Civic Intelligence

Chicago Votes Action Fund

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 46-3873520

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Aug 27, 2018

Organization Profilechicagovotes.com
234 S Wabash 6th FloorChicago, IL 60604

(773) 270-3214

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

30th percentile

-5.7%

Higher net margin than 30% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

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

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2017

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

$8,938

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$8,938

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin30th percentile

Revenue

$118,631

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$125,353

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$6,722

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KAssets 2017: $8,938Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $8,9382017Assets 2018: $210,257Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $210,2572018Assets 2019: $246,107Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $246,1072019Assets 2020: $404,562Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $404,5622020Assets 2021: $451,532Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $451,5322021Assets 2022: $375,553Liabilities 2022: $5Net Assets 2022: $375,5482022Assets 2023: $106,703Liabilities 2023: $2Net Assets 2023: $106,7012023Assets 2024: $24,852Liabilities 2024: $26,821Net Assets 2024: -$1,9692024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$8,938
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$8,938
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200K-$400KRevenue 2017: $118,631Expenses 2017: $125,353Net Income 2017: -$6,7222017Revenue 2018: $274,507Expenses 2018: $73,188Net Income 2018: $201,3192018Revenue 2019: $183,122Expenses 2019: $147,272Net Income 2019: $35,8502019Revenue 2020: $335,473Expenses 2020: $177,018Net Income 2020: $158,4552020Revenue 2021: $185,903Expenses 2021: $138,933Net Income 2021: $46,9702021Revenue 2022: $242,268Expenses 2022: $318,252Net Income 2022: -$75,9842022Revenue 2023: $143,530Expenses 2023: $412,378Net Income 2023: -$268,8482023Revenue 2024: $59,036Expenses 2024: $167,706Net Income 2024: -$108,6702024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$118,631
Expenses$125,353
Net Income-$6,722
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Aug 27, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$118,631
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Youth leadership development and civic education.

Youth leadership development and civic education

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
music festivals and farmers' markets, to foster full-spectrum political engagement within this young demographic.$0$112,818
Engage and develop a new generation of leaders by energizing Chicago's Millennial voters. Chicago Votes volunteers meet Millennials on their turf, in places like$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Alexandra SimsPresident-$0--
Joanna KlonskySecretary-$0--
Matt BlizekOfficer-$0--
Erika Wozniak-FrancisDirector-$0--
Alex HanDirector-$0--
Christian DiazExecutive Director Thru March 2017PT$0--
Steve VallesExecutive Director Since June 2017PT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chicago Votes Action Fund
EIN
46-3873520
Phone
7732703214
Address
234 S Wabash 6th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604

Signing Officer

Name
Alexandra Sims
Title
President
Phone
7732703214
Signed
2018-08-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Desmond & Ahern Ltd
Address
10827 S Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60643
Preparer
Paul Betlinski
Phone
7737794720
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: Management fees. Amount: 114,500. Description: Travel. Amount: 435. Description: Office supplies. Amount: 2,749. Description: Insurance. Amount: 1,446. Description: Bank fees. Amount: 1,206. Description: Miscellaneous. Amount: 170. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 120,506.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$8,938
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$8,938
Revenue
$118,631
Expenses
$125,353
Net income
-$6,722
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.25$0.27$0.02$0.59$1.68$1.09
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.07$0.00$1.07$1.44$4.12$2.69
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.76$0.00$3.76$2.42$3.18$0.76
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.52$0.00$4.52$1.86$1.39$0.47
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.05$0.00$4.05$3.35$1.77$1.58
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.46$0.00$2.46$1.83$1.47$0.36
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.10$0.00$2.10$2.75$0.73$2.01
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$1.19$1.25$0.07