Civic Intelligence

Childrens Reading Foundation of Greater Chicago

EIN 46-0608628 • 501(c)3 • Chicago, IL

Profile

To Encourage and educate families and communities about their important role in raising a reader. Support schools and organizations with efforts to assure children read on grade level by the end of the third grade. Provide support services for children reading below grade level. Facilitate community involvement in helping young readers be successful.

PO Box 19198Chicago, IL 60619-9198

www.readingfoundation.org/chicago

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 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2015

Net Margin

36th percentile

-5.4%

Higher net margin than 36% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

95th percentile

$59,476

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 44.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

20th percentile

-48%

Faster asset growth than 20% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

85th percentile

53%

Faster revenue growth than 85% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$7,731

Down $7,261 (-48%) from 2014

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$7,731

Down $7,261 (-48%) from 2014

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin36th percentile

Revenue

Up

$135,028

Up $46,722 (+53%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$142,289

Up $55,702 (+64%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

-$7,261

Down $8,980 (-522%) from 2014

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth20th percentile

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

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2013: $15,273Liabilities 2013: $2,000Net Assets 2013: $13,2732013Assets 2014: $14,992Net Assets 2014: $14,9922014Assets 2015: $7,731Net Assets 2015: $7,7312015

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$7,731
Liabilities-
Net Assets$7,731
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth85th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2013: $79,488Expenses 2013: $87,127Net Income 2013: -$7,6392013Revenue 2014: $88,306Expenses 2014: $86,587Net Income 2014: $1,7192014Revenue 2015: $135,028Expenses 2015: $142,289Net Income 2015: -$7,2612015

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$135,028
Expenses$142,289
Net Income-$7,261
Open 2015 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$7,731
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$7,731
Revenue
$135,028
Expenses
$142,289
Net income
-$7,261
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.08$1.35$1.42$0.07
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.15$0.15$0.88$0.87$0.02
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.15$0.02$0.13$0.79$0.87$0.08
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
May 31, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$135,028
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To Encourage and educate families and communities about their important role in raising a reader. Support schools and organizations with efforts to assure children read on grade level by the end of the third grade. Provide support services for children reading below grade level. Facilitate community involvement in helping young readers be successful.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Our summer program helps families, caregivers and children make reading aloud part of their daily summer routines. READ Up offers free weekly storytime and books are provided for eight weeks in convenient locations. Materials are available in English and Spanish. All children from birth to age 8 are welcome with their parents or caregivers. Each 20 minute story includes simple read-aloud tips modeled by trained volunteers. Oral language and print concepts are emphasized. Each week, adults leave with new skills and motivation to encourage reading and children leave with a new book. Research shows that access to books, books in the home, and reading aloud directly lead to gains in pre-literacy and literacy skills.-$142,189
READY! FOR KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES: CLASSES FOR PARENTS THAT PROVIDE AGE APPROPRIATE TARGETS, TRAININGS, AND TOOLS TO ENCOURAGE PRE- KINDERGARTEN ACTIVITIES IN THE HOME.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay95th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LEMI ERINKITOLAExecutive DirectorFT$59,476-$59,476
AYOPO JONESDirector Of Finance-$0--
NELLIE SIMSSecretary/Director Of Community Relations-$0--
MELANIE LOPEZDirector-$0--
WANIKKA VANCEDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Childrens Reading Foundation of Greater Chicago
EIN
46-0608628
Phone
8555732387
Address
PO Box 19198, Chicago, IL 60619-9198

Signing Officer

Name
Lemi Erinkitola
Title
President - Director
Phone
8555732387
Signed
2016-05-31

Preparer

Firm
Benford Brown & Associates LLC
Address
8334 S STONY ISLAND, CHICAGO, IL 60617
Preparer
Lauren L Parrott
Phone
7737311300
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Transportation 1582.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Marketing 0.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Filing fees 36.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Accounting 375.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Consulting 3320.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Credit and collection costs”

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