Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 61-1710329 • 501(c)3 • Chicago, IL
Profile
The CivicLab is a Chicago-based do tank that deepens and accelerates work in civic and community engagement We conduct civic research training consulting and leadership development aimed at growing and increasing leadership from Chicago communities
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
73rd percentile
Higher net margin than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
92nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 42.2% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
89th percentile
Faster asset growth than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
82nd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$16,735
Up $7,051 (+73%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
$16,735
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Up$91,877
Up $27,581 (+43%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$75,142
Up $12,604 (+20%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$16,735
Up $14,977 (+852%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The CivicLab is a Black-led Chicago based a community-facing do-tank dedicated to creating tools and leaders to advance social justice civic engagement and government accountability We do research education tool building and capacity expansion to deepen and strengthen grassroots democracy Our work is rooted in the Cycle of Liberation and the Ladder of Engagement Our way of work is summed as Investigate Fabricate Educate Activate Liberate Repeat
The CivicLab is a Chicago-based do tank that deepens and accelerates work in civic and community engagement We conduct civic research training consulting and leadership development aimed at growing and increasing leadership from Chicago communities
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Provided trainings strategic consulting and executive coaching sessions to frontline nonprofit groups and academic institutions The CivicLab conducted 40 workshops planning meetings and coaching sessions for leaders managers and students | $40,000 | $40,000 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Peck | President CEO | PT | $38,800 | - | $38,800 |
“Statement 1: Other Expenses Structured Explanation: Description: Marketing 130, Equipment 1,286 Travel 1,500 Administration 16,823 Total: 19,739”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Schedule O: |
| ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt | 0 | I was having difficulty accessing our current QuickBooks ledger and it took me a good 2 weeks to sort through this problem I am in the process now of moving to a new QuickBooks platform My current one is out of date and does not transfer to the web platform So I have been populating information on a new platform |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2025-06-05 |
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| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2025-06-05T19:00:04Z |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2024-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2024-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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