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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by INNER-CITY COMPUTER STARS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,117,349
Total expenses
$7,519,667
Contributions and grants received
$9,379,198
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,541,336
Investment income
$263,463
Other revenue
-$66,648
Total assets, end of year
$10,965,625
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,291,180
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,674,445
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,363,938
Management and general expenses
$1,522,724
Fundraising expenses
$633,005
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,363,938

Program services were 71.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $660,678

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,718,520

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,700

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE PROGRAM FEES

    total $1,541,336 · related or exempt $1,541,336

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $263,463 · excluded $263,463

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $65,666

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

    $660,678

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $190,871

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$125,205 · excluded -$125,205

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $58,557 · excluded $58,557

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $58,557

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $500,331 · program services $453,670 · management and general $46,661

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,628,918 · program services $2,955,030 · management and general $338,438 · fundraising $335,450

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $45,508 · program services $18,474 · management and general $16,813 · fundraising $10,221

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $445,376 · program services $153,090 · management and general $179,828 · fundraising $112,458

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $527,604 · program services $447,738 · management and general $39,706 · fundraising $40,160

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $38 · program services $38

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $56,993 · management and general $56,993

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $598,587 · program services $267,764 · management and general $289,186 · fundraising $41,637

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $83,439 · program services $32,967 · management and general $32,420 · fundraising $18,052

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $76,602 · program services $51,477 · management and general $24,222 · fundraising $903

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $232,259 · program services $158,708 · management and general $62,276 · fundraising $11,275

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $378,956 · program services $193,363 · management and general $144,786 · fundraising $40,807

  • 17 · Travel

    total $150,922 · program services $79,751 · management and general $70,161 · fundraising $1,010

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $122,205 · program services $103,305 · management and general $16,039 · fundraising $2,861

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,125 · management and general $4,125

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $98,924 · management and general $98,924

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,622 · program services $8,155 · management and general $3,719 · fundraising $1,748

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM STIPENDS

    total $368,973 · program services $349,853 · management and general $19,120

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIAL, CURRI

    total $38,800 · program services $38,368 · management and general $322 · fundraising $110

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEME

    total $24,866 · program services $3,391 · management and general $20,489 · fundraising $986

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $20,980 · program services $11,047 · management and general $9,546 · fundraising $387

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $101,639 · program services $37,749 · management and general $48,950 · fundraising $14,940

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $134,201 · end of year $95,899

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $996,204 · end of year $6,286,268

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,490,426 · end of year $1,132,921

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,124,692 · end of year $364,719

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $137,481

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

    $412,676

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

    $194,783

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $230,944 · end of year $217,893

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $74,079 · end of year $48,479

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,178,096 · end of year $2,681,965

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $305,371 · end of year $311,809

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $150,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,829,627 · end of year $2,829,371

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,324,713 · end of year $6,781,945

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,608,931 · end of year $892,500

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

I.C.STARS PROVIDES PAID 4-MONTH TECHNOLOGY TRAINING TO LOW-INCOME ADULTS, FOLLOWED BY 20 MONTHS OF SUPPORT. THROUGH PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AND EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS, PARTICIPANTS GAIN TECHNICAL SKILLS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS TO LAUNCH IT CAREERS. OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH INCLUDES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES. SINCE 1999, THE PROGRAM HAS TRANSFORMED PARTICIPANTS INTO SUCCESSFUL TECH PROFESSIONALS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND HOMEOWNERS WHILE HELPING EMPLOYERS EMBRACE NON-TRADITIONAL TALENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE JOB SKILLS TRAINING FOR CAREERS IN TECH, AND PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT.

  • IN 2024, I.C.STARS TRAINED 119 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND KANSAS CITY, INCLUDING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME MOTHERS. GRADUATES, WHO LEARNED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, MORE THAN DOUBLED THEIR ANNUAL EARNINGS WITHIN A YEAR, LANDING ROLES AS TECHNOLOGY APPRENTICES AND JUNIOR DEVELOPERS. THE PROGRAM DREW SUPPORT FROM 825 VOLUNTEERS AND OFFERED RESOURCES LIKE TRAUMA COUNSELING AND NETWORKING EVENTS. ALUMNI EXTENDED THE IMPACT BY TEACHING DIGITAL LITERACY TO 330 PEOPLE THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.RECENT GRADUATES RECEIVED 20 MONTHS OF POST-PROGRAM SUPPORT, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS. MANY FOUND THEIR FIRST JOBS THROUGH I.C.STARS' SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, WORKING WITH COMPANIES LIKE UNITED AIRLINES AND MOLSON COORS.THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED TEN MAJOR EVENTS ACROSS ITS THREE CITIES, DRAWING APPROXIMATELY 1,100 ATTENDEES. THESE INCLUDED HACKATHONS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION ACCESS AND FOOD SECURITY, AS WELL AS FORUMS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND QUANTUM COMPUTING. THE GATHERINGS CONNECTED TECH LEADERS WITH HIRING MANAGERS WHILE BUILDING PARTICIPANTS' PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS.

    Expenses $5,363,938 · Revenue $1,541,336

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Richard Linden

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kevin Gates

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kevin Greer

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Scott Boruff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • William Caraher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Edelstein

    CHAIR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kevin McFall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Pat Moroney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Will Shields

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melissa Summers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karin Norington-Reaves

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Andrew Duddleston

    COO

    Total calculated
    $176,217
    From this org
    $153,910
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,307
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,360
    Bonus
    $550
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,307
    Filer's total
    $176,217

  • Sandee Kastrul

    CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $191,566
    From this org
    $173,114
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,452
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,564
    Bonus
    $550
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,452
    Filer's total
    $191,566

  • Elizabeth Ferruelo

    CRO

    Total calculated
    $153,498
    From this org
    $134,997
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,501
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,447
    Bonus
    $550
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,501
    Filer's total
    $153,498

  • Josh Miller

    CTO

    Total calculated
    $128,944
    From this org
    $118,106
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,838
    Hours/week
    40

  • Larry Cowens

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $126,356
    From this org
    $112,809
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,547
    Hours/week
    40

  • Amanda Hogan

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $117,521
    From this org
    $104,921
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,600
    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

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.

  • IC STARS STAFFING LLC

    ENABLES EMPLOYMENT OF PROGRAM GRADUATES (I.E. TALENT STAFFING) · IL

    Directly controlled by IC STARS

  • IC STARS MILWAUKEE LLC

    ENABLES EMPLOYMENT OF PROGRAM GRADUATES (I.E. TALENT STAFFING) · WI

    Directly controlled by IC STARS

  • IC STARS - CHICAGO LLC

    ENABLES EMPLOYMENT OF PROGRAM GRADUATES (I.E. TALENT STAFFING) · IL

    Directly controlled by IC STARS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
29 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531439349301013

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