Mission
THE INSTITUTE IS A COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE THAT EMPOWERS CHICAGO RESIDENTS TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE AND DEVELOP THE TRUST AND TEAMWORK TO MEET THEIR COMMUNITIES' MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES.
Public Charity
INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
Based in CHICAGO, IL, INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $320K in revenue, $514K in expenses, $50K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 10 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.1M.
EIN: 363788073
CHICAGO, IL
Citizen Participation
NTEE: W24
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$320K
Total Expenses$514K
Total Assets$50K
Grant Records10
Funding Total$1.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Institute for Community Empowerment
How Institute for Community Empowerment divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.
$92
Programs
the work itself
$7
Management
running the organization
$1
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $92 for programs
$92
Expanded mental health services programsthroughout the year, the institute assisted the coalition to save our mental health centers by leading a fundraising campaign to support to support its…
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
TO PAY FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE ALFORD GROUP IN CONNECTION WITH THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE COALITION TO SAVE OUR MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS
$39,000
GENERAL PURPOSE
$39,000
QUALITY EDUCATION
$200,000
QUALITY EDUCATION
$200,000
GENERAL PURPOSE
$39,000
Showing up to 5 of 10 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Jacquelyn Ingram
DIRECTOR
Joyce Zick
TREASURER
Mark Higginson
CHAIRPERSON
Patricia Vader
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Robert T Gannett
DIRECTOR
Vernon Vader
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $320K | $514K | $50K |
| 2024 | $276K | $343K | $254K |
| 2023 | $284K | $271K | $319K |
| 2022 | $418K | $236K | $307K |
| 2021 | $244K | $213K | $135K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $244K to $320K (+31%), with total assets most recently reported at $50K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.