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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $424K · expenses $406K · assets $9.4M
- Also known as
- C/O CERITY PARTNERS
- EIN
- 36-4158247
- Address
- 320 S CANAL ST 44TH FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL 60606-5707
- NTEE code
- T20Z
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- September 1998 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Private non-operating foundation
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie S Choo | PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/DIRECTOR | 2018-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cynthia S Douglass | VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 2018-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Peter W Choo | TREASURER/DIRECTOR | 2018-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Louise Walker (former) | DIRECTOR | 2018-2019 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE S CHOO | PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CYNTHIA S DOUGLASS | VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PETER W CHOO | TREASURER/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE S CHOO | PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CYNTHIA S DOUGLASS | VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PETER W CHOO | TREASURER/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE S CHOO | PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CYNTHIA S DOUGLASS | VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PETER W CHOO | TREASURER/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE S CHOO | PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CYNTHIA S DOUGLASS | VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PETER W CHOO | TREASURER/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE S CHOO | PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CYNTHIA S DOUGLASS | VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PETER W CHOO | TREASURER/DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE S CHOO | PRES/SECRETARY | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CYNTHIA S DOUGLASS | VICE PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LOUISE WALKER | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PETER W CHOO | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE S CHOO | PRES/SECRETARY | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CYNTHIA S DOUGLASS | VICE PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LOUISE WALKER | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PETER W CHOO | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2024 · 20 grants to organizations · $378K
2023 · 11 grants to organizations · $242K
2022 · 23 grants to organizations · $195K
2021 · 18 grants to organizations · $172K
2020 · 15 grants to organizations · $145K
2019 · 10 grants to organizations · $112K
2018 · 12 grants to organizations · $118K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.
2023 · 1 contributor · $10.3M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAROLD B SMITH JR TRUST AGREEMENT D | Person | CHICAGO, IL | $10,262,340 | $10,262,340 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing |
2022 · 2 contributors · $52K
2021 · 1 contributor · $283K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEPHANIE S CHOO | Person | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $282,608 | $282,608 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing |
2020 · 2 contributors · $180K
2019 · 3 contributors · $201K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | STEPHANIE S CHOO | Person | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $100,974 | $100,974 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing |
| 2 | STEPHANIE S CHOO | Person | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $50,945 | $50,945 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing |
| 1 | STEPHANIE S CHOO | Person | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $49,175 | $49,175 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing |
2018 · 3 contributors · $174K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEPHANIE S CHOO | Person | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $107,122 | $107,122 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing |
| 2 | STEPHANIE S CHOO | Person | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $64,501 | $64,501 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing |
| 3 | STEPHANIE S CHOO | Person | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $2,540 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing |
Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $423,578 | $406,264 | $9,377,542 | $9,377,542 | $0 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $10,599,742 | $247,594 | $9,370,228 | $9,360,228 | $10,262,340 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $142,714 | $205,388 | $1,297,763 | $1,178,263 | $51,696 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $691,713 | $194,835 | $1,303,884 | $1,289,384 | $282,608 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $412,576 | $147,682 | $1,102,392 | $1,040,377 | $180,017 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $408,271 | $117,128 | $965,489 | $955,489 | $201,094 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2018 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $367,319 | $141,212 | $870,683 | $865,683 | $174,163 | - | $0 | - | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $500 in all, tax years 2022 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARBEH SHALOM FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “HESED FOUNDATION” | 2022 | 1 | $500 | 2022 | $500 | show |
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| Organization | State | NTEE | Latest revenue | Latest expenses | Top-paid title | Top pay | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHS FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $421,477 | $359,199 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| HULL FAMILY FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $416,602 | $21,787,072 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| QUERCIA FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $418,244 | $586,688 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| OSI GROUP FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $400,000 | $258,964 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| J S PALUCH FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $415,750 | $270,616 | TRUSTEE | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HUNZEKER FAMILY FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $409,981 | $100,124 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| BOMHER FAMILY FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $407,921 | $224,810 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FAMILY ALLIANCE FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $404,201 | $457,061 | PRES - PART TIME | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MARGARET BAKER FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $401,191 | $141,102 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| COLOSIMO FAMILY FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $447,660 | $420,456 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SPELLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $457,353 | $203,205 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SCHWABERO FAMILY FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $423,290 | $195,096 | TRUSTEE | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MARGO FOWLER FAMILY FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $407,438 | $234,575 | BOARD MEMBER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $72,000 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SMITH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $398,267 | $347,221 | TRUSTEE | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| LICHTENHELD FAMILY FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $409,212 | $35,597 | Trustee | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| KOFOID RICCI FAMILY FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $422,136 | $144,677 | TRUSTEE | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ELLEN SOREN BEDA FAMILY FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $421,539 | $144,431 | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| TERRY AND BARBARA ENGLAND FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $425,371 | $366,649 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ALAN C GREENBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $413,269 | $1,853,395 | TRUSTEE | $36,456 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| GAIL BORDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $417,483 | $489,150 | BOARD MEMBER | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| THE JOSEPH AND CATHERINE JOHNSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $412,789 | $68,157 | DirectorPresident | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IL | T20 | $444,094 | $277,949 | President Dir | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| LOGOS CHARITABLE FUND INC | IL | T20 | $409,674 | $809,052 | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| GUY A AND N KAY ARBOIT CHARITABLE TRUST | IL | T20 | $419,524 | $264,056 | TRUSTEE | $59,446 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HIZ FOUNDATION | DE | T20 | $425,000 | $55,173 | N A | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990PF · $406,264 spent · pay $0 · grants $378,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $378,000 | 93.0% | |
| Fees: other professional | $18,351 | 4.5% | |
| Taxes | $7,387 | 1.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,400 | 0.6% | |
| Other expenses | $126 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $406,264 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990PF · $247,594 spent · pay $0 · grants $242,175 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $242,175 | 97.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,500 | 1.0% | |
| Taxes | $1,795 | 0.7% | |
| Fees: other professional | $1,098 | 0.4% | |
| Other expenses | $26 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $247,594 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990PF · $205,388 spent · pay $0 · grants $195,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $195,000 | 94.9% | |
| Fees: other professional | $5,877 | 2.9% | |
| Taxes | $4,457 | 2.2% | |
| Other expenses | $54 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $205,388 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990PF · $194,835 spent · pay $0 · grants $171,500 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $171,500 | 88.0% | |
| Fees: other professional | $13,483 | 6.9% | |
| Fees: accounting | $5,000 | 2.6% | |
| Taxes | $4,837 | 2.5% | |
| Other expenses | $15 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $194,835 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990PF · $147,682 spent · pay $0 · grants $145,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $145,000 | 98.2% | |
| Fees: other professional | $2,328 | 1.6% | |
| Taxes | $339 | 0.2% | |
| Other expenses | $15 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $147,682 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990PF · $117,128 spent · pay $0 · grants $112,500 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $112,500 | 96.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,500 | 2.1% | |
| Fees: other professional | $1,460 | 1.2% | |
| Taxes | $643 | 0.5% | |
| Other expenses | $25 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $117,128 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990PF · $141,212 spent · pay $0 · grants $118,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $118,000 | 83.6% | |
| Taxes | $18,565 | 13.1% | |
| Fees: other professional | $4,586 | 3.2% | |
| Other expenses | $61 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $141,212 | 100% |
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