Public Charity

Inspiration Corporation

Inspiration Corporation, of Chicago, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $6.5M in revenue, $5.3M in expenses, $3.8M in total assets. 110 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363673980 Chicago, IL Homeless Centers NTEE: P85 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.5M
Total Expenses$5.3M
Total Assets$3.8M
Grant Records110
Funding Total$8.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Inspiration Corporation's mission is to help people who are affected by homelessness and poverty, to improve their lives and increase self-sufficiency through the provision of social services, employment training and placement, and housing. Additionally, the Foodservice Training program, operated within Inspiration Corporation's restaurants, provides skill-specific job training and employment placement.5840 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, LLC provides affordable and permanent supportive housing to low-income families, including those experiencing homelessness, in Chicago.

Officers & Directors

Director Amy Ding
Treasurer Bill Pekin
Director Brandon Barela
Director David Rudd
Director Elisabeth Payne
Director Jeffrey Gawel

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT ACTIVITIES
$1,283,834 4 grants
Unspecified
$1,098,393 4 grants
WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT ACTIVTITIES
$844,120 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$784,662 9 grants
WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT AND OTHER GRANT ACTIVIIES
$717,775 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.5M $5.3M $3.8M
2024 $4.5M $5.3M $3.1M
2023 $5.0M $4.8M $3.6M
2022 $4.8M $4.5M $3.3M
2021 $5.1M $4.1M $3.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $5.1M to $6.5M (+27%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.8M.

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

See the full picture for Inspiration Corporation

Complete financials, all 110 grant records, officer compensation, year-over-year trend charts, a geographic grant map, and data exports — across 498,000+ organizations.

Full Financial History Complete Grant Activity Officer Compensation Year-over-Year Charts Geographic Grant Map Data Exports
7-day free trial Cancel any time