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SKILLS FOR CHICAGO

EIN 45-1287418 · Job Training (J22)

What they do

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE MISSION of SKILLS is to STAND AS A LIFE-CHANGING EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CONNECTING UNDERREPRESENTED JOB SEEKERS to EMPLOYERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS INDUSTRIES. WE DO THIS BY BUILDING MULTI-LEVEL, TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR EMPLOYER PARTNERS to BREAK DOWN BARRIERS IN THE HIRING PROCESS and CONNECT THEM to OVERLOOKED TALENT. WE WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS to PREPARE UNEMPLOYED TALENT for JOBS and to PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES to ENSURE THOSE PLACED CAN STAY IN THOSE JOBS. THE VAST MAJORITY of SKILLS CANDIDATES COME FROM DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES ON THE SOUTH and WEST SIDES of CHICAGO, WHICH EXPERIENCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES 3-5X HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. SKILLS COLOCATES IN OFFICES IN SOUTH, WEST and SOUTHWEST SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS to MAKE ITS SERVICES CONVENIENT to JOB SEEKERS and to MAINTAIN A CLOSE PULSE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS.

Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024
Revenue$4,978,774
Expenses$7,949,563
Assets$4,982,749
Income$5,190,348
Contributions$4,858,970
Grants given$945,750
Average grant$30,508
Management$747,195
Accounting fees$36,345

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2011
Location
205 N WACKER DRIVE SUITE 2000, CHICAGO, IL 60606
County
Cook
In care of
BRIDGET ALTENBURG
Primary officer
BRIDGET ALTENBURG, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
January 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
OSTROW REISIN BERK & ABRAMS LTD
NTEE classification
Job Training (J22)
IRS tax category
Job Training
Grant-giving organization
Yes
More public IRS record details

These are classification codes from the organization’s public nonprofit record.

Subsection
03
Affiliation
3
Classification
2100
Deductibility
1
Foundation
15
Organization
1
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