Little Village Environmental Justice Organization

Analysis

Little Village Environmental Justice Organization is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 December 2023, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization reported income of $2.7m and spending of $4.1m, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.7m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 2026 Special Olympics USA Games ($2.7m), San Francisco Glens Junior Soccer Association ($2.7m) and Cedar Stars Academy USA Corp ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 53 employees.