2025-10-30T13:48:49-05:00 2024-12-31 362938874 OSTROW REISIN BERK & ABRAMS LTD 455 N CITYFRONT PLAZA DR SUITE 1600 CHICAGO IL 60611 990 2024-01-01 853906899 THE CLEVELAND AVENUE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION GROUP CLEV 3123836681 222 N CANAL ST CHICAGO IL 60606 ELIZABETH THOMPSON PRESIDENT 3123836681 2025-10-29 1 0 FRANK L WASHELESKY P00079647 3126707444 2025-10-29 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z THE CAFE GROUP ELIZABETH THOMPSON 222 N CANAL ST CHICAGO IL 60606 19646175 0 X WWW.THECAFE.ORG X 2020 IL THE CAFE GROUP REMAINS STEADFAST IN ITS MISSION TO TRANSFORM PHILANTHROPY AND ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY THROUGH LOVE-CENTERED, SYSTEMIC CHANGE. THROUGH SIGNATURE INITIATIVES LIKE THE 1954 PROJECT AND THE LEAD INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WE CULTIVATE TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERS, UNLOCK NEW RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS, AND CHAMPION EQUITY-CENTERED PRACTICES THAT CREATE LASTING IMPACT. 6 6 15 6 129534 0 11196406 19188840 0 0 178870 324458 124207 132877 11499483 19646175 5028528 85623 0 0 909493 1460751 0 0 371945 1309978 1336559 7247999 2882933 4251484 16763242 14784544 28664750 5214148 2364753 9570396 26299997 X THE CAFE GROUP REMAINS STEADFAST IN ITS MISSION TO TRANSFORM PHILANTHROPY AND ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY THROUGH LOVE-CENTERED, SYSTEMIC CHANGE. THROUGH SIGNATURE INITIATIVES LIKE THE 1954 PROJECT AND THE LEAD INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WE CULTIVATE TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERS, UNLOCK NEW RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS, AND CHAMPION EQUITY-CENTERED PRACTICES THAT CREATE LASTING IMPACT. 0 0 1452860 85623 THROUGH CATALYTIC FUNDING, DEEP LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND CROSS-SECTOR CONNECTION, WE SUPPORT PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS TRANSFORMING EDUCATION AND PHILANTHROPY FROM THE INSIDE OUT.THE 1954 PROJECT - WE PROVIDE CATALYTIC CAPITAL AND DEEP SUPPORT TO LEADERS REIMAGINING EDUCATION, FROM CLASSROOMS TO COMMUNITIES. THE 1954 PROJECT SHIFTS WHO GETS FUNDED AND HOW.LEAD INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - THROUGH LEAD, WE CONNECT COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH PAID INTERNSHIPS AND A DYNAMIC SUMMER CURRICULUM, OFFERING TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES IN PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIAL IMPACT. 1452860 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 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 TIFFANY THOMPSON CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER 40.00 X 214274 0 5833 JENNIFER WANDER CFO 40.00 X 204429 0 14630 LINDSAY BOOKER CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER 40.00 X 181790 0 6325 REBECCA QUINCEY DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY 40.00 X 117617 0 9395 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 MARA BOTMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 718110 0 36183 4 0 1 0 KAY COACHING 3 ALDEN COURT DELMAR NY 12054 DATA CONSULTING 103500 1 19188840 19188840 324458 324458 PROF SERVICE FEES 561000 129534 129534 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 3343 3343 132877 19646175 0 129534 327801 X 85623 85623 617436 210262 407174 692129 560819 131310 59227 7264 51963 91959 59009 32950 12774 8176 4598 53231 53231 28067 28067 592726 252100 16900 323726 514 178 336 60264 19608 37606 3050 141837 20841 120946 50 3254 1571 1683 359058 167424 147965 43669 TRAINING AND PROFESSION 78338 59739 17149 1450 SPONSORSHIPS 6496 246 6250 2882933 1452860 1058128 371945 6721356 9624121 1169340 11673628 221 108705 644 1319 6892983 7256977 14784544 28664750 33104 214753 5181044 2150000 5214148 2364753 X 1516700 1839861 8053696 24460136 9570396 26299997 14784544 28664750 16763242 -33641 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 15309295 3948657 11196406 19188840 49643198 15309295 3948657 11196406 19188840 49643198 38579700 11063498 178870 324458 503328 122400 129534 251934 899 1807 3343 6049 50404509 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 899. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,807. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 3,343. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 19633967 -33641 49500 15859 19618108 28067 28067 19646175 2904366 49500 49500 2854866 28067 28067 2882933 PART X, LINE 2: CAFE 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, CAFE 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 CAFE 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. CAFE GROUP FILES FORM 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TIFFANY THOMPSON CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER 204274 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 5833 0 220107 0 0 0 JENNIFER WANDER CFO 179929 0 24500 0 0 0 6491 0 8139 0 219059 0 0 0 LINDSAY BOOKER CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER 176790 0 5000 0 0 0 978 0 5347 0 188115 0 0 0 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 246,600. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 14,525. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 321,326. TOTAL EXPENSES 582,451. HR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,660. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,660. MARKETING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 715. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,400. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,615.