2022-05-12T12:12:54-07:00 2021-06-30 824176202 BG Advisors CPA LTD 1250 E Diehl Rd Ste 406 Naperville IL 60563 990 2020-07-01 364090773 Southwest Organizing Project SOUT 7734718208 2558 W 63rd St 2nd Floor Chicago IL 60629 Jeff Bartow Executive Director 2022-05-12 true Jeff Bartow 999009999 Sachin Gandhi P01424067 6305051081 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Alberto Mosqueda 2558 W 63rd St 2nd Floor Chicago IL 60629 8876886 false X www.swopchicago.org X 1996 IL The Southwest Organizing Projects (SWOP) mission is to build a broad-based organization of Christian, Muslim and Jewish faith institutions, local schools and other institutions in Southwest Chicago, which will enable families to exercise common values, determine their own future and connect with each other to improve life in their neighborhoods. To this end, leaders of SWOP have dedicated themselves to building relationships across racial, ethnic, generational and faith differences and to bringing the common concerns of their institutions into the public life of the community as they develop the capacity to act collectively and stand for the whole. 11 11 62 200 -3539 1706372 2669120 4432408 6563221 5682 11711 996789 -384870 7141251 8859182 41979 80500 0 1894015 3161759 0 21147 4711278 5272389 6647272 8514648 493979 344534 7721136 8393250 891626 977131 6829510 7416119 X The Southwest Organizing Projects (SWOP) mission is to build a broad-based organization of Christian, Muslim and Jewish faith institutions, local schools and other institutions in Southwest Chicago, which will enable families to exercise common values, determine their own future and connect with each other to improve life in their neighborhoods. To this end, leaders of SWOP have dedicated themselves to building relationships across racial, ethnic, generational and faith differences and to bringing the common concerns of their institutions into the public life of the community as they develop the capacity to act collectively and stand for the whole. false false 4448828 Education-Related Organizing:SWOP works with local schools to improve the quality of education available to young people, to create opportunities for parents to be involved in schools, and for educators to build relationships with community stakeholders. SWOP runs the Parent Mentor Program, placing parents in classrooms as paraprofessionals who provide individual and small group assistance to students. SWOP runs the Teen REACH after-school program to offer enrichment and leadership development to students. SWOP organizers engage parents, students, teachers, and principals in community organizing activities to build power to improve schools. This works is funded by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), Chicago Public Schools (CPS), individual schools, and private foundations. This work benefits the parents, students, and educators at the 22 schools where SWOP works. 1268224 Community organizing, educational, and training activities were performed for the purpose of achieving an economically stable, open, multiracial community within Chicago's southwest neighborhoods. At the heart of SWOPs work is community organizing: a strategy of building relationships between people who share common self-interests so they can work together to build power to achieve their goals. SWOPs organizers and leaders work through member institutions to connect with people that have an interest in public life. These organizers and leaders conduct one to one meetings to build an understanding of what motives each person and to invite them to participate in collective action on issues they care about. This work is funded by private foundations, corporate donations, individual giving, and earned income. This work benefits the 40,000 people who are part of SWOPs member institutions. 1093681 Heathcare-related organizing:SWOP works to ensure that everyone in Southwest Chicago has access to high-quality, affordable healthcare. SWOP, partnering with many of its member institutions, is a leader in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic with vaccination and testing drives. SWOP leads the Healthy Chicago Equity Zone planning process. SWOP leads the Southwest System of Care (SWSOC), a collaborative effort to ensure access to needed services for students and families in local schools. SWOP partnered with Marquette School of Excellence and Esperanza Health Center to open a health center at the school. SWOP community navigators are working with families across the community to give them the information they need to access the healthcare services they need. This work is funded by the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), the Chicago Cook Workforce Alliance, and private foundations. 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Accordingly, revenues and expenses related to GKMC-E are not included in SWOP's statement of activities and net assets. Part X : FIN48 Footnote SWOP's management has determined that FASB ASC 740-10, which addresses accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, has no effect on its financial statements due to SWOP's tax-exempt status. true 0 0 COVID 19 Relief 64 80500 Additional Supplemental Information During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 SWOP made $80,500 of payments to several individuals, no individual received $5,000 or more. This economic relief was funded by a $70K grant from the Immigration Fund Collaborative + $10K from the Sisters of Saint Casimir and several small contributions from indiviuals. Awardees were selected on the basis of the degree of economic hardship caused by the COVID 19 pandemic. Award applicants had to prove loss of employment or significant reduction of working hours. Such proof could be paycheck stubs, and/or letter of employment termination, and/or recent bank statements. Award applicants also had to provide proof that their annual household income did not exceed 80% of the median household income for their area of residence, proof of residency in the City of Chicago (utility bills and/or drivers license), and provide a written statement that award applicant did not qualify and did not receive any other government support. Award applications were reviewed by a committee of SWOP staff who also determined which award applicants would receive an award and how much the award would be. Most awards were in the $1,000 - $1,500 range. All awards were paid directly to the awardee. No monitoring of how the awardee spent the award was conducted by SWOP. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Education-Related Organizing:SWOP works with local schools to improve the quality of education available to young people, to create opportunities for parents to be involved in schools, and for educators to build relationships with community stakeholders. SWOP runs the Parent Mentor Program, placing parents in classrooms as paraprofessionals who provide individual and small group assistance to students. SWOP runs the Teen REACH after-school program to offer enrichment and leadership development to students. SWOP organizers engage parents, students, teachers, and principals in community organizing activities to build power to improve schools. This works is funded by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), Chicago Public Schools (CPS), individual schools, and private foundations. This work benefits the parents, students, and educators at the 22 schools where SWOP works. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Housing Issues:The Southwest Chicago communities of Chicago Lawn, Gage Park, West Lawn, and West Elsdon were ground zero for the foreclosure crisis of the 2007-08. Thousands of foreclosures were initiated, and hundreds of buildings were left vacant in the community. SWOP is partnering with United Power for Action and Justice and Brinshore Development to carry out the Reclaiming Southwest Chicago Campaign. Through this effort, SWOP and its partners are buying, rehabbing and then renting or selling the buildings as affordable housing. In addition, SWOP connects people to housing counseling, rental and mortgage assistance, and foreclosure prevention services. This work is funded by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), the City of Chicago, private foundations, corporate donations, individual giving, and earned income. The work benefits all the families living in the 94-block target area. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Heathcare-related organizing:SWOP works to ensure that everyone in Southwest Chicago has access to high-quality, affordable healthcare. SWOP, partnering with many of its member institutions, is a leader in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic with vaccination and testing drives. SWOP leads the Healthy Chicago Equity Zone planning process. SWOP leads the Southwest System of Care (SWSOC), a collaborative effort to ensure access to needed services for students and families in local schools. SWOP partnered with Marquette School of Excellence and Esperanza Health Center to open a health center at the school. SWOP community navigators are working with families across the community to give them the information they need to access the healthcare services they need. This work is funded by the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), the Chicago Cook Workforce Alliance, and private foundations. This work benefits all residents of the Chicago Lawn, Gage Park, West Elsdon, West Lawn, and Ashburn communities. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder The organization's membership consists of churches, schools, and not-for-profit organizations located within the southwest side of Chicago. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Form 990 is circulated to the Board for review prior to sumitting it to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts On an annual basis, Board Members are required to submit a written declaration that states whether or not an indivudual Board Member has a conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Executive Director's compensation is reviewed by the Board on an annual basis. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The Executive Director's compensation is reviewed by the Board on an annual basis. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Disclosure of governing documents, policies, and financial statements are made available to the general public upon written request.Also, the state and federal information returns and audit report is posted on the Illinois Attorney General web-site and is open to the general public. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases Forgiveness of PPP Loan = $242075 Part VI, Part B, Question 14 The organization did not have a document retention and destruction policy in placeas of June 30, 2020, however, the organization expects to have such a policy inplace as of June 30, 2021.