Civic Intelligence

Empower Illinois

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 27-2479414

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Sep 24, 2020

Organization ProfileWWW.EMPOWERILLINOIS.ORG

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200 N LASALLE STREET Suite 2310Chicago, IL 60601

(312) 392-0220

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

34th percentile

0.11x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 34% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $25M-$50M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

10th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 10% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $25M-$50M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

57th percentile

4.9%

Higher net margin than 57% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $25M-$50M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

69th percentile

$336,626

Higher top officer pay than 69% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.7% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $25M-$50M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

87th percentile

24%

Faster asset growth than 87% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $25M-$50M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

21st percentile

-9.1%

Faster revenue growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $25M-$50M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets34th percentile

Assets

Up

$13,908,953

Up $2,667,795 (+24%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$12,426,388

Up $2,245,941 (+22%) from 2018

Liabilities

Up

$1,482,565

Up $421,854 (+40%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue10th percentileNet Margin57th percentile

Revenue

Down

$46,283,449

Down $4,615,453 (-9.1%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$44,037,508

Up $2,718,331 (+6.6%) from 2018

Net Income

Down

$2,245,941

Down $7,333,784 (-77%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth87th percentile

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

$40M$30M$20M$10M$0Assets 2011: $34,455Net Assets 2011: $34,4552011Assets 2012: $174,935Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $174,9352012Assets 2016: $69,141Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $69,1412016Assets 2018: $11,241,158Liabilities 2018: $1,060,711Net Assets 2018: $10,180,4472018Assets 2019: $13,908,953Liabilities 2019: $1,482,565Net Assets 2019: $12,426,3882019Assets 2020: $18,412,741Liabilities 2020: $890,887Net Assets 2020: $17,521,8542020Assets 2021: $28,007,450Liabilities 2021: $1,360,173Net Assets 2021: $26,647,2772021Assets 2022: $30,934,936Liabilities 2022: $3,761,653Net Assets 2022: $27,173,2832022Assets 2023: $4,090,440Liabilities 2023: $469,708Net Assets 2023: $3,620,7322023Assets 2024: $1,075,228Liabilities 2024: $46,591Net Assets 2024: $1,028,6372024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$13,908,953
Liabilities$1,482,565
Net Assets$12,426,388
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth21st percentile

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

$100M$50M$0-$50MRevenue 2011: $88,313Expenses 2011: $59,432Net Income 2011: $28,8812011Expenses 2012: $70,6572012Revenue 2016: $945,981Expenses 2016: $1,042,414Net Income 2016: -$96,4332016Revenue 2018: $50,898,902Expenses 2018: $41,319,177Net Income 2018: $9,579,7252018Revenue 2019: $46,283,449Expenses 2019: $44,037,508Net Income 2019: $2,245,9412019Revenue 2020: $45,895,922Expenses 2020: $40,907,437Net Income 2020: $4,988,4852020Revenue 2021: $51,375,016Expenses 2021: $42,249,593Net Income 2021: $9,125,4232021Revenue 2022: $54,261,503Expenses 2022: $53,735,497Net Income 2022: $526,0062022Revenue 2023: $56,103,669Expenses 2023: $79,656,220Net Income 2023: -$23,552,5512023Revenue 2024: $276,402Expenses 2024: $2,551,260Net Income 2024: -$2,274,8582024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$46,283,449
Expenses$44,037,508
Net Income$2,245,941
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Sep 24, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$46,283,449
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

We believe every child in the state of illinois should have an equal opportunity for a quality education. Empower illinois expands quality education options for low-income and working families of illinois, with a particular emphasis on k-12 scholarships and student-centered public policy.

To expand quality education options for low-income and working-class families of illinois.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$7,297,637$9,066,495▲ $1,768,858
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$2,892,875$2,049,377▼ $843,498
Pledges and Grants Receivable$500,000$1,954,290▲ $1,454,290
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$351,813$492,406▲ $140,593
Accounts Receivable$0$200,976▲ $200,976
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$16,938$22,322▲ $5,384
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net$0$0→ $0
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn$0$0→ $0
Receivables From Officers Etc$0$0→ $0
Investments Other Securities$0$0→ $0
Investments Program Related$0$0→ $0
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$0$0→ $0
Intangible Assets$0$0→ $0
Inventories for Sale or Use$0$0→ $0
Loans From Officers Directors$0$0→ $0
Total Assets$11,241,158$13,908,953▲ $2,667,795
Other Assets Total$181,895$123,087▼ $58,808
Liabilities
Grants Payable$410,000$1,253,656▲ $843,656
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$650,711$228,909▼ $421,802
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property$0$0→ $0
Unsecured Notes Loans Payable$0$0→ $0
Other Liabilities$0$0→ $0
Deferred Revenue$0$0→ $0
Escrow Account Liability$0$0→ $0
Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities$0$0→ $0
Total Liabilities$1,060,711$1,482,565▲ $421,854
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$7,133,565$9,926,821▲ $2,793,256
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$3,046,882$2,499,567▼ $547,315
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$10,180,447$12,426,388▲ $2,245,941
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$11,241,158$13,908,953▲ $2,667,795

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$463,201$312,352$775,553
Leasehold Improvements$29,205$17,702$46,907
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay69th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Myles MendozaPresidentFT$264,208$72,418$336,626
Brian BrookoverOperations DirectorFT$202,527$56,984$259,511
Anthony HolterExecutive DirectorFT$196,846$49,254$246,100
Juan RangelPolitical Strategy DirectorFT$151,442$17,592$169,034
Kaitlin DonnellyDevelopment DirectorFT$133,026$28,926$161,952
Alissa Mccurley-vogelOperations DirectorFT$141,733$13,450$155,183

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
James PerryChairman
Avrum WeinfeldDirector
Daniel DalyDirector
Jack BuckDirector
Michael McclainDirector
Pete BensenDirector
Sara AlbrechtDirector
Karin Norington-ReavesDirector (as of 06/2019)
John SchreiberDirector (thru 01/2019)
Daniel GardDirector (thru 06/2019)
John SchoenigSecretary
Ward HammTreasurer

Highest Paid Contractors

ContractorServicesLocationCompensation
Launch Pad Lab LLCTechnology220 W Huron Ste 2001, Chicago, IL 60654$366,097
Res Publica GroupMarketing333 N MICHIGAN AVENUE 3rd floor, Chicago, IL 60601$271,541
Sidley Austin LLPLegalPO Box 0642, Chicago, IL 60690$130,929
Grant ThorntonAccounting33562 Treasury Center, Chicago, IL 60694$129,625
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$45,745,211
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$409,579
Other Revenue
$128,659
All Other Contributions
$45,745,211
Change in Net Assets
$2,245,941

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$46,283,449
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$46,283,449
Total Revenue per Form 990
$46,283,449
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$38,906,911
Other Expenses$2,947,207
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$2,102,640
Total Fundraising Expense$262,289
Professional Fundraising Fees$80,750

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Grants to Domestic Individuals$38,906,911--$38,906,911
Fees for Services Other$1,513,642--$1,513,642
Other Salaries and Wages$928,273$178,899$98,137$1,205,309
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$448,789$86,491$47,446$582,726
Conferences and Meetings$136,255$197,820$2,947$337,022
Depreciation Depletion$97,901$142,137$2,117$242,155
Fees for Services Lobbying$201,750--$201,750
Other Employee Benefits$165,031--$165,031
Payroll Taxes$146,772--$146,772
Fees for Services Legal$118,379$18,683-$137,062
Fees for Services Accounting$129,625--$129,625
Occupancy$113,702--$113,702
Fees for Services Professional Fundraising--$80,750$80,750
Information Technology-$48,927$20,603$69,530
Office Expenses$63,689--$63,689
Other Expenses$62,438--$0
All Other Expenses$41,354--$41,354
Insurance-$24,949-$24,949
Travel--$10,289$10,289
Pension Plan Contributions$2,802--$2,802
Total Functional Expenses$43,077,313$697,906$262,289$44,037,508

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$44,037,508
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$44,037,508
Total Expenses per Form 990$44,037,508
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
Yes

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$80,750
Fundraising Direct Expenses$0
Fundraising Gross Income$0
Gaming Direct Expenses$0
Gaming Gross Income$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Loans from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$0$0→ $0
Receivables from Disqualified Persons$0$0→ $0
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$0$0→ $0
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Empower Illinois
EIN
27-2479414
In Care Of
% BRANDAN ALLEN
Phone
3123920220
Address
200 N LASALLE STREET Suite 2310, CHICAGO, IL 60601

Signing Officer

Name
Anthony Holter
Title
President
Phone
3123920220
Signed
2020-09-24
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Anthony Holter
Formed
2010
Legal Domicile
Il
Voting Board Members
10
Independent Board Members
10
Employees
19
Volunteers
10

Preparer

Firm
Grant Thornton Llp
Address
171 N CLARK ST SUITE 200, CHICAGO, IL 60601
Preparer
Bridget T Roche
Phone
3128560200
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990 Review Process

“Form 990, part vi, section b, line 11b a national public accounting firm prepares the form 990 and presents it to the board's finance committee. The finance committee oversees distribution to members of the board for review and approval before it is filed with the irs. Process for determining compensation form 990, part vi section b, line 15a and 15b empower illinois has worked with professional recruiters and staffing firms, in addition to internally managed search processes, to fill key positions within the organization in the past fiscal year. Empower illinois staff relied on the professional review and recommendation of employment professionals regarding the scope and appropriateness of position descriptions and employment requirements, as well as the comparable salary ranges relative to the market (e.g., location, size of organization, scope of work and professional responsibilities, etc.). Empower illinois is also part of a national network of education-related non-profit organizations (pie network: policy innovators in education network) that conducts and disseminates the results from an annual hr and compensation survey. Empower illinois participates in the study and the seminars explaining hr and compensation trends, which inform our own overall compensation philosophy and compensation for specific employees/positions. A copy of this report is available upon request.”

Conflict of Interest Policy

“Form 990, part vi, section b, line 12c each director/trustee of the organization is required to annually disclose any conflicts of interest that arise by virtue of employment, board service, or position with the organization. The organization monitors compliance with its conflict of interest policy through an annual review and, when necessary, the use of outside advisors. Potential conflicts are investigated immediately. How documents are made available to the public form 990, part vi, section c, line 19 documents are made available upon written request.”

Financial Statement Notes

Fin 48 Footnote

“Schedule d, part x, line 2 the organization is exempt from income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. However, exempt organizations may be subject to income tax on any unrelated business income. The fasb has issued guidance that requires the tax effects from uncertain tax positions to be recognized in the financial statements only if the position is more likely than not to be sustained if the position were to be challenged by a taxing authority. Management has determined that there are no material uncertain positions that require recognition in the consolidated financial statements. Additionally, no provision for income taxes is reflected in these financial statements, and there is no interest or penalties recognized in the statements of activities or statements of financial position.”

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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$13,908,953
Liabilities
$1,482,565
Net assets
$12,426,388
Revenue
$46,283,449
Expenses
$44,037,508
Net income
$2,245,941
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.08$0.05$1.03$0.28$2.55$2.27
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.09$0.47$3.62$56.1$79.7$23.6
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$30.9$3.76$27.2$54.3$53.7$0.53
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$28.0$1.36$26.6$51.4$42.2$9.13
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$18.4$0.89$17.5$45.9$40.9$4.99
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$13.9$1.48$12.4$46.3$44.0$2.25
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$11.2$1.06$10.2$50.9$41.3$9.58
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.00$0.07$0.95$1.04$0.10
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.17$0.00$0.17$0.07
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.03$0.03$0.09$0.06$0.03