2023-11-14T16:16:57-06:00 2022-12-31 362938874 OSTROW REISIN BERK & ABRAMS LTD 455 N CITYFRONT PLAZA DR SUITE 1600 CHICAGO IL 60611 990 2022-01-01 853906899 THE CLEVELAND AVENUE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION GROUP CLEV 3123836681 222 N CANAL ST CHICAGO IL 60606 ELIZABETH THOMPSON PRESIDENT 3123836681 2023-11-10 1 ELIZABETH THOMPSON 999009999 0 FRANK L WASHELESKY P00079647 3126707444 2023-11-10 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z THE CAFE GROUP ELIZABETH THOMPSON 222 N CANAL ST CHICAGO IL 60606 3949556 0 X WWW.1954PROJECT.ORG X 2020 IL THE CAFE GROUP PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT TO LEADERS OF COLOR WHOSE PROXIMITY TO THE CHALLENGES ALLOW THEM TO CREATE MEANINGFUL AND RELEVANT SOLUTIONS. BY LEVERAGING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES AND THE GENIUS WITHIN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, CAFE GROUP HAS CREATED A GLIDEPATH FROM COLLEGE INTERN TO ESTABLISHED LEADER DESIGNED TO CATALYZE LASTING SYSTEMIC CHANGE. 5 5 11 12 0 0 15309295 3948657 0 0 0 0 0 899 15309295 3949556 5585373 5150476 0 0 629067 690965 0 0 99799 391322 1571448 6605762 7412889 8703533 -3463333 12236345 10404641 3532812 5164441 8703533 5240200 THE CAFE GROUP'S VISION IS TO PROVIDE LEADERS FROM DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WITH ACCESS TO THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO PROGRESS THROUGH LIFE FULL OF VISION, CONFIDENCE AND AGENCY. 0 0 6784673 5150476 THE CAFE GROUP HAS IDENTIFIED OPPORTUNITIES AND CREATED PROGRAMMING, TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, AND PROVIDED THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT LEADERS OF COLOR. THESE GOALS ARE ACHIEVED BY MAKING STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THE CAFE GROUP'S VISION FOR LARGE SCALE IMPACT THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMATIC INITIATIVES: LEAD SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, CAFE FELLOWS, THE 1954 PROJECT, AND CAFE CONVERSATIONS. 6784673 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 IL X JENNIFER WANDER 3123836681 222 N CANAL ST CHICAGO IL 60606 X ELIZABETH THOMPSON PRESIDENT 25.00 X X 0 0 0 LESLIE ANDERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL ANELLO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAYNE EVANS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH MCCOY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ACASIA WILSON FEINBERG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 186275 0 6627 186275 0 6627 1 0 1 0 0 3948657 3948657 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 899 899 899 3949556 0 0 899 X 5150476 5150476 191342 191342 418703 227147 191556 33744 17081 16663 47176 31184 15992 2103 2103 59388 59388 1178450 921212 205888 51350 13381 11470 1911 40316 17693 20245 2378 14295 13505 790 75285 62654 12631 160300 115729 44571 TRAINING AND PROFESSION 27930 25180 1250 1500 7412889 6784673 528417 99799 9393455 5734815 2462415 4300835 375475 367000 5000 1991 12236345 10404641 30772 36926 3502040 5127515 3532812 5164441 X 4787294 2237362 3916239 3002838 8703533 5240200 12236345 10404641 -3463333 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 15309295 3948657 19257952 15309295 3948657 19257952 14694265 4563687 899 899 19258851 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 899. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 4100864 151308 151308 3949556 0 3949556 7564197 151308 151308 7412889 0 7412889 PART X, LINE 2: CAF GROUP FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, CAF GROUP MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF CAF GROUP AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD PRESENTED HEREIN. CAF GROUP FILES FORM 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 1 BENOLA INC PO BOX 52436 NEW ORLEANS LA 70152 821126823 501(C)(3) 968036 0 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMATIC OR OPERATING COSTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE 1954 PROJECT VALUES THE KNOWLEDGE HOUSE FELLOWSHIP INC 363 RIDER AVENUE BRONX NY 10451 472747713 501(C)(3) 986451 0 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMATIC OR OPERATING COSTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE 1954 PROJECT VALUES TECHBRIDGE GIRLS 1423 BROADWAY SUITE 575 OAKLAND CA 94612 274162514 501(C)(3) 986451 0 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMATIC OR OPERATING COSTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE 1954 PROJECT VALUES THE BLOC 1345 N KARLOV AVE CHICAGO IL 60651 814021362 501(C)(3) 968036 0 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMATIC OR OPERATING COSTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE 1954 PROJECT VALUES VILLAGE OF WISDOM 600 E UMSTEAD ST DURHAM NC 27701 472060936 501(C)(3) 986451 0 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMATIC OR OPERATING COSTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE 1954 PROJECT VALUES MIKVA CHALLENGE GRANT FOUNDATION INC 200 S MICHIGAN SUITE 1000 CHICAGO IL 60604 522033353 501(C)(3) 50000 0 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMATIC OR OPERATING COSTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE 1954 PROJECT VALUES SPECIAL EDUCATION LEADER FELLOWSHIP 4640 S CARROLLTON AVE SUITE 100 NEW ORLEANS LA 70119 832083196 501(C)(3) 50000 0 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMATIC OR OPERATING COSTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE 1954 PROJECT VALUES ACADEMY OF HOPE ADULT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION 421 ALABAMA AVE SE WASHINGTON DC 20032 521730021 501(C)(3) 50000 0 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMATIC OR OPERATING COSTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE 1954 PROJECT VALUES GIVE MERIT INC 1113 SOUTH UNIVERSITY ANN ARBOR MI 48104 452907584 501(C)(3) 50000 0 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMATIC OR OPERATING COSTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE 1954 PROJECT VALUES RESURGENCE HALL 1706 E WASHINGTON RD ATLANTA GA 30344 475263223 501(C)(3) 50000 0 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMATIC OR OPERATING COSTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE 1954 PROJECT VALUES 10 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE ORGANIZATION WITH ANNUAL REPORTS AND MID-YEAR UPDATES BY AGREED UPON DUE DATES. EACH REPORT INCLUDES A NARRATIVE OF WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND AN ACCOUNTING OF THE ALLOCATIONS OF GRANT FUNDS DURING THE YEAR. GRANTEES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE ORGANIZATION 990 FORMS ANNUALLY. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ACASIA WILSON FEINBERG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 184715 0 0 0 1560 0 0 0 6627 0 192902 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION USED THE COMPENSATION PROFILES BUILT BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, FILTERED BY INDUSTRY, LOCATION, BUDGET AND EXPERIENCE LEVEL AS WELL AS REVIEW OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FORM 990S TO DETERMINE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY. ALL SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE CPA FIRM AND PROVIDED TO MANAGEMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE FORM 990 IS FINALIZED, A COPY IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION USED THE COMPENSATION PROFILES BUILT BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, FILTERED BY INDUSTRY, LOCATION, BUDGET AND EXPERIENCE LEVEL AS WELL AS REVIEW OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FORM 990S TO DETERMINE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY. ALL SALARIES ARE REVIEWED, APPROVED, AND DOCUMENTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 921,212. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 156,494. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 51,350. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,129,056. HR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 49,394. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 49,394.