Communities United

Chicago, IL
Tax-exempt since Feb. 2001
EIN: 36-4394374

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Community Improvement, Capacity Building / Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement (General) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$2.62M (2023)

Expenses

$3.58M (2023)

Total Assets

$11.6M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$518k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$2,616,989

Expenses

$3,582,242

Net Income

-$965,253

Net Assets

$11,072,596

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,549,842	97.4%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$24,532	0.9%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$42,615	1.6%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$217,401	6.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,445,580	40.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$11,590,706
Total Liabilities	$518,110
Net Assets	$11,072,596

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Raul Botello (Co Executive Director)	$111,986	$0	$0
Jennifer Arwade (Co Executive Director)	$102,915	$0	$0
Roxanne Smith (President)	$2,500	$0	$0
Diane Limas (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Brown (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Khong (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Syed Mahmood (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Seneca Oaddams (Board Member (Thru Dec 2023))	$0	$0	$0
Rosa Reyes (Board Memer)	$0	$0	$0
Deshawn Smith (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 11, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$10,443,279

Expenses

$2,964,019

Net Income

$7,479,260

Net Assets

$10,012,772

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$10,457,386	> 100%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$4,346	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$20,635
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$176	0.0%
Other Revenue	$2,006	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$197,603	6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,275,986	43.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$10,466,076
Total Liabilities	$453,304
Net Assets	$10,012,772

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Raul Botello (Co Executive Director)	$103,137	$0	$0
Jennifer Arwade (Co Executive Director)	$94,066	$0	$0
Deshawn Smith (Board Member)	$400	$0	$0
Roxanne Smith (President)	$0	$0	$0
Diane Limas (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Brown (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Khong (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Syed Mahmood (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Seneca Oaddams (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Rosa Reyes (Board Memer)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$2,755,023

Expenses

$2,286,567

Net Income

$468,456

Net Assets

$2,533,512

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,751,711	99.9%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$356	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	-$935
Other Revenue	$3,891	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$203,308	8.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$949,482	41.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,735,245
Total Liabilities	$201,733
Net Assets	$2,533,512

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Raul Botello (Co Executive Director)	$97,402	$0	$0
Jennifer Arwade (Co Executive Director)	$88,883	$0	$0
Roxanne Smith (President)	$7,710	$0	$0
Dakota Burnett (Board Member To 12/9/21)	$6,423	$0	$0
Maria Elena Sifuentes (President To 9/14/21)	$2,890	$0	$0
Diane Limas (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Brown (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Khong (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Seneca Oaddams (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Syed Mahmood (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Deshawn Smith (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Earline Gates (Board Member To 6/3/21)	$0	$0	$0
Rosa Reyes (Board Memer)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Sept. 6, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$2,674,758

Expenses

$1,969,548

Net Income

$705,210

Net Assets

$2,065,056

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,662,141	99.5%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$687	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$6,083	0.2%
Other Revenue	$5,847	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$198,674	10.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$900,731	45.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,126,220
Total Liabilities	$61,164
Net Assets	$2,065,056

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jennifer Arwade (Co Executive Director)	$94,670	$0	$0
Raul Botello (Co Executive Director)	$94,670	$0	$0
Roxanne Smith (Secretary)	$6,244	$0	$0
Maria Elena Sifuentes (President)	$2,890	$0	$0
Deshawn Smith (Board Member)	$200	$0	$0
Diane Limas (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Brown (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Dakota Burnett (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Earline Gates (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Khong (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Syed Mahmoud (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 29, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$1,772,600

Expenses

$1,710,334

Net Income

$62,266

Net Assets

$1,359,846

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,749,274	98.7%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$1,435	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$2,711
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$288	0.0%
Other Revenue	$24,314	1.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$189,340	11.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$718,494	42.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,395,906
Total Liabilities	$36,060
Net Assets	$1,359,846

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jennifer Arwade (Co Executive Director)	$94,670	$0	$0
Raul Botello (Co Executive Director)	$94,670	$0	$0
Roxanne Smith 1029 To 123119 (Secretary)	$3,000	$0	$0
Diane Limas (President)	$0	$0	$0
Maria Elena Sifuentes (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Elaine Gawrych (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Zeba Khan 11 To 6119 (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Syed Mahmoud (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Khong (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Manolita Huber (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jan Jarvis (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Lizbeth Marin (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 13, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$1,283,717

Expenses

$1,823,205

Net Income

-$539,488

Net Assets

$1,297,580

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,196,739	93.2%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$1,067	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$1,966
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$71,943	5.6%
Other Revenue	$15,934	1.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$87,064	4.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$840,278	46.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,320,985
Total Liabilities	$23,405
Net Assets	$1,297,580

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$2,144,128

Expenses

$1,850,332

Net Income

$293,796

Net Assets

$1,837,068

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,025,643	94.5%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$942	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$10,131
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$76,139	3.6%
Other Revenue	$51,535	2.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$91,913	5.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$778,751	42.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,847,185
Total Liabilities	$10,117
Net Assets	$1,837,068

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$1,635,767

Expenses

$1,956,799

Net Income

-$321,032

Net Assets

$1,543,273

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,501,445	91.8%
Program Services	$524	0.0%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$4,362	0.3%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$81,489	5.0%
Other Revenue	$47,947	2.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$85,900	4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$797,092	40.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,546,149
Total Liabilities	$2,876
Net Assets	$1,543,273

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$1,946,764

Expenses

$1,859,826

Net Income

$86,938

Net Assets

$1,864,305

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,917,309	98.5%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$709	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$9,791
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$28,228	1.4%
Other Revenue	$10,309	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$121,908	6.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$684,143	36.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,876,977
Total Liabilities	$12,672
Net Assets	$1,864,305

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$2,727,226

Expenses

$2,259,440

Net Income

$467,786

Net Assets

$1,777,367

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,675,548	98.1%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$1,218	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$4,582	0.2%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$37,126	1.4%
Other Revenue	$8,752	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$70,822	3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$972,607	43.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,786,255
Total Liabilities	$8,888
Net Assets	$1,777,367

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$2,018,194

Expenses

$1,600,023

Net Income

$418,171

Net Assets

$1,309,581

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,995,950	98.9%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$1,156	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$16,310	0.8%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$4,778	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$66,065	4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$596,437	37.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,334,528
Total Liabilities	$24,947
Net Assets	$1,309,581

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$1,084,812

Expenses

$1,314,480

Net Income

-$229,668

Net Assets

$891,410

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,065,077	98.2%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$1,313	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$15,476	1.4%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$2,946	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$61,151	4.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$621,895	47.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$925,212
Total Liabilities	$33,802
Net Assets	$891,410

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$1,363,196

Expenses

$1,024,127

Net Income

$339,069

Net Assets

$1,121,078

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,352,462	99.2%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$1,724	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$3,023	0.2%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$5,987	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$61,876	6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$529,794	51.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,246,380
Total Liabilities	$125,302
Net Assets	$1,121,078

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

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2002

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Communities United

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $2.62M (2023)

Expenses $3.58M (2023)

Total Assets $11.6M (2023)

Total Liabilities $518k (2023)

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2010

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Revenue

$2.62M (2023)

Expenses

$3.58M (2023)

Total Assets

$11.6M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$518k (2023)

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