Civic Intelligence

Illinois Association of Blind Merchants

EIN 36-4176826 • 501(c)6 • Chicago, IL

Profile

Administer insurance for blind members

53 W Jackson Blvd Ste 803Chicago, IL 60604
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

49th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

51st percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

74th percentile

14%

Higher net margin than 74% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

73rd percentile

12%

Faster asset growth than 73% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

62nd percentile

6.1%

Faster revenue growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets49th percentile

Assets

Up

$91,175

Up $9,989 (+12%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$91,175

Up $9,989 (+12%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue51st percentileNet Margin74th percentile

Revenue

Up

$68,931

Up $3,968 (+6.1%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$58,942

Down $461 (-0.8%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$9,989

Up $4,429 (+80%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth73rd percentile

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2020: $54,052Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $54,0522020Assets 2021: $68,226Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $68,2262021Assets 2022: $75,626Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $75,6262022Assets 2023: $81,186Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $81,1862023Assets 2024: $91,175Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $91,1752024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$91,175
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$91,175
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth62nd percentile

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2020: $65,243Expenses 2020: $67,996Net Income 2020: -$2,7532020Revenue 2021: $75,865Expenses 2021: $61,691Net Income 2021: $14,1742021Revenue 2022: $71,574Expenses 2022: $64,174Net Income 2022: $7,4002022Revenue 2023: $64,963Expenses 2023: $59,403Net Income 2023: $5,5602023Revenue 2024: $68,931Expenses 2024: $58,942Net Income 2024: $9,9892024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$68,931
Expenses$58,942
Net Income$9,989
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$91,175
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$91,175
Revenue
$68,931
Expenses
$58,942
Net income
$9,989
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$91.2$0.00$91.2$68.9$58.9$9.99
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$81.2$0.00$81.2$65.0$59.4$5.56
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$75.6$0.00$75.6$71.6$64.2$7.40
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$68.2$0.00$68.2$75.9$61.7$14.2
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$54.1$0.00$54.1$65.2$68.0$2.75
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 14, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$68,931
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Administer insurance for blind members

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ADMINISTRATION OF GROUP DISABILITY, DENTAL, AND LIFE INSURANCE FOR ITS BLIND MEMBERS. DISEMMINATING INFORMATION ON INSURANCE AND OTHER MATTERS AFFECTING INDIVIDUALS WITH BLINDNESS.-$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
EDWARD BIRMINGHAMPresidentPT$0--
MARCO GIANNOTTI1st Vice President-$0--
BILL REIFSecretary-$0--
MARY LOU GRUNWALDTreasurer-$0--
JANET WETMORE2nd Vice President-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Illinois Association of Blind Merchants
EIN
36-4176826
In Care Of
% EDWARD BIRMINGHAM
Phone
3126630288
Address
53 W JACKSON BLVD STE 803, Chicago, IL 60604

Signing Officer

Name
Edward Birmingham
Title
President
Phone
7083343243
Signed
2025-05-14
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
Gehrig and Homberg P C
Address
8001 Broadway Ste 200, Merrillville, IN 46410
Preparer
Matthew Ninkovich CPA
Phone
2196638005
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other revenue Part I line 8

“Description AmountOTHER INCOME OR SALES 355”

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description AmountMISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 17,083EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT (2,059)”

Description of other assets Part II line 24

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearUNDEPOSITED FUNDS 32 177INTEREST RECEIVABLE 1,089 0”

Raw XML Appendix126 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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