Civic Intelligence

Chicago Law and Education Foundation

EIN 27-4720623 • 501(c)3 • Chicago, IL

Profile

Using public schools and libraries as community centers, the Chicago Law and Education Foundation provides free legal services and education to low-income communities in Chicago.

2445 S Spaulding AvenueChicago, IL 60623

www.lawclef.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

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

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

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

Net Margin

18th percentile

-34%

Higher net margin than 18% of similar nonprofits.

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

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 2022

Asset Growth

35th percentile

-15%

Faster asset growth than 35% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

33rd percentile

-21%

Faster revenue growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$67,908

Down $12,348 (-15%) from 2021

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2021

Net Assets

Down

$67,908

Down $12,348 (-15%) from 2021

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin18th percentile

Revenue

Down

$36,643

Down $9,784 (-21%) from 2021

Expenses

Up

$48,991

Up $25,524 (+109%) from 2021

Net Income

Down

-$12,348

Down $35,308 (-154%) from 2021

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth35th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2015: $59,268Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $59,2682015Assets 2016: $92,821Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $92,8212016Assets 2017: $70,522Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $70,5222017Assets 2018: $19,171Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $19,1712018Assets 2019: $31,386Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $31,3862019Assets 2020: $57,296Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $57,2962020Assets 2021: $80,256Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $80,2562021Assets 2022: $67,908Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $67,9082022

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$67,908
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$67,908
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth33rd percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50K-$100KRevenue 2015: $30,638Expenses 2015: $15,219Net Income 2015: $15,4192015Revenue 2016: $47,596Expenses 2016: $18,945Net Income 2016: $28,6512016Revenue 2017: $24,527Expenses 2017: $43,413Net Income 2017: -$18,8862017Revenue 2018: $23,990Expenses 2018: $75,341Net Income 2018: -$51,3512018Revenue 2019: $20,829Expenses 2019: $8,614Net Income 2019: $12,2152019Revenue 2020: $29,024Expenses 2020: $3,583Net Income 2020: $25,4412020Revenue 2021: $46,427Expenses 2021: $23,467Net Income 2021: $22,9602021Revenue 2022: $36,643Expenses 2022: $48,991Net Income 2022: -$12,3482022

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$36,643
Expenses$48,991
Net Income-$12,348
Open 2022 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$67,908
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$67,908
Revenue
$36,643
Expenses
$48,991
Net income
-$12,348
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$67.9$0.00$67.9$36.6$49.0$12.3
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$80.3$0.00$80.3$46.4$23.5$23.0
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$57.3$0.00$57.3$29.0$3.58$25.4
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$31.4$0.00$31.4$20.8$8.61$12.2
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$19.2$0.00$19.2$24.0$75.3$51.4
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$70.5$0.00$70.5$24.5$43.4$18.9
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$92.8$0.00$92.8$47.6$18.9$28.7
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$59.3$0.00$59.3$30.6$15.2$15.4
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2022
Signed
Sep 30, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.0
Gross Receipts
$36,643
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Using public schools and libraries as community centers, the Chicago Law and Education Foundation provides free legal services and education to low-income communities in Chicago.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The Chicago Law and Education Foundation provides direct, free legal services to hundreds of students and families at multiple Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Public Libraries. Additionally, CLEF provides legal resource information to families. Finally, through its free legal services programs, CLEF provides home stability services, immigration services, and other legal support services to students at each partner school.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Carolina Vazquez-TorresExecutive DirectorPT$0--
Miguel SaucedoPresidentPT$0--
Agustin RodriguezTreasurerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chicago Law and Education Foundation
EIN
27-4720623
Address
2445 S Spaulding Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623

Signing Officer

Name
Dennis Kass
Title
Director
Phone
7735354225
Signed
2022-09-30
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Website development and software.”

Raw XML Appendix150 raw XML fields

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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