Public Charity

FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - CHICAGO

FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - CHICAGO, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.7M in revenue, $3.8M in expenses, $5.1M in total assets. 57 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 822650675 CHICAGO, IL Neighborhood Centers NTEE: P28 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.7M
Total Expenses$3.8M
Total Assets$5.1M
Grant Records57
Funding Total$5.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - CHICAGO HAS A MISSION OF IMPACTING GENERATIONAL CHANGE BY EMPOWERING YOUTH WHO ARE FACING THE GREATEST OBSTACLES THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS WITH PROFESSIONAL MENTORS - 12+ YEARS, NO MATTER WHAT. 92% GO ON TO ENROLL IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, SERVE OUR COUNTRY, OR ENTER THE WORKFORCE. 83% GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL OR EARN A GED, 93% AVOID JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT, AND 98% WAIT TO PARENT UNTIL AFTER THEIR TEEN YEARS.

Where $100 goes at Friends of the Children - Chicago

How Friends of the Children - Chicago divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$16 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$74
Youth in the friends program face considerable challenges, including placement in the foster care system, under-resourced neighborhood schools, homelessness, hunger, and challenges in access to and quality of…
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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

DIRECTOR Denise Tollinche
DIRECTOR Jackie Hairston
CHAIR Jeannie Affelder
VICE CHAIR Juatise Gathings
DIRECTOR Julie Wilen
DIRECTOR Kevin Cunningham

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,194,189 43 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,731,780 10 grants
Youth Development
$150,000 1 grant
Religion & Spirituality
$107,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.7M $3.8M $5.1M
2024 $4.5M $3.5M $4.4M
2023 $2.8M $2.6M $3.3M
2022 $3.8M $1.6M $2.9M
2021 $1.1M $1.1M $768K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.1M to $4.7M (+306%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.1M.

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

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