NonprofitsSouthsiders Organized For Unity And Liberation

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Southsiders Organized For Unity And Liberation

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$1.4M

Total expenses

$875K

Net assets

$3.1M

Grants received

$3.1M

51 grants

EIN

364174590

Tax year

2024

Mission

SOUL is a not-for-profit faith-based organization whose mission is to assist low-income people in the Chicago Southland to build power and then leverage it to fight for their own interests and liberation. We achieve this mission by partnering with congregations people of faith and local community groups training them in disciplined organizing strategies to build leadership educate residents about the impact of public policy engage in direct action and hold their public officials accountable to the interest of their communities.

Programs

2 programs

Organizing: Water4all advocacy PreTrial fairness advocacy Cook County prisoner outreach general faith-based institutional outreach

Expenses: $133K

General Programming: Second Saturday leadership meetings Leadership Development Trainings Community Gardeners engagement Prisoner Support community care programs organizational strategic planning public meetings event planning

Expenses: $262K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.4M
Program service revenue
Investment income$36K
Other revenue
Total revenue$1.4M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$789K
Fundraising$54K
Other expenses$86K
Total expenses$875K
Total assets$3.2M
Net assets$3.1M

People

11 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Pastor Michael Russell

President

Board

1 hrs/wk

Pastor Luther Mason

Treasurer

Board

1 hrs/wk

Shani Smith

Secretary

Board

1 hrs/wk

Erica Bland

Director

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

Vicar Elle Dowd

Director

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

Pastor Shawna Bowman

Director

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

Aremu Mbande

Director

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

Pastor Nicolette Panaranda

Director

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

Pastor Kwame Pitts

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Tanya Watkins

Executive Director

Staff

$114K

40 hrs/wk

Jaime Fluker

Executive Director

Staff

$55K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 51 of 51

FromAmountPurposeYear
$268K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$220K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$53K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$30K
General network Support
2024
$25K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$19K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2024
$5K
to provide general operating support
2024
$350K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$260K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2023
$125K
General Operating Support
2023
$122K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50K
General Operations
2023
$40K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$20K
General Operating fund
2023
$15K
general operating
2023
$215K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF SOUTHSIDERS ORGANIZED FOR UNITY AND LIBERATION (SOUL)
2022
$122K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$77K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$40K
Project Support
2022
$29K
Partner Capacity Building
2022
$25K
DONATION
2022
$10K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$75K
General operations
2021
$32K
General operating support - with thanks from Scott Daniel
2021
$32K
General operating support - with thanks from Scott Daniel
2021
$20K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$15K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$500
Matching
2021
$180K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF SOUTHSIDERS ORGANIZED FOR UNITY AND LIBERATION (SOUL)
2020
$175K
Civil Participation
2020
$70K
General operations
2020
$45K
REPRESENT JUSTICE CAMPAIGN FILM SCREENING
2020
$40K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$20K
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$15K
Program Grant
2020
$11K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$1K
BOARD DESIGNATED GRANTS
2020
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$50
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2020
$45K
PARTNER CAPACITY BUILDING
2019
$29K
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
2019
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$7K
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
2018
$20K
REINVESTMENT
2017

Funded by

$3.1M from 30 funders · 51 grants · 2017–2024

Marguerite Casey Foundation

$513K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Borealis Philanthropy

$395K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

National Philanthropic Trust

$350K · 1 grant · 2023

Crossroads Fund Inc

$272K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

New Venture Fund

$260K · 1 grant · 2023

Climate And Clean Energy Equity Fund

$220K · 1 grant · 2024

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$175K · 1 grant · 2020

Grand Victoria Foundation

$165K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN364174590
NTEE codeT70
Subsection03
Ruling date1997-12
Formed1997
Employees11
Volunteers20
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