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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HANDS ON SUBURBAN CHICAGO.

Totals

Total revenue
$712,545
Total expenses
$704,898
Contributions and grants received
$700,744
Grants paid
$24,300
Program service revenue
$10,200
Investment income
$1,601
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$237,161
Total liabilities, end of year
$40,642
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$196,519
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$614,286
Management and general expenses
$81,993
Fundraising expenses
$8,619
Program service expenses (Part III)
$614,286

Program services were 87.1% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $8,050

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $565,162

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $127,532

  • 2a · Program service revenue: AGENCY FEES

    total $10,200 · related or exempt $10,200

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,601 · excluded $1,601

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $24,300 · program services $24,300

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $77,103 · program services $57,827 · management and general $12,337 · fundraising $6,939

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $350,652 · program services $314,549 · management and general $35,251 · fundraising $852

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $37,375 · program services $34,185 · management and general $3,137 · fundraising $53

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $30,922 · program services $27,430 · management and general $2,918 · fundraising $574

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $50,902 · program services $40,253 · management and general $10,649

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $74,546 · program services $63,272 · management and general $11,232 · fundraising $42

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,175 · program services $1,925 · management and general $236 · fundraising $14

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,500 · program services $3,836 · management and general $664

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,535 · program services $8,194 · management and general $338 · fundraising $3

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,774 · program services $798 · management and general $976

  • 24a · Other expenses: Other expenses

    total $20,103 · program services $16,779 · management and general $3,182 · fundraising $142

  • 24b · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT

    total $8,809 · program services $8,809

  • 24c · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $7,913 · program services $7,673 · management and general $240

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $5,289 · program services $4,456 · management and general $833

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $137,257 · end of year $146,665

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $76,327 · end of year $82,336

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,909 · end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,669 · end of year $8,160

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $37,621 · end of year $32,482

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $10,669 · end of year $8,160

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $167,972 · end of year $173,202

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,900 · end of year $23,317

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO POSITIVELY IMPACT COMMUNITIES BY CONNECTING PEOPLE TO ENRICHING VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES.

  • Volunteer Engagement, Civic Impact & Community Problem-Solving:HandsOn Suburban Chicago advances civic impact by connecting over 3000 people to meaningful volunteer opportunities that address community-identified needs. Through volunteer recruitment, placement, and coordination, HOSC supports community problem-solving and strengthens nonprofit capacity across 44 suburban communities in Northern Cook and Northern DuPage Counties.

    Expenses $451,894

  • School-Based Programs (Student Success & Youth Civic Engagement: HandsOn Suburban Chicago partners with schools to deliver mentoring, tutoring, and intergenerational programs that support student success, social-emotional development, and positive relationships. Programs include academic support, enrichment, peer mentoring, and Intergenerational Pen Pals, which connect students with volunteers to reduce isolation, build empathy, and strengthen community connections. Together, these programs advance long-term civic impact by engaging students and volunteers in community-based problem-solving while strengthening the capacity of school and nonprofit partners.

    Expenses $162,392 · Grants $24,300

  • 55 & Better (AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP) Civic Engagement & Capacity-BuildingThrough its 55 & Better program (AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP), HandsOn Suburban Chicago engages approximately 600+ adults age 55+ in civic service each year. Volunteers address community-identified needs such as food insecurity, transportation, social connection, and organizational support, strengthening nonprofit capacity, advancing community problem-solving, and promoting purposeful aging.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Chris Swope Cholewa

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $77,103
    From this org
    $77,103
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Steve Kahn

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Vlad Vilme

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Molinsky

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Therese Lescher

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Anne Ronstadt

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • David Prichard

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elfrida Gabriel

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
13 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202611039349300706

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