NonprofitsLittle Village Environmental Justice Organization

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Little Village Environmental Justice Organization

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$6.4M

Total expenses

$4.3M

Net assets

$4.0M

Grants received

$19.8M

161 grants

EIN

364259477

Tax year

2024

Mission

To accomplish environmental justice and achieve self-determination in working-class families.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$5.8M
Program service revenue$585K
Investment income
Other revenue$3K
Total revenue$6.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$16K
Salaries & benefits$3.7M
Fundraising$213K
Other expenses$554K
Total expenses$4.3M
Total assets$7.6M
Net assets$4.0M

People

10 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Kimberly Wasserman

Executive Director

Board

$186K

40 hrs/wk

Dulce Ortiz

Director

Board

5 hrs/wk

Ada Fuentes

Secretary

Board

5 hrs/wk

Christine Nannicelli

President/Treasurer

Board

5 hrs/wk

Juliana Pino

Deputy Dirctor

Staff

$154K

40 hrs/wk

Antono Lopez

CFFI Project Director

Staff

$143K

40 hrs/wk

Tanuja Jagernauth

Just Culture & Operations Director

Staff

$143K

40 hrs/wk

Mayra Galvez

Comptroller

Staff

$113K

40 hrs/wk

Ana Solano

Organizing Manager

Staff

$113K

40 hrs/wk

Dale Asis

Finance Director

Staff

$110K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 161 of 161

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1M
to support organizations working in support of environmental and climate efforts in Chicago
2024
$1M
IN SUPPORT OF THE CHICAGO FRONTLINES FUNDING INITIATIVE
2024
$1M
To provide general operating support
2024
$275K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$200K
81713 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE LITTLE VILLAGE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION, 2024-2027
2024
$180K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
2024
$150K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2024
$150K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2024
$94K
to help facilitate philanthropic support for environmental movements in the greater Chicago area
2024
$80K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$75K
SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES
2024
$55K
ENVIRONMENT
2024
$50K
CHICAGO FRONTLINES FUNDING INITIATIVE EARTH ART
2024
$50K
Proyecto Mi Villita (My LIttle Village)
2024
$49K
PARTICIPATION ON TRANSPORTATION EQUITY NETWORK'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, PARTICIPATION IN STELLAR EV WORKING GROUP TRAININGS, PARTICIPATION ON TRANSPORTATION EQUITY NETWORK'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
2024
$30K
Core Fund 2024 grant award
2024
$25K
general operating support
2024
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$19K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$15K
for the Chicago Asian Americans for Environmental Justice Organization
2024
$10K
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
2024
$10K
GENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED
2024
$9K
CLIMATE ACTION/COLIBRI
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$1M
To support Chicago's frontline-led EJ/CJ organizations and their partners.
2023
$1M
in support of the Chicago Frontlines Funding Initiative
2023
$500K
To launch a community center in Little Village that includes a commercial kitchen, solar training facility
2023
$275K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2023
$188K
Environment
2023
$178K
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS ON THE BENEFITS OF CLEAN TRANSPORTATION. GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2023
$160K
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2023
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$80K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$75K
SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES
2023
$75K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, AS RECOMMENDED BY PHILIP AND ELI KAPLAN
2023
$75K
CAPACITY BUILDING/GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50K
COLLABORATION GRANT
2023
$40K
Proyecto Mi Villita (My LIttle Village)
2023
$30K
FF-CB general operating support grant
2023
$30K
OPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$28K
Justice40 Accelerator 2023 grant award
2023
$27K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$25K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$25K
general operating support
2023
$20K
SENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$16K
TO CREATE ENERGY CONSERVATION ARTISTIC PIECES
2023
$15K
Program Support
2023
$12K
Regional Convenor
2023
$10K
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
2023
$10K
for the Chicago Asian Americans for Environmental Justice Organization
2023
$8K
GREEN INITIATIVE
2023
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$1M
in support of its project, the Chicago Environmental Justice Network
2022
$675K
To build the capacity of Chicago's frontline Environmental Justice organizations through the Chicago EJ Fund
2022
$600K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2022
$500K
to launch a community center in Little Village that includes a commercial kitchen, solar training facility
2022
$314K
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS ON THE BENEFITS OF CLEAN TRANSPORTATION. TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2022
$300K
COLLABORATION GRANT
2022
$275K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2022
$105K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$100K
Proyecto Mi Villita
2022
$60K
CAPACITY BUILDING/GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$52K
General Operating Support, General Operating Support for the CFFI and Bryant Williams EJ Fellowship
2022
$50K
Frontline Funding Initiative
2022
$45K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$40K
Proyecto Mi Villita
2022
$40K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$30K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
2022
$30K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
2022
$25K
general operating support
2022
$25K
to support the professional development of non-executive level staff at Chicago Environmental Justice Network member organizations
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$25K
Program Support
2022
$22K
Global Transportation : Trucks,Justice and Equity
2022
$15K
TO CREATE ENERGY CONSERVATION ARTISTIC PIECES
2022
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$15K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
$11K
Rapid Response
2022
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2022
$10K
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
2022
$10K
for the Chicago Asian Americans for Environmental Justice Organization
2022
$8K
Green Initiative
2022
$500
General & Unrestricted
2022
$200
In support of general operations
2022
$1M
in support of its project, the Chicago Environmental Justice Network.
2021
$1M
in support of its project the Chicago Environmental Justice Network
2021
$275K
CAPACITY BUILDING/GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$152K
General operating support. In support of environmental remediation efforts in the redevelopment of the Collateral Channel.
2021
$152K
General operating support. In support of environmental remediation efforts in the redevelopment of the Collateral Channel.
2021
$46K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$30K
LVEJO GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2021
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
ENVIRONMENT/ANIMALS
2021
$10K
General Support
2021
$10K
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
2021
$6K
Green Initiative
2021
$500
General & Unrestricted
2021
$241K
CAPACITY BUILDING/GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$165K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$155K
Environment
2020
$148K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2020
$133K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING/PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$85K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2020
$80K
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE
2020
$78K
TO SUPPORT CHICAGO EJ FRONTLINES COLLABORATIVE, FARM.FOOD.FAMILIAS PROGRAM, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE SELF DETERMINATION OF LITTLE VILLAGE, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$63K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$60K
CJA- GRANT
2020
$45K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$39K
Unrestricted
2020
$36K
Chicago Frontline Funding Initiative COVID-19 EJ Emergency response fund
2020
$35K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF FARM, FOOD, FAMILIAS
2020
$35K
general operating support $20,000 and an additional $15,000 COVID-19 response
2020
$30K
LVEJO GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$25K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$25K
General Operating Support
2020
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$20K
TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.
2020
$20K
Proyecto Mi Villita 2030 (My Village, Little Villa
2020
$8K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2020
$6K
Green Initiative
2020
$500
General & Unrestricted
2020
$206K
TO SUPPORT CHICAGO ASIAN AMERICANS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (CAEEJ), CHICAGO FRONTLINE FUNDING INITIATIVE, FARM.FOOD.FAMILIAS, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$60K
CJA-GRANT
2019
$25K
GENL SUPPORT
2019
$25K
JUST TRANSITION CAMPAIGN
2019
$15K
TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.
2019
$50K
TO SUPPORT ITS ROLE WITH THE ILLINOIS CLEAN JOBS COALITION IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUTURE ENERGY JOBS ACT.
2018
$15K
MSC - CRUO Grant
2018
$12K
TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.
2018
$9K
Unrestricted
2018
$5K
Green Initiative
2018
$135K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2017
$79K
MWEJN INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROGRAM
2017
$25K
CJA Membership Grant
2017
$7K
TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.
2017

Funded by

$19.8M from 60 funders · 161 grants · 2017–2024

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$5.0M · 7 grants · 2021–2024

Builders Vision Foundation

$4.8M · 7 grants · 2022–2024

New Venture Fund

$875K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$853K · 5 grants · 2019–2023

The Chicago Community Trust

$851K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

United States Energy Foundation

$790K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Arie And Ida Crown Memorial

$716K · 6 grants · 2020–2023

Forefront

$651K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN364259477
NTEE codeN32
Subsection03
Ruling date1999-05
Formed1998
Employees43
Volunteers325