CHICAGO PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
CHICAGO PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND (EIN 36-4279013)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-09-22
IRS object ID
202602659349300305
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
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Return2026-09-22T07:18:15-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line11707 N RANDALL ROAD STE 200AddressLine1Txt
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Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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PersonHEATHER Y ANICHINIPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
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Preparer PersonMELANIE MCPEAKPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01346034PTIN
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Tax2025TaxYr

Form 990 IRS990

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CityCHICAGOCityNm
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Gross Receipts$16,411,315GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.THEFUNDCHICAGO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE CHICAGO PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND (THE FUND) SUPPORTS STRONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS CITYWIDE BY INVESTING IN THE TALENTED EDUCATORS WHO LEAD THEM. IN 2025, OUR PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORTED 175 SCHOOL LEADERS (PRINCIPALS), 199 ASPIRING PRINCIPALS (ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS, AND TEACHER LEADERS), 34 PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS (NETWORK CHIEFS AND DEPUTY CHIEFS), AND 22 LOCAL SCHOOL COUNCIL (LSC) MEMBERS IN CHICAGO'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SERVING OVER 149,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE CITY. WE PRIORITIZED BROAD EDUCATOR ENGAGEMENT THROUGH COMMITMENTS TO OUR ANNUAL PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL (AP) ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS AND PRINCIPAL AND AP APPRECIATION CAMPAIGNS. IN ADDITION, AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN CHICAGO'S EDUCATION COMMUNITY, WE MAINTAINED SYSTEMS AND DATA THAT INFORMED OUR PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS AND HELPED ACCELERATE IMPROVEMENTS FOR SCHOOL LEADERS AND THEIR SCHOLARS. WE LEVERAGED DATA TO CONDUCT POLICY ANALYSES THAT WERE SHARED WITH KEY POLICYMAKERS, INCLUDING THE LEADERSHIPActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$636,250PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$787,264CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,626,203PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,678,584CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,352,650CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$420,347CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,625,001PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,928,054CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,039,776PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$8,288,367CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,413,573PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,609,783CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$39,662,525TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$37,428,254TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,829,151TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,573,048TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$37,833,374NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$35,855,206NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE CHICAGO PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND (THE FUND) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IMPROVES PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CHICAGO BY INVESTING IN THE TALENTED EDUCATORS WHO LEAD THEM.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,958,856ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,208,272GrantAmt
DescPROGRAMMATIC SUPPORTSPROGRAMS: DESIGN, LEADERSHIP BRIDGE, MALOTT, MASTERCLASS, NETWORK, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, & PIPELINETHE FUND INVESTS IN DIRECT SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL LEADERS THROUGH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE. OUR PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO ALL SCHOOL LEADERS (PRINCIPALS), ASPIRING PRINCIPALS (ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS, AND TEACHER LEADERS), AND PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS ACROSS CHICAGO'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE USE REAL-TIME DATA ON SCHOOL LEADERS' NEEDS AND STUDENT LEARNING TO PILOT, REFINE, AND SUSTAIN WHAT WORKS.ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS, THE FUND'S PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLCS) OFFERED A STRUCTURED SPACE FOR PRINCIPALS TO LEARN FROM DATA, COLLEAGUES, AND PEER ACCOUNTABILITY. LED BY EDUCATIONAL LEADERS, THESE PEER-STUDY GROUPS SPANNED 12 TOPICS IN SEMESTER-LENGTH SESSIONS, ENABLING SCHOOL LEADERS TO BENEFIT FROM MULTIPLE TOPICS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND EARN ILLINOIS ADMINISTRATOR ACADEMY CREDITS TOWARD ANNUAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. IN 2025, 93 UNIQUE SCHOOL LEADERS AND 12 PLC LEADERS PARTICIPATED IN A PLC.OUR MASTERCLASS LEARNING SERIES OFFERED RESPONSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TAILORED TO SCHOOL LEADERS' CHANGING NEEDS. MASTERCLASSES REQUIRED SHORTER COMMITMENTS THAN OTHER FUND PROGRAMS, WHICH ALLOWED US TO ADAPT TO PARTICIPANT NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN 2025, 166 PRINCIPALS AND ASPIRING PRINCIPALS ENROLLED IN A MASTERCLASS ON TOPICS SUCH AS REDUCING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, IMPROVING GRADING PRACTICES, AND EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT. COMPLEMENTING THIS WORK, OUR INTERCONNECTED DESIGN SUITE PROGRAMS ENABLED EDUCATOR TEAMS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE STUDENT-CENTERED SOLUTIONS USING DESIGN THINKING. PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE SUMMER DESIGN PROGRAM, DESIGN COACHING TO IMPLEMENT, AND THE DESIGN CHALLENGE. IN 2025, 54 PRINCIPAL- AND ASPIRING PRINCIPAL-LED EDUCATOR TEAMS PARTICIPATED.THE FUND ALSO OFFERED PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC GROUPS OF SCHOOL LEADERS AND ASPIRING SCHOOL LEADERS. THE MALOTT EDUCATOR FELLOWSHIP PROVIDED MONTHLY FULL-DAY LEARNING LABS AND INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING DESIGNED TO HELP SCHOOL LEADERS ADDRESS CHALLENGES SUCH AS HIGH STUDENT MOBILITY AND CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM. IN 2025, WE PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO'S CENTER FOR URBAN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AND WISE LEADERSHIP CONSULTING TO SUPPORT 25 FELLOWS IN THEIR SECOND YEAR OF THE FELLOWSHIP. NOTABLY, FELLOWS INCREASED THEIR 5ESSENTIALS EFFECTIVE LEADERS SCORES BY 5.5 POINTS.OPERATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW LEADERS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO, LEADERSHIP BRIDGE TARGETED THE CRITICAL NEED FOR HIGH-QUALITY, DIVERSE SCHOOL LEADERS IN CPS. THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EXPERT COACHING, AND COLLABORATION WITH CURRENT PRINCIPALS, LEADERSHIP BRIDGE HELPED 26 ASPIRING PRINCIPALS PREPARE TO SECURE CPS PRINCIPAL ROLES WITHIN THREE YEARS. AS AN EXTENSION OF THIS WORK TO STRENGTHEN AND DIVERSIFY THE PRINCIPAL PIPELINE, THE FUND CONVENED A PIPELINE PARTNERS COUNCIL (PPC) COMPRISED OF PRE-SERVICE PROGRAMS AND UNIVERSITIES FROM ACROSS CHICAGO. THE PPC CREATED A UNIQUE CITYWIDE FORUM FOR PARTNERS TO EXCHANGE FEEDBACK AND ALIGN EFFORTS.FINALLY, OUR NETWORK STRATEGY SUPPORTS PROGRAM DEEPENED OUR DECADE-LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CPS OFFICE OF NETWORK SUPPORT (ONS). WE SUSTAINED QUARTERLY DATA WORK WITH 34 NETWORK CHIEFS AND DEPUTIES. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP (UWCEL), AN ONS PARTNER CO-FACILITATED A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR 12 DEPUTY CHIEFS. WE ALSO OFFERED EIGHT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS TO NETWORKS TO SUPPORT INITIATIVES THAT ENHANCED PRINCIPAL PRACTICE, SATISFACTION, DIVERSITY, AND RETENTION.Desc

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Expense$2,124,738ExpenseAmt
Grant$131,878GrantAmt
DescSYSTEMS, DATA & POLICYPROGRAMS: CBOE, EAC, LSC, POLICY ENGAGEMENT, FIELD CATALYSTSTRONG SCHOOLS REQUIRE EFFECTIVE LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO STUDENT LEARNING. THE FUND'S SYSTEMS, DATA, AND POLICY WORK AIMS TO STRENGTHEN THESE CONDITIONS IN AND ACROSS SCHOOLS. WE SUPPORT PRINCIPALS, PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS, LOCAL SCHOOL COUNCILS (LSCS), AND THE CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION (CBOE) IN SERVING LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND CHICAGO'S YOUNG PEOPLE.IN 2025, THE FUND OFFERED ROBUST PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT LOCAL SCHOOL COUNCILS (LSCS). OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACCELERATOR HELPED 7 SCHOOLS STRENGTHEN THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH FAMILIES, STUDENTS, LSC MEMBERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THE INVOLVED FAMILIES COMPONENT OF THE 5ESSENTIALS SURVEY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CPS DEPARTMENT OF PRINCIPAL QUALITY, THE LSC MENTORSHIP PROGRAM PAIRED 14 PRINCIPALS WITH 6 EXPERIENCED COLLEAGUES TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE THROUGH LSC MEETING VISITS, DEBRIEFING SESSIONS, AND ACTION PLANNING. THE LSC MASTERCLASS SERIES COMPLEMENTED THIS WORK WITH SESSIONS ON EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, TRANSPARENT DECISION-MAKING, AND MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. FINALLY, LSC WORKING GROUPS CONVENED 22 LSC MEMBERS TO DEVELOP PRACTICAL TOOLS TO STRENGTHEN LSC EFFECTIVENESS, INCLUDING AN LSC SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL TO HELP COUNCILS EVALUATE THEIR PRACTICES AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH.THE FUND'S EDUCATOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EAC) ENSURED SCHOOL LEADERS' EXPERTISE INFORMED AND IMPROVED OUR WORK. COMPOSED OF 26 PRINCIPALS AND 13 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, OUR EAC PROVIDED ONGOING FEEDBACK ON OUR PROGRAMS, IDENTIFIED CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR STRONG LEADERSHIP, SHAPED OUR POLICY AGENDA, AND BUILT RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS THE CITY.IN 2025, THE FUND EXPANDED OUR PUBLIC POLICY ENGAGEMENT AS CPS TRANSITIONED TO A HYBRID CBOE COMPRISED OF 10 ELECTED AND 11 APPOINTED MEMBERS. WE TESTIFIED AT CBOE MEETINGS AND HELD MONTHLY BRIEFINGS WITH CBOE MEMBERS. WE SHARED DATA AND RESEARCH WITH CBOE MEMBERS -- INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL PRINCIPAL AND AP ENGAGEMENT SURVEY RESULTS, PUBLIC OPINION POLLING ON CPS POLICY ISSUES, AND CPS BUDGET ANALYSIS. WE ALSO FACILITATED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN BOARD MEMBERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS, AND PUBLISHED OP-EDS ON PRINCIPAL AUTONOMY AND THE GOVERNANCE ISSUES AFFECTING CHICAGO'S SCHOOLS.FINALLY, THE FUND PARTNERED WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR LOCAL LEADERSHIP CHICAGO (ALL CHICAGO) TO PROVIDE BUDGET TRAININGS FOR ALL CHICAGO FELLOWS AND ONBOARDING FOR EIGHT NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$939,041ExpenseAmt
Grant$12,500GrantAmt
DescEDUCATOR ENGAGEMENTPROGRAMS: PRINCIPAL APPRECIATIONTHE FUND RECOGNIZES SCHOOL LEADERS' CRITICAL ROLE IN STUDENT SUCCESS. THE FUND CELEBRATES SCHOOL LEADERS AND CONNECTS THEM TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. OUR ANNUAL PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION CAMPAIGNS ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND LOCAL SCHOOL COMMUNITIES IN CELEBRATING LEADERS. IN OCTOBER, OUR PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION CAMPAIGN FEATURED CELEBRATORY EVENTS FOR SCHOOL LEADERS, SUCH AS FREE TICKETS TO A CHICAGO BULLS GAME, AND A STORYTELLING EVENT THAT HIGHLIGHTED TRANSFORMATIONAL SCHOOL LEADERS' STORIES AND CONNECTED THEM WITH THEIR PEERS. TO RAISE AWARENESS CITYWIDE, WE RAN A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN. WE PARTNERED WITH THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO FEATURE STRONG SCHOOL LEADERS ON BUSES AND TRAINS THROUGHOUT CHICAGO.OUR AP APPRECIATION CAMPAIGN OCCURRED IN APRIL. WE HOSTED EVENTS THAT OFFERED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TO GATHER AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR SCHOOLS. ATTENDEES ALSO BUILT COMMUNITY WITH THEIR PEERS, CBOE MEMBERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.THROUGH ALL OUR EDUCATOR ENGAGEMENT WORK, OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE CHICAGO'S SCHOOL LEADERS FEEL SEEN, VALUED, AND SUPPORTED BY THE FUND AND THE CITY AROUND THEM.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$7,022,635TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document96IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee39EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member22IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone3125584500PhoneNum

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CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP606065230ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (31 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
HEATHER Y ANICHINI
PRESIDENT & CEO55.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$396,861$0$52,574
BRENT GLEDHILL
CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELEN ZELL
VICE CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL GARLING
TREASURER1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA MALOTT KIZZIAH
SECRETARY1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN ALBERDING
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GILLIAN DARLOW
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN DUGENSKE
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM FRANK
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERI HAWKINS
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINA HERZOG
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STUART LUCAS
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIDDHARTH BOBBY MEHTA
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY MILLER
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AUYANA ORR
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAUREN PATNAUDE
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK RODRIGUEZ
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSE RUIZ
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA SAENZ
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PENNY BENDER SEBRING
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC SMITH
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID VITALE
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANDRE WEAVER
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NELSON GEREW
CHIEF, INTERNAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS40.000.00$234,200$0$9,191Yes (X)
GEOFFREY NAGLE
COO (THRU 10/31/25)40.000.00$207,565$0$25,966Yes (X)
MARIEL LAUREANO
CHIEF, INNOV. & CONT. IMPROVEMENT40.000.00$204,335$0$33,553Yes (X)
ANNE BRINGEWATT
DIRECTOR, INNOVATION & DATA40.000.00$151,925$0$9,413Yes (X)
JULIE BURNETT
DIR. PARTNERS & INNOV (THRU 09/15/25)40.000.00$147,372$0$14,287Yes (X)
BARRY TYLER
DIRECTOR, POLICY & COMMUNICATIONS40.000.00$141,767$0$5,170Yes (X)
ESTHER LEE
DIRECTOR, FINANCE & OPERATIONS40.000.00$132,208$0$38,699Yes (X)
PATRICIA MOTA
SENIOR MANAGER, INNOVATION & PROGRAM40.000.00$101,274$0$26,172Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,717,507TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$215,025TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
WISE LEADERSHIP CONSULTING
4740 SOUTH EVANS AVENUECHICAGOIL60615MALOTT PROGRAM SUPPORT AND COACHING$480,000
PCMCONSULTING LLC
1257 NORTH CAMPBELL AVENUECHICAGOIL60622FIELD CATALYST & LSC SUPPORT$307,871
ITE INCENDITE LLC
1714 N SAWYER AVECHICAGOIL60647POLICY & ADVOCACY SUPPORT$198,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$4,891,320AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$61,816NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,891,320TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$738,394TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$738,394ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,781,601SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,732,731SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$48,870SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$48,870TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$48,870ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,678,584TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$787,264ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,076,518TotalAmt
Program Services$1,076,518ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$276,132TotalAmt
Program Services$276,132ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,164,245TotalAmt
Program Services$976,287ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$122,001ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65,957FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,299,350TotalAmt
Program Services$1,928,140ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$240,950ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$130,260FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,096TotalAmt
Program Services$61,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,661ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,140FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$252,497TotalAmt
Program Services$211,734ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,458ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,305FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$218,475TotalAmt
Program Services$183,204ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,894ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,377FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,220TotalAmt
Management And General$86,220ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,170TotalAmt
Management And General$44,170ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$514,195TotalAmt
Program Services$437,531ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,880ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,784FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,794TotalAmt
Program Services$14,100ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,167ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$527FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$254,914TotalAmt
Program Services$142,355ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,448ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,111FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$206,021TotalAmt
Program Services$194,303ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,368ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,350FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,741TotalAmt
Program Services$99,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,301ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,082FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,801TotalAmt
Program Services$45,130ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$90FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$232,850TotalAmt
Program Services$171,496ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,782ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$572FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,257TotalAmt
Program Services$110,961ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,504ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,792FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM & POLICY INVEST$704,974$704,974
RESEARCH EXPENSE$359,714$359,714
UNCOLLECTABLE PLEDGES$125,000$125,000
PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND TO$29,403$29,403

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,288,367TotalAmt
Program Services$7,022,635ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$845,385ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$420,347FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$777,722BOYAmt
EOY$544,388EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,954,035BOYAmt
EOY$5,945,825EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,138,653BOYAmt
EOY$9,907,390EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,724BOYAmt
EOY$201,374EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,135,726LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$781,224LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$459,943BOYAmt
EOY$354,502EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,730,200BOYAmt
EOY$20,148,786EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$449,248BOYAmt
EOY$325,989EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,662,525BOYAmt
EOY$37,428,254EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$572,935BOYAmt
EOY$711,110EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$460,000BOYAmt
EOY$244,629EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$796,216BOYAmt
EOY$617,309EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,829,151BOYAmt
EOY$1,573,048EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,696,221BOYAmt
EOY$25,937,816EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,137,153BOYAmt
EOY$9,917,390EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,833,374BOYAmt
EOY$35,855,206EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,662,525BOYAmt
EOY$37,428,254EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,609,783ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$631,615NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,360,177CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24,987,900CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,524,752CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,989,953CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,891,320CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,754,102TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,360,177CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24,987,900CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,524,752CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,989,953CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,891,320CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,754,102TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$23,035,426SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$21,718,676PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$255,668CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$344,943CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$536,476CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$720,711CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$738,394CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,596,192TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,874CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$2,874TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$47,353,168TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.45870PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.44190PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 2,874.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$86,220FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$86,220FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$8,157,977FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$8,244,197FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$562,210FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$140,553FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$440,032CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$470,842CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$499,943CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$562,210CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,973,027TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,959,541LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$69,926CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$105,902CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$107,857CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$86,220CurrentYearAmt
Total$369,905TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$110,008CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$117,711CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$124,986CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$140,553CurrentYearAmt
Total$493,258TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$739,887GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$430CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Total$430TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,390,948BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$449,706InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,840,654EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,093,384BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$297,564InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,390,948EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,763,272BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$330,112InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,093,384EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,003,623BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,000,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$240,351InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,763,272EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$1,000,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,623InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,003,623EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$822,833OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$497,128DepreciationAmt
Book Value$325,705BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$312,893OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$284,096DepreciationAmt
Book Value$28,797BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$354,502TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$617,309Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$617,309TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,374,895TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$631,615NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$108,866DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$740,481RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,634,414RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$44,170InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$44,170RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,678,584TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,353,063TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$108,866DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$108,866ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,244,197ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$44,170InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$44,170ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,288,367TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:PERIODICALLY, THE FUND ENTERS INTO AGREEMENTS TO SERVE AS AN AGENT FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND ACT AS AN INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN SUCH ORGANIZATIONS AND BENEFICIARIES. IN 2022, THE FUND AGREED TO SERVE AS AN AGENT FOR A PROJECT WITH THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP ("BCG") DIRECTED BY THREE LOCAL FUNDERS. IN 2022 AND 2023, $275,000 WAS RECEIVED. THE FUND DISBURSED FUNDS TO BCG UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT IN 2023, AND ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOLLOWING SUBSEQUENT WORK IN 2025. $25,000 REMAINS FROM THIS FISCAL AGENCY AT DECEMBER 31, 2025, TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL WORK ALONG THESE LINES. IN 2024, THE FUND ENGAGED IN A NEW FISCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT TO EXPLORE AND POTENTIALLY SUPPORT DYNAMIC COALITION BUILDING AMONG PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CHICAGO EDUCATION COMMUNITY. IN 2024 AND 2025, $525,000 WAS RECEIVED. THE FUND DISBURSED $305,371 IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025. $219,629 REMAINS FROM THIS FISCAL AGENCY AT DECEMBER 31, 2025, TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL WORK ALONG THESE LINES.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS AND INITIATIVES OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND AND ITS PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITY OVER THE LONG TERM.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD RELATED TO UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES STATES THE FUND MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE FUND AND THE VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE FUND DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR TAX LIABILITIES THAT SHOULD BE RECORDED FOR THE REPORTING PERIODS PRESENTED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (17 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
42 W MADISON STREETCHICAGOIL60602366005821GOVT$256,000$0GRANTS TO SUPPORT WINNING DESIGN CHALLENGE SCHOOLS AND NETWORK-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATORS
EDUCATION RESOURCE STRATEGIES
480 PLEASANT STREET SUITE C-200WATERTOWNMA02472201978102501(C)(3)$15,000$0GRANT IN SUPPORT OF A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP
FOREFRONT
200 W MADISON ST 2ND FLOORCHICAGOIL60606237376023501(C)(3)$50,000$0GRANT TO SUPPORT THE INCUBATION OF A NEW FIELD CATALYST FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN CHICAGO
HOPEWELL FUND
1828 L STREET NW SUITE 400-DWASHINGTONDC20036473681860501(C)(3)$25,000$0GRANT TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS RELATED TO THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET PROCESS
ILLINOIS PRINCIPALS ASSOCIATION
2940 BAKER DRIVESPRINGFIELDIL62703362739730501(C)(6)$9,570$0GRANT TO SPONSOR ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDIT HOURS FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRINCIPALS
LATINO LEADERSHIP PIPELINE
4926 WEST BYRON STREETCHICAGOIL60641872779896501(C)(3)$20,000$0GRANT IN SUPPORT OF AN AFFINITY GROUP PROGRAMMING PARTNERSHIP FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATORS AND LEADERS
LEADERSHIP AND DESIGN
206 BROOKE ACRES DRIVELOS GATOSCA95032271178342501(C)(3)$90,000$0GRANT IN SUPPORT OF A DESIGN CHALLENGE PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP
LEAP INNOVATIONS
910 WEST VAN BUREN STREET SUITE 315CHICAGOIL60607464784152501(C)(3)$16,500$0GRANT IN SUPPORT OF A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP
NATIONAL SAM INNOVATION PROJECT
9100 SHELBYVILLE ROAD SUITE 280LOUISVILLEKY40222454454376501(C)(3)$18,750$0GRANT TO SPONSOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRINCIPALS
NEW LEADERS INC
121 WEST 36TH STREET 308NEW YORKNY10018043519203501(C)(3)$219,898$0GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE LEADERSHIP BRIDGE PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
360 HUNTINGTON AVEBOSTONMA02115041679980501(C)(3)$44,300$0GRANT IN SUPPORT OF A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP
SURGE INSTITUTE INC
935 W CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 515CHICAGOIL60642471995566501(C)(3)$20,000$0GRANT TO SPONSOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRINCIPALS
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CONSORTIUM ON SCHOOL RESEARCH
5801 SOUTH ELLIS AVENUECHICAGOIL60637362177139501(C)(3)$10,000$0GRANT TO SUPPORT RESEARCH RELATED TO CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-CHICAGO
1040 WEST HARRISON STREETCHICAGOIL60607376000511GOVT$155,500$0GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE MALOTT FELLOWSHIP AND LEADERSHIP BRIDGE PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
CAMPUS BOX 358731SEATTLEWA98195916001537GOVT$60,000$0GRANT TO SUPPORT CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS NETWORK STRATEGY PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
CAMBIAR EDUCATION
4653 CARMEL MOUNTAIN ROAD SUITESAN DIEGOCA92130813508420501(C)(3)$30,000$0GRANT TO SUPPORT CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS NETWORK STRATEGY PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION308-97
THE HUMAN SCHOOLS PROJECT INCORPORATED
434 COLLEGE STREETNEW HAVENCT06511990478077501(C)(3)$12,500$0GRANT TO SUPPORT CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS NETWORK STRATEGY PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org16Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeGRANTS TO PRINCIPALSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient120RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$276,132CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FUND MAKES INVESTMENTS IN GRANTEES ACCORDING TO BENCHMARK SCHEDULES. GRANT DOLLARS ARE DISBURSED ONLY UPON DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE THAT THE PROJECTS ARE MEETING OR WORKING TOWARDS MEETING THE CRITICAL FACTORS FOR THE PROJECTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. ACCEPTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE JOINTLY AGREED UPON AT THE TIME THE FUND COMMITS TO THE GRANT, AND STAFF MEMBERS WORK WITH THE GRANTEE TO MONITOR AND DOCUMENT PROGRESS AGAINST THESE SHARED GOALS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
HEATHER Y ANICHINI
PRESIDENT & CEO$381,861$0$15,000$0$0$0$15,790$0$36,784$0$449,435$0$0$0
NELSON GEREW
CHIEF, INTERNAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS$214,200$0$20,000$0$0$0$8,568$0$623$0$243,391$0$0$0
MARIEL LAUREANO
CHIEF, INNOV. & CONT. IMPROVEMENT$189,335$0$15,000$0$0$0$7,867$0$25,686$0$237,888$0$0$0
GEOFFREY NAGLE
COO (THRU 10/31/25)$170,465$0$0$0$37,100$0$3,105$0$22,861$0$233,531$0$0$0
ESTHER LEE
DIRECTOR, FINANCE & OPERATIONS$132,208$0$0$0$0$0$5,680$0$33,019$0$170,907$0$0$0
JULIE BURNETT
DIR. PARTNERS & INNOV (THRU 09/15/25$134,918$0$5,000$0$7,454$0$5,491$0$8,796$0$161,659$0$0$0
ANNE BRINGEWATT
DIRECTOR, INNOVATION & DATA$146,925$0$5,000$0$0$0$5,920$0$3,493$0$161,338$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4AGEOFFREY NAGLE RECEIVED $37,100.38 IN SEVERANCE PAYMENTS IN 2025.
PART I, LINE 7THE FUND OFFERED BONUSES OR STIPENDS TO FOUR (4) EMPLOYEES IN 2025. STIPENDS WERE OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES WHO WORKED ON SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR REGULAR DUTIES. BONUSES WERE OFFERED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE. THE PROCESS FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF STIPENDS IS SHARED WITH EMPLOYEES.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WISE LEADERSHIP CONSULTINGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionCONSULTANTRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$480,000TransactionAmt
TransactionPROGRAM SUPPORT FEES FOR THE MALOTT FELLOWSHIPTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART IVFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDING PARTNER OF WISE LEADERSHIP CONSULTING, WHICH PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE MALOTT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN 2025 IS RELATED TO THE DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS, A FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE FUND. THE FUND PAID $480,000 TO WISE LEADERSHIP CONSULTING FOR PROVIDING PROGRAM SUPPORT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$58,735NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescEVENT EXPENSESDesc
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$28,187NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):THE NUMBER REPORTED IN COLUMN B OF SCHEDULE M FOR ALL DONATIONS REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EACH RESPECTIVE CATEGORY.
PART I, LINE 32B:THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED STOCK DONATED IN SATISFACTION OF A PLEDGE MADE IN A PREVIOUS YEAR. OUR BANK, FIFTH THIRD, LIQUIDATES THE STOCK AND DEPOSITS THE CASH INTO OUR ACCOUNT.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3DURING 2025, THE ORGANIZATION DISCONTINUED ITS AFFINITY GROUPS PROGRAM AND TRANSITIONED SUPPORT FOR ASPIRING BLACK AND LATINO/A/X PRINCIPALS TO ITS LEADERSHIP BRIDGE PROGRAM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JOHN DUGENSKE AND SIDDHARTH MEHTA HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990. THEN, IT IS EMAILED IN FINAL FORM TO THE GOVERNANCE, OPERATIONS, FINANCE, AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. FINALLY, IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ANY BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS OR RELATIONSHIPS THEY OR A FAMILY MEMBER MAY HAVE HAD WITH THE FUND OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR KEY EMPLOYEES. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS NOTED IN THE RESPONSES ARE PASSED ALONG TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) FOR REVIEW AND, WHEN NECESSARY, REFERRED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIRED ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE, THE FUND'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS' POLICY COVERING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PROVIDES THAT DIRECTORS AND STAFF HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND REFRAIN FROM INFLUENCING OTHER DIRECTORS OR STAFF ON THOSE MATTERS. IF A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT ARISES, DIRECTORS ALSO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO RECUSE THEMSELVES AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME. DIRECTORS, STAFF, AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS CANNOT REALIZE ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT PERSONAL FINANCIAL BENEFIT FROM A FUND INVESTMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15Q15A: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THE DETERMINATION OF THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION INCLUDED A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR THE EQUIVALENT POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMMITTEE USED DATA FROM FORM 990S AND SURVEY DATA PRODUCED BY NATIONAL AND REGIONAL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS TO ASSIST IN THEIR PROCESS AND DISCUSSED FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FINALIZING. THE PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED. Q15B: FOR STAFF SALARIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF KEY EMPLOYEES, THE INDEPENDENT HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER (HRBP), A CONSULTANT, REVIEWED COMPENSATION LEVELS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND SHARED ANALYSIS WITH THE CEO AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ULTIMATELY, THE GOVERNANCE, OPERATIONS, FINANCE, AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWED THESE SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET PLANNING PROCESS. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION IS DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR RECENT FISCAL YEARS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE FUND'S WEBSITE. ALSO, THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN IRC SECTION 6104(D).

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