Public Charity

EMPOWER ILLINOIS

EMPOWER ILLINOIS is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in CHICAGO, IL. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $212K, expenses of $1.0M, total assets of $241K. Imperigo tracks 49 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $10.1M.

EIN: 272479414 CHICAGO, IL Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: B01 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$212K
Total Expenses$1.0M
Total Assets$241K
Grant Records49
Funding Total$10.1M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

WE BELIEVE EVERY CHILD IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS SHOULD HAVE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR A QUALITY EDUCATION. EMPOWER ILLINOIS EXPANDS QUALITY EDUCATION OPTIONS FOR LOW-INCOME AND WORKING FAMILIES OF ILLINOIS, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON K-12 SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT-CENTERED PUBLIC POLICY.

Where $100 goes at Empower Illinois

How Empower Illinois divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $97 for programs

$97
The organization advocates for tax credit scholarships, tax credits for teachers' out of pocket expenses on supplies and other policy to help students attend qualified non-public schools throughout…
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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

PRESIDENT Anthony Holter
DIRECTOR Avrum Weinfeld
DIRECTOR Christopher Vallace
DIRECTOR Daniel Lipinski
DIRECTOR Jack Buck
CHAIRMAN James Perry Jr

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$4,922,000 13 grants
Human & Social Services
$2,486,036 3 grants
General Support
$2,253,192 28 grants
Health & Medicine
$350,000 1 grant
Religion & Spirituality
$15,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $212K $1.0M $241K
2024 $276K $2.6M $1.1M
2023 $56.1M $79.7M $4.1M
2022 $54.3M $53.7M $30.9M
2020 $45.9M $40.9M $18.4M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $45.9M to $212K (-100%), with total assets most recently reported at $241K.

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

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