CREATIVE CHICAGO REUSE EXCHANGE: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
CREATIVE CHICAGO REUSE EXCHANGE (EIN 47-4679301)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2026-08-19
IRS object ID
202602319349300810
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-08-19T10:44:55-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Filer Filer

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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GINDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS 0 127,284 0 TEACHING CONTRACTORS 0 12,430 0 LOGISTICS & DELIVERY 2,393 0 0 DEMOS - TEACHING SUPPLIES 952 0 0 TOTAL 3,345 139,714 0

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