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← CHICAGO SCHOLARS FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CHICAGO SCHOLARS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,857,221
Total expenses
$7,844,062
Contributions and grants received
$6,511,236
Grants paid
$551,047
Program service revenue
$399,394
Investment income
$93,768
Other revenue
-$147,177
Total assets, end of year
$10,424,336
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,487,854
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,936,482
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,768,720
Management and general expenses
$1,108,895
Fundraising expenses
$966,447
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,768,720

Program services were 73.5% 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

    $414,833

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $81,281

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,015,122

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $399,394 · related or exempt $399,394

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $95,522 · excluded $95,522

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $821,007

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

    securities $822,761

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,754

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,754 · excluded -$1,754

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $59,275

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

    $414,833

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $208,849

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$149,574 · excluded -$149,574

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $2,397 · related or exempt $2,397

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,397

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $551,047 · program services $551,047

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,021,143 · program services $480,183 · management and general $332,202 · fundraising $208,758

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,361,781 · program services $2,671,523 · management and general $271,684 · fundraising $418,574

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $32,541 · program services $11,064 · management and general $15,620 · fundraising $5,857

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $379,619 · program services $229,158 · management and general $96,073 · fundraising $54,388

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $334,225 · program services $227,214 · management and general $56,014 · fundraising $50,997

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $39,897 · program services $39,897

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $86,694 · program services $12,000 · management and general $74,694

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $9,863 · management and general $9,863

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $402,146 · program services $328,530 · management and general $23,888 · fundraising $49,728

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $187,769 · program services $102,024 · management and general $76 · fundraising $85,669

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $113,533 · program services $36,351 · management and general $49,974 · fundraising $27,208

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $286,688 · program services $220,943 · management and general $22,608 · fundraising $43,137

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $365,571 · program services $254,992 · management and general $36,478 · fundraising $74,101

  • 17 · Travel

    total $112,544 · program services $90,943 · management and general $4,528 · fundraising $17,073

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $158,646 · program services $111,823 · management and general $35,472 · fundraising $11,351

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $33,050 · program services $20,348 · management and general $6,936 · fundraising $5,766

  • 24a · Other expenses: FACILITIES RENTAL

    total $250,734 · program services $248,922 · management and general $312 · fundraising $1,500

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT CATERING

    total $127,072 · program services $127,072

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $72,473 · management and general $72,473

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS

    total $5,918 · program services $4,686 · fundraising $1,232

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$88,892 · fundraising -$88,892

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,705,849 · end of year $1,695,898

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,554,085 · end of year $1,434,562

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,014,978 · end of year $2,737,830

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $141,133 · end of year $89,957

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $110,266 · end of year $226,618

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

    $2,282,402

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

    $1,701,584

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $650,711 · end of year $580,818

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,765,570 · end of year $2,946,421

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $107,736 · end of year $712,232

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $261,452 · end of year $331,306

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $135,190 · end of year $187,798

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $177,312 · end of year $219,266

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $35,397 · end of year $749,484

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,181,762 · end of year $715,238

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,259,215 · end of year $8,221,244

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CHICAGO SCHOLARS IS TRANSFORMING THE LEADERSHIP LANDSCAPE OF OUR CITY BY RESOLVING THE FUNDAMENTAL BARRIERS TO SUCCESS FOR ACADEMICALLY DRIVEN, FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH COLLEGE COUNSELING, MENTORING, AND BY PROVIDING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY TO OUR SCHOLARS THROUGH EACH PHASE OF OUR PROGRAM: COLLEGE ACCESS: LAUNCH, COLLEGE PERSISTENCE: LIFT AND COLLEGE TO CAREERS: LEAD, WE ENSURE THAT THEY REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS STUDENTS AND LEADERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE UNIQUELY SELECT, TRAIN, & MENTOR ACADEMICALLY AMBITIOUS STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO COMPLETE COLLEGE & BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS WHO WILL TRANSFORM THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS & OUR CITY.

  • CHICAGO SCHOLARS OFFERS AN INNOVATIVE SEVEN-YEAR PROGRAM LASTING FROM THE SUMMER BEFORE THEIR SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH THE SENIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE AND ENDING WITH TWO YEARS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF PROGRAMMING, SCHOLARS WORK CLOSELY WITH COLLEGE COUNSELORS, MENTORS AND PEERS TO APPLY TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE THEIR RIGHT MATCH, FIT AND FINANCIAL FIT. OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH STRIVES FOR OUR SCHOLARS TO FIND THE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WHERE THEY CAN BUILD COMMUNITY AND FOSTER BELONGING. CHICAGO SCHOLARS PROVIDES SCHOLARS ENROLLED IN COLLEGE UNIQUE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, CONTINUED MENTORSHIP AND A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO CARE, SO THAT OUR SCHOLARS PERSIST THROUGH COLLEGE, THRIVE IN THEIR STUDIES AND GRADUATE WITH DEGREES THAT LEAD TO MEANINGFUL CAREERS, HIGHER SALARIES AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY. CHICAGO SCHOLARS' CAREER PROGRAMMING HELPS OUR SCHOLARS GAIN ACCESS TO THE KEY INTERNSHIPS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND NETWORKS THAT WILL LEAD THEM TO THEIR FIRST JOBS AND LAUNCH LIFE-CHANGING CAREERS. EACH YEAR CHICAGO SCHOLARS WORKS TO IMPROVE ITS PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIPS. TO DATE, MORE THAN 5,000 CHICAGO SCHOLARS ARE IN OR HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. 94% OF OUR SCHOLARS AND ALUMS ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR; 88% ARE LOW-INCOME AND 82% ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS REPRESENTING ALL 77 CHICAGO COMMUNITY AREAS. HISTORICALLY 96% OF SCHOLARS MATRICULATE TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL FOLLOWING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION ON-TIME AND 78% EARN THEIR DEGREES WITHIN SIX YEARS. OVERALL THE SCHOLARS ATTENDED OR GRADUATED FROM MORE THAN 635 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE.

    Expenses $5,320,521 · Grants $551,047 · Revenue $399,394

  • IN OCTOBER 2022, CHICAGO SCHOLARS FORMED A SINGLE MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, REACH PATHWAYS, LLC (REACH) FOR WHICH THE FOUNDATION IS THE SOLE MEMBER, WITH THE INTENTION OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE FOUNDATION'S PROVEN CURRICULUM TO MORE UNDER-RESOURCED STUDENTS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND GENERATING NEW POTENTIAL REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES TO DIVERSITY THE FOUNDATION'S REVENUESREACH IS THE COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAY FOR UNDER-RESOURCED STUDENTS IN AN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM. REACH CONNECTS STUDENTS WITH COLLEGES AND COMPANIES.

    Expenses $448,199

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brooke McKean

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $190,285
    From this org
    $172,290
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,995
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,050
    Bonus
    $8,240
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,383
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,612
    Filer's total
    $190,285
  • Jeffery Beckham Jr

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $216,446
    From this org
    $206,230
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,216
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,730
    Bonus
    $9,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,834
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,382
    Filer's total
    $216,446
  • Paula Daniliuc

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Wendy Friedman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Lee Gordon

    FOUNDERS COUNCIL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Reginald Hill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kris Carey

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Dan Hoffenkamp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Daniel Houlihan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kourtney Gibson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Girish Kashyap

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Greg Kranias

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Gerald Lewis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Suzy Kahn Weinberg

    CHAIR PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Katherine Mann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Joey Lansing

    TREASURER & CHAIR, FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Gary Caplan

    FOUNDERS COUNCIL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Maria Lin

    CHAIR, HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Nisaini Rexach

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Will Richie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Tim Schwertfeger

    DIRECTOR - FOUNDERS COUNCIL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Manny Sanchez

    DIRECTOR - FOUNDERS COUNCIL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rick Blair

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rex Sessions

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Suzanne Shier

    SECRETARY, CHAIR DEV COMMI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Brian Sims

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kathryn Thomas

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Carl Tannenbaum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Nate Ulery

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Dv Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kristin Wolf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Isaiah Moore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Mark Cassata

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Bridget Geraghty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Oliver Bevan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Raj Bhatia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Nyerere Billups

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rachael Carbone

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT & OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $166,195
    From this org
    $163,269
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,926
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,269
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $804
    Filer's total
    $164,073
  • Tamara Pope

    VP OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $151,191
    From this org
    $133,598
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,593
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,398
    Bonus
    $5,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,424
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,169
    Filer's total
    $151,191
  • Khadeejah Lasuc-Lewis

    VP-TALENT/LEARNING/EQUITY/

    Total calculated
    $147,523
    From this org
    $129,329
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,194
    Hours/week
    40
  • Derrick Fleming Jr

    MANAGING DIRECTOR,STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $108,522
    From this org
    $102,140
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,382
    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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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 4B
JEFFERY BECKHAM - $12,000 CONTRIBUTED

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.

  • REACH PATHWAYS LLC

    EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE MORE UNDER-RESOUCED STUDENTS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY · IL · income $251,500 · assets -$326,206

    Directly controlled by THE CHICAGO SCHOLARS FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
19 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202410799349300101

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