Illinois · Nonprofit
GO CHI LIFE
GO CHI LIFE (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $25,000 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM AND MARY DAVIS FOUNDATION ($25,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $797k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $25k
- Net assets
- $107k
What Go Chi Life does
Mission
Gochilife builds public-private partnerships, collaborates and partners with civic leaders as well as philanthropic organizations to showcase the best of chicago.through fostering these partnerships, gochilife enhances the exposure and experience local residents have to events throughout the citys diverse neighborhoods while helping to attract new and creative activations that showcase our citys rich culture, unmatched physical landscape and greatest assetour residents.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
New years eve event: this event is a way to provide an inclusive opportunity for local residents to be engaged in some of our larger cultural events and experiences.
$115,156 spent13% of program spendingDnc soldier field: the dnc event at soldier field was an effort to provide local residents with free access to soldier field, the opportunity to enjoy a local show or artist, and the chance to view local programming on large screens.
$356,542 spent39% of program spendingNeighborhood block party: this activation was brought to the local community in response to neighborhoods seeking engagement and inclusion within the larger ecosystem. The event offered free activities for children, live music, food, and experiences for adultsall at no cost.
$48,265 spent5% of program spendingGrammy event:
$384,744 spent43% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $904,707.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 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 2023 to 2024, from $215k to $107k (−50%).
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.
100% of GO CHI LIFE’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 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
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of GO CHI LIFE’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.
Where its funders are
100% of GO CHI LIFE's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
GO CHI LIFE has grown faster than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like GO CHI LIFE
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
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
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 GO CHI LIFE: 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 GO CHI LIFE?
- GO CHI LIFE (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $25,000 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM AND MARY DAVIS FOUNDATION ($25,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does GO CHI LIFE have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $25,000 in grants to GO CHI LIFE.
- Who is the largest funder of GO CHI LIFE?
- THE WILLIAM AND MARY DAVIS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $25,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GO CHI LIFE 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2023–2024), and the filings of 1 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