Arise Chicago is located in Chicago, IL. The organization was established in 2004. According to its NTEE Classification (J40) the organization is classified as: Labor Unions, under the broad grouping of Employment and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Arise Chicago employed 13 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Arise Chicago is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 12/2021, Arise Chicago generated $1.2m in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 7 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 10.0% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $1.1m during the year ending 12/2021. While expenses have increased by 10.0% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2021
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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ARISE CHICAGO BUILDS PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN FAITH COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS TO FIGHT WORKPLACE INJUSTICE THROUGH EDUCATION, ORGANIZING, AND ADVOCATING FOR PUBLIC POLICY CHANGES.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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WORKER EDUCATION: IN 2021, ARISE CHICAGO PROVIDED MASS WORKER EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESOURCES TO LOW-PAID, PRIMARILY IMMIGRANT WORKERS FACING WAGE THEFT, DANGEROUS WORKPLACE CONDITIONS BECAUSE OF COVID-19, OTHER HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS, DISCRIMINATION, OR OTHER ABUSE. 860 WORKERS PARTICIPATED LIVE IN VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS. OVER 901,600 PEOPLE SAW OUR EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, POSTS, AND HANDOUTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. ARISE ALSO CREATED A NEW DOMESTIC-WORKER SPECIFIC TRAINING.
WORKPLACE IMPROVEMENTS: IN 2021, ARISE CHICAGO PROVIDED INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO WORKERS TO RECOVER STOLEN WAGES AND COMPENSATION, AND CREATE SAFER CONDITIONS AND PROTECT THEIR LIVES DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, AND CREATE OVERALL WORKPLACE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING WINNING WAGE INCREASES. RECOVERED OVER $455,768.50 IN OWED WAGES AND COMPENSATION FOR LOW-PAID WORKERS. SUPPORTED WORKERS TO INCREASE WAGES BY APPROXIMATELY $687,420 IN 2021.
POLICY CHANGE & GOVERNMENT IMPROVEMENT: CITY: ARISE CHICAGO'S ADVOCACY LED TO INCLUDING ANTI-WAGE THEFT AND DOMESTIC WORKER PROTECTIONS IN THE "CHI BIZ STRONG ORDINANCE, PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL IN SUMMER 2021. THE ORDINANCE INCLUDES ENDING THE DOMESTIC WORKER SUB-MINIMUM WAGE, AND CREATES THE HISTORIC REQUIREMENT FOR DOMESTIC WORKER EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE WRITTEN CONTRACTS. WON IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PASSED CHICAGO VACCINE ANTI-RETALIATION ORDINANCE. COUNTY: ADVISED FOR THE SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF THE COVID-19 VACCINATION RIGHTS FOR EMPLOYEES AND PROHIBITION OF RETALIATION BY EMPLOYERS ORDINANCE TO PROTECT WORKERS' RIGHT TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK TO RECEIVE THE COVID-19 FREE FROM EMPLOYER RETALIATION. FEDERAL: TOGETHER WITH THE NATIONAL IMMIGRANT LAW CENTER, SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE USE OF NO-MATCH LETTERS BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, WHICH HAD AN DISCRIMINATORY IMPACT ON IMMIGRANTS AND WORKERS OF COLOR.B THIS VICTORY PROTECTED MILLIONS OF PRIMARILY IMMIGRANT WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FROM UNJUST FIRINGS OR OTHER NEGATIVE EMPLOYER ACTIONS.
ELEVATE WORKER VOICES AND STORIES: ARISE GARNERED OVER 220 MEDIA PIECES, LIFTING THE VOICES AND STORIES OF WORKER STRUGGLES IN THE PUBLIC NARRATIVE. ARISE ALSO SERVED ON SEVERAL CITY AND COUNTY TASK FORCES AND WORKING GROUPS TO BRING LOW-WAGE AND IMMIGRANT WORKER VOICES TO DECISION MAKING TABLES TO ADDRESS COVID AT WORK AND COVID RECOVERY EQUITY, INCLUDING THE CHICAGO PROTECTING WORKERS WORKING GROUP, CHICAGO COVID WORKFORCE TASK FORCE, CHICAGO COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE, COOK COUNTY EQUITY TASK FORCE, ILLINOIS UNIDOS.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Rev Cj Hawking Executive Director | Officer | 40 | $83,487 |
Rabbi Michael Zekek Secretary | OfficerTrustee | 0.5 | $0 |
Jonathan Jones Vice-President | OfficerTrustee | 0.5 | $0 |
Adrienne Alexander Treasurer | OfficerTrustee | 0.5 | $0 |
Very Rev Joy Rogers President | OfficerTrustee | 0.5 | $0 |
Magdalena Zylinska Director | Trustee | 0.5 | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $410 |
Fundraising events | $133,205 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $307,307 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $811,737 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $0 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $1,252,659 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $0 |
Investment income | $505 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $0 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | -$12,547 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $1,240,617 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $20,000 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $83,488 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $5,731 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $640,788 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $33,035 |
Other employee benefits | $92,451 |
Payroll taxes | $47,209 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $0 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $11,000 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Other | $1,686 |
Advertising and promotion | $0 |
Office expenses | $33,079 |
Information technology | $8,226 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $46,566 |
Travel | $3,332 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $7,922 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $4,499 |
Insurance | $11,196 |
All other expenses | $0 |
Total functional expenses | $1,067,763 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $713,000 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $15,278 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $188,970 |
Accounts receivable, net | $0 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $0 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $9,054 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $10,420 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $0 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $1,540 |
Other assets | $8,769 |
Total assets | $947,031 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $1,555 |
Grants payable | $6,325 |
Deferred revenue | $0 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $1,084 |
Total liabilities | $8,964 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $686,067 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $252,000 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $947,031 |
Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 14 grants that Arise Chicago has recieved totaling $218,188.
Awarding Organization | Amount |
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National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc New York, NY PURPOSE: COVID-19 ASSISTANCE | $55,000 |
Labor-Management Union Carpentry Cooperation Promotion Fund Chicago, IL PURPOSE: CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | $40,000 |
Chicago Foundation For Women Chicago, IL PURPOSE: OUTREACH & EDUCATION TO VULNERABLE WORKERS | $35,000 |
Woods Fund Of Chicago Chicago, IL PURPOSE: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $20,000 |
Chicago Foundation For Women Chicago, IL PURPOSE: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $20,000 |
Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation Nashville, TN PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT | $17,000 |
Organization Name | Assets | Revenue |
---|---|---|
American Federation Of State County & Municipal Employees Springfield, IL | $61,133,676 | $26,100,915 |
Laborers International Union Of North America Burr Ridge, IL | $65,530,613 | $20,238,151 |
Chicago Regional Council Of Carpenters Apprentice And Trainee Elk Grove Village, IL | $58,144,102 | $15,674,310 |
Indiana State Teachers Association Indianapolis, IN | $36,026,795 | $22,473,562 |
Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130 Chicago, IL | $20,981,689 | $17,441,460 |
United Food And Commercial Workers International Union Des Plaines, IL | $30,640,392 | $15,439,141 |
Laborers International Union Of North America Chicago, IL | $42,312,837 | $17,661,518 |
National Pork Producers Council Des Moines, IA | $42,247,883 | $19,050,439 |
International Union Of Operating Engineers 139 Pewaukee, WI | $24,439,793 | $14,629,454 |
Service Employees International Union Chicago, IL | $8,645,665 | $14,966,009 |
Chicago & Vicinity Laborers Carol Stream, IL | $83,711,023 | $20,877,636 |
Boilermakers National Apprentice Ship Fund Kansas City, MO | $53,012,610 | $16,312,331 |