CBMC CHICAGOLAND INC NAME AMENDED TO LEGACY LEADERSHIP FORUMS INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CBMC CHICAGOLAND INC NAME AMENDED TO LEGACY LEADERSHIP FORUMS INC

EIN 26-3670444 · Christianity (X20)

What they do

Legacy Leadership Forums Encourage Business Owners to Live and Leave A Godly Legacy In Their Businesses. It Also Encourages The Business Owner to Use Their Business In The Marketplace As A Platform for Religious Evangelism. A Legacy Leadership Forum Can Help The Business Owner Affect The Lives of Their Employees, Suppliers, Customers, and Competitors By: Connecting With Other Peer Christian Business Owners Who Share Similar Responsibilities - They Can Present Ideas, Search The Scriptures for Guidance and Receive Biblical Counsel for Spiritual Growth and Application to Business Problems; By Seeing Accountability That Christians In The Business World Need, The Accountability Helps Match Business Policies and Actions to The Business and Actions to The Business Persons Commitment to God and His Word; and By Finding A Large Network of Peers Beyond Legacy Leadership Forums Groups and Support of Resources and Materials Designed for Evangelism In The Marketplace.

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Of every $100 spent, about $100.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

56.05%of revenue went to mission work100.0% of expenses · Program services

$56.05spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

56.05%of revenue went to management and office costs100.0% of expenses

$1.78in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $87,255 for KURT KOSTER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTORE). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$389,517

Mission workProgram services$218,31456.05% of revenue100.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$218,31456.05% of revenue100.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$171,20343.95% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$218,31456.05% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 100.0% mission · 100.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 56.05% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.83% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.59% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.54% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.88% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$389,517

Expenses$218,314

Annual surplus $171,203 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$218,314 · 100.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$218,314 · 100.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$389,517

Expenses$218,314

Assets$389,517

Income$389,517

Contributions$389,517

Mission work (program services)$218,314

Management and general$218,314

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

KURT KOSTEREXECUTIVE DIRECTORE · 40 hrs/week $87,255Base $79,081 · Other $8,174

CARLA MABREYCHIEF ACCOUNTING/OFFICE ADMIN · 20 hrs/week $20,918

JOE DENNERLLF CONSULTANT · 10 hrs/week $12,000

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (6)

KURT KOSTEREXECUTIVE DIRECTORE

CARLA MABREYCHIEF ACCOUNTING/OFFICE ADMIN

JOE DENNERLLF CONSULTANT

BOB WETTERMANBOARD CHAIRMAN

CLIFF MORGANVICE BOARD CHAIRMAN

KEN SCHUETTESECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2009
Location: 18228 TORRENCE AVE, LANSING, IL 60438-2730
County: Cook
In care of: % CARLA MABREY
Primary officer: Carla Mabrey, Chief Accounting Officer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@legacyleadershipforums.org Phone(708) 474-4744

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Christianity (X20)
IRS tax category: Christianity