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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FAMILY MATTERS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,256,642
Total expenses
$1,056,099
Contributions and grants received
$1,188,501
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$853
Investment income
$27,302
Other revenue
$39,986
Total assets, end of year
$1,185,743
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,309
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,168,434
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$879,008
Management and general expenses
$83,370
Fundraising expenses
$93,721
Program service expenses (Part III)
$879,008

Program services were 83.2% 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

    $122,860

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $208,514

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $857,127

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $16,452

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $853 · related or exempt $853

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $27,302 · excluded $27,302

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $80,682

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

    $122,860

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $40,938

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $39,744 · excluded $39,744

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $242 · related or exempt $242

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $242

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $736,877 · program services $622,929 · management and general $62,074 · fundraising $51,874

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $89,325 · program services $74,844 · management and general $7,461 · fundraising $7,020

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $48,903 · program services $41,340 · management and general $4,121 · fundraising $3,442

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,212 · program services $18,363 · fundraising $2,849

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $20,039 · program services $20,039

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,575 · management and general $9,575

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,242 · program services $4,823 · fundraising $419

  • 24a · Other expenses: CUSTODIAL

    total $25,040 · program services $23,788 · fundraising $1,252

  • 24b · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOP

    total $22,120 · fundraising $22,120

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $20,518 · program services $20,333 · fundraising $185

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROPERTY INSURANCE

    total $15,804 · program services $15,014 · fundraising $790

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $41,444 · program services $37,535 · management and general $139 · fundraising $3,770

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $681 · end of year $516

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $680,281 · end of year $896,479

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $34,998 · end of year $37,592

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $16,909 · end of year $19,003

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

    $638,228

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

    $510,214

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $112,589 · end of year $128,014

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $127,275 · end of year $104,139

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,196 · end of year $17,309

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $759,130 · end of year $788,432

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $206,407 · end of year $380,002

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FAMILY MATTERS PARTNERS WITH YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN NORTHEAST CHICAGO TO ADDRESS AND OVERCOME STRUCTURAL RACISM AND SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION TO BUILD AN EQUITABLE SOCIETY. OUR VISION IS TO FACILIATE PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE JUSTICE UTILIZING THE PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP, STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, MEANINGFUL COMMUNICATION, AND SAFE ENVIRONMENTS FOR COURAGEOUS SOCIAL CHANGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FAMILY MATTERS PARTNERS WITH YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES TO CULTIVATE A WAY OF LIVING IN THE WORLD THAT DEVELOPS STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, MEANINGFUL COMMUNICATION, AND SAFE ENVIRONMENTS FOR COURAGEOUS SOCIAL CHANGE. WE SEEK TO BUILT AN EQUITABLE SOCIETY FOR ALL.

  • THE FAMILY MATTERS SCHOOL: THE SCHOOL IS A SPECIALTY KINDERGARTEN-4TH GRADE SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WHO THRIVE OUTSIDE OF A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM. THE SCHOOL'S PERSONALIZED LEARNING CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON MASTERING CORE COMPETENCIES IN READING, STEM, ART, GLOBAL CULTURES, AND SPANISH WHILE PROVIDING SPECIALIZED SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH SENSORY SENSIVITIES.

    Expenses $362,706 · Revenue $853

  • PROJECT RISE: TEENS AGES 13-18 LEARN ON-THE-JOB EMPLOYMENT SKILLS, EXPAND FINANCIAL LITERACY, BUILD A NETWORK OF TRUSTED ADULTS, AND SET ACADEMIC AND EMPLOYMENT GOALS. THEY STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH A YOUTH-LED SOCIAL JUSTICE PROJECT AND PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) AND COMMUNICATION TRAINING.

    Expenses $220,687

  • PARTNERS IN LEARNING: INDIVIDUALLY MATCHED 1ST-12TH GRADE YOUTH/ADULT PAIRS MEET WEEKLY FOR 90-MINUTE, ONE-TO-ONE TUTOR/MENTORING SESSIONS. ACTIVITIES, PROVIDED VIA INDIVIDUALIZED LESSON PLANS, FOCUS ON ACADEMIC SUPPORT, SEL, GOAL SETTING, AND COLLEGE- AND CAREER-READLINESS.

    Expenses $177,366

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: FAMILY MATTERS' COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE PROJECTS DESIGNED TO BUILD COMMUNITY COHESION AND DRIVE COMMUNITY TRATEGIC PLANNING. THEY INCLUDE NORTH OF HOWARD TOGETHER, THE SHARED LEADERSHIP COLLECTIVE, AND THE ROGERS PARK HEALTY CHICAGO EQUITY ZONE WORK.RESPECTFUL COMMUNITIES PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING: FAMILY MATTERS' FUNDATIONAL TENETS, THE PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP, PROMOTE POSITIVE THINKING AND LANGUAGE, THOUGHTFUL AND CONSIDERED DECISION-MAKING, AND PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION. TRAINING SESSIONS ARE OFFERED TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY MULTIPLE TIMES EACH YEAR.

    Expenses $118,249 · Revenue $242

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • RICHARD BARNES

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    9

  • OLIVET BENNETT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • DORIAN BEZANIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • ROBERT BOBESINK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • ELLEN BUSCHANG

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    9

  • MICHAEL CHABRAJA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • ROBIN HANSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • SHOREE KEISLAR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • JEANNETTE LIEB

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • RACHEL POPOOLA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • JESSICA REGGI

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    9

  • KYLIE RUSCHEINSKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • ALANA SNOWDEN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    9

  • KIM DELONG

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $41,203
    From this org
    $41,203
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40.5

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
2024
Filed
25 June 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611769349300526

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