Mission
To advance and promote the building industry in Chicago through informational meetings, newsletters, a website and networking functions
Public Charity
Chicago Building Congress
Chicago Building Congress is a Public Charity headquartered in Chicago, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $470K revenue, $428K expenses, $278K total assets. IRS filings disclose 9 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $73K.
EIN: 362042486
Chicago, IL
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$470K
Total Expenses$428K
Total Assets$278K
Grants Given9
Grant Total$73K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Chicago Building Congress
How Chicago Building Congress divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$84
Programs
the work itself
$16
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $84 for programs
$84
Conducted meetings with relevant speakers to inform the membership about timely business issues
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.
Sample Grants Given
SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDENTS LOOKING TO ENTER INTO A CAREER IN ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING OR RELATED PROFESSION.
$12,500
SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDENTS LOOKING TO ENTER INTO A CAREER IN ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING OR RELATED PROFESSION.
$12,500
DONATION TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION
$7,660
SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDENTS LOOKING TO ENTER INTO A CAREER IN ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING OR RELATED PROFESSION.
$7,500
SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDENTS LOOKING TO ENTER INTO A CAREER IN ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING OR RELATED PROFESSION.
$7,500
Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Amanda Wood
Director
Anne Strane
Vice President
Brian Healy
Director
Dan Allen
Director
Derek Olenek
Director
Elbert Walters Iii
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $470K | $428K | $278K |
| 2024 | $397K | $408K | $261K |
| 2023 | $332K | $437K | $257K |
| 2022 | $338K | $408K | $398K |
| 2021 | $362K | $336K | $484K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $362K to $470K (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $278K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IL.
IL
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.