REQUITY FOUNDATION INC

Programs

1. Business - business students run requity's fully operational social enterprise, the print & press shop, where students manage real client orders for branded apparel and signage, handling everything from cost analysis and order tracking to fulfillment and vendor coordination. Students learn budgeting, pricing, invoicing, inventory tracking, and customer engagement, giving them experience in entrepreneurship, finance, and leadership - developing the mindset and skills to become confident changemakers and future business leaders.

   $161,684 spent$1,311 earned by the program
   32% of program spending

2. Construction - our construction program augments existing vocational education with an interdisciplinary, energy-efficient building construction curriculum, designed to bridge the gap between classroom theory and real-world practical experiences through the research, design, renovation, and ultimately ownership transfer. Our signature construction pilot project, carver house, is renovating a vacant rowhouse across from carver vocational technical high school into an affordable net-zero home that will be sold to a student's mother.

   $131,284 spent$7,261 earned by the program
   26% of program spending

3. Community - the requity foundation is dedicated to empowering students at carver vocational-technical high school and residents of the surrounding rosemont community by providing meaningful opportunities. Requity's goal is to forge sustainable partnerships, foster a renewed sense of community, strengthen infrastructure, and bolster connections to the local economy, all with the aim of ensuring long-term neighborhood stability. The largest communitiy initiative if pleasant presstman, which aims to empower residents by granting them ownership of their neighborhood and amplifying their voice in its development. Requity prioritizes contributing to neighborhood beautification and safety. Through funding and community partnerships, they continue to support various initiatives by providing resources, coordinating volunteer opportunities, and organizing community meetings to ensure residents' voices are heard and they stay informed.

   $80,442 spent$1,300 earned by the program
   16% of program spending

4. Culinary - the requity foundation equips aspiring chefs and food entrepreneurs with hands-on training in culinary preparation, event budgeting, catering, and other experiences that build both technical expertise and business acumen, preparing young people to thrive in the culinary industry. We provide aspiring chefs and food entrepreneurs with real-world training in menu development, safe food handling, event budgeting, and customer service. Students then apply these skills through 'we all eat wednesdays and our catering socal enterprise, where they deliver meals, execute paid events, and strengthen food access - building their skills and generating community impact along the way.media - students gain hands-on experience in a wide range of creative services, including video production, social media content development, audio storytelling, graphic design, podcast production, and event coverage. Through real-world projects, they amplify community voices while refining their skills in narrative structure, content editing, and storytelling techniques.

   $137,690 spent$1,200 earned by the program
   27% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $511,100.