Illinois · Nonprofit
CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (Illinois) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $567,000 to it, the largest being The Chicago Community Trust ($400,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 71% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $270k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $567k
- Net assets
- $604k
What Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation does
Mission
The Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation has made substantial progress in advancing key economic initiatives, strengthening industry relationships, and supporting both businesses and workforce development. By continuing to drive investment, innovation, and infrastructure improvements, csedc remains committed to fostering sustainable economic growth and enhancing the prosperity of the southland region.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Promoting industrial development and site selection - a core component of csedc's mission is to support industrial site development. Throughout the year, csedc worked closely with the state of illinois to address company requests for site information. By streamlining the response process and providing critical data on available locations, csedc played a pivotal role in attracting businesses to the southland region, further positioning it as a prime destination for industrial growth.
$99,356 spent$126,150 earned by the program32% of program spendingLaunch of the 1916 business & media center - csedc successfully launched the 1916 business & media center, a 3,500-square-foot shared office space designed to support small business growth and regional collaboration. Equipped with a state-of-the-art training center and a conference room, the facility serves as a vital resource for entrepreneurs, providing access to training programs, networking opportunities, and regional economic development initiatives. The center has quickly become a hub for fostering business innovation and professional development in the southland community.
$160,691 spent$394,617 earned by the program52% of program spendingEngaging youth through stem and workforce development- recognizing the importance of workforce development, csedc continued its efforts to connect local businesses with high school students through the southworks engineering and robotics competition. This year-long program provided hands-on experience and exposure to stem-related fields, with over 500 high school students participating. The initiative not only fostered innovation and technical skills among students but also strengthened the pipeline for future talent in the region's engineering and technology sectors.
$49,678 spent$75,580 earned by the program16% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2022 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $309,725.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $386k to $840k (+117%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 57% · 2023 50%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
80% of CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $2k → $115k.
1 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 71% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 71% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
73% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 87% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
71% of CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $167k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $400k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION has grown faster than half of the 11,971 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,971 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Government funding CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $452k on record.
- Small Business Administration$200k
- Department of Agriculture$191k
- Department of Commerce$61k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
49%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION?
- CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (Illinois) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $567,000 to it, the largest being The Chicago Community Trust ($400,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 71% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $567,000 in grants to CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION?
- The Chicago Community Trust is the largest funder on record, with $400,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing