Small Public Charity

CHICAGO WRITERS ASSOCIATION

Based in EVANSTON, IL, CHICAGO WRITERS ASSOCIATION operates as a Small Public Charity. The organization reported $120K in revenue, $113K in expenses, $64K in total assets for fiscal year 2025.

EIN: 208104114 EVANSTON, IL Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: A03 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$120K
Total Expenses$113K
Total Assets$64K
Grant Records0
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

To foster the writing community provide constructive feedback and access to resources assist writers of all levels to achieve their goals unite all facets of Chicagos diverse literary culture and to promote Chicago as a place of literary distinction.

Where $100 goes at Chicago Writers Association

How Chicago Writers Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 6 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$18 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $82 for programs

$53
CWA Writers Conference
65% of program spending
$5
Membership annual event
6% of program spending
$4
Printers Row Lit Fest
5% of program spending

Plus 5 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Board Member Ben Durham
Board Member Charlie Monte Verde
Board Member Chris Reid
Board Member Christa Leigh
Board Member Christina Rodriguez
Treasurer Dan Burns

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $120K $113K $64K
2024 $101K $130K $57K
2023 $102K $104K $86K
2022 $82K $73K $88K
2021 $40K $20K $78K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $40K to $120K (+197%), with total assets most recently reported at $64K.

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

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