Illinois · Nonprofit
THE CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
THE CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $34,500 to it, the largest being NATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ($34,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2020
- $207k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $35k
- Net assets
- $69k
What The Chicago Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce does
Mission
To promote economic opportunities for the lgbt community by being an advocate and resource for all member businesses that encorage equality.
As stated on its FY2020 Form 990.
Program
B2b breakfast and lunch networking events that bring together lgbtq+ business owners, professionals, and allies to build relationships, share referrals, and support local businesses. Each event supports the growth of 30 - 50 business owners and professionals
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
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 2019 to 2020, from $40k to $77k (+92%).
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: 2019 11% · 2020 17%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
44% of THE CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 4 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
2019 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $7k → $10k.
From the IRS filings of THE CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’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
THE CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Illinois, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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
THE CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 5,021 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,021 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2020
Organizations like THE CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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
26% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- THE CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $34,500 to it, the largest being NATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ($34,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $34,500 in grants to THE CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- NATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is the largest funder on record, with $34,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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 FY2020 (financials across 2017–2020), 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