LADDER UP: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: LADDER UP (EIN 36-4070692)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2021-12-22
IRS object ID: 202113569349300901
Schema version: 2020v4.1
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 O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-12-22T09:16:22-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	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 LLP	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	2020-07-01	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 NO 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	2021-12-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ROBERT	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	BURKE	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	HEATHER BONIFAS CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01711657	PTIN
Phone	6305668400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-12-16	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PHYLLIS CAVALLONE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	350 N ORLEANS ST NO C2-100	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60654	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,929,281	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	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	33	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	331	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,774,410	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,549,976	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$155,801	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$217,233	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$31,153	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$3,800	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,961,364	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,763,409	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	$1,912,455	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,402,780	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$204,743	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,014,526	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,106,102	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,926,981	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,508,882	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$34,383	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$254,527	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,315,590	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,911,753	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$205,072	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$278,791	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,110,518	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,632,962	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	$1,593,013	ExpenseAmt
Desc	TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:LADDER UP OPERATES ONE OF THE LARGEST AND OLDEST STATE-WIDE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF ITS KIND. LADDER UP PROVIDES LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH FREE, HIGH QUALITY TAX PREPARATION, AND AN ALTERNATIVE TO PAID TAX PREPARERS. LADDER UP, AS PART OF ITS RESPONSE TO COVID, INVESTED IN ALTERNATIVE MODELS THAT INCLUDED DROP-OFF AND VIRTUAL OPTIONS TO SERVE CLIENTS THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$220,778	ExpenseAmt
Desc	LOW-INCOME TAX CLINIC:LADDER UP PROVIDES FREE, HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME TAXPAYERS FACING AN IRS OR IDOR CONTROVERSY. THROUGH ITS CLINIC, LU OFFERS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ON THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT, STIMULUS PAYMENTS, ADVANCE CHILD TAX CREDIT, TAXPAYER RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND COLLECTION ALTERNATIVES. MUNITY PARTNERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$109,716	ExpenseAmt
Desc	FINANCIAL CAPABILITY PROGRAM:LADDER UP (LU) PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND WORKSHOPS, COORDINATES A TAX-TIME SAVINGS CAMPAIGN, AND OFFER FINANCIAL COACHING TO HELP CLIENTS SET FINANCIAL GOALS. IT ALSO CREATES A SPENDING PLAN FOR CLIENTS TO ACCESS SAFE AND AFFORDABLE BANK PRODUCTS. IN ADDITION, LU HIGHLY VALUES AND SUPPORTS ITS FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA) TRAINING AND COMPLETION WORKSHOPS AT HIGH SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,923,507	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	0	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	0	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	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	33	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	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	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	HEDI BELKAOUI	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 NO 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
ROBERT M BURKE
PRESIDENT/TREASURER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN CHANDLER
SECRETARY	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMIE O'BRIEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK SNEIDER
DIRECTOR	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
CHRISTINE CHENG FORMER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU OCT 2020)	40.00	1.00		Yes (X)	$80,229	$0	$0
KATHLEEN STARK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (START OCT 2020 )	40.00	1.00		Yes (X)	$26,364	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$106,593	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd
KEYSTONE STRATEGY LLC
64 WOOSTER STREET 3RD FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10012	CONSULTING TO DESIGN VIRTUAL AND COVID-A	$292,500
KMK VENTURES PRIVATE LIMITED
				DESIGN AND ASSISTANCE IN TAX PREPARATION	$173,755	201 SHIVALIK 9 GULBAJ TEKRA ROAD	AHMEDABAD GUKARAT	IN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$54,577	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising	$65,175	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$1,637,116	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$793,108	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$10,113	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,549,976	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$44,265	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$44,265	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$332,910	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$159,942	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$172,968	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$172,968	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$172,968	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$2,130	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$65,175	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$5,930	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$3,800	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$3,800	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,763,409	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$213,433	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	$131,360	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,272	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$78,816	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,272	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$901,219	TotalAmt
Program Services	$689,965	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$119,207	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$92,047	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,802	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,544	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,551	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,707	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$233,204	TotalAmt
Program Services	$161,759	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$44,723	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,722	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,195	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,482	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,722	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,991	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$850	TotalAmt
Management And General	$850	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,404	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,404	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$660,186	TotalAmt
Program Services	$577,254	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$68,318	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,614	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$247,598	TotalAmt
Program Services	$214,404	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,361	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,833	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,178	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,446	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,479	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,253	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,465	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,231	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,157	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$77	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$127,665	TotalAmt
Program Services	$117,401	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,132	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,132	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	FEES AND MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Total	$12,756	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,749	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,912	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,095	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,508,882	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,923,507	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$380,632	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$204,743	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,759	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,718	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,087	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$674,237	BOYAmt
EOY	$590,227	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,159	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,973	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,259,380	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$945,093	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$418,353	BOYAmt
EOY	$314,287	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,116,995	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,922,548	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,315,590	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,911,753	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$164,318	BOYAmt
EOY	$112,795	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$136,110	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,754	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,886	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$205,072	BOYAmt
EOY	$278,791	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	$3,017,931	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,590,462	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$92,587	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,500	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,110,518	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,632,962	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,315,590	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,911,753	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$254,527	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$267,917	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	$1,308,801	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,394,174	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,380,613	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,774,410	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,549,976	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,407,974	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,308,801	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,394,174	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,380,613	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,774,410	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,549,976	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,407,974	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$163,476	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$9,244,498	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$45,405	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$45,880	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$44,341	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$35,458	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$44,265	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$215,349	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,359	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,251	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$31,153	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$39,763	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$9,663,086	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$32,573	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.95670	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.94920	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 - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 1,359. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,000. SPECIAL EVENT /FUNDRAISING INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 6,251. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 31,153.	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	$73,466	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$186,121	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$923,848	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$809,540	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$114,308	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$75,945	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$62,087	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$13,858	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$314,287	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,716,932	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$267,917	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$690,080	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$5,930	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$963,927	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,753,005	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$10,404	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$10,404	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,763,409	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,194,488	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$690,080	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$5,930	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$696,010	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,498,478	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$10,404	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$10,404	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,508,882	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.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT/FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,930.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT/FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,930.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	SPRING GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$33,945	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$31,875	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$2,070	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$1,407	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$169	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$3,431	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	TEE UP	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$33,300	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$33,300	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$900	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$23	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$60	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$60	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$67,305	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$65,175	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$2,130	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$2,307	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$169	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$3,454	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$5,930	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$3,800	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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	WHEN LADDER UP SEEKS TO ENGAGE A NEW VENDOR, SEVERAL STEPS MUST BE TAKEN. FIRST, BECAUSE LADDER UP RECEIVES GOVERNMENT FUNDING, LADDER UP MUST CONSULT THE ILLINOIS DEBARRED VENDOR LIST TO ENSURE THAT THE VENDOR IS NOT BANNED BY THE STATE. ONCE A VENDOR HAS BEEN CLEARED, LADDER UP MAY PROCEED. IF THE VENDOR'S SERVICES EXCEED $1,000, LADDER UP PERSONNEL MUST OBTAIN BIDS FROM THREE DIFFERENT CLEARED CONTRACTORS. THIS IS DONE TO ENSURE LADDER UP IS BEING CHARGED A FAIR, COMPETITIVE RATE. THE THREE BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW AND SELECTION OF THE VENDOR. IF THE SERVICES ARE OVER $5,000, THE BOARD CHAIR MUST APPROVE THE PROPOSAL.
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 577,254. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 68,318. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 14,614. TOTAL EXPENSES 660,186.

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