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$33Mrevenue
FY2025 · −6% in 3 yrs338staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−8.1%
Months of reserve1.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.5%
Middle half of peersMedianSafer
Where the money goes FY2025 · $36M spent
Programs$29M81%Management and general$6.1M17%Fundraising$825k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.4M in FY2024 and −$2.7M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.4 months, under the peer median of 2.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Funders stay
15 of the 22 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 81% of revenue in FY2025. $16M is traced federal awards from Department of Labor.
990 Part VIII · USAspending65funders
$2.5Ma year, last 3 years
31%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Chicago Cook Workforce PartnershipOn and off$262k$409k$338k$10k$1.3M$1.0MPritzker Family FoundationSince FY2020$330k$385k$620k$495kJpmorgan Chase FoundationStopped after FY2021$400k$25$500k–The National Restaurant Association Educational FoundationSince FY2021$102k$442k$114kUnited Way of Metropolitan Chicago IncEvery year since FY2017$139k$49k$53k$104k$58k$96k$64kShure Charitable Trust Created Uw of Sidney N ShureSince FY2018$50k$75k$60k$50k$60k$50kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$214k$323k$108k$139k$472k$120k$510k31 other fundersUp to $150k a year each$202k$152k$100k$313k$211k$332k$549k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped