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COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION COLLECTIVE

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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $199K · expenses $170K · assets $29K

EIN
47-2228539
Address
8441 S KIMBARK AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60619-6442
Website
commonwlth.org
NTEE code
A25
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, 509(a)(2)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Educational NPO - Teen Creative Workforce Program

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
A Coleman Executive Director2021-2023 40 $0 reported 1
J Wylie (former) Program Coordinator2021 30 $0 reported 1
T Miller (former) Manager2021 30 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
A Coleman Executive Director40 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
A Coleman Executie Director40 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
A Coleman Executive Director40 $0-$0 $01
J Wylie Program Coordinator30 $0-$0 $01
T Miller Manager30 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2021 · 2 contractors · $0
NameLocationServicePaid
J McKinneyChicago, ILMentor$0
R FegginsChicago, ILLead Mentor$0

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2021$0$01
2020$0$01
Largest awards · 0 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$198,525$169,571 $28,954$28,954 $198,525$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$198,975$194,172 $4,803$4,803 $198,975$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$117,000$89,500 $27,500$27,500 $70,400$46,600 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $92,980 in all, tax years 2016 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2017, 2020, 2022 4$82,480 2022$8,000
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UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$6,000 2024$6,000
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TED AND RUTH JOHNSON FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION COLLECTIVE” 2022, 2024 2$4,500 2024$2,500
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COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE ARTSILA25 $293,638$276,492 President, Executive Director$25,016 Same NTEE code A25, revenue within 2x, same state
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PROJECT 88 MUSIC ACADEMYILA25 $174,845$167,862 Executive and Artistic Director$26,711 Same NTEE code A25, revenue within 2x, same state
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JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION Private foundation$755,1006 22013–2021 CHICAGO ART DEPARTMENT; MCCORD HOUSE NFP
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THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$557,2007 22016–2023 COLLECTIVE ARTS NETWORK; SPREAD THE LOVE FOUNDATION
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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.

2023 · Form 990EZ · $169,571 spent · pay $1 · grants $5,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $94,602 55.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $64,968 38.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $5,000 2.9%
Printing, publications, postage $5,000 2.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $1 0.0%
Total$169,571100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $194,172 spent · pay $28,860 · grants $5,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $116,100 59.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $39,735 20.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $28,860 14.9%
Grants and similar amounts paid $5,000 2.6%
Printing, publications, postage $4,477 2.3%
Total$194,172100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $89,500 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $53,460 59.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $33,540 37.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $2,500 2.8%
Total$89,500100%

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