Small Public Charity

FUND COMMUNITY INSTITUTE

Based in EVANSTON, IL, FUND COMMUNITY INSTITUTE operates as a Small Public Charity. The organization reported $58K in revenue, $41K in expenses, $41K in total assets for fiscal year 2025.

EIN: 821172445 EVANSTON, IL Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis NTEE: S05 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$58K
Total Expenses$41K
Total Assets$41K
Grant Records0
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FUND COMMUNITY INSTITUTE IS ORGANIZED TO BUILD THRIVING COMMUNITIES THROUGH RESEARCH, TRAINING AND FACILITATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING, CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES INCLUDING,FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE MAKING OF DISTRIBUTIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

Where $100 goes at Fund Community Institute

How Fund Community Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 8 years.

$15 Programs the work itself
$85 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $15 for programs

$15
Fund Community Institute is organized to build thriving communities through research, training and facilitation of opportunities for knowledge sharing, charitable and educational purposes including,for such purposes, the making…
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Source: Form 990-EZ 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 Dawn Akers
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TERMINATED) Emily Sipfle
BOARD MEMBER Lolita Sereleas
SECRETARY Megan Teare
PRESIDENT & TREASURER Ruth Barber

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Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $58K $41K $41K
2024 $57K $166K $29K
2023 $66K $103K $143K
2022 — $12K $170K
2021 $50K $14K $188K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $50K to $58K (+16%), with total assets most recently reported at $41K.

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