2024-04-25T12:52:55-05:00 2023-06-30 362996439 WSDD CPAS LTD 303 W MADISON ST SUITE 2075 CHICAGO IL 606063395 990 2022-07-01 823256928 TOGETHER CHICAGO INC TOGE 3123718045 200 W ADAMS ST 2950 CHICAGO IL 60606 DAVID DILLON PRESIDENT 3123718045 2024-04-19 1 DAVID DILLON 999009999 0 WILLIAM J O'HARA P01041882 3123326622 2024-04-19 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X DAVID A DILLON 200 W ADAMS ST 2950 CHICAGO IL 60606 2317785 0 X WWW.TOGETHERCHICAGO.COM X 2017 IL TOGETHER CHICAGO EXISTS TO BE A CATALYST FOR LASTING CHANGE BY REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE AND INCREASING THRIVING COMMUNITIES IN OUR CITY. WE CATALYZE FAITH, BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO INSPIRE HOPE AND AFFECT PEACE AND JUSTICE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. 10 10 23 500 0 0 1810634 2114223 189700 203544 0 18 0 0 2000334 2317785 148754 5950 0 0 634257 1174638 0 0 13220 1071925 1135231 1854936 2315819 145398 1966 1365182 1347232 61137 41221 1304045 1306011 X TOGETHER CHICAGO EXISTS TO BE A CATALYST FOR LASTING CHANGE BY REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE AND INCREASING THRIVING COMMUNITIES IN OUR CITY. WE CATALYZE FAITH, BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO INSPIRE HOPE AND AFFECT PEACE AND JUSTICE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. 0 0 2116643 5950 203544 SEE SCHEDULE OTOGETHER CHICAGO GREW IN BREADTH, SCOPE AND MATURITY THIS REPORTING YEAR IN ALL FIVE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM SERVICE AREAS: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, VIOLENCE REDUCTION, GOSPEL JUSTICE AND FAITH COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION.IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE CONTINUED TO MENTOR AND STRENGTHEN SMALL BUSINESSES ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES TO SCALE THEIR EARLY SUCCESSES INTO SUSTAINABLE GROWTH. WE GUIDED MID-SIZED BUSINESSES TO ENLARGE THEIR RECRUITING CIRCLES TO INCLUDE STUDENTS IN CHICAGO'S CITY COLLEGE PROGRAMS. AND WE CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BRINSHORE DEVELOPMENT IN THE WESTHAVEN PARK COMMUNITY TO HELP BRING JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY.IN EDUCATION, OUR PROGRAM OF SCHOOL DAY AND AFTERSCHOOL MENTORING CONTINUED TO GROW ALONG WITH OUR PARTNER CHURCHES VOLUNTEERISM IN OUR "LOVE YOUR SCHOOL" INITIATIVE: 76 SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED; 100+ PARENTS HAVE BEEN TRAINED; 3000+ STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES.IN VIOLENCE REDUCTION, WE CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND OUR INITIATIVE AS A STREET OUTREACH ORGANIZATION ON THE NEAR WEST SIDE, IN PORTIONS OF EAST GARFIELD PARK, AUSTIN, AND GREATER GRAND CROSSING, ADDING CASE MANAGERS AND VICTIM SERVICES ADVOCATES TO OUR TEAMS. WE CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL PASTORS AS WELL AS THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE CONTINUED OUR WORK OF TARGETED FAMILY INTERVENTIONS, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AND CONFLICT DE-ESCALATION. MORE PASTORS AND THEIR CONGREGANTS WERE TRAINED IN "INTERVENTIONS AND CONNECTIONS AND OUR "POSITIVE LOITERING" PROGRAM. WE HAD FURTHER SUCCESS IN HELPING THE MOST AT-RISK RESIDENTS IN OUR FOCUS NEIGHBORHOODS FIND JOBS, CONTINUE OR RESUME THEIR EDUCATION, ESTABLISH THEMSELVES IN SAFER HOUSING, AND RECEIVE PERSONAL COACHING AND MENTORING FOR A BETTER FUTURE.IN FAITH COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION, WE TRAINED 133 CHICAGO CONGREGATIONS THIS YEAR THROUGH OUR THRIVING CONGREGATIONS CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMMING SUPPORTED BY THE LILLY ENDOWMENT. OUR CORE PARTNER CONGREGATIONS GREW FROM 88 TO 101. OF THOSE, WE ALSO ENGAGED 93 CONGREGATIONS IN OUR BUILDING BLOCKS OF PEACE TRAINING WHICH PROMOTES EFFECTIVE PEACEMAKING EFFORTS IN A COLLABORATIVE ECOSYSTEM OF OVER 100 NON-PROFIT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND ALL 22 OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DISTRICTS. OUR THRIVE PASTORS COHORT TRAINED 6 CONGREGATIONS AND THEIR YOUTH LEADERSHIP IN ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, CONGREGATIONAL ENGAGEMENT, JUSTICE REFORM, RESOURCE DISCOVERY, AND POLICY FORMATION. OUR MAJOR ANNUAL CITYWIDE PRAYER EVENT INCLUDED OVER 1300 PARTICIPANTS FROM 140 CHURCHES, 64 CHICAGO COMMUNITIES, AND ALL 22 CPD DISTRICTS, TOGETHER PRAYING FOR THE GOOD OF OUR CITY.IN GOSPEL JUSTICE CENTERS, WE CONTINUED TO ATTRACT ATTORNEYS WHO ARE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO HELP THOSE WITH NON-CRIMINAL LEGAL NEEDS. WE GREW TO 20 LOCATIONS WITH PARTNER CHURCHES ACROSS THE CITY, STAFFED BY OVER 120 VOLUNTEERS, WHO SERVED HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AT EVENTS WHICH TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY MORNINGS. WE ARE DELIGHTED WITH THE CONTINUED GROWTH IN THIS INITIATIVE AND THE LEGAL ADVOCACY AND SERVICES IT PROVIDES. THE RECIPIENTS OF THIS HELP OFTEN SAY THAT THE COMPASSIONATE CARE AND COUNSEL THEY RECEIVED AT OUR GOSPEL JUSTICE CENTERS WAS LIFE-CHANGING. 2116643 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X DAVID A DILLON 3123718045 200 W ADAMS ST SUITE 2950 CHICAGO IL 60606 DAVID A DILLON CO-PRESIDENT 20.00 X X 0 0 0 JON DENNIS CHARIMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLIE DATES VICE CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN MUSSO TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM FORMOLO SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID DOIG DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BISHOP HORACE SMITH DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 FELECIA THOMPSON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SHANDO VALDEZ DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOI FREEMAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL ALLEN CO-PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 99244 0 0 99244 0 0 0 0 0 0 CLEVER CHARACTERS LLC 21314 GINGER LANE FRANKFORT IL 60423 CONSULTING SERVICES 216164 1 1535615 578608 2114223 PROGRAM CONSULTING 900099 203544 203544 203544 18 18 2317785 203562 0 0 X 5950 5950 1085277 1049235 33247 2795 89361 86393 2738 230 8550 8550 921286 837651 83635 6550 6550 52556 24072 28398 86 18464 7597 10867 26200 26200 92326 72995 9222 10109 9299 9299 2315819 2116643 185956 13220 1108352 457288 50012 50000 204190 837182 2640 2750 1365182 1347232 61137 41221 61137 41221 X 679045 956011 625000 350000 1304045 1306011 1365182 1347232 1966 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 396500 436104 2162863 1810634 2114223 6920324 396500 436104 2162863 1810634 2114223 6920324 161842 6758482 6920324 1158430 0.97660 0.96990 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 2472235 154450 154450 2317785 0 2317785 2470269 154450 154450 2315819 0 2315819 PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING STANDARDS PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR HOW CERTAIN TAX POSITIONS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED, MEASURED, DISCLOSED AND PRESENTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITION ARE "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" OF BEING SUSTAINED "WHEN CHALLENGED OR "WHEN EXAMINED" BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. TAX POSITIONS NOT DEEMED TO MEET THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD WOULD BE RECORDED AS A TAX BENEFIT AND ASSET OR EXPENSE AND LIABILITY IN THE CURRENT YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION FILES INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND ILLINOIS STATE JURISDICTION. THE CENTER IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020. AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023, MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. 1 PART I, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT ENSURES THAT COSTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH GRANT REQUESTS AND THAT SUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE PRIOR TO PAYMENT. GRANTS ARE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL RECORDS OF TOGETHER CHICAGO AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION IS MAINTAINED. SCHEDULE I - GRANT EXPENDITURES DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023, THREE GRANTS, RANGING FROM $250 TO $4,000, WERE PAID TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE FORM 990 PREPARER IN ANSWERING ALL QUESTIONS ON THE FORM AS WELL AS PROVIDING ACCURATE FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION. A DRAFT OF THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT PRIOR TO FINALIZATION. ANY CHANGES THEY DETERMINE ARE REQUIRED ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM PRIOR TO FILING. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF RECEIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS DURING TRAINING THAT REQUIRE SIGNATURES. THE STATEMENT IS TO BE SIGNED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND THE MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS ON INTEREST AS THEY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 TO DETERMINE OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION, TOGETHER CHICAGO PERIODICALLY REVIEWS INDEPENDENT SURVEY DATA FOR OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. COMPENSATION IS SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 TOGETHER CHICAGO MAKES THEIR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G EDUCATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 254182. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 254182. VIOLENCE REDUCTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 137100. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 137100. FAITH COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 361000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 361000. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 85369. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 83635. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 169004.