Public Charity

FAMILY MATTERS INC

FAMILY MATTERS INC, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.3M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $1.2M in total assets. 40 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $762K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363588490 CHICAGO, IL Community Coalitions NTEE: S21 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$1.2M
Grant Records40
Funding Total$762K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FAMILY MATTERS PARTNERS WITH YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN NORTHEAST CHICAGO TO ADDRESS AND OVERCOME STRUCTURAL RACISM AND SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION TO BUILD AN EQUITABLE SOCIETY. OUR VISION IS TO FACILIATE PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE JUSTICE UTILIZING THE PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP, STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, MEANINGFUL COMMUNICATION, AND SAFE ENVIRONMENTS FOR COURAGEOUS SOCIAL CHANGE.

Where $100 goes at Family Matters Inc

How Family Matters Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$34
The Family Matters school
41% of program spending
$21
Project rise
25% of program spending
$16
Partners in learning
20% 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

2025
EDUCATION
$20,000
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$64,500
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$21,050
2024
EDUCATION
$20,000

Showing up to 5 of 40 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Alana Snowden
DIRECTOR Dorian Bezanis
PRESIDENT Ellen Buschang
DIRECTOR Jeannette Lieb
VICE PRESIDENT Jessica Reggi
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Kim Delong

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$553,215 25 grants
Education
$60,000 3 grants
Health & Medicine
$58,080 2 grants
Youth Development
$44,000 4 grants
Unspecified
$47,170 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.3M $1.1M $1.2M
2024 $1.2M $1.1M $973K
2023 $1.3M $1.0M $809K
2022 $1.0M $1.0M $582K
2021 $1.0M $993K $572K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.0M to $1.3M (+23%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2M.

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

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