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The Education Fund of the Chicago and Midwest Region

EIN 20-4952734 • 501(c)5 • Chicago, IL

Profile

Provide training and education to participants to further job skills.

333 S Ashland AveChicago, IL 60607-2703

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

100th percentile

100%

Higher net margin than 100% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

48th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 48% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

45th percentile

0.2%

Faster asset growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

46th percentile

0.0%

Faster revenue growth than 46% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

Up

$54,297

Up $87 (+0.2%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$54,297

Up $87 (+0.2%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue60th percentileNet Margin100th percentile

Revenue

Flat

$87

Flat from 2024

Expenses

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Income

Flat

$87

Flat from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth45th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2011: $26,510Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $29,350Liabilities 2012: $600Net Assets 2012: $28,7502012Assets 2013: $55,221Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $55,2212013Assets 2014: $56,898Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $56,8982014Assets 2015: $56,446Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $56,4462015Assets 2016: $56,494Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $56,4942016Assets 2017: $56,522Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $56,5222017Assets 2018: $56,572Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $56,5722018Assets 2019: $55,329Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $55,3292019Assets 2020: $55,362Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $55,3622020Assets 2021: $55,390Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $55,3902021Assets 2022: $54,037Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $54,0372022Assets 2023: $54,123Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $54,1232023Assets 2024: $54,210Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $54,2102024Assets 2025: $54,297Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $54,2972025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$54,297
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$54,297
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth46th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KRevenue 2011: $4,171Expenses 2011: $1,207Net Income 2011: $2,9642011Revenue 2012: $2,840Expenses 2012: $600Net Income 2012: $2,2402012Revenue 2013: $26,4712013Revenue 2014: $1,677Expenses 2014: $0Net Income 2014: $1,6772014Revenue 2015: $784Expenses 2015: $1,236Net Income 2015: -$4522015Revenue 2016: $48Expenses 2016: $0Net Income 2016: $482016Revenue 2017: $28Expenses 2017: $0Net Income 2017: $282017Revenue 2018: $50Expenses 2018: $0Net Income 2018: $502018Revenue 2019: $57Expenses 2019: $1,300Net Income 2019: -$1,2432019Revenue 2020: $33Expenses 2020: $0Net Income 2020: $332020Revenue 2021: $28Expenses 2021: $0Net Income 2021: $282021Revenue 2022: $47Expenses 2022: $1,400Net Income 2022: -$1,3532022Revenue 2023: $86Expenses 2023: $0Net Income 2023: $862023Revenue 2024: $87Expenses 2024: $0Net Income 2024: $872024Revenue 2025: $87Expenses 2025: $0Net Income 2025: $872025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$87
Expenses$0
Net Income$87
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$54,297
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$54,297
Revenue
$87
Expenses
$0
Net income
$87
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$54.3$0.00$54.3$0.09$0.00$0.09
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$54.2$0.00$54.2$0.09$0.00$0.09
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$54.1$0.00$54.1$0.09$0.00$0.09
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$54.0$0.00$54.0$0.05$1.40$1.35
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$55.4$0.00$55.4$0.03$0.00$0.03
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$55.4$0.00$55.4$0.03$0.00$0.03
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$55.3$0.00$55.3$0.06$1.30$1.24
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$56.6$0.00$56.6$0.05$0.00$0.05
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$56.5$0.00$56.5$0.03$0.00$0.03
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$56.5$0.00$56.5$0.05$0.00$0.05
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$56.4$0.00$56.4$0.78$1.24$0.45
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$56.9$0.00$56.9$1.68$0.00$1.68
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$55.2$0.00$55.2$26.5
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$29.4$0.60$28.8$2.84$0.60$2.24
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$26.5$0.00$4.17$1.21$2.96
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 17, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$87
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Provide training and education to participants to further job skills.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
OFFERS TRAINING SESSIONS AND SEMINARS TO PARTICIPANTS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER AND DEVELOP IMPROVED WORKER SKILLS IN ON THE JOB PROBLEM SOLVING.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay48th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
WILLIAM HIGLEYVice Chairperson-$0--
CHARLES SCHERBAUMPlan Administrator-$0--
KATHY HANSHEWChairperson-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Education Fund of the Chicago and Midwest Region
EIN
20-4952734
Phone
3127386106
Address
333 S ASHLAND AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60607-2703

Signing Officer

Name
Charles Scherbaum
Title
Plan Administrator
Phone
3127386106
Signed
2026-02-17
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 4

“Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income: Description of Property: Interest Amount: 87”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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