CREATIVE CHICAGO REUSE EXCHANGE: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
CREATIVE CHICAGO REUSE EXCHANGE (EIN 47-4679301)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-08-28
IRS object ID
202642409349301139
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-08-28T14:48:54-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Filer Filer

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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MATT NIELSON
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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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 0 140,461 0 TEACHING CONTRACTORS 0 6,726 0 LOGISTICS & DELIVERY 2,034 0 0 TOTAL 2,034 147,187 0

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