INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND THE ECONOMY
EIN 36-4389954 · Economic Development (S30)
What they do
THE INSTITUTE for WORK & THE ECONOMY is AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN, PUBLIC POLICY COLLABORATIVE UNDER THE DIRECTION of A DIVERSE BOARD. THE MISSION is to SERVE AS A CONDUIT for INNOVATIVE WORKFORCE STRATEGIES and POLICIES THAT FOSTER ECONOMIC SECURITY, EQUITY, and OPPORTUNITY for ALL WORKERS.IN 2024: SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION of THE SOYBEAN INNOVATION CENTER UNDER THE ILLINOIS SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION. A MEMBER of THE COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION of THE ILLINOIS WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS BOARD. A MEMBER of THE REGIONAL ECONOMY COMMITTEE of THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AGENCY for PLANNING. AN AFFILIATE MEMBER of THE ILLINOIS INNOVATION NETWORK of THE ILLINOIS UNIVERSITIES, EVALUATOR of ABE-LINC, A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM PROVIDING TRAINING SUPPORT to LOW-WEALTH COMMUNITIES RECEIVING BROADBAND SERVICES, INITIATED A PROJECT ON THE RESPONSIBLE USES & DEVELOPMENT of AI IN WORK. ADVISED THE EECOLE INITIATIVE of THE ORGANIZATION for ECONOMIC COOPERATION& DEVELOPMENT, &
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (12)
BYRON ZUIDEMADIRECTOR
CHIPO NYAMBUYADIRECTOR
DEE DAVISDIRECTOR
ELIZABETH DIANA WHITEDIRECTOR
KELSEY DAVISDIRECTOR
MARY V L WRIGHTDIRECTOR
MELODY LEWISDIRECTOR
MICHAEL ANDREWSDIRECTOR
ROBERT KNIGHTDIRECTOR
STEPHANIE FARFANDIRECTOR
SWATI GHOSHDIRECTOR
WILLIAM LAZONICKDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2001
- Location
- PO BOX 4061, OAK PARK, IL 60303-4061
- County
- Cook
- In care of
- PETER CRETICOS
- Primary officer
- PETER CRETICOS, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- OPCPAS
- NTEE classification
- Economic Development (S30)
- IRS tax category
- Economic Development