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Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange

EIN 47-4679301 • 501(c)3 • Chicago, IL

Pub. 78 Eligible990-N Coverage

Profile

To collect surplus materials from buiness and industry, to make available to teachers, nonprofits and artists for free or low cost, along with added value products, workshops and events.

5530 S Shore DrChicago, IL 60637

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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 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Net Margin

31st percentile

-10.0%

Higher net margin than 31% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

36th percentile

-15%

Faster asset growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Revenue Growth

70th percentile

17%

Faster revenue growth than 70% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$80,659

Down $30,617 (-28%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$80,659

Down $29,406 (-27%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin31st percentile

Revenue

Up

$173,655

Up $46,262 (+36%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$190,969

Up $81,779 (+75%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$17,314

Down $35,517 (-195%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth36th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2018: $44,430Liabilities 2018: $6,479Net Assets 2018: $37,9512018Assets 2019: $58,021Liabilities 2019: $4,501Net Assets 2019: $53,5202019Assets 2020: $65,898Liabilities 2020: $3,196Net Assets 2020: $62,7022020Assets 2021: $91,862Net Assets 2021: $91,8622021Assets 2022: $111,276Liabilities 2022: $1,211Net Assets 2022: $110,0652022Assets 2024: $80,659Net Assets 2024: $80,6592024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$80,659
Liabilities-
Net Assets$80,659
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth70th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2018: $61,700Expenses 2018: $39,726Net Income 2018: $21,9742018Revenue 2019: $88,726Expenses 2019: $73,154Net Income 2019: $15,5722019Revenue 2020: $90,262Expenses 2020: $81,080Net Income 2020: $9,1822020Revenue 2021: $110,576Expenses 2021: $81,416Net Income 2021: $29,1602021Revenue 2022: $127,393Expenses 2022: $109,190Net Income 2022: $18,2032022Revenue 2024: $173,655Expenses 2024: $190,969Net Income 2024: -$17,3142024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$173,655
Expenses$190,969
Net Income-$17,314
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$80,659
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$80,659
Revenue
$173,655
Expenses
$190,969
Net income
-$17,314
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.81$0.81$1.74$1.91$0.17
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.11$0.01$1.10$1.27$1.09$0.18
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.92$0.92$1.11$0.81$0.29
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.66$0.03$0.63$0.90$0.81$0.09
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.58$0.05$0.54$0.89$0.73$0.16
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.44$0.06$0.38$0.62$0.40$0.22
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 3, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$173,655
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To collect surplus materials from buiness and industry, to make available to teachers, nonprofits and artists for free or low cost, along with added value products, workshops and events.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
COLLECTING SURPLUS MATERIALS FROM BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY.-$32,100
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BARBARA KOENENPresident-$0--
KATHRYN TRUMBULL FIRMREITEDevelopment/-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange
EIN
47-4679301
Address
5530 S SHORE DR, CHICAGO, IL 60637

Signing Officer

Name
Barbara Koenen
Title
President
Phone
8472577339
Signed
2025-05-03
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Benko and Duvall LLC
Address
1400 RENAISSANCE DR SUITE 404, PARK RIDGE, IL 60068
Preparer
Jacqueline M Briskey
Phone
8472577330
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses postage, printing and s&d 679 bank fees 67 office supplies 699 equipment 1,565 software technologhy 273 travel 84 event costs 2,365 event supplies 876 insurance 6,931 total 13,539”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“To collect surplus materials from buiness and industry, to make available to teachers, nonprofits and artists for free or low cost, along with added value products, workshops and events.”

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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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