Civic Intelligence

Taking Back Our Lives

990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 20-1780024

Oct 01, 2021 to Sep 30, 2022 • Filed on Mar 01, 2023

Organization Profiletakingbackourlives.org
197 W Schiller StreetChicago, IL 60622

(773) 510-1782

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

95th percentile

1.16x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

95th percentile

0.96x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Net Margin

15th percentile

-28%

Higher net margin than 15% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

95th percentile

$61,609

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 75.5% of source-year revenue.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2022

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets95th percentile

Assets

Up

$67,583

Up $55,068 (+440%) from 2018

Net Assets

Down

-$10,640

Down $23,155 (-185%) from 2018

Liabilities

$78,223

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue95th percentileNet Margin15th percentile

Revenue

Up

$81,639

Up $63,191 (+343%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$104,800

Up $89,005 (+564%) from 2018

Net Income

Down

-$23,161

Down $25,814 (-973%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KAssets 2018: $12,515Net Assets 2018: $12,5152018Assets 2022: $67,583Liabilities 2022: $78,223Net Assets 2022: -$10,6402022Assets 2023: $0Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $0Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $02024Assets 2025: $250,354Liabilities 2025: $211,097Net Assets 2025: $39,2572025

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$67,583
Liabilities$78,223
Net Assets-$10,640
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2018: $18,448Expenses 2018: $15,795Net Income 2018: $2,6532018Revenue 2022: $81,639Expenses 2022: $104,800Net Income 2022: -$23,1612022Revenue 2023: $298,558Expenses 2023: $290,618Net Income 2023: $7,9402023Revenue 2024: $326,345Expenses 2024: $263,518Net Income 2024: $62,8272024Revenue 2025: $271,545Expenses 2025: $292,420Net Income 2025: -$20,8752025

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$81,639
Expenses$104,800
Net Income-$23,161
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2022
Signed
Mar 1, 2023
Return Version
2021v4.1
Gross Receipts
$81,639
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Taking back or lives is a community based organization that focuses its work on ending domestic and sexual violence through empowering community members with a grassrotts, social justice model that supports participants to become leaders in their own communities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Take Back The Halls is a teen dating violence prevention and community activism programdesigned to prevent relationship violence among teens and develo young people's leadershipskills. It gives teens the opportunity to examine issues such as domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment and abuse, and social structures that support voilence.$70,832$94,914
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay95th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Heather FlettExecutive DirectorFT$61,609-$61,609
Osvaldo CaballeroResident-$0--
Laura SingerTreasurer-$0--
Eileen HanniganSecretary-$0--
Susie MoyaDirector-$0--
Eva SalgadoDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Taking Back Our Lives
EIN
20-1780024
Phone
7735101782
Address
197 W Schiller Street, Chicago, IL 60622

Signing Officer

Name
Heather Flett
Title
Executive Director
Phone
7735101782
Signed
2023-03-01

Preparer

Firm
Julie L Thompson CPA LTD
Address
7640 Wilcox St, Forest Park, IL 60130
Preparer
Julie L Thompson CPA
Phone
7088602677
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Liability insurance 1976.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Report fees 100.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Worker comp insuarnce 1447.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Phone 1000.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Program supplies 2621.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Travel 951.”

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24

“Accounts receivable 29877.”

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26

“Accounts payable 18421.”

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26

“Deferred revenue 57144.”

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26

“Paroll taxes payable 2658.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$67,583
Liabilities
$78,223
Net assets
-$10,640
Revenue
$81,639
Expenses
$104,800
Net income
-$23,161
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.50$2.11$0.39$2.72$2.92$0.21
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.26$2.64$0.63
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.99$2.91$0.08
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.68$0.78$0.11$0.82$1.05$0.23
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.13$0.18$0.16$0.03