KWOE FOUNDATION
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $141K · expenses $202K · assets $138K
- EIN
- 47-1988487
- Address
- 30 HURON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60611-2766
- Website
- https://www.kwoefoundation.org
- NTEE code
- O50
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- August 2015 (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 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Kareem Wells (its 2024 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The KWOE Foundation is organized to provide financial assistance community support and charitable programming to individuals and families in need The organization raises funds through community-based initiatives and events and distributes resources through direct assistance outreach programs and strategic partnerships that promote stability empowerment and overall well-being
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Wells | Founder | 2023-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Wells | Founder | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Wells | Founder | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Wells | Founder | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $141,384 | $201,526 | $138,142 | $138,142 | $136,970 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $170,232 | $128,428 | $198,284 | $198,284 | $128,060 | $36,000 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $112,369 | $78,970 | $156,480 | $156,480 | $56,962 | $54,000 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $78,641 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2022 | 2 | $25,000 | 2022 | $15,000 | show |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020, 2023-2024 | 3 | $21,000 | 2024 | $8,000 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021, 2024 | 2 | $16,100 | 2024 | $11,000 | show |
| GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 | $10,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $5,500 | 2024 | $5,500 | show |
| FUND FOR ENLIGHTMENT INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “KWOE FOUNDATION” | 2022 | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 | $1,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “KWOE FOUNDATION” | 2020-2021 | 2 | $41 | 2021 | $36 | show |
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| ADULTS ACTIVE IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | IL | O50 | $161,946 | $161,946 | Director | $43,875 | Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state |
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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.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $201,526 spent · pay $89,855 · grants $14,734 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $89,855 | 44.6% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $86,926 | 43.1% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $14,734 | 7.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $9,979 | 5.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $32 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $201,526 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $128,428 spent · pay $0 · grants $22,650 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $101,939 | 79.4% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $22,650 | 17.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $3,199 | 2.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $640 | 0.5% | |
| Total | $128,428 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $78,970 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $39,669 | 50.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $34,301 | 43.4% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $5,000 | 6.3% | |
| Total | $78,970 | 100% |
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