Illinois · Nonprofit
PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT
PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT (Illinois) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,651,800 to it, the largest being The Chicago Community Trust ($711,250). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $836k
- Funders on record
- 13
- Grants received
- $1.7M
- Net assets
- $354k
What Paso- West Suburban Action Project does
Mission
Paso is at the forefront of the struggle for immigrant rights and justice. Paso develops platforms for change for communities directly impacted through organizing and empowerment.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
IPHA- IVAX. The purpose of this program was to decrease vaccination hesitancy amongst communities of color and vulnerable families in the west suburban Cook County and other collar counties. As part of this program hundreds of individuals got vaccinated against covid-19. Hosted educational community events to talk about the effectiveness of vaccinations. Our social media character Tita responded to questions from the community regarding vaccination. Foster PASO's relationship with IPHA partners, Cook County Department of Health and other community organizations. Through this program 7 staff members got certified as community health workers.
$115,006 spent$115,006 earned by the program25% of program spendingCCDPH-The purpose of this program is to build health equity within our local neighborhoods in the West Suburban Cook County and some areas of Chicago. The program allowed us to provide over 35,000 services to hundreds of families in the above-mentioned areas of service. Shared information about Covid-19, the Flu, and RSV. As well as provided training to 500 community members as well as groceries, PPE, basic hygiene products and clothing to those in need. We develop a youth group called IntroSocials and their activities including developing materials and build awareness of the importance of building equity and inclusion. Ten participants, from ages of 4 through 12 were part of the program. Organized multiple community events to increase community engagement on health issues and connected the community to other services providers in their area.
$157,918 spent$157,918 earned by the program35% of program spendingICIRR/IDHS-New Americans Initiative. The purpose of this initiative is to offer individuals support in preparing for their citizenship interviews and aid them in their process of becoming US citizens. We reached out to over 800 individuals to provide information about the services. Provided civics classes to 139 individuals. Provided 4 know your rights sessions and collaborated with other organizations to host legal services sessions. PASO engage in outreach activities and in bringing applicants to the 2 legal services sessions. Other organizations provided legal services as we do not have attorneys, over 60 participants were supported over the 2 sessions.
$167,264 spent$167,264 earned by the program37% of program spendingVarious grants and donations
$15,398 spent$15,398 earned by the program3% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $455,586.
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 $212k to $363k (+72%).
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: 2023 99% · 2024 99%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 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.
Chief executive
Marien Casillas Pabellon
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income rose $68k → $146k.
2 of 13 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 44% 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 PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT’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
PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT leans on a few funders — its largest provides 43% of grant income and the top three 70%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
67% 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 PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 63% · 2018 86% · 2019 54% · 2020 50% · 2021 79% · 2022 33% · 2023 34% — 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.
How long its funders stay
25% of PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 62% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
89% of PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $724k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states 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
PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT has grown faster than three-quarters of the 21,648 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,648 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT
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
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT: 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 PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT?
- PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT (Illinois) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,651,800 to it, the largest being The Chicago Community Trust ($711,250). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT have?
- IRS filings report 13 organizations giving $1,651,800 in grants to PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT?
- The Chicago Community Trust is the largest funder on record, with $711,250 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PASO- WEST SUBURBAN ACTION PROJECT 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 2023–2024), and the filings of 13 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing