Liabilities / Assets
81st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Fund Community Institute
EIN 82-1172445 • 501(c)3 • Chicago, IL
Pub. 78 Eligible
Profile
Fund community is organized to build thriving communities through research, training and facilitation of opportunities for knowledge sharing, charitable and educational purposes including,for such purposes, the making of distributions that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.15x
Liabilities / Revenue
81st percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
7th percentile
Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
99th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 209.7% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
14th percentile
Faster asset growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
40th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 40% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$28,900
Down $113,711 (-80%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$4,207
Down $5,279 (-56%) from 2023
Net Assets
Down$24,693
Down $108,432 (-81%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$57,349
Down $8,401 (-13%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$165,781
Up $63,188 (+62%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$108,432
Down $71,589 (-194%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $28,900
- Liabilities
- $4,207
- Net assets
- $24,693
- Revenue
- $57,349
- Expenses
- $165,781
- Net income
- -$108,432
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- May 19, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.1
- Gross Receipts
- $57,349
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Fund community is organized to build thriving communities through research, training and facilitation of opportunities for knowledge sharing, charitable and educational purposes including,for such purposes, the making of distributions that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.
Fund community institute is organized to build thriving communities through research, training and facilitation of opportunities for knowledge sharing, charitable and educational purposes including,for such purposes, the making of distributions that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c) (3) of the internal revenue code.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| FUND COMMUNITY INSTITUTE IS ORGANIZED TO BUILD THRIVING COMMUNITIES THROUGH RESEARCH, TRAINING AND FACILITATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING, CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES INCLUDING,FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE MAKING OF DISTRIBUTIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. | $0 | $28,171 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMILY SIPFLE | Executive Director (Terminated) | FT | $115,000 | $5,271 | $120,271 |
| RUTH BARBER | President & Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| DAWN AKERS | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| MEGAN TEARE | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| LOLITA SERELEAS | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Fund Community Institute
- EIN
- 82-1172445
- Phone
- 7735705998
- Address
- 1215 N SEDGWICK ST, CHICAGO, IL 60610
Signing Officer
- Name
- Ruth Barber
- Title
- Pres./treasurer
- Phone
- 7735705998
- Signed
- 2025-05-19
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Pbg Financial Services Pllc
- Address
- 1247 WAUKEGAN ROAD SUITE 100, GLENVIEW, IL 60025
- Preparer
- David Horwitz
- Phone
- 8472911400
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income
“Description: interest income. Amount: 1,599.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: business registration fee. Amount: 14. Description: conferences, conventions, and meetings. Amount: 2,421. Description: insurance. Amount: 2,386. Description: office expenses. Amount: 1,674. Description: telephone. Amount: 555. Description: travel. Amount: 1,665. Description: payroll taxes. Amount: 8,797. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 17,512.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities
“Description: due on credit cards. Beg. Of year amount: 353. End of year amount: 246. Description: payroll taxes. Beg. Of year amount: 9,133. End of year amount: 3,961.”
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