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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Luna | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2024-2025 | $22,070 | $37,743 | 1 |
| Nick Sinnott | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2022-2025 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Moore | BOARD PRESIDENT | 2022-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Denise Orlin | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY/BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2022-2025 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Shirley Nannini | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2022-2025 | 40 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Junko Yokota | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Susan Aurinko | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2022-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alex Garcia | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Chu | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| John Marcheschi | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| James Orlin | TREASURER/BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2025 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ana Salamanca | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cybele Ghossein (former) | Director | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bill Senei (former) | Treasurer | 2022-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ayo Ayodele (former) | Director | 2022-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mark Gutierrez (former) | Director | 2022-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 12 people listed · 2 paid, $35K · 21 employees · 58 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANESSA LUNA | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 16 | $22,070 | $0 | $0 | $22,070 | 1 |
| NICK SINNOTT | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 1 | $12,457 | $0 | $0 | $12,457 | 1 |
| SHIRLEY NANNINI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DENISE ORLIN | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY/BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JAMES ORLIN | TREASURER/BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SUSAN AURINKO | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL CHU | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALEX GARCIA | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOHN MARCHESCHI | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BAILEY MOORE | BOARD PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANA SALAMANCA | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JUNKO YOKOTA | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $16K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Luna | Director | 2 | $15,673 | - | - | $15,673 | 1 |
| Bailey Moore | President | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Denise Orlin | Secretary | 20 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Shirley Nannini | Executive Dir. | 20 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Cybele Ghossein | Director | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Nick Sinnott | Director | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Junko Yokota | Director | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Aurinko | Director | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Alex Garcia | Director | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Chu | Director | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| John Marcheschi | Director | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid · 6 employees · 80 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Moore | President | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Denise Orlin | Secretary | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shirley Nannini | Executive Dir. | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Senei | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ayo Ayodele | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cybele Ghossein | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nick Sinnott | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Junko Yokota | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Aurinko | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alex Garcia | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Gutierrez | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Moore | President | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Denise Orlin | Secretary | 20 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Shirley Nannini | Executive Dir. | 20 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Senei | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ayo Ayodele | Director | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Cybele Ghossein | Director | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Nick Sinnott | Director | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Junko Yokota | Director | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Aurinko | Director | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Alex Garcia | Director | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Gutierrez | Director | 4 | $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 990 | ||||||||
| $259,747 | $247,800 | $204,207 | $192,500 | $199,109 | $60,638 | $34,527 | 21 | 58 |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $181,269 | $186,002 | $192,232 | $187,569 | $112,797 | $65,031 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $223,295 | $166,348 | $193,542 | $193,542 | $157,555 | $14,343 | $0 | 6 | 80 |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020-2022 | 3 | $105,250 | 2022 | $50,000 | show |
| PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020-2022 | 3 | $32,784 | 2022 | $20,921 | show |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $28,000 | 2024 | $28,000 | show |
| ALBERT PICK JR FUND | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FreshLens Chicago” | 2022 | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 | $10,000 | show |
| KIRKPATRICK FAM CHAR FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FRESHLENS CHICAGO” | 2023 | 1 | $2,000 | 2023 | $2,000 | show |
| HUSTON FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FreshLens Chicago” | 2022-2023 | 2 | $1,000 | 2023 | $500 | show |
| BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FRESHLENS CHICAGO” | 2018, 2020 | 2 | $750 | 2020 | $500 | show |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $247,800 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $186,002 spent · pay $104,219 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $186,002 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $166,348 spent · pay $50,795 · grants $0 · events $11,913
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) Event | Event 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 Event | direct expenses; gross income $20,667 | - | reported apart | |||
| Total | $166,348 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $141,789 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $138,310 | 97.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $3,479 | 2.5% | |
| Total | $141,789 | 100% |
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