Public Charity

FIREBIRD COMMUNITY ARTS

FIREBIRD COMMUNITY ARTS, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.5M in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, $3.3M in total assets. 38 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363639885 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$3.3M
Grant Records38
Funding Total$2.0M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

FIREBIRD COMMUNITY ART'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER AND CONNECT PEOPLE THROUGH THE HEALING PRACTICE OF GLASSBLOWING AND CERAMICS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$540,008
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$200,000
2023
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$100,000
2023
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$54,530
2023
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 38 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Asif Wilson
BOARD MEMBER Barbara Wallace
CO-PRESIDENT Carmen Vergara
CO-PRESIDENT Christina Kotrych
BOARD MEMBER Corey Pina
BOARD MEMBER Edna Togba

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Top Grant Purposes

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$699,908 7 grants
General Operating Support, General operations., In support of ground-up construction of 12,000 sq ft building on vacant land located at 3312-3344 W. Lake Street in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
$292,500 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$200,000 1 grant
TO SUPPORT OFFSETTING THE IMPACTS OF COVID 19, TRAUMA WORK OF FIREBIRD, COLLABORATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP MODEL, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING TO PARTICIPANTS AND STAFF, AND GENERAL OPERATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES THAT PROMOTE WELLBEING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR AGING ADULTS
$199,500 1 grant
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$127,500 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.5M $1.2M $3.3M
2023 $2.2M $1.2M $2.0M
2022 $922K $1.0M $1.0M
2020 $921K $563K $744K
2019 $553K $527K $394K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $553K to $2.5M (+357%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.3M.

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