NonprofitsA Better Chicago

Human Services

A Better Chicago

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$12.4M

Total expenses

$7.5M

Net assets

$20.0M

Grants received

$28.6M

214 grants

EIN

274499625

Tax year

2024

Mission

A better chicago is changing how chicago fights poverty by investing in bold ideas that create opportunity for our youth

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$12.3M
Program service revenue
Investment income$291K
Other revenue
Total revenue$12.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$3.8M
Salaries & benefits$2.4M
Fundraising$1.1M
Other expenses$1.3M
Total expenses$7.5M
Total assets$20.7M
Net assets$20.0M

People

19 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Elizabeth Swanson

CEO

Board

$392K

50 hrs/wk

Walter McCloskey

COO

Board

$189K

50 hrs/wk

Nataly Barrera

CIO

Board

$163K

50 hrs/wk

William V Krehbiel

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

John R Keller

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Taylor O'Malley

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Sean Berkowitz

Secretary

Board

1 hrs/wk

Timothy Schwertfeger

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Stephen Beard

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Christopher Keogh

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

John Gilligan

Chairman

Board

1 hrs/wk

Tracy Schwartz-Ward

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Janice Jackson

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Eric Chern

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Matt Raino

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Myetie Hamilton

Diretor

Board

1 hrs/wk

Brittany Graunke

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Marshana Pace

Managing Director

Staff

$137K

50 hrs/wk

Chelsea Huszar

Director of Development

Staff

$135K

50 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 200 of 214

FromAmountPurposeYear
$200K
$100K TO GENERAL OPERATIONS AND $100K TO CATALYST FUND
2024
$153K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$152K
COMMUNITY GRANT
2024
$100K
INCREASING ACCESS TO EDUCATION
2024
$85K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$60K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT
2024
$50K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$25K
Organization's Exempt Purpose
2024
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$25K
HUMAN SERVICE
2024
$20K
GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$20K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$10K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2024
$8K
CHARITABLE
2024
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$1K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2024
$400
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$1M
GENERAL FUND RAISING
2023
$596K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$350K
General Support
2023
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$200K
$100K TO GENERAL OPERATIONS AND $100K TO CATALYST FUND
2023
$160K
Education & Economic Mobility
2023
$152K
COMMUNITY GRANT
2023
$150K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$116K
DONATION TOWARDS EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$100K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2023
$90K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$65K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
2023
$60K
EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIPS
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
General Support
2023
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
GENERAL FUND RAISING
2023
$25K
UNRESTIRCTED GIFT
2023
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$20K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$6K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2023
$5K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$5K
TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
2023
$3K
Futherance of tax exempt purpose
2023
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2023
$806K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$260K
GENERAL FUND RAISING
2022
$260K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$200K
$100K TO GENERAL OPERATIONS AND $100K TO CATALYST FUND
2022
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$115K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2022
$114K
DONATION TOWARDS EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$103K
COMMUNITY GRANT
2022
$65K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
2022
$60K
EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIPS
2022
$50K
General Support
2022
$44K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$38K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$25K
EDUCATION
2022
$25K
GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$20K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$20K
INVESTS IN THE MOST PROMISING NONPROFITS HELPING CHILDREN ESCAPE POVERTY
2022
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$10K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2022
$6K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$5K
TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
2022
$5K
FIELD FOUNDATION MATCHING GIFTS (FY2023)
2022
$3K
ANNUAL GIFT - JASON MOSKOWITZ
2022
$2K
General Welfare-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.
2022
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$1K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2022
$250
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$100
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$50
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$50
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$1.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$1.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$1M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$263K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$200K
GENERAL FUND RAISING
2021
$115K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2021
$100K
DONATION TOWARDS EXEMPT PURPOSE
2021
$65K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
2021
$50K
General Support
2021
$50K
Chicago Design Challenge
2021
$50K
TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE DONEE
2021
$25K
GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2021
$25K
General Support
2021
$19K
Annual fund support
2021
$19K
Annual fund support
2021
$15K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$15K
UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE
2021
$11K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2021
$6K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$5K
GENERAL FUND SUPPORT
2021
$5K
TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
2021
$3K
ANNUAL GIFT - MATCHING CONTRIBUTION
2021
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$1K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2021
$5.9M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$609K
TO SUPPORT A BETTER CHICAGO'S CHICAGO DESIGN CHALLENGE, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$500K
COVID 19 Relief
2020
$325K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$260K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$250K
$100K TO GENERAL OPERATIONS; $100K TO CATALYST FUND; $25K TO WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN; $25K TO COVID EMERGENCY RELIEF
2020
$250K
EMERGENCY PANDEMIC HELP
2020
$200K
CATALYST FUND
2020
$100K
GENERAL FUND RAISING
2020
$100K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$100K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2020
$65K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
2020
$50K
Program Support
2020
$40K
HUMAN SERVICES
2020
$35K
General Support
2020
$30K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$28K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
2020
$27K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2020
$25K
GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2020
$15K
UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE
2020
$10K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2020
$10K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2020
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$8K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$5K
TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$5K
FUNDING AND MANAGING NON-PROFITS THAT ARE ADVANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW INCOME POPULATIONS
2020
$3K
General Operating Support
2020
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$1K
BOARD DESIGNATED GRANTS
2020
$1K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2020
$1K
General Welfare-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.
2020
$333
UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION
2020
$250
Matching Gifts
2020
$250
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$1.2M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$750K
General Support
2019
$300K
Emergency Relief
2019
$100K
General Support
2019
$100K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2019
$90K
HUMAN SERVICES
2019
$73K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$65K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
2019
$20K
THE GRANT WILL HELP TO PROVIDE CHICAGO YOUTH WITH THE EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND OPPORTUNITIES.
2019
$15K
General & Unrestricted
2019
$15K
General operating support
2019
$10K
FUNDING AND MANAGING NON-PROFITS THAT ARE ADVANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW INCOME POPULATIONS
2019
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2019
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2019
$1M
Unrestricted Contribution
2018
$863K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$108K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$101K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2018
$65K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
2018
$50K
GENERAL FUND RAISING
2018

Funded by

$28.6M from 84 funders · 214 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$12.2M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Fulk Family Foundation Inc

$3M · 6 grants · 2019–2023

The David Herro Charitable Foundation

$1.0M · 2 grants · 2018–2020

Xl Foundation

$1M · 1 grant · 2023

The Chicago Community Trust

$926K · 6 grants · 2017–2021

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$872K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Finnegan Family Foundation

$850K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$836K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Details

EIN274499625
NTEE codeP20
Subsection03
Ruling date2011-04
Formed2011
Employees18
Volunteers130
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