Education
Ladder Up
CHICAGO, IL
Total revenue
$4.0M
Total expenses
$2.3M
Net assets
$6.7M
Grants received
$2.1M
103 grants
EIN
364070692
Tax year
2023
Mission
The organization offers free tax preparation, financial aid and financial education services.
Programs
2 programs
Low-income tax clinic:ladder up provides free, high quality professional repressentation to low-income tax payers facing an irs or idor controversy. Through its offices, ladder up offers educational outreach on the earned income tax credit, stimulus payments, advance child tax credits, taxpayer rights, responsibilities and collection alternatives. The tax clinic delivers nearly half a million dollars in decreased liabilities to our clients each year.
Financial capability program:ladder up provides year-round workshops, coordinates savings campaigns, and offers financial coaching to help clients set financial goals and manage major life financial events. In addition to this, ladder up highly values and supports its free application training for federal student aid (fafsa) and completion workshops at high schools for schools and community partners.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
7 listed
PHYLLIS CAVALLONE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 09/16/24)
$122K
40 hrs/wk
KATRINA MCDERMOTT
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMI
$122K
40 hrs/wk
MARK SNEIDER
CO-FOUNDER
—
1 hrs/wk
ROBERT M BURKE
CHAIRMAN & CEO
—
1 hrs/wk
MERCEDES WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
SR MARY PAUL MCCAUGHEY
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
JOHN CHANDLER
VICE PRESIDENT
—
1 hrs/wk
Grants received
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$2.1M from 46 funders · 103 grants · 2017–2024
$400K · 1 grant · 2024
$265K · 3 grants · 2020–2022
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$183K · 12 grants · 2020–2023
$150K · 1 grant · 2022
$125K · 3 grants · 2019–2022
$117K · 5 grants · 2019–2023
$100K · 4 grants · 2019–2021