Civic Intelligence

Chicago Council of Lawyers

EIN 36-2696733 • 501(c)6 • Evanston, IL

Profile

public education research and advocacy around court reform.

PO Box 112Evanston, IL 60204

www.chicagocouncil.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

19th percentile

-25%

Higher net margin than 19% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$27

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.1% of source-year revenue.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

36th percentile

-10%

Faster asset growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

48th percentile

-1.2%

Faster revenue growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$43,835

Down $4,924 (-10%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$43,835

Down $4,924 (-10%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin19th percentile

Revenue

Down

$19,460

Down $240 (-1.2%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$24,384

Up $8,836 (+57%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$4,924

Down $9,076 (-219%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth36th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2017: $40,134Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $40,1342017Assets 2020: $42,650Net Assets 2020: $42,6502020Assets 2021: $42,930Net Assets 2021: $42,9302021Assets 2022: $43,330Net Assets 2022: $43,3302022Assets 2023: $44,607Net Assets 2023: $44,6072023Assets 2024: $48,759Net Assets 2024: $48,7592024Assets 2025: $43,835Net Assets 2025: $43,8352025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$43,835
Liabilities-
Net Assets$43,835
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth48th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2017: $35,870Expenses 2017: $32,984Net Income 2017: $2,8862017Revenue 2020: $47,436Expenses 2020: $47,069Net Income 2020: $3672020Revenue 2021: $26,285Expenses 2021: $26,005Net Income 2021: $2802021Revenue 2022: $26,300Expenses 2022: $25,900Net Income 2022: $4002022Revenue 2023: $19,200Expenses 2023: $17,923Net Income 2023: $1,2772023Revenue 2024: $19,700Expenses 2024: $15,548Net Income 2024: $4,1522024Revenue 2025: $19,460Expenses 2025: $24,384Net Income 2025: -$4,9242025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$19,460
Expenses$24,384
Net Income-$4,924
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$43,835
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$43,835
Revenue
$19,460
Expenses
$24,384
Net income
-$4,924
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$43.8$43.8$19.5$24.4$4.92
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$48.8$48.8$19.7$15.5$4.15
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$44.6$44.6$19.2$17.9$1.28
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$43.3$43.3$26.3$25.9$0.40
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$42.9$42.9$26.3$26.0$0.28
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$42.7$42.7$47.4$47.1$0.37
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$40.1$0.00$40.1$35.9$33.0$2.89
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Aug 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 2, 2026
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$19,460
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Research and education around court operations.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Evaluation of Judges$0$12,000
Educational programs$0$2,245
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
David JorgensonBoard Member-$9$18$27
David SchrodtPresident-$0--
Steve ArtBoard Member-$0--
David BaltmanisBoard Member-$0--
Robert LehrerBoard Member-$0--
Judson MinerBoard Member-$0--
Aviva FutoriamBoard Member-$0--
Rachel NiewoehnerBoard Member-$0--
Robert HeldBoard Member-$0--
Randal WexlerBoard Member-$0--
Joshua ProberBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chicago Council of Lawyers
EIN
36-2696733
Address
PO BOX 112, EVANSTON, IL 60204

Signing Officer

Name
David Melton
Title
Acting Executive Director
Phone
2243015808
Signed
2026-02-02
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Payments to the Fund for Justice Inc. for staff loan: $19,361. Elizabeth Monkus 20% of compensation;Jason Olexa 20% of compensation., $19361|”

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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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