RIVER CITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

RIVER CITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

EIN 47-1696834 · Human Service Organizations (P20)

What they do

River City Community Development Center Exists to Bring Together The Best of Our City to Build A Path for Families to Walk From Cradle to Career to The Glory of God. The Organization Provides After-school and Summer Programs As Well As Leadership Training and Apprenticeships.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $87.90 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 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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

They name their leaders11 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

87.77%of revenue went to mission work87.9% of expenses · Program services

0.21%of revenue went to fundraising0.2% of expenses

$99.85spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

11.87%of revenue went to management and office costs11.9% of expenses

$0.46in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

93.1%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 $74,304 for CHARNESHA COLLIER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$1,249,340

Mission workProgram services$1,096,58487.77% of revenue87.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$148,32711.87% of revenue11.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,5780.21% of revenue0.2% of expenses

Total expenses$1,247,48999.85% of revenue

The uncolored part of the ring is revenue above these reported expenses.

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202487.9% mission

202394.0% mission

202293.4% mission

202190.7% mission

202090.1% mission

201986.1% mission

201879.5% mission

201783.2% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,249,340

Expenses$1,247,489

Annual surplus $1,851 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)$1,096,584 · 87.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$148,327 · 11.9% of expenses

Fundraising$2,578 · 0.2% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,249,340

Expenses$1,247,489

Assets$571,689

Income$1,286,590

Contributions$1,162,753

Mission work (program services)$1,096,584

Fundraising$2,578

Grants given$10,000

Average grant$10,000

Management and general$148,327

Executive compensation (total)$34,730

Stocks and bonds$7,614

Accounting fees$57,272

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CHARNESHA COLLIEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 45 hrs/week $74,304

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 (11)

CHARNESHA COLLIEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BENJAMIN COOKDIRECTOR

BETH BLACKWELLPRESIDENT

BRANDON GREENDIRECTOR (PART YEAR)

DANIEL HILLDIRECTOR (PART YEAR)

EDWARD MCDOUGALDIRECTOR

JOSE RIVERADIRECTOR

KIMBERLY MORELANDTREASURER

MARK BLACKWELLDIRECTOR

MARLA SALAZARDIRECTOR

YOLANDA RICHARDSSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2015
Location: 3709 W Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651
County: Cook
In care of: Charnesha Collier
Primary officer: Charnesha Collier, Executive Director

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@rcitycdc.org Phone(872) 363-5018

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CRI CAPIN CROUSE ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Human Service Organizations (P20)
IRS tax category: Human Service Organizations
Grant-giving organization: Yes