Civic Intelligence

Chicago Writers Association

EIN 20-8104114 • 501(c)3 • Evanston, IL

Profile

To foster the writing community provide constructive feedback and access to resources assist writers of all levels to achieve their goals unite all facets of Chicagos diverse literary culture and to promote Chicago as a place of literary distinction.

PO Box 6505Evanston, IL 60204-6505

www.chicagowrites.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

58th percentile

5.9%

Higher net margin than 58% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

70th percentile

12%

Faster asset growth than 70% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

71st percentile

19%

Faster revenue growth than 71% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$63,865

Up $7,035 (+12%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$63,865

Up $7,035 (+12%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin58th percentile

Revenue

Up

$119,855

Up $19,014 (+19%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$112,820

Down $17,140 (-13%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$7,035

Up $36,154 (+124%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth70th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2019: $32,134Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $57,989Net Assets 2020: $57,9892020Assets 2021: $78,268Net Assets 2021: $78,2682021Assets 2022: $87,973Net Assets 2022: $87,9732022Assets 2023: $85,949Net Assets 2023: $85,9492023Assets 2024: $56,830Net Assets 2024: $56,8302024Assets 2025: $63,865Net Assets 2025: $63,8652025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$63,865
Liabilities-
Net Assets$63,865
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth71st percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2019: $71,148Expenses 2019: $62,714Net Income 2019: $8,4342019Revenue 2020: $45,435Expenses 2020: $19,580Net Income 2020: $25,8552020Revenue 2021: $40,309Expenses 2021: $20,030Net Income 2021: $20,2792021Revenue 2022: $82,344Expenses 2022: $72,639Net Income 2022: $9,7052022Revenue 2023: $102,032Expenses 2023: $104,056Net Income 2023: -$2,0242023Revenue 2024: $100,841Expenses 2024: $129,960Net Income 2024: -$29,1192024Revenue 2025: $119,855Expenses 2025: $112,820Net Income 2025: $7,0352025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$119,855
Expenses$112,820
Net Income$7,035
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$63,865
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$63,865
Revenue
$119,855
Expenses
$112,820
Net income
$7,035
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.64$0.64$1.20$1.13$0.07
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.57$0.57$1.01$1.30$0.29
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.86$0.86$1.02$1.04$0.02
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.88$0.88$0.82$0.73$0.10
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.78$0.78$0.40$0.20$0.20
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.58$0.58$0.45$0.20$0.26
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.32$0.00$0.71$0.63$0.08
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Mar 17, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$119,855
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To foster the writing community provide constructive feedback and access to resources assist writers of all levels to achieve their goals unite all facets of Chicagos diverse literary culture and to promote Chicago as a place of literary distinction.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
CWA Writers Conference$0$75,490
Membership annual event$0$7,463
Printers Row Lit Fest$0$5,515
Advertising and Promotion$0$0
Website Maintenance and Development$0$0
Affiliate Sponsorships$0$0
General Operating Expenses$0$0
Other programming$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Randy RichardsonPresidentPT$0--
Samantha HoffmanVice President SecretaryPT$0--
Dan BurnsTreasurerPT$0--
Rick KaempferBoard MemberPT$0--
Charlie Monte VerdeBoard MemberPT$0--
Marcie HillBoard MemberPT$0--
Shawn ShifflettBoard MemberPT$0--
Joe AustinBoard MemberPT$0--
Christina RodriguezBoard MemberPT$0--
Maggie SmithBoard MemberPT$0--
Ben DurhamBoard MemberPT$0--
Philip JanowskiBoard MemberPT$0--
Chris ReidBoard MemberPT$0--
Christa LeighBoard MemberPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chicago Writers Association
EIN
20-8104114
Address
PO BOX 6505, EVANSTON, IL 60204-6505

Signing Officer

Name
Dan Burns
Title
Treasurer
Phone
6309158808
Signed
2026-03-17
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Membership Social Event, $7463| Printers Row Lit Fest, $5515| CWA Writers Conference, $75490| Advertising and Promotion, $55| Affiliate Sponsorships, $1226| General Operating Expenses, $12474| Miscellaneous Program Expenses, $10597|”

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