DEAF EQUALITY

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $198K · expenses $90K · assets $114K

EIN
99-1993908
Address
180 N LA SALLE ST STE 3650, CHICAGO, IL 60601-2811
Website
www.deafequality.org
NTEE code
R23 Disabled Persons' Rights (Civil Rights, Societal Action and Advocacy) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2024 (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))
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Mission

To achieve equality for all Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, Hard of Hearing, and Late Deafened people in the United States and worldwide.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Zainab Alkebsi Chief Policy Officer2024 $31,250$31,250 1
Anna Bitencourt Chief Litigation Officer2024 $25,000$25,000 1

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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Howard Rosenblum Chairman2024 30 $0 reported 1
Richard S Brown Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Opeoluwa Sotonwa Secretary2024 1 $0 reported 1
Azeema Akram Treasurer2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $56K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Zainab Alkebsi Chief Policy Officer40 $31,250-- $31,2501
Anna Bitencourt Chief Litigation Officer40 $25,000-- $25,0001
Howard Rosenblum Chairman30 $0-- $01
Richard S Brown Director1 $0-- $01
Opeoluwa Sotonwa Secretary1 $0-- $01
Azeema Akram Treasurer1 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$197,774$90,046 $113,924$107,728 $197,774- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $70,000 in all, tax years 2024 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
CHICAGO AREA DEAF CENTER FOUNDATION $70,0001 $70,0002024 2024 Public charity Exact
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CHICAGO CULTURAL ACCESSIBILITY CONSORTIUMILR23 $106,563$79,808 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code R23, revenue within 2x, same state
STRATEGY FOR ACCESS FOUNDATION NFPILR23 $373,545$434,881 President$140,700 Same NTEE code R23, revenue within 2x, same state
DEAF NEW AMERICANS ADVOCACY INCNYR23 $151,383$110,383 CEO$0 Same NTEE code R23, revenue within 2x
RHODE ISLAND CROSS DISABILITY COALITIONRIR23 $172,037$217,572 Project Director$8,500 Same NTEE code R23, revenue within 2x
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ARC OF SHELBY COUNTY INCINR23 $110,158$73,892 Manager$16,800 Same NTEE code R23, revenue within 2x
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CHATHAM-SAVANNAH CITIZEN ADVOCACYGAR23 $377,238$381,067 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code R23, revenue within 2x
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENCE INCOKR23 $375,152$383,139 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$49,000 Same NTEE code R23, revenue within 2x
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ACCESS LIFE INCFLR23 $323,085$262,166 PRESIDENT$111,450 Same NTEE code R23, revenue within 2x
DRM SUPPORTING CORPMIR23 $226,590$148,098 EXECUTIVE OFFICER$183,619 Same NTEE code R23, revenue within 2x
FLY WITHOUT LIMITS FOUNDATIONCAR23 $106,001$139,057 Board Chairman$0 Same NTEE code R23, revenue within 2x
FEMINIST COM FOUNDATIONNYR23 $154,667$156,386 President/Treasurer$27,500 Same NTEE code R23, revenue within 2x
CENTER FOR EXCEPTIONAL FAMILIESARR23 $325,133$275,120 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code R23, revenue within 2x
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PEER POWERIDR23 $199,035$217,248 President$75,000 Same NTEE code R23, revenue within 2x

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THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST $5,219,0007 5DAF sponsor2020–2024 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON DISABILITY; STRATEGY FOR ACCESS FOUNDATION NFP; FEMINIST COM FOUNDATION; CHICAGO CULTURAL ACCESSIBILITY CONSORTIUM and 1 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $2,479,85525 8DAF sponsor2016–2024 VOICE OF SPECIALLY ABLED PEOPLE INC; DISABILITY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL INC; NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON DISABILITY; INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPELLI NG AS COMMUNICATION and 4 more
HOLTHUES TR $1,705,00015 1Private foundation2010–2024 DISABILITY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL INC
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FORD FOUNDATION $1,398,00014 3Private foundation2009–2024 DISABILITY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL INC; NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON DISABILITY; NATIONAL COALITION FOR LATINXS WITH DISABILITIES
PURE INC $1,100,2485 1DAF sponsor2020–2024 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES FUND INTERNATIONAL
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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 990EZ · $90,046 spent · pay $60,553 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $60,553 67.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,545 30.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,900 2.1%
Printing, publications, postage $48 0.1%
Total$90,046100%

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State business registration

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