Public Charity

CARE FOR REAL

CARE FOR REAL, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $8.4M in revenue, $7.1M in expenses, $8.6M in total assets. 80 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 271962360 CHICAGO, IL Human Service Organizations NTEE: P20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.4M
Total Expenses$7.1M
Total Assets$8.6M
Grant Records80
Funding Total$3.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO FOSTER A HEALTHY AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY BY HELPING VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS OVERCOME FOOD INSECURITY WITH DIGNITY. WITH LOCATIONS IN EDGEWATER AND ROGERS PARK, CFR PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHING, PET FOOD, REFERRAL, AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES WITH COMPASSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS.

Where $100 goes at Care for Real

How Care for Real divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$95 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $95 for programs

$85
Food pantry program
90% of program spending
$9
Clothing distribution program
10% of program spending
$1
Pet pantry
0% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 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 CHAIR Blair Harvey
DIRECTOR Debbie Mellinger
TREASURER Gee Hoon Lim
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Gregory Gross
DIRECTOR Karin Moen Abercromble
SECRETARY Larry Svabek

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,260,446 42 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$237,201 7 grants
Human & Social Services
$233,350 10 grants
Health & Medicine
$21,550 3 grants
International Aid & Development
$17,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $8.4M $7.1M $8.6M
2024 $9.1M $6.7M $6.6M
2023 $6.0M $5.9M $2.4M
2022 $6.6M $6.3M $2.3M
2021 $7.2M $6.4M $1.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $7.2M to $8.4M (+16%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.6M.

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