NonprofitsChicago Youth Centers

Youth Development

Chicago Youth Centers

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$13.1M

Total expenses

$14.3M

Net assets

$15.0M

Grants received

$6.7M

239 grants

EIN

362344429

Tax year

2024

Mission

See Schedule O

Programs

2 programs

School-Age Child Development - This after-school program provides activities to kids aged 6-12, including full days of care on out-of-school days and during the summer. Activities include tutoring, homework help, computer training, visual and performing arts, sports and recreation, life skills development, community service work, and parent engagement activities. The program provides a safe environment for group activities with an emphasis on academic success, making good choices and expanding one's horizons. 765 children served and 519 parents served.

Expenses: $2.2M

Teen Leadership Development - This program for youth aged 13-19, focuses on leadership and life skills development, violence prevention, service learning, computer training, cooking and nutrition, sports and recreation, and parent engagement activities. The program engages and provides support for higher education, job readiness and career awareness to help create the drive for greater levels of success in life. 309 children served and 179 parents served.

Expenses: $1.4MGrants: $2K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$12.4M
Program service revenue$340K
Investment income$517K
Other revenue
Total revenue$13.1M

Expenses

Grants paid$2K
Salaries & benefits$8.1M
Fundraising$495K
Other expenses$6.2M
Total expenses$14.3M
Total assets$18.1M
Net assets$15.0M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Kevin Cherep

President/CEO (until 08/2024)

Board

$248K

50 hrs/wk

Tina Ayala

President/CEO

Board

$157K

50 hrs/wk

Kari Lusk-Basick

Chief Financial Officer

Board

$149K

50 hrs/wk

Amy Waldron

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Anna Wermuth

Director (until 11/2024)

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Anthony Thompson

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Catherine Goldhaber

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Catherine Main

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Charles Denison

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Craig Jeffrey

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Curtis Tarver II

Director (until 12/2024)

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Daniel Feeney

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Dixie Adams Erwin

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Edward Wiertel Jr

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Elizabeth McKenna

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Eugene DeRamus

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Gabor Balassa

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Gordon Lang Jr

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Henry Wisniewski

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Jacob Beidler

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Jeffrey Heh

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

John Hillman

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Judy Macior

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Kalen McConnell

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Kristin Krogstie

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Latoya Franklin

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Laurie Epstein Lawton

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Malcolm Tucker

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Marcia Ingram

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Mariah Schroeder

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Mark Shulman

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Michael Eaddy

Director (until 11/2024)

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Michael Fenstermacher

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Michelle Speller-Thurman

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Mike Gottlieb

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Natalie Holden

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Nicole Herweck

Director (until 11/2024)

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Nilay Parikh

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Richard Baer Jr

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Scott Bachmann

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Sean Ramsey

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Thomas Vander Veen

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Tyderrea Wright

Director (until 10/2024)

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Kathryn Swick

Treasurer

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

William Kelley Jr

Director

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Devin Maddox

Secretary

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Philip Doherty

Board Chair

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

Talina Carter-Bowie

Chief Program Officer

Staff

$125K

50 hrs/wk

Rachel Wandell

Interim Sr. Director of Development

Staff

$113K

50 hrs/wk

Tarnisha Smith

Senior Director of People & Culture

Staff

$102K

50 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Consolidated Construction & Maintenance

Facility Repairs & Maintenance

$125K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 239

FromAmountPurposeYear
$290K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$100K
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION
2024
$79K
GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC
2024
$50K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$35K
General Operating Support
2024
$25K
Chicago Youth Centers STEAM Program
2024
$25K
COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM
2024
$20K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$10K
After-school enrichment program
2024
$10K
To support early learning out-of-school time enrichment and family engagement programs for children
2024
$10K
Children's Welfare-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.
2024
$10K
Organization's Exempt Purpose
2024
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$1K
LOUDER THAN WORDS
2024
$1K
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$439
TO FURTHER GOALS OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
2024
$300
To accomplish the organization's objectives
2024
$80
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$365K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$111K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$106K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$81K
GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC
2023
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$50K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$35K
General Operating Support
2023
$27K
GENERAL FUND
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT
2023
$25K
OPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$25K
Chicago Youth Centers STEM Program
2023
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$20K
CHICAGO YOUTH CENTERS COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM
2023
$20K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$20K
FOR FINAL PAYMENT ON A PLEDGE OF $40,000.00 PAYABLE OVER 2 YEARS FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2023
$10K
Louder Than Words Program
2023
$10K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$10K
To support early learning out-of-school time enrichment and family engagement programs for children
2023
$10K
General Operations
2023
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$10K
Organization's Exempt Purpose
2023
$10K
Children's Welfare-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.
2023
$8K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$7K
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$5K
After-school STEM programs
2023
$4K
Investment in Youths
2023
$3K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$2K
GENERAL FUND
2023
$1K
FOR CIVIC & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$500
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$350
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$200
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$50
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$505K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$151K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$150K
Strong Families
2022
$100K
YOUTH SUPPORT PROGRAMS
2022
$88K
GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC
2022
$70K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$59K
General Operating Support, In support of Annual Shake & Stir
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$40K
General Operating Support
2022
$28K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$25K
EDUCATION
2022
$25K
GENERAL FUND
2022
$20K
CYC'S COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM
2022
$20K
FOR FIRST PAYMENT ON A PLEDGE OF $40,000.00 PAYABLE OVER 2 YEARS FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
$20K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
CYC-EPSTEIN'S OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM
2022
$20K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$10K
Organization's Exempt Purpose
2022
$10K
Children's Welfare-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.
2022
$10K
To support early learning out-of-school time enrichment and family engagement programs for children
2022
$8K
HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$8K
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
2022
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$3K
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
2022
$3K
GENERAL PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
2022
$2K
GENERAL FUND
2022
$2K
Investment in Youths
2022
$700
MIP PAYOUT FOR 04/01/2022
2022
$500
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$250
CHARITABLE
2022
$150
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$150K
Strong Families
2021
$129K
Support of the McDonald's Chicago Community Impact Grants Program, general operating support.
2021
$129K
Support of the McDonald's Chicago Community Impact Grants Program, general operating support.
2021
$100K
IN SUPPORT OF RECREATION PROGRAMMING THAT GETS ALL YOUTH ACTIVE AND OUTDOORS
2021
$65K
HUMAN SERVICES
2021
$50K
General Operating Support
2021
$36K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$36K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$20K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$15K
FOR FINAL PAYMENT ON A PLEDGE OF $65,000.00 PAYABLE OVER 2 YEARS FOR THE EPSTEIN GYM RESTORATION. (PLEDGE EXTENDED)
2021
$15K
CYC'S COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM
2021
$10K
To support early learning out-of-school time enrichment and family engagement programs for children
2021
$10K
UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE
2021
$5K
UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY
2021
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$5K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2021
$4K
Exempt purpose of organization
2021
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2021
$3K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$2K
GENERAL FUND
2021
$1K
PROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND
2021
$1K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2021
$500
SOCIAL SERVICES
2021
$259
CHARITABLE
2021
$250
FOR CIVIC & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2021
$150
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2021
$25
Financial Assistance
2021
$163K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$150K
Strong Families
2020
$76K
General Operating Support
2020
$53K
GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC
2020
$50K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$31K
TO SUPPORT SUMMER DAY CAMP PROGRAM, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2020
$30K
Equitable Recovery Grant
2020
$27K
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$25K
Education
2020
$25K
FOR SECOND PAYMENT ON A PLEDGE OF $50,000 (WITH ADDITIONAL PAYMENT OF $15,000 FOR FINAL PAYMENT IN JUNE 2022) PAYABLE OVER 2 YEARS FOR EPSTEIN GYM CENTER RENOVATION.
2020
$19K
HUMAN SERVICES
2020
$15K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$15K
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM
2020
$13K
Executive Discretionary Grant
2020
$10K
To support life-enriching programs for children in divested communities to foster resilience, build critical thinking skills, build bright futures
2020
$10K
UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE
2020
$5K
Unrestricted
2020
$5K
Children's Welfare-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT
2020
$4K
Exempt purpose of organization
2020
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2020
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$2K
GENERAL FUND
2020
$500
TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
2020
$500
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2020
$500
PROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND
2020
$250
Financial Assistance
2020

Funded by

$6.7M from 86 funders · 239 grants · 2017–2024

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

$700K · 5 grants · 2019–2024

The Chicago Community Trust

$632K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund

$505K · 1 grant · 2022

Polk Bros Foundation Inc

$495K · 6 grants · 2020–2022

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$425K · 6 grants · 2019–2023

United Way Of Metropolitan Chicago Inc

$403K · 6 grants · 2017–2024

Kemper Educational And Charitable Fund

$302K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Francis Beidler Foundation

$299K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN362344429
NTEE codeO200
Subsection03
Ruling date1957-06
Formed1956
Employees148
Volunteers756
CHICAGO YOUTH CENTERS — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo