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REFUGEE EDUCATION AND ADVENTURE CHALLENGE

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $320K · expenses $293K · assets $97K

EIN
81-2174635
Address
942 RIDGE CT 2F, EVANSTON, IL 60202-1608
Website
https://www.reachchicago.org
NTEE code
P20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2016
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Mission

To provide refugee youth and families with experential learning opppotunites focused on STEAM education and adventure sports.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Shana Wills President2019-2024 $82,125$396,792 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jason Brashares At-Large2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Stephanie Thomas Treasurer2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Stephen Key Secretary2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Rasha Al Hasnawi At-Large2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Samar Mesleh At-Large2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Kristen Hoffman-Gottschling Vice President2024 0 $0 reported 1
Amiththan Sebarajah At-Large2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Kristen Huffman-Gottschling (former) Vice-President2019-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Jim Berg (former) Member at large2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Sajjad Lafta (former) Member at large2021-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Imran Mohammad Fazal Hoque (former) Member at large2019-2021 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $82K · 11 employees · 18 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shana Wills President50 $82,125$0$0 $82,1251
Jason Brashares At-Large1 $0$0$0 $01
Stephanie Thomas Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Stephen Key Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Rasha Al Hasnawi At-Large0 $0$0$0 $01
Samar Mesleh At-Large0 $0$0$0 $01
Kristen Hoffman-Gottschling Vice President0 $0$0$0 $01
Amiththan Sebarajah At-Large- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $78K · 6 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shana Wills President40 $78,000$0$0 $78,0001
Kristen Huffman-Gottschling Vice-President5 $0$0$0 $01
Stephanie Thomas Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Jason Brashares Member at large2 $0$0$0 $01
Rasha Al Hasnawi Member at large2 $0$0$0 $01
Jim Berg Member at large2 $0$0$0 $01
Stephen Key Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Samar Mesleh Member at large2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $69K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shana Wills President40 $69,400-$0 $69,4001
Kristen Huffman-Gottschling Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Stephanie Thomas Treasuer5 $0-$0 $01
Jason Brashares Member at large5 $0-$0 $01
Rasha Al Hasnawi Member at large5 $0-$0 $01
Jim Berg Member at large5 $0-$0 $01
Stephen Key Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Sajjad Lafta Member at large5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $56K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shana Wills President40 $55,800-$0 $55,8001
Kristen Huffman-Gottschling Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Stephanie Thomas Treasuer5 $0-$0 $01
Jason Brashares Member at large5 $0-$0 $01
Rasha Al Hasnawi Member at large5 $0-$0 $01
Imran Mohammad Fazal Hoque Member at large5 $0-$0 $01
Stephen Key Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Sajjad Lafta Member at large5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $56K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shana Wills President40 $55,800-$0 $55,8001
Kristen Huffman-Gottschling Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Stephanie Thomas Treasuer5 $0-$0 $01
Jason Brashares Member at large5 $0-$0 $01
Rasha Al Hasnawi Member at large5 $0-$0 $01
Imran Mohammad Fazal Hoque Member at large5 $0-$0 $01
Stephen Key Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $56K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shana Wills President40 $55,667-$0 $55,6671
Kristen Huffman-Gottschling Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Stephen Key Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Stephanie Thomas Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Rasha Al Hasnawi Member at large5 $0-$0 $01
Jason Brashares Member at large5 $0-$0 $01
Imran Mohammad Fazal Hoque Member at large5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$320,378$293,120 $96,768$36,768 $320,378$0 $83,2501118
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$225,882$225,882 $195,297$9,410 $225,864$0 $78,00067
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$157,297$157,278 $49,266$4,758 $157,267$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,653$101,756 $45,422$24,142 $85,013$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,401$75,477 $41,799$29,245 $100,389$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,001$92,820 $4,321$4,321 $77,995- ---

Funders of this organization

10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $457,393 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION OF AMERICA Public charity Exact 2022-2024 3$220,726 2024$50,000
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CAMPOUT FOR KIDS Public charity Exact 2022-2024 3$129,100 2024$61,300
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THE LUMPKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “REFUGEE EDUCATION AND ADVENTURE CHALLENGE” 2023-2024 2$25,000 2024$15,000
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ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “REFUGEE EDUCATION AND ADVENTURE CHALLENGE” 2021-2022 2$22,000 2022$2,000
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JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$21,503 2019$21,503
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GOFUNDME ORG DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$15,000 2021$15,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$10,382 2022$5,295
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THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$7,000 2023$7,000
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HELLO NEIGHBOR Public charity Exact 2024 1$6,611 2024$6,611
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “REFUGEE EDUCATION AND ADVENTURE CHALLENGE” 2020-2023 4$71 2023$6
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CENTRAL SOCIETY TSIPIANITIONILP20 $324,099$64,516 TREASURE$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$7,251,4918 12010–2016 RURAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$1,332,67363 212016–2024 SRI SATHYA SAI GLOBAL COUNCIL FOUNDATION; BIG ISLAND MEDIATION; EVERGREEN ROTARY FOUNDATION INC; FOREST PARK PRESERVATION CORPORATION and 17 more
DENVER FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$764,00017 22013–2024 CARING & SHARING COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND TRANSFORMATION CENTE; EVERGREEN ROTARY FOUNDATION INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$732,95338 142014–2024 TOWERS OF EXCELLENCE; RURAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT INC; CAREFREE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ASSOCIATION; SRI SATHYA SAI GLOBAL COUNCIL FOUNDATION and 10 more
FORGOOD INC funds this one DAF sponsor$711,29131 72011–2024 RURAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT INC; THE DICKEY FOUNDATION; WARRIORS FOR FREEDOM FOUNDATION; AJC CHILDRENS FOUNDATION INC and 3 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$688,01829 132019–2024 SSSIHL ALUMNI FOUNDATION INC; TRI AN FOUNDATION; JOAN ROSE FOUNDATION; SRI SATHYA SAI GLOBAL COUNCIL FOUNDATION and 9 more
HUMANITY UNITED Private foundation$610,0004 12019–2022 RURAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT INC
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$509,0006 12018–2024 HORIZON EDUCATION NETWORK
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$406,35024 92013–2024 HORIZON EDUCATION NETWORK; HIGH ADVENTURE GOSPEL COMMUNICATION MINISTRIES INC; AND THEN A NEW DAY; HOPE FOR MORE FOUNDATION INC and 5 more
DILLINGHAM FOUNDATION Private foundation$345,0003 12022–2024 WARRIORS FOR FREEDOM FOUNDATION
THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$222,0003 22019–2021 RURAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT INC; CAREFREE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ASSOCIATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$214,22614 42020–2024 HOMEBRIDGE VENTURES INC; HIGH ADVENTURE GOSPEL COMMUNICATION MINISTRIES INC; CENTRAL OUTREACH RESOURCE AND REFERRAL CENTER; EVERGREEN ROTARY FOUNDATION INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $293,120 spent · pay $190,151 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $83,251$83,251-- 28.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $83,250$66,600$12,487$4,163 28.4%
Other (as described)Program expenses $31,444$31,444-- 10.7%
Travel $25,417$25,371$46- 8.7%
Payroll taxes $17,630$16,449$886$295 6.0%
Other (as described)Meals $11,994$11,982$12- 4.1%
Insurance $8,497$7,749$748- 2.9%
All other expenses $7,369$7,369-- 2.5%
Other employee benefits $6,020$5,345$506$169 2.1%
Office expenses $5,673$3,866$1,807- 1.9%
Depreciation and depletion $3,361$3,361-- 1.1%
Advertising and promotion $2,430-$2,430- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $2,350-$2,350- 0.8%
Occupancy $2,239$541$1,698- 0.8%
Fees: other services $1,831-$1,831- 0.6%
Other (as described)Repairs $364-$364- 0.1%
Total$293,120100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $225,882 spent · pay $135,641 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $78,000$67,656$10,344$0 34.5%
Other salaries and wages $44,902$44,902$0$0 19.9%
Travel $34,256$33,706$550$0 15.2%
Other (as described)Programming fees $26,865$26,865$0$0 11.9%
Insurance $18,287$13,937$4,350$0 8.1%
Payroll taxes $12,739$10,625$2,114$0 5.6%
All other expenses $3,152$2,439$713$0 1.4%
Fees: accounting $1,940$0$1,940$0 0.9%
Other (as described)Purchases $1,677$279$1,398$0 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $1,453$1,211$242$0 0.6%
Other (as described)Bank $1,386$75$1,311$0 0.6%
Office expenses $1,196$598$598$0 0.5%
Other (as described)Postage $29$29$0$0 0.0%
Total$225,882100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $157,278 spent · pay $80,750 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $80,750 51.3%
Fees to independent contractors $57,036 36.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,492 12.4%
Total$157,278100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $101,756 spent · pay $55,800 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $55,800 54.8%
Fees to independent contractors $30,916 30.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,013 14.8%
Printing, publications, postage $27 0.0%
Total$101,756100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $75,477 spent · pay $55,800 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $55,800 73.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,598 22.0%
Benefits paid to members $1,554 2.1%
Fees to independent contractors $1,525 2.0%
Total$75,477100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $92,820 spent · pay $55,667 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $55,667 60.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36,353 39.2%
Fees to independent contractors $800 0.9%
Total$92,820100%

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