Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education

Analysis

Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education reported income of $373k and spending of $561k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $381k to $373k (-2.0%), an average of -0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hartford Parent University Inc ($373k), First Addition Extension ($373k) and Human Service Chamber Foundation ($373k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $260k. At year end it held assets of $128k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $128k. It reported 8 employees.