FRESHLENS CHICAGO

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $260K · expenses $248K · assets $204K

EIN
82-4843249
Address
4001 RAVENSWOOD, CHICAGO, IL 60613-1154
Website
freshlenschicago.org
NTEE code
A25
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2018 (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
Shirley K Nannini (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL ARTS PROGRAMMING TO STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED AREAS OF CHICAGO, GIVING STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP SKILLS AND GAIN CONFIDENCE THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY. WE PROMOTE INDIVIDUAL GROWTH, TEAM BUILDING, GOOD WORK HABITS, AND RESPONSIBILITY

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Vanessa Luna BOARD OF DIRECTORS2024-2025 $22,070$37,743 1
Nick Sinnott BOARD OF DIRECTORS2022-2025 $12,457$12,457 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 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
Bailey Moore BOARD PRESIDENT2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Denise Orlin ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY/BOARD OF DIRECTORS2022-2025 20 $0 reported 1
Shirley Nannini EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2022-2025 40 $0 reported 1
Junko Yokota BOARD OF DIRECTORS2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Susan Aurinko BOARD OF DIRECTORS2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Alex Garcia BOARD OF DIRECTORS2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Chu BOARD OF DIRECTORS2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
John Marcheschi BOARD OF DIRECTORS2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
James Orlin TREASURER/BOARD OF DIRECTORS2025 4 $0 reported 1
Ana Salamanca BOARD OF DIRECTORS2025 1 $0 reported 1
Cybele Ghossein (former) Director2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Bill Senei (former) Treasurer2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Ayo Ayodele (former) Director2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Mark Gutierrez (former) Director2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 12 people listed · 2 paid, $35K · 21 employees · 58 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VANESSA LUNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS16 $22,070$0$0 $22,0701
NICK SINNOTT BOARD OF DIRECTORS1 $12,457$0$0 $12,4571
SHIRLEY NANNINI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
DENISE ORLIN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY/BOARD OF DIRECTORS20 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES ORLIN TREASURER/BOARD OF DIRECTORS4 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN AURINKO BOARD OF DIRECTORS2 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL CHU BOARD OF DIRECTORS1 $0$0$0 $01
ALEX GARCIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN MARCHESCHI BOARD OF DIRECTORS1 $0$0$0 $01
BAILEY MOORE BOARD PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
ANA SALAMANCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS1 $0$0$0 $01
JUNKO YOKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $16K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Vanessa Luna Director2 $15,673-- $15,6731
Bailey Moore President4 $0-- $01
Denise Orlin Secretary20 $0-- $01
Shirley Nannini Executive Dir.20 $0-- $01
Cybele Ghossein Director2 $0-- $01
Nick Sinnott Director2 $0-- $01
Junko Yokota Director2 $0-- $01
Susan Aurinko Director2 $0-- $01
Alex Garcia Director2 $0-- $01
Michael Chu Director2 $0-- $01
John Marcheschi Director0 $0-- $01
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid · 6 employees · 80 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Bailey Moore President4 $0$0$0 $01
Denise Orlin Secretary20 $0$0$0 $01
Shirley Nannini Executive Dir.40 $0$0$0 $01
Bill Senei Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Ayo Ayodele Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Cybele Ghossein Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Nick Sinnott Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Junko Yokota Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Susan Aurinko Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Alex Garcia Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Mark Gutierrez Director2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Bailey Moore President10 $0-- $01
Denise Orlin Secretary20 $0-- $01
Shirley Nannini Executive Dir.20 $0-- $01
Bill Senei Treasurer4 $0-- $01
Ayo Ayodele Director4 $0-- $01
Cybele Ghossein Director4 $0-- $01
Nick Sinnott Director4 $0-- $01
Junko Yokota Director4 $0-- $01
Susan Aurinko Director4 $0-- $01
Alex Garcia Director4 $0-- $01
Mark Gutierrez Director4 $0-- $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$259,747$247,800 $204,207$192,500 $199,109$60,638 $34,5272158
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$181,269$186,002 $192,232$187,569 $112,797$65,031 ---
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$223,295$166,348 $193,542$193,542 $157,555$14,343 $0680
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,067$141,789 $136,593$136,593 $148,529$6,750 ---

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $179,784 in all, tax years 2018 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 2020-2022 3$105,250 2022$50,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2022 3$32,784 2022$20,921
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$28,000 2024$28,000
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ALBERT PICK JR FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FreshLens Chicago” 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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KIRKPATRICK FAM CHAR FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRESHLENS CHICAGO” 2023 1$2,000 2023$2,000
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HUSTON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FreshLens Chicago” 2022-2023 2$1,000 2023$500
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRESHLENS CHICAGO” 2018, 2020 2$750 2020$500
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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 990 · $247,800 spent · pay $137,218 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $124,847$124,847$0$0 50.4%
All other expenses $92,351$52,692$13,033$26,626 37.3%
Payroll taxes $12,371$12,371$0$0 5.0%
Fees: accounting $7,365$0$7,365$0 3.0%
Occupancy $7,200$0$7,200$0 2.9%
Insurance $3,666$0$3,666$0 1.5%
Total$247,800100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $186,002 spent · pay $104,219 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $104,219 56.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,891 22.0%
Fees to independent contractors $23,945 12.9%
Printing, publications, postage $9,747 5.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,200 3.9%
Total$186,002100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $166,348 spent · pay $50,795 · grants $0 · events $11,913
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $45,895$45,895-- 27.6%
Other (as described)Program $35,784$33,701$2,083- 21.5%
Other (as described)Consulting/contractors $32,073$22,877$1,013$8,183 19.3%
Other (as described) EventEvent Space Rent $11,913--$11,913 7.2%
Fees: accounting $9,650-$9,650- 5.8%
Advertising and promotion $8,422$8,422-- 5.1%
Other (as described)Meals / Entertainment $6,049$138$911$5,000 3.6%
Occupancy $6,000$6,000-- 3.6%
Payroll taxes $4,900-$4,900- 2.9%
All other expenses $3,791-$3,791- 2.3%
Insurance $1,165-$1,165- 0.7%
Travel $706-$706- 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $20,667-reported apart
Total$166,348100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $141,789 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $138,310 97.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,479 2.5%
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