Totals
- Total revenue
- $241,561
- Total expenses
- $194,975
- Contributions and grants received
- $234,011
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $12,156
- Other revenue
- -$4,606
- Total assets, end of year
- $351,775
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $118,513
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $233,262
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $159,662
- Management and general expenses
- $7,144
- Fundraising expenses
- $28,169
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $159,662
Program services were 81.9% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$30,399
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$203,612
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3 · Investment income
total $12,156 · excluded $12,156
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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
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$2,800
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$30,399
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$7,406
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$4,606
-
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.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $86,001 · program services $76,540 · management and general $3,440 · fundraising $6,021
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $46,000 · program services $40,940 · management and general $1,840 · fundraising $3,220
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $10,403 · program services $9,259 · management and general $416 · fundraising $728
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $10,559 · program services $9,398 · management and general $422 · fundraising $739
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $5,155 · program services $4,588 · management and general $206 · fundraising $361
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $5,500 · program services $4,895 · management and general $220 · fundraising $385
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $15,162 · program services $662 · fundraising $14,500
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $580 · program services $516 · management and general $23 · fundraising $41
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14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $0
-
17 · Travel
total $0
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $3,265 · program services $2,905 · management and general $131 · fundraising $229
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $2,737 · program services $2,436 · management and general $109 · fundraising $192
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24a · Other expenses: WEB HOSTING
total $3,030 · program services $2,697 · management and general $121 · fundraising $212
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24b · Other expenses: ONLINE SERVICES
total $2,682 · program services $2,387 · management and general $107 · fundraising $188
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24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES DIRECT
total $1,161 · fundraising $1,161
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24d · Other expenses: LOBBYING EXPENSES
total $857 · program services $763 · management and general $34 · fundraising $60
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,883 · program services $1,676 · management and general $75 · fundraising $132
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $325,868 · end of year $351,775
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
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
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
end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $19,041 · end of year $1,434
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $120,151 · end of year $117,079
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $186,676 · end of year $233,262
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON GOVERNMENT TRENDS, ADVOCATES REFORMS AND HOSTS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT, ADDRESSES THE ROLE OF MONEY IN POLITICS, AND ENCOURGES INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT.
Activities or mission (Part I)
CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON GOVERNMENTAL TRENDS, ADVOCATES REFORMS AND HOSTS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT. ADDRESSES THE ROLE OF MONEY IN POLITICS, AND ENCOURAGES INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT.
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OUR CORE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PROVIDING FREE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS FOR VOTERS, ADVOCATING CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM, TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT, AND PROVIDING TOOLS FOR VOTER ENGAGEMENT. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY RESEARCHING AND ADVOCATING LEGISLATION, PROVIDING IN-DEPTH RESEARCH ON GOVERNMENT TRENDS IN ILLINOIS, ADVOCATING FOR INCREASED DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN CONRIBUTIONS, AND MAINTAINING ILLINOIS SUNSHINE, A FREE ONLINE DATABASE THAT TRACKS POLITICAL SPENDING IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Expenses $152,256
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IN ORDER TO FURTHER EDUCATE VOTERS ON REFORM ISSUES, WE HOST FREE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGO AREA. TOPICS HAVE INCLUDED CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM,STRENGTHENING CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS, REDISTRICTING REFORM, CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE POLICIES, AND MILLENNIAL ENGAGEMENT IN GOVERNMENT. THE EVENTS ARE HELD AT LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND FEATURE EXPERT PANELISTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE.
Expenses $7,406
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Alisa KaplanALISA KAPLAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $89,000
- From this org
- $89,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Sarah BruneSARAH BRUNE
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
David OrrDAVID ORR
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Dana J PownallDANA J POWNALL
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Jaylin D McClintonJAYLIN D MCCLINTON
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Oren JacobsonOREN JACOBSON
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
David MeltonDAVID MELTON
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Ben PageBEN PAGE
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Carl JohnsonCARL JOHNSON
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202531349349305323
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