Public Charity

EQUIP FOR EQUALITY

Based in CHICAGO, IL, EQUIP FOR EQUALITY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $9.6M in revenue, $9.4M in expenses, $4.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 67 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $6.0M.

EIN: 363361312 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.6M
Total Expenses$9.4M
Total Assets$4.9M
Grant Records67
Funding Total$6.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

ADVANCE THE HUMAN & CIVIL RIGHTS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES IN ILLINOIS. ADMINISTER FEDERALLY MANDATED PROTECTION & ADVOCACY SYSTEM FOR STATE; EXERCISE STATUTORY POWERS, AND SERVE AS LEGAL ADVOCATE AND INDEPENDENT WATCHDOG OVER PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTORS.

Where $100 goes at Equip for Equality

How Equip for Equality divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$21 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$48
Other efe programsefe also administers the other federal p&a programs for illinois, including people with disabilities under the ada encountering discrimination and other rights violations, people receiving federal…
61% of program spending
$11
Protection & advocacy for people with developmental disabilities (padd)padd is the first state p&a program created by congress under the dd assistance & bill of rights act of…
15% of program spending
$10
Rep payee program the federal strengthening protections for social security beneficiaries act of 2018 empowers state p&as, including efe, to conduct performance reviews of representative payees to determine…
12% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES
$610,000
2024
TO PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION ISSUES VIA A STATEWIDE HOTLINE. TO PROVIDE OUTREACH TO DISABLED PEOPLE IMPACTED BY CRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS.
$220,000
2024
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
$180,000
2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$55,000
2024
Law Student Internships
$22,750

Showing up to 5 of 67 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Carol Rivers
DIRECTOR Carrie Sandahl
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER James Mcmillan
DIRECTOR Jeannine Cordero
VICE CHAIRPERSON John K Holton
SR. DIR.-HUMAN RESOURCES La June Davis-Wiley

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$2,747,200 9 grants
Education
$2,217,124 28 grants
General Support
$797,627 20 grants
Unspecified
$260,379 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.6M $9.4M $4.9M
2024 $9.2M $9.7M $4.7M
2023 $9.4M $9.3M $5.6M
2022 $8.7M $8.1M $3.8M
2021 $7.1M $7.9M $3.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $7.1M to $9.6M (+35%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.9M.

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