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Center for Immigrant Resources and Community Arts

EIN 31-1815061 · Chicago, IL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak6 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It owes more than it owns.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

MISSION DEVELOPMENT AND POPULARIZATION OF COMMUNITY ARTS AESTHETIC AND PEDAGOGY THAT SPEAK OF THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE CHANGING MULTICULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF AMERICA. CELEBRATE THE HISTORIES AND ARTISTIC LEGACIES OF AMERICA'S DIVERSE CULTURAL TERRAIN THROUGH PARTICIPATORY ART CREATION. VISION-VIBRANT COMMUNITIES THAT ARE FULLY EMPOWERED TO DETERMINE THEIR COLLECTIVE DESTINIES AND TO REALIZE THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS. BELIEF WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF THE ARTS TO REFLECT THE IMMIGRANTS' EXPERIENCE AND TO FULLY ENGAGE THEM IN REALIZING THEIR COLLECTIVE VISION FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.

Income
$105,687
Spending
$124,380
Reserves
0 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 77%
Highest pay
$18,000, executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 6 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover -0.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    0 of 20

    It owes 167% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 18% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $29,837 spent. THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS - OUR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS FOR 2025 INCLUDE THE SPRING PRODUCTION EVERY BRILLIANT THING, THE CHICAGO FILIPINO AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PLAYS LIKE HAIL MARY MARIA AND KROSSROADS THE MUSICAL. THESE PRODUCTIONS ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY ARTISTS AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUDIENCES TO PARTICIPATE IN TALKBACKS AND DIALOGUE.
  2. $17,902 spent. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - MONTHLY BEAT EVENTS: THESE EVENTS INCLUDED COMMUNITY MEET & GREETS, FILM SCREENINGS, OPEN MICS, AND WRITING WORKSHOPS AIMED AT STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY TIES. 34TH ANNIVERSARY GALA: A CELEBRATION SHOWCASING ARTISTS' WORK AND DEEPENING CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
  3. $11,935 spent. CULTURAL ACTIVISM - FOR 2025, WE CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, LEADING STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS. ADDITIONALLY, WE HOSTED NUMEROUS WORKSHOPS IN THE COMMUNITY, AT SCHOOLS, AND AT VARIOUS EVENTS, INCLUDING CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEAGUE OF CHICAGO THEATERS, AND A STORYTELLING WORKSHOP THROUGH THE ILLINOIS HUMANITIES PROGRAM, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ILLINOIS HUMANITIES.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2002.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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