Tutoring Chicago
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Tutoring Chicago does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:
Standard 8 (Program Service Expense Ratio)
Spend at least 65% of its total expenses on program activities.
The charity does not meet this Standard because:
Tutoring Chicago's program expenses for the fiscal year ending 7/31/23 came to 61% of total expenses, which is below BBB's minimum of 65%.
Tutoring Chicago meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
Tutoring Chicago delivers the power of education through one-to-one tutoring.
Year, State Incorporated:
1990, IL
Tutoring Chicago offers both digital and in-person tutoring options to over 1,100 students with the help of 1,200 volunteer tutors. Our tutoring programs operate along the academic calendar from September through May, with the option of a summer extension. Each student receives 48 hours of free tutoring through our programs.
Each student is matched with their own dedicated and trained adult volunteer tutor for the school year, meeting once a week for one and a half hours of individualized instruction. Our curriculum and resources are carefully curated by our program staff composed of primarily former educators. Volunteers provide critical, supplemental education along with developmental experiences and positive relationships, for children in 1st through 12th grades.
For the year ended July 31, 2023, Tutoring Chicago's program expenses were:
| Program services | $1,119,793 |
| Total Program Expenses | $1,119,793 |
Chief Executive
Sandy Marek, Executive Director
Chair of the Board
Thomas Sternberg
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
William Blair
Board Size
19
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Telephone appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Other
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Tutoring Chicago's audited financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2023.
Source of Funds
| Contributions - foundations | $894,990 |
| Special event revenue | $285,474 |
| Contributions - individuals | $205,160 |
| Contributions - corporations | $25,741 |
| Contributions - in-kind | $20,573 |
| Investment income (loss), net | $5,210 |
| Total Income | $1,437,148 |
Programs: 61% Fundraising: 24% Administrative: 15%
| Total Income | $1,437,148 |
| Total expenses: | $1,831,572 |
| Program expenses | $1,119,793 |
| Fundraising expenses | $444,238 |
| Administrative expenses | $267,541 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-394,424 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $1,342,720 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $948,296 |
| Total Liabilities | $137,684 |
| Total Assets | $1,124,096 |
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Report completed by:
BBB of Chicago & Northern Illinois