERVICES. SWOP LEADERS ARE ADVOCATING AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT FOR CHANGES IN LAWS AND POLICIES TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. IN ADDITION, SWOP HELPS PEOPLE APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP AND CONNECTS IMMIGRANT FAMILIES TO NEEDED SERVICES. THIS WORK IS FUNDED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (IDHS) THROUGH THE ILLINOIS COALITION OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE ACTS (ICIRR), PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL GIVING. DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, SWOP PROVIDED SERVICES TO OVER 7,000 INDIVIDUALS.
Expenses $1,837,383 · Revenue $2,024,355
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Elideth HernandezELIDETH HERNANDEZ
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sr Margaret ZalotSR MARGARET ZALOT
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dennis RyanDENNIS RYAN
TREASUERER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alia BilalALIA BILAL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ricardo CifuentesRICARDO CIFUENTES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Raul GarciaRAUL GARCIA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Father Bill LegoFATHER BILL LEGO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Adrian SotoADRIAN SOTO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sr Immacula WendtSR IMMACULA WENDT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeff BartowJEFF BARTOW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $224,342
- From this org
- $177,496
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $46,846
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $177,496
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $17,758
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,088
- Filer's total
- $224,342
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Chris BrownCHRIS BROWN
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $157,714
- From this org
- $130,491
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,223
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $130,491
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $13,023
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,200
- Filer's total
- $157,714
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Imelda SalazarIMELDA SALAZAR
LD IMMIGRATION ORGANIZER
- Total calculated
- $136,812
- From this org
- $118,538
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,274
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jessica BiggsJESSICA BIGGS
LD HC ORGANIZER
- Total calculated
- $132,682
- From this org
- $116,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,182
- Hours/week
- 40
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Edith RoblesEDITH ROBLES
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $138,689
- From this org
- $105,116
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,573
- Hours/week
- 40
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. 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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1B
- THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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6000 S TALMAN LLC
RENTAL REAL ESTATE · IL · income -$2,862 · assets $1,550,886
Directly controlled by SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT
Related partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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BRINSWOP HOMEOWNERSHIP LLC
RELATED · RENTAL REAL ESTATE · IL · 50% owned · share of assets $224,109
Directly controlled by BRINSHORE DEVELOPMENT LLC
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BRINSWOP II LLC
RELATED · RENTAL REAL ESTATE · IL · 50% owned · share of income -$201,132 · share of assets $4,328,465
Directly controlled by BRINSHORE DEVELOPMENT LLC
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BRINSWOP III LLC
RELATED · RENTAL REAL ESTATE · IL · 50% owned · share of income -$22,002 · share of assets $4,250,010
Directly controlled by BRINSHORE DEVELOPMENT LLC
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BRINSWOP MANAGER LLC
RELATED · RENTAL REAL ESTATE · IL
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BRINSWOP LLC
RELATED · RENTAL REAL ESTATE · IL
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RECLAIMING SOUTHWEST CHICAGO LLC CO BRINSHORE DEVELOPMENT LLC MBR
RELATED · RENTAL REAL ESTATE · IL · 50% owned · share of income -$48,584 · share of assets $2,846,802
Directly controlled by BRINSHORE DEVELOPMENT LLC
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SWOP 6301 LLC
RELATED · RENTAL REAL ESTATE · IL
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SWOP ACQUISITIONS LLC CO SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT SOLE MBR
RELATED · RENTAL REAL ESTATE · IL
Directly controlled by SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT
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SWOP MEMBER LLC CO SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT SOLE MBR
RELATED · RENTAL REAL ESTATE · IL · 49% owned
Directly controlled by SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202541359349315654
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