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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by KIDS FIRST CHICAGO FOR EDUCATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,647,846
Total expenses
$4,969,036
Contributions and grants received
$4,107,246
Grants paid
$71,352
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$279,103
Other revenue
$261,497
Total assets, end of year
$6,376,830
Total liabilities, end of year
$245,686
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,131,144
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,844,337
Management and general expenses
$680,098
Fundraising expenses
$444,601
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,844,337

Program services were 77.4% 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

    $53,756

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,053,490

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,278

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $133,469 · excluded $133,469

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $17,788,071

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $17,642,437

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $145,634

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $145,634 · excluded $145,634

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $382,885

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

    $53,756

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $121,445

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $261,440 · excluded $261,440

  • 11a · Other revenue: RECOVERY ON LOSS

    total $57 · excluded $57

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $57

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $71,352 · program services $71,352

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $364,445 · program services $291,556 · management and general $18,222 · fundraising $54,667

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,370,197 · program services $1,878,089 · management and general $277,321 · fundraising $214,787

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $84,407 · program services $66,741 · management and general $8,393 · fundraising $9,273

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $393,297 · program services $310,941 · management and general $46,185 · fundraising $36,171

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $196,961 · program services $148,713 · management and general $30,859 · fundraising $17,389

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $25,021 · management and general $25,021

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $621,851 · program services $522,649 · management and general $56,042 · fundraising $43,160

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,209 · program services $2,616 · management and general $1,662 · fundraising $931

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $72,685 · program services $35,052 · management and general $19,701 · fundraising $17,932

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $177,869 · program services $157,447 · management and general $11,225 · fundraising $9,197

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $233,694 · program services $186,712 · management and general $31,199 · fundraising $15,783

  • 17 · Travel

    total $21,669 · program services $14,091 · management and general $6,370 · fundraising $1,208

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $162,324 · program services $122,522 · management and general $18,198 · fundraising $21,604

  • 20 · Interest

    total $33 · management and general $33

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $17,699 · program services $13,756 · management and general $3,114 · fundraising $829

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $24,834 · management and general $24,834

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $47,928 · program services $12,331 · management and general $35,086 · fundraising $511

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT

    total $23,395 · program services $3,085 · management and general $19,682 · fundraising $628

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $2,900 · management and general $2,490 · fundraising $410

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $51,266 · program services $6,684 · management and general $44,461 · fundraising $121

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $58,563 · end of year $100,891

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $560,433 · end of year $378,796

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,474,443 · end of year $2,816,304

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $10,435 · end of year $14,841

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,719 · end of year $2,095

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

    $116,943

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

    $75,338

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $28,280 · end of year $41,605

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,542,358 · end of year $3,002,298

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,125 · end of year $20,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $275,514 · end of year $231,279

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $17,933 · end of year $14,407

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,656,543 · end of year $3,295,083

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,728,366 · end of year $2,836,061

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ORGANIZATION'S MISSION KIDS FIRST CHICAGO FOR EDUCATION (K1C) IS AN EDUCATION NONPROFIT THAT WORKS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY FAMILY AND CHILD IN CHICAGO HAS ACCESS TO A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES WITH THE INFORMATION, TOOLS, AND SKILLS NEEDED TO IDENTIFY, NAVIGATE, AND ADVOCATE FOR QUALITY PK-12 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, WITH PARENT INPUT AND CITY/DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, K1C WORKS TO SHAPE EDUCATION POLICY AND SYSTEMS TO BETTER SUPPORT ALL FAMILIES CITYWIDE. K1C PROVIDES TRANSPARENT AND RIGOROUS EDUCATION ANALYSES TO FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND POLICYMAKERS TO INFORM DATA-DRIVEN AND INCLUSIVE DECISION-MAKING WITHIN CHICAGO'S PK-12 PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY, FAMILY, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, K1C AIMS TO ACTIVATE FAMILIES WITH THE INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE DESIGN OF EDUCATION POLICY THAT SERVES CHICAGO'S PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN ADEQUATELY AND EQUITABLY. K1C UTILIZES A PLACE-BASED APPROACH THAT ARMS FAMILIES WITH RELEVANT FACTS, IDENTIFIES KEY ISSUES, AND ENABLES THEM TO LEAD COMMUNITY- AND DISTRICT-WIDE CHANGE. K1C'S DIRECT SERVICES INCLUDE ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT, INFORMATIONAL EVENTS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED CONVENINGS AND PRESENTATIONS.

    Expenses $2,038,091 · Grants $69,307

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $1,432,893 · Grants $2,045

  • STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS - K1C STRIVES TO MAKE INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATION POLICY ISSUES ACCESSIBLE TO COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES TO SUPPORT THEIR DECISION-MAKING AND ALLOW THEM TO BECOME ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES FOR POLICY CHANGE. K1C DOES THIS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF DUAL-LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS THAT UNPACK COMPLICATED TOPICS AND PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN SUCCEED AND ACCESS WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION. K1C ALSO PARTNERS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS TO ELEVATE PARENT VOICES AND NEW DATA INSIGHTS ABOUT PRESSING ISSUES WITHIN AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

    Expenses $373,353

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Daniel Anello

    DIRECTOR/CEO

    Total calculated
    $355,379
    From this org
    $304,136
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,243
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $300,546
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,590
    Deferred
    $15,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,493
    Filer's total
    $355,379
  • David Casper

    DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN (THRU 09/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Thonn

    DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melinda Young

    DIRECTOR/SECRETARY (THRU 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Vendable

    TREASURER (AS OF 02/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly R Welsh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mara Botman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Philip L Hildebrandt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sam Ganga

    DIRECTOR (THRU 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shayne Evans

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas J Formolo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Penny Sebring

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leeandra Khan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shirley Collado

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cornelia Grumman

    DIRECTOR/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Derek Rb Douglas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lilia Guevara

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria Owens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cassandra Di Prizio

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darrel Hackett

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Travis C Hunter Jr

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nichole Pinkard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Natalie Neris - Chief Of

    COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (THRU 9/23)

    Total calculated
    $219,885
    From this org
    $197,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,170
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,086
    Bonus
    $13,400
    Other
    $63,229
    Deferred
    $6,370
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,800
    Filer's total
    $219,885
  • Jose Pacas

    CHIEF OF DATA SCIENCE

    Total calculated
    $166,620
    From this org
    $157,620
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,000
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,350
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $270
    Deferred
    $6,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,375
    Filer's total
    $166,620
  • Kristin Pollock

    CHIEF OF DEV/EXTERNAL AFFA

    Total calculated
    $206,928
    From this org
    $183,497
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,431
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,130
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $367
    Deferred
    $9,337
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,094
    Filer's total
    $206,928
  • Segura Leshonne

    DIR. OF DEV. & EA (AS OF 07/23)

    Total calculated
    $131,448
    From this org
    $112,367
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,081
    Hours/week
    40
  • Hendrik Woods

    CHIEF OF POLICY

    Total calculated
    $187,614
    From this org
    $152,137
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,477
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,198
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,939
    Deferred
    $7,938
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,539
    Filer's total
    $187,614

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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 4A
DURING THE YEAR THE ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED ON THE RETURN SEPARATED FROM THE ORGANIZATION. DUE TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT DISCLOSING THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL. HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT IS PROPERLY DISCLOSED IN PART II.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541359349309749

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