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← CHICAGO UNITED INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHICAGO UNITED INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,683,564
Total expenses
$2,073,176
Contributions and grants received
$1,016,039
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$220,500
Investment income
$72,132
Other revenue
$374,893
Total assets, end of year
$2,275,853
Total liabilities, end of year
$453,104
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,822,749
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,663,371
Management and general expenses
$167,578
Fundraising expenses
$242,227
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,663,371

Program services were 80.2% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $626,875

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $72,488

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $316,676

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CII CLUSTER TRAINING

    total $220,500 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $72,132 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $72,132

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $619,050

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

    $72,488

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $244,157

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $374,893 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $374,893

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $345,868 · program services $285,884 · management and general $29,486 · fundraising $30,498

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,007,693 · program services $832,930 · management and general $85,908 · fundraising $88,855

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $92,359 · program services $76,341 · management and general $7,874 · fundraising $8,144

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $97,036 · program services $80,208 · management and general $8,273 · fundraising $8,555

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $29 · program services $29 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $27,951 · program services $21,724 · management and general $5,557 · fundraising $670

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $50,445 · program services $42,106 · management and general $4,346 · fundraising $3,993

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $102,087 · program services $84,384 · management and general $8,708 · fundraising $8,995

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,181 · program services $2,307 · management and general $652 · fundraising $222

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,766 · program services $1,460 · management and general $150 · fundraising $156

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $42,420 · program services $35,064 · management and general $3,619 · fundraising $3,737

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,132 · program services $8,375 · management and general $864 · fundraising $893

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $204,871 · program services $181,026 · management and general $11,336 · fundraising $12,509

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENTS AND TRAINING

    total $12,338 · program services $11,533 · management and general $805 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $75,000 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $75,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $120,798

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $981,723 · end of year $460,224

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $168,923 · end of year $45,528

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $76,800 · end of year $257,375

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,931 · end of year $4,000

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

    $120,471

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

    $72,283

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $388,627 · end of year $48,188

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,063,542 · end of year $1,129,187

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $210,553

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $123,708 · end of year $74,504

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $33,000 · end of year $142,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $353,413 · end of year $236,100

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,977,119 · end of year $1,634,776

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $205,306 · end of year $187,973

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ACHIEVE PARITY IN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR BY ADVANCING MULTIRACIAL LEADERSHIP IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, EXPANDING THE TALENT PIPLINE FOR EXECUTIVE-LEVEL MANAGEMENT, AND GROWING MINORITY BUSINESSES.

  • MEMBER PROGRAMS CHICAGO UNITED IS THE PREMIER THOUGHT LEADER IN ADVANCING INCLUSION. OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAMS, INITIATIVES AND RESEARCH PROVIDE THE TANGIBLE TOOLS COMPANIES NEED TO TRANSFORM CULTURE WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. PEER TO PEER FORUMS BRING TOGETHER THOUGHT LEADERS TO DISCUSS BEST PRACTICES IN ADDRESSING ISSUES AND ACTIONS NEEDED TO DEVELOP, ADVANCE AND SUSTAIN AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE.

    Expenses $1,316,294

  • CORPORATE INCLUSION INSTITUTE TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT DRIVES PERFORMANCE THROUGH INCLUSION. DESIGNED IN 2019 TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES WITHIN THE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT PIPELINE, CII HELPS BUSINESSES HARNESS THE POWER OF INCLUSION AND PROMOTES CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS.

    Expenses $347,077 · Revenue $317,500

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tiffany Hamel Johnson

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $354,868
    From this org
    $345,868
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,000
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $276,118
    Bonus
    $69,750
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $354,868
  • Gail D Arrigo

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $192,508
    From this org
    $187,258
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,250
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,845
    Bonus
    $24,413
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $192,508
  • Pamela Graves

    VP OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $148,292
    From this org
    $144,161
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,131
    Hours/week
    40
  • Doris Salomon

    VP OF PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $138,413
    From this org
    $126,291
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,122
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,291
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $12,122
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $138,413
  • Deborah Cortez

    DIRECTOR OF SMALL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

    Total calculated
    $123,415
    From this org
    $123,415
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Robert A Henry

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP DEV AND ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $114,668
    From this org
    $114,668
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Santino Bibbo

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sam Pambah

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Nichole Owens

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kathy Scherer

    MEMBERSHIP CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kam Kniss

    MEMBERSHIP CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Maurice Grant

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Aurora Austriaco

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Nidhi Kapoor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Laura Thonn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Torrence Hinton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Kimberley Goode

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • David Andalcio

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Tony Robinson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Kimberly Evans

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Sylvia Garcia

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Manika Turnbull

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

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
  • 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)

Pt I Line 4a
DORIS SALOMON, SEVERANCE AMOUNT $12,122

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349312784

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