LADDER UP: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: LADDER UP (EIN 36-4070692)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2026-05-11
IRS object ID: 202641319349300524
Schema version: 2024v5.5
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-05-11T09:21:18-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	363168081	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SIKICH LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1415 W DIEHL RD SUITE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	NAPERVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	605632349	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	364070692	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LADDER UP	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	(F/K/A CITY-WIDE TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM)	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LADD	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3124660771	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	350 N ORLEANS ST C2-100	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60654	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROBERT M BURKE	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3124660771	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-05-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	AMANDA WHITE	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01790293	PTIN
Phone	6305668400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-05-08	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	APRIL WOZNIAK	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	350 N ORLEANS ST C2-100	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60654	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,454,895	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.GOLADDERUP.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1996	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS FREE TAX PREPARATION, FINANCIAL AID AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	25	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	903	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,854,519	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,747,733	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$25,641	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$145,991	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$105,806	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$86,644	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,985,966	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,980,368	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,584,963	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,825,756	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$213,064	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$752,703	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,115,047	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,337,666	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,940,803	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,648,300	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$39,565	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,865,306	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,327,358	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$117,838	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$257,630	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,747,468	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$7,069,728	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE ORGANIZATION HELPS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ACCESS THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES THEY NEED TO CLIMB UP THE ECONOMIC LADDER. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS FREE TAX PREPARATION, FINANCIAL AID AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,763,828	ExpenseAmt
Desc	TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:LADDER UP OPERATES ONE OF THE LARGEST AND OLDEST STATE-WIDE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF ITS KIND, OFFERING BOTH IN-PERSON AND DIGITAL SERVICES TO OVER 15,000 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ILLINOIS. LADDER UP PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH FREE, HIGH-QUALITY TAX PREPARATION, AN ALTERNATIVE TO PAID TAX PREP.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$238,468	ExpenseAmt
Desc	LOW-INCOME TAX CLINIC:LADDER UP PROVIDES FREE, HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL REPRESSENTATION TO LOW-INCOME TAX PAYERS FACING AN IRS OR IDOR CONTROVERSY. THROUGH ITS OFFICES, LADDER UP OFFERS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ON THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT, STIMULUS PAYMENTS, ADVANCE CHILD TAX CREDITS, TAXPAYER RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND COLLECTION ALTERNATIVES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$153,424	ExpenseAmt
Desc	FINANCIAL CAPABILITY PROGRAM:LADDER UP PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND WORKSHOPS, COORDINATES SAVINGS CAMPAIGNS, AND OFFERS FINANCIAL COACHING TO HELP CLIENTS SET FINANCIAL GOALS AND MANAGE MAJOR LIFE FINANCIAL EVENTS. IN ADDITION TO THIS, LADDER UP HIGHLY VALUES AND SUPPORTS ITS FREE APPLICATION TRAINING FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA) AND COMPLETION WORKSHOPS AT HIGH SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,155,720	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	20	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	25	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ROBERT BURKE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3124660771	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	350 N ORLEANS ST C2-100	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60654	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROBERT M BURKE
CHAIRMAN & CEO	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN CHANDLER
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK SNEIDER
CO-FOUNDER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SR MARY PAUL MCCAUGHEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MERCEDES WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PHYLLIS CAVALLONE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (END 9/24)	40.00	1.00		Yes (X)	$142,573	$0	$4,768
KATRINA MCDERMOTT
DIRECTOR FINANCE & ADMIN (END 2/25)	40.00	1.00		Yes (X)	$129,059	$0	$4,608
BECKY SANTIAGO
DIRECTOR - TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM	40.00	1.00			$100,635	$0	$3,585	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$372,267	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$12,961	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$19,350	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$1,903,966	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$824,417	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$38,649	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,747,733	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$123,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$123,000	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$441,014	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$418,023	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$22,991	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$22,991	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$22,991	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$140,029	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$19,350	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$56,504	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$83,525	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$83,525	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,119	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,119	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,119	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,980,368	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$232,635	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$206,344	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105,842	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70,219	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,283	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,254,869	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,014,771	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$152,780	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$87,318	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,321	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,402	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,133	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$786	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$260,096	TotalAmt
Program Services	$200,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,299	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,797	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,126	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,219	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,679	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,228	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,013	TotalAmt
Management And General	$41,013	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$732,209	TotalAmt
Program Services	$460,446	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$235,092	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,671	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$201,978	TotalAmt
Program Services	$173,480	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,536	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,962	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,010	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,272	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,369	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$369	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,850	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,172	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$463	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$215	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,588	TotalAmt
Program Services	$73,717	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,436	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,435	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	FEES AND MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Total	$399	TotalAmt
Program Services	$399	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,940,803	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,155,720	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$572,019	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$213,064	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$348,034	BOYAmt
EOY	$212,909	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,400,468	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,490,306	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,652	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,439	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,485,124	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,388,088	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$177,624	BOYAmt
EOY	$97,036	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,894,671	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,498,206	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,857	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,462	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,865,306	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,327,358	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$77,219	BOYAmt
EOY	$238,061	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,619	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,569	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$117,838	BOYAmt
EOY	$257,630	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,002,468	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,391,728	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$745,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$678,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,747,468	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,069,728	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,865,306	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,327,358	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$39,565	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$282,695	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,549,976	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,764,640	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,621,118	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,854,519	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,747,733	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,537,986	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$97,612	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$97,612	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,549,976	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,764,640	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,621,118	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,854,519	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,845,345	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,635,598	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$640,380	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$13,995,218	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$44,265	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$61,002	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$65,574	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$92,422	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$123,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$386,263	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$75,974	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$178,161	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$105,806	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$86,644	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$446,585	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$15,468,446	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.90480	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.92200	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MISCELLANEOUS - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 16,104. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 11,284. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 3,119. SPECIAL EVENT /FUNDRAISING INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 75,974. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 162,057. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 94,522. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 83,525.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$259,587	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$177,301	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$82,286	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,141,847	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,132,998	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,849	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$83,690	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$77,789	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,901	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$97,036	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	Desc
Amt	$19,569	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$19,569	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,500,125	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$282,695	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,221,571	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$56,504	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,560,770	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,939,355	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$41,013	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$41,013	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,980,368	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,177,865	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$1,221,571	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$56,504	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,278,075	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,899,790	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$41,013	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$41,013	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,940,803	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR PROFIT CORPORATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S 2023, 2022, AND 2021 TAX YEARS ARE OPEN AND SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT/FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 56,504.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT/FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 56,504.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	SPRING GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$79,671	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$3,150	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$76,521	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$1,336	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$11,150	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$21,000	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$1,825	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$426	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	TEE UP	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$67,808	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$4,300	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$63,508	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$9,120	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$8,384	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$631	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$2,632	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$11,900	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$11,900	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$159,379	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$19,350	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$140,029	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$1,336	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$20,270	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$29,384	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$2,456	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$3,058	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$56,504	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$83,525	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (5 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	BLOOMBERG TAX	1	$21,355	FMV
Yes (X)	CASINO ITEMS	32	$10,599	FMV
Yes (X)	TAX NOTES	1	$3,500	FMV
Yes (X)	DRAKE SOFTWARE	1	$2,095	FMV
Yes (X)	THS	1	$1,100	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FORM 990 FOR CLARITY AND ACCURACY BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL LADDER UP BOARD MEMBERS ARE INDEPENDENT OF MANAGEMENT AND SERVE ON THE BOARD AS UNPAID VOLUNTEERS. LADDER UP BOARD MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS DO NOT ENGAGE WITH LADDER UP IN FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS OR IN TRANSACTIONS OTHERWISE INURING TO THE BENEFIT OF A BOARD MEMBER/FAMILY MEMBER. IF SUCH A POTENTIAL TRANSACTION WERE TO ARISE, IT WOULD BE CLOSELY SCRUTINIZED AND DECIDED UPON BY THE OTHER DISINTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE ANNUAL BUDGET INCLUDING THE BUDGET FOR SALARIES AND WAGES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON THE REVIEW OF THE OUTSIDE EXPERTS AND SURVEYS. IT IS ALSO BASED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S PERFORMANCE, WHICH IS EVALUATED BY THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED, NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS, DOLLARS RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY, AND OVERALL IMPACT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES AND AUTHORIZES THEIR COMPENSATION WITHIN THE BOARD-APPROVED BUDGET.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 460,446. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 235,092. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 36,671. TOTAL EXPENSES 732,209.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CENTER FOR ECONOMIC PROGRESS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	350 N ORLEANS ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60654	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	363693728	EIN
Primary Activities	HELP LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ACCESS FINANCIAL RESOURCES	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LADDER UP	BusinessNameLine1Txt