A Better Chicago
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,114,633 | 699,511 | 415,122 | 9.8 | 25% |
| 2012 | 1,953,818 | 1,303,455 | 650,363 | 11.2 | 12% |
| 2013 | 3,100,616 | 1,955,194 | 1,145,422 | 14.5 | 13% |
| 2014 | 3,073,310 | 2,797,211 | 276,099 | 11.3 | 15% |
| 2015 | 8,954,559 | 3,101,094 | 5,853,465 | 32.9 | 17% |
| 2016 | 4,246,958 | 4,558,856 | −311,898 | 21.5 | 17% |
| 2017 | 3,601,063 | 4,861,514 | −1,260,451 | 17.1 | 19% |
| 2019 | 8,924,754 | 5,656,033 | 3,268,721 | 25.9 | 23% |
| 2020 | 7,066,286 | 8,741,746 | −1,675,460 | 15.0 | 19% |
| 2021 | 14,727,432 | 8,507,431 | 6,220,001 | 24.2 | 22% |
| 2022 | 5,080,046 | 8,227,773 | −3,147,727 | 20.4 | 23% |
| 2023 | 8,681,211 | 7,645,127 | 1,036,084 | 23.6 | 18% |
In its most recent public year (2023), this organization brought in $1,036,084 more than it spent. Its reserves stood at about 23.6 months of spending, up from 9.8 in 2011. Staff pay was 18% of spending. $7,613,852 of its net assets are donor-restricted.
Reserve months = net assets ÷ average monthly spending; net assets count everything the organization owns beyond its debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash. Staff pay = salaries, wages, and officer compensation; it excludes benefits and payroll taxes. The IRS releases this data years after the fact — this organization's newest public year is 2023. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Short-form filers do not publicly report donor-restricted balances or staffing costs. Source filings
A Better Chicago's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2023. Add the address to any feed reader; in Slack, send /feed subscribe with it (pasting the link alone won't subscribe). How this feed works