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Big Shoulders Fund

990T • Fiscal year 2025 • EIN 36-3490557

Jul 01, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025 • Filed on Feb 13, 2026

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212 W Van Buren Street 900Chicago, IL 60607

(312) 751-8337

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$200M$150M$100M$50M$0Assets 2018: $79,203,116Liabilities 2018: $12,179,529Net Assets 2018: $67,023,5872018Assets 2019: $89,994,006Liabilities 2019: $8,394,043Net Assets 2019: $81,599,9632019Assets 2020: $91,302,966Liabilities 2020: $10,941,034Net Assets 2020: $80,361,9322020Assets 2021: $110,535,170Liabilities 2021: $15,122,742Net Assets 2021: $95,412,4282021Assets 2022: $125,993,936Liabilities 2022: $19,108,691Net Assets 2022: $106,885,2452022Assets 2025: $152,085,991Liabilities 2025: $22,661,081Net Assets 2025: $129,424,9102025

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2025

Assets$152,085,991
Liabilities$22,661,081
Net Assets$129,424,910
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$80M$60M$40M$20M$0-$20MRevenue 2018: $31,933,425Expenses 2018: $22,166,857Net Income 2018: $9,766,5682018Revenue 2019: $39,123,383Expenses 2019: $26,421,697Net Income 2019: $12,701,6862019Revenue 2020: $31,770,708Expenses 2020: $33,216,976Net Income 2020: -$1,446,2682020Revenue 2021: $61,700,078Expenses 2021: $42,124,358Net Income 2021: $19,575,7202021Revenue 2022: $62,883,883Expenses 2022: $52,614,506Net Income 2022: $10,269,3772022Revenue 2025: $53,155,887Expenses 2025: $54,884,867Net Income 2025: -$1,728,9802025

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2025

Revenue$53,155,887
Expenses$54,884,867
Net Income-$1,728,980
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Filing Period
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Feb 13, 2026
Return Version
2024v5.1
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

We provide support to underserved schools which provide a quality, values-based education for Chicago's children. In 2020, Big Shoulders Fund's programming was extended to the Northwest Indiana region.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Big Shoulders Fund
EIN
36-3490557
Phone
3127518337
Address
212 W Van Buren Street 900, Chicago, IL 60607

Signing Officer

Name
Joshua Hale
Title
President & Chief Executive Officer
Signed
2026-02-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Crowe Llp
Address
225 West Wacker Drive Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60606-1224
Preparer
Jennifer Burke
Phone
3128997000
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2025 • Form 990TFacts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

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2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$152$22.7$129$53.2$54.9$1.73
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$126$19.1$107$62.9$52.6$10.3
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$111$15.1$95.4$61.7$42.1$19.6
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$91.3$10.9$80.4$31.8$33.2$1.45
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$90.0$8.39$81.6$39.1$26.4$12.7
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$79.2$12.2$67.0$31.9$22.2$9.77