Illinois · Nonprofit
ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center
ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $115 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($115). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.3M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $115
- Net assets
- $609k
What ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center does
Mission
Our mission is to provide human services to individuals and families in need to ensure their self-reliance and empowerment. We believe self-reliant and empowered individuals will succeed in building stronger healthier future communities.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The Alternative Housing program initiated in December 2024 focuses on offering shelter to Individual. This service provides temporary housing solutions for individuals experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity ensuring they have a safe and supportive environment during this challenging period. The program aims to address the housing needs of vulnerable populations within the justice system promoting stability and well-being for participants.
$497,202 spent$892,000 earned by the program63% of program spendingIllinois Welcoming Center Program provides a one-stop culturally and linguistically responsive center offering case management service coordination emergency assistance and referrals for immigrants refugees asylees humanitarian parolees and limited-English-proficient individuals and families. Services include family support employment housing and public benefits navigation. Conducts community workshops outreach and education to strengthen immigrant families and increase access to resources. Facilitates community alliance meetings with local providers to improve coordination and effectiveness of services for immigrant and refugee communities. However ZAMs Hope is open to all regardless of religion gender ethnicity disability income or sexual orientation.
$131,819 spent$131,819 earned by the program17% of program spendingThe Housing Resource Center HRC program offer crucial education mediation and support services to the community. Throughout the year numerous individuals engaged in our housing-related educational workshops leading to successful resolution of tenant-landlord issues through our interventions. Additionally rental assistance was extended to individuals experiencing housing instability. Our workshops are conducted year-round tailored to address the evolving needs of the community. Topics covered include tenant-landlord rights and responsibilities conflict resolution in housing disputes cyberbullying prevention access to community resources personal security and safety financial responsibility and rental assistance programs. These services equip residents with the knowledge and assistance necessary to sustain stable housing enhance safety and fortify community well-being.
$66,186 spent$66,186 earned by the program8% of program spendingCrime Prevention Job Readiness & Placement Program: This program achieved its goals by recruiting and assisting 120 participants. Our initiatives focus on offering comprehensive prevention and support services through employment-based interventions. We identify eligible individuals assess their readiness for employment and provide referrals for necessary services. For job-ready participants we offer training in soft skills workplace expectations and job search preparation. Additionally we provide certified vocational training for those interested in security careers. These services equip individuals with skills credentials and support to secure stable employment and reduce risks associated with criminal activity.
$60,255 spent$60,255 earned by the program8% of program spendingWrap Around Services relies on private donations and In-Kind Donations to provide essential support to individuals in need. We offer a range of vital services including distributing food and clothing as well as providing basic necessities for clients facing immediate needs that are not covered by our program funding. Our clients have language and IT barrier. This comprehensive assistance ensures that our clients receive the care and support they require during challenging times helping them navigate difficult circumstances with dignity and compassion.
$18,914 spent$18,914 earned by the program2% of program spendingOur International Programs primarily operate in India Nigeria Pakistan and Uganda. In Nigeria our initiatives focus on clean water projects economic development food & clothing distribution and school construction. South Asia specifically India and Pakistan benefits from our food distribution and social service projects. In Uganda our efforts are concentrated solely on food distribution & water supplies. These programs aim to address critical needs and improve the quality of life in these regions through targeted interventions.
$18,150 spent$18,150 earned by the program2% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $792,526.
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 2024 to 2025, from $365k to $716k (+96%).
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 57% · 2024 80% · 2025 88%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (61% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 3 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.
Board chair
Sardar Khanam
Board president
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $18 → $33.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% 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 ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center’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 ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $115 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,127 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,127 community improvement nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center
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
86% 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 ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center: 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 ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center?
- ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $115 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($115). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $115 in grants to ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center?
- AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $115 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ZAMs Hope Community Resource Center 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 FY2025 (financials across 2023–2025), 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