Liabilities / Assets
92nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 36-4233166 • 501(c)3 • Evanston, IL
Profile
Ten thousand villages in evanston, inc. (the oeganization) is a non-stock, non-member illinois nonprofit corporation formed april 29, 1998 to create income for third world artisans by selling their products in the united states. The organization's primary activity is to sell quality handcrafts produced by low-income persons in developing countries. Other than retail operations, the organization's activities include educational programs for the evanston community with respect to issues such as economic justice, fair trade principles, and third world artisans and their handicraft techniques.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
92nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
92nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
37th percentile
Higher net margin than 37% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
55th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 55% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
32nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 32% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
33rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$630,231
Down $21,962 (-3.4%) from 2024
Liabilities
Down$559,864
Down $14,658 (-2.6%) from 2024
Net Assets
Down$70,367
Down $7,304 (-9.4%) from 2024
Revenue
Down$574,305
Down $23,782 (-4.0%) from 2024
Expenses
Down$581,609
Down $52,920 (-8.3%) from 2024
Net Income
Up-$7,304
Up $29,138 (+80%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Ten thousand villages in evanston, inc. (the organization") is a non-stock, non-member illinois nonprofit corporation formed april 29, 1998 to create income for third world artisans by selling their products in the united states. The organization's primary activity is to sell quality handicrafts produced by low-income persons in developing countries. Other than retail operations, the organization's activities include educational programs for the evanston community with respect to issues such as economic justice, fair trade principles, and third world artisans and their handicraft techniques. The educational programs constitute approximately 5% of the organization's activities. The remaining 95% is devoted to the sale of handicrafts.
Ten thousand villages in evanston, inc. (the oeganization) is a non-stock, non-member illinois nonprofit corporation formed april 29, 1998 to create income for third world artisans by selling their products in the united states. The organization's primary activity is to sell quality handcrafts produced by low-income persons in developing countries. Other than retail operations, the organization's activities include educational programs for the evanston community with respect to issues such as economic justice, fair trade principles, and third world artisans and their handicraft techniques.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Inventories for Sale or Use | $116,831 | $144,352 | ▲ $27,521 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $115,378 | $87,784 | ▼ $27,594 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $26,830 | $52,422 | ▲ $25,592 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $26,053 | $19,229 | ▼ $6,824 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $195 | $926 | ▲ $731 |
| Total Assets | $652,193 | $630,231 | ▼ $21,962 |
| Other Assets Total | $366,906 | $325,518 | ▼ $41,388 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Other Liabilities | $367,685 | $355,918 | ▼ $11,767 |
| Unsecured Notes Loans Payable | $150,000 | $150,000 | → $0 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $56,837 | $53,946 | ▼ $2,891 |
| Total Liabilities | $574,522 | $559,864 | ▼ $14,658 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $77,671 | $70,367 | ▼ $7,304 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $77,671 | $70,367 | ▼ $7,304 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $652,193 | $630,231 | ▼ $21,962 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold Improvements | $51,998 | $6,089 | $58,087 |
| Equipment | $424 | $5,121 | $5,545 |
| Other Assets Org | $320,518 | - | - |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joe Zurawski | Board Chair |
| Glenna Eaves | Vice-chair |
| Bonnie Boehm | Director |
| Elizabeth Matthews | Director |
| Mary Wright | Director |
| Susan Price | Director |
| Lynn Honeck | Secretary |
| Peter Glaser | Treasurer |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $431,319 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $150,290 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $122,552 | $13,617 | - | $136,169 |
| Occupancy | $80,668 | - | - | $80,668 |
| All Other Expenses | $15,014 | $4,357 | - | $19,371 |
| Payroll Taxes | $10,698 | - | - | $10,698 |
| Insurance | $6,883 | $681 | - | $7,564 |
| Other Expenses | $3,125 | $2,757 | - | $5,882 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $5,814 | - | - | $5,814 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $5,576 | - | $5,576 |
| Advertising | $4,912 | - | - | $4,912 |
| Interest | $4,355 | - | - | $4,355 |
| Fees for Services Other | $4,037 | - | - | $4,037 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $3,423 | - | - | $3,423 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $554,621 | $26,988 | $0 | $581,609 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $581,609 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $581,609 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $581,609 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $0 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $0 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Liability | Amount |
|---|---|
| Operating Lease Liability | $345,290 |
| Gift Cards Redeemable | $10,628 |
“The form 990 is reviewed by the management team and representatives of the board of directors. The form is made available to the board for review prior to filing.”
“Board members sign a written conflict of interest policy upon election to the board. The policy is monitored each year based on self-reporting.”
“The organization maintains copies of governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements at its store location.”
“The process has not changed from the prior year.”
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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| IRS990/MissionDesc | 0 | TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES IN EVANSTON, INC. (THE OEGANIZATION) IS A NON-STOCK, NON-MEMBER ILLINOIS NONPROFIT CORPORATION FORMED APRIL 29, 1998 TO CREATE INCOME FOR THIRD WORLD ARTISANS BY SELLING THEIR PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS TO SELL QUALITY HANDCRAFTS PRODUCED BY LOW-INCOME PERSONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. OTHER THAN RETAIL OPERATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE EVANSTON COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO ISSUES SUCH AS ECONOMIC JUSTICE, FAIR TRADE PRINCIPLES, AND THIRD WORLD ARTISANS AND THEIR HANDICRAFT TECHNIQUES. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FORM IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON ELECTION TO THE BOARD. THE POLICY IS MONITORED EACH YEAR BASED ON SELF-REPORTING. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS COPIES OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT ITS STORE LOCATION. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: |
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