NonprofitsGrow Your Own Illinois

Education

Grow Your Own Illinois

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$6.9M

Total expenses

$6.5M

Net assets

$1.3M

Grants received

$329K

15 grants

EIN

208324406

Tax year

2023

Mission

Gyo's mission is to support racially diverse and community-connected individuals to become certified teachers in hard-to-staff schools and positions in order to improve the educational opportunities and outcomes for their students.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$6.9M
Program service revenue
Investment income$87
Other revenue
Total revenue$6.9M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.4M
Fundraising
Other expenses$5.1M
Total expenses$6.5M
Total assets$1.7M
Net assets$1.3M

People

8 listed

NameRoleCompensation

LIZA N PAPPAS

EXECUTIVE DI

Board

$151K

40 hrs/wk

DEMETRIUS DAVIS

CHAIR

Board

5 hrs/wk

MAYRA BRAVO GONZALEZ

VICE CHAIR

Board

5 hrs/wk

CHRIS BROWN

SECRETARY

Board

5 hrs/wk

EBONY DEBERRY

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

JULIET DE JESUS ALEJANDRE

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

JOAQUIN PONTE

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

ROEY A AHRAM

DIRECTOR OF

Staff

$100K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 15 of 15

FromAmountPurposeYear
$50K
General Operating Support
2023
$35K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$3K
Program Support
2023
$50K
General Operating Support
2022
$45K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$5K
Project Support
2022
$3K
Program Support
2022
$30K
GROW YOUR OWN GRANT
2021
$10K
EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTION
2021
$2K
Program Support
2021
$35K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$10K
EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTION
2020
$8K
COVID-19 COMMUNITY RESPONSE
2020
$35K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$10K
EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTION
2019

Funded by

$329K from 5 funders · 15 grants · 2019–2023

Chicago Foundation For Women

$158K · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Grand Victoria Foundation

$105K · 3 grants · 2022–2023

The Lake County Community

$30K · 1 grant · 2021

Chicago Teachers Union

$30K · 3 grants · 2019–2021

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

$7K · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Details

EIN208324406
NTEE codeB90
Subsection03
Ruling date2007-07
Formed2007
Employees14
Volunteers8
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