Liabilities / Assets
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 64% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 36-3552084 • 501(c)4 • Chicago, IL
Profile
Political organizing
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
65th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 65% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
19th percentile
Higher net margin than 19% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
89th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
27th percentile
Faster asset growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
77th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$69,296
Down $42,140 (-38%) from 2022
Liabilities
Flat$449
Flat from 2022
Net Assets
Down$68,847
Down $42,140 (-38%) from 2022
Revenue
Up$59,980
Up $18,131 (+43%) from 2022
Expenses
Up$76,207
Up $40,939 (+116%) from 2022
Net Income
Down-$16,227
Down $22,808 (-347%) from 2022
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Political organizing
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Other issue based organizing and political education | $0 | $12,536 |
| Crash the DNC - canvass Chicagoans and join rallies as part of the March on the DNC coalition, with a goal of influencing the Democratic Party to adopt ending US aid to Israel as part of the party's platform. | $500 | $9,571 |
| Electoral organizing - endorsed and supported candidates for Chicago Public School Board; supported 2 candidates and organized volunteers | $0 | $707 |
| Fix the CTA Campaign - Legislative campaign to push the City of Chicago and State of Illinois to restore CTA service to pre-pandemic levels; Worked to train 100-200 people on organizing; distributed flyers; hosted monthly educational events | $0 | $345 |
| Democratize ComEd Campaign - Legislative campaign to push the City of Chicago to municipalize the local electric utility, ComEd; Worked to train 100-200 people on energy organizing; distributed flyers; hosted monthly educational events | $0 | $188 |
| Labor Organizing - assisting worker unionization efforts and strike support | $0 | $100 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Duffy | Co-Chair | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Lyra Spencer | Co-Chair | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Holly Richko | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Eli Barrows | Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Jennie Yim | Comms Coordinator | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Keefer Dunn | Political Education Coordinator | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Ann Finkel | Campaigns Coordinator | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Clare Adams | Membership Coordinator | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Political Expenditures | $0 |
| Section 527 Activity Spending | $0 |
| Total Exempt Function Spending | $0 |
“fightbacknews.org”
“Description;Amount^travel;982|conferences conventions and meetings;25159|other;719^Total;26860^”
“Description;Amount^discrepancy in Accounts Receivable tracking over previous years;-3601^Total;-3601^”
“Description;EOY Amount^merchandise inventory for sale or use;2126^Total;2126^”
“Description;EOY Amount^state income tax payable;449^Total;449^”
“Change in how members of the executive committee were calculated based on membership.”
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 0 | Democratize ComEd Campaign - Legislative campaign to push the City of Chicago to municipalize the local electric utility, ComEd; Worked to train 100-200 people on energy organizing; distributed flyers; hosted monthly educational events |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 1 | Labor Organizing - assisting worker unionization efforts and strike support |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 2 | Fix the CTA Campaign - Legislative campaign to push the City of Chicago and State of Illinois to restore CTA service to pre-pandemic levels; Worked to train 100-200 people on organizing; distributed flyers; hosted monthly educational events |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 3 | Electoral organizing - endorsed and supported candidates for Chicago Public School Board; supported 2 candidates and organized volunteers |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 4 | Crash the DNC - canvass Chicagoans and join rallies as part of the March on the DNC coalition, with a goal of influencing the Democratic Party to adopt ending US aid to Israel as part of the party's platform. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 5 | Other issue based organizing and political education |
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| IRS990ScheduleC/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | The chapter endorsed both Karen Zaccor and Jitu Brown for Chicago Public Schools Board, and contributed volunteer hours to canvass voters. The entity CDSA owns - Chicago DSA PAC - made transfers of $500 to each candidate's campaign committee, totaling $1000. No funds were donated by CDSA directly. |
| IRS990ScheduleC/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 1 |
| IRS990ScheduleC/TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleC/VolunteerHoursCnt | 0 | 100 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | fightbacknews.org |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Description;Amount^travel;982|conferences conventions and meetings;25159|other;719^Total;26860^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Description;Amount^discrepancy in Accounts Receivable tracking over previous years;-3601^Total;-3601^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | Description;EOY Amount^merchandise inventory for sale or use;2126^Total;2126^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | Description;EOY Amount^state income tax payable;449^Total;449^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | Change in how members of the executive committee were calculated based on membership. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 34 |
| ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt | 0 | change in leadership delayed filing. |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | Holly Richko |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | Treasurer |
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| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2025-10-15 |
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| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm | 0 | Chicago |
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| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 60647 |
| ReturnHeader/Form8822BAttachedInd | 0 | X |
| ReturnHeader/IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd | 0 | 0 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2025-10-15T22:06:41-07:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2024-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2024-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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