Enlace Chicago

Analysis

Enlace Chicago is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Enlace Chicago reported income of $11.3m and spending of $10.0m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $11.3m (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Enlace Chicago sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohio Capital Finance Corporation ($11.2m), Open Sats Initiative Inc ($11.3m) and Hagerstown Goodwill Industries Inc ($11.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $387k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.7m. At year end it held assets of $9.6m against liabilities of $362k, net assets of $9.2m. It reported 302 employees.