Public Charity

BLACK OAKS CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE RENEWABLE LIVING

BLACK OAKS CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE RENEWABLE LIVING is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $2.1M revenue, $1.7M expenses, $2.8M total assets. 35 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 204280294 CHICAGO, IL Pollution Abatement & Control NTEE: C20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.1M
Total Expenses$1.7M
Total Assets$2.8M
Grant Records35
Funding Total$4.9M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE RENEWABLE LIVING BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING SERVICE TO INDIVIDUALS-FARMERS,RANCHERS,HOME OWNERS AND MANAGERS AND OWNERS OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THAT TEACH CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY THE UTIIZATION OF SCARCE RESOURCES.

Where $100 goes at Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living

How Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$73 Programs the work itself
$26 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $73 for programs

$32
Illinois eats-provided food to 6000 people that was grown by small disadvantaged farms
44% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 6,000 people
$21
A 250 family hypertension intervention in four southern cook county communities
28% of program spending
$20
Black oaks trained six apprentices in renewable energy, sustainable building, solar and resiliance
28% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Dr Jifunza Wright Carter
BOARD CHAIRPERSON Dr Pancho Mcfarland
CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Fred Carter
TREASURER Osei Andrews Hutchinson
BOARD MEMBER Rachel Lindsey
BOARD MEMBER Ramona Westbrook

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,580,750 15 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,050,000 4 grants
Environment & Conservation
$370,000 3 grants
Research & Policy
$325,000 1 grant
Training & Professional Development
$235,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.1M $1.7M $2.8M
2023 $1.4M $971K $3.1M
2022 $1.3M $906K $1.6M
2021 $1.3M $617K $1.3M
2020 $472K $434K $595K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $472K to $2.1M (+338%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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