Public Charity

COMMUNITIES UNITED

COMMUNITIES UNITED is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in CHICAGO, IL. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $1.7M, expenses of $3.2M, total assets of $10.0M. Imperigo tracks 51 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $5.9M.

EIN: 364394374 CHICAGO, IL Community & Neighborhood Development NTEE: S20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$3.2M
Total Assets$10.0M
Grant Records51
Funding Total$5.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

COMMUNITIES UNITED IS AN INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT ENGAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN EFFORTS TO PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION, INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, AND INCREASE POSITIVE INVESTMENT IN YOUNG PEOPLE.

Where $100 goes at Communities United

How Communities United divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $90 for programs

$47
The healing through justice initiative is a project focused on developing youth leadership to advance community-led strategies and health partnerships to support youth mental health, healing and systems…
52% of program spending
$24
Voyce (voices of youth in Chicago education) is a citywide youth organizing collaboration
26% of program spending
$10
The goal of the organization's affordable housing project is to engage community stakeholders in developing effective strategies to preserve affordable housing in Chicago
11% 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.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT Diane Limas
CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jennifer Arwade
TREASURER Michael Brown
CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Raul Botello
SECRETARY Richard Khong
PRESIDENT Roxanne Smith

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,927,390 20 grants
Youth Development
$1,939,000 7 grants
Health & Medicine
$292,500 4 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$185,815 4 grants
Economic Development
$160,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.7M $3.2M $10.0M
2024 $3.8M $3.7M $11.7M
2023 $2.6M $3.6M $11.6M
2022 $10.4M $3.0M $10.5M
2021 $2.8M $2.3M $2.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.8M to $1.7M (-37%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.0M.

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

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