Concordia Place
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CONCORDIA PLACE'S CONTINUUM OF PROGRAMS SUPPORT FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THEIR CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT, FROM THE NEONATAL PERIOD THROUGH COLLEGE ENTRY: HOME VISITING FOR EXPECTING PARENTS AND INFANTS, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE FOR CHILDREN AGES SIX WEEKS TO FIVE YEARS, SCHOOL-AGE 365 AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN AGES 5-12, AND TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS FOR 13 TO 18-YEAR-OLDS. CONCORDIA PLACE'S FOUR CENTERS IN CHICAGO'S AVONDALE, NORTH CENTER, RAVENSWOOD, AND OLD IRVING PARK NEIGHBORHOODS SERVE OVER 1,000 CHILDREN AND YOUTH EACH YEAR. THIS INCLUDES OVER 690 CHILDREN IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE PROGRAM, OVER 70 FAMILIES IN THE HOME VISITING PROGRAM, OVER 110 CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL-AGE 365 AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAM, AND OVER 170 YOUTH IN THE TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.
- Income
- $10.1 million
- Spending
- $9.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 2.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 62%
- Employees
- 192
- Volunteers
- 60
- Highest pay
- $212,819, president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.4 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 59% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 (2)
- $7.4 million spent. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMSEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION & CAREEXPERIENCED AND ACCREDITED TEACHERS NURTURE CHILDREN'S LEARNING, CURIOSITY, AND INDEPENDENCE WITH FUN AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THEIR COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. IN FY25, CONCORDIA PLACE SERVED OVER 690 CHILDREN AGES SIX WEEKS TO FIVE YEARS, ACROSS FOUR SITES. ALL FOUR SITES ARE ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (NAEYC), A NATIONAL STANDARD THAT IDENTIFIES QUALITY, RESEARCH-BASED EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS. FEWER THAN 10% OF CHILDCARE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE NAEYC ACCREDITATION, DEMONSTRATING CONCORDIA'S COMMITMENT TO HIGH-QUALITY PRACTICES. CONCORDIA PLACE'S QUALIFIED TEACHERS, ALL OF WHOM HAVE DEGREES IN EDUCATION, UNDERSTAND DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES: IF CHILDREN HAVE ANY ISSUES OR DELAYS, THEY ARE DETECTED EARLY, ACTIVITIES ARE ADJUSTED FOR THEIR NEEDS, AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS ARE IMPLEMENTED AS NECESSARY. AS A RESULT, CHILDREN WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN AT RISK OF ACADEMIC OR DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS ARRIVE AT KINDERGARTEN PREPARED FOR FUTURE ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THROUGH A PLAY-BASED CURRICULUM, CONCORDIA'S TEACHERS HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR FUTURE ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL SUCCESS BY GAINING DIVERSE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, INCLUDING MATH AND COUNTING, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE, SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, AND FINE AND GROSS MOTOR SKILLS. TO MEASURE THESE SKILLS, CONCORDIA PLACE UTILIZES THE TEACHING STRATEGIES GOLD ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, THE BENCHMARK FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS, WHICH MEASURES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS SIX DEVELOPMENTAL AREAS: SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, LANGUAGE, COGNITIVE, LITERACY, AND MATH. OF THE CONCORDIA STUDENTS TRANSITIONING TO KINDERGARTEN IN FY25, 90% MET OR EXCEEDED STANDARDS FOR ALL SIX DEVELOPMENTAL AREAS. THIS SHOWS THAT TEACHERS ARE ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY PREPARING STUDENTS FOR KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. HOME VISITINGIN CONCORDIA PLACE'S HOME VISITING PROGRAM, FOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERTS PROVIDE TWICE-PER-MONTH ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS TO EXPECTING PARENTS AND PARENTS WITH CHILDREN UP TO AGE THREE, ENHANCING THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF THE ENTIRE FAMILY. HOME VISITORS TEACH PARENTS HOW TO PREPARE THEIR INFANTS FOR FUTURE GROWTH BY ENSURING THAT FAMILIES HAVE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A LEARNING-RICH ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR CHILDREN. UTILIZING THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS CURRICULUM, HOME VISITORS SUPPORT EXPECTING MOTHERS AND NEW PARENTS BY HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND THE BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES OF PREGNANCY AND TEACHING THEM ABOUT THE CRITICAL STAGES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT. HOME VISITORS ALSO REFER NEW MOTHERS EXPERIENCING POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION TO ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH'S MOVING BEYOND DEPRESSION PROGRAM, AS WELL AS TO THEIR DOULA PROGRAM FOR BIRTHING AND POSTPARTUM SUPPORT. IN FY25, CONCORDIA SERVED OVER 70 FAMILIES THROUGH HOME VISITING, NEARLY DOUBLING THE NUMBER SERVED THE PREVIOUS YEAR. TO QUALIFY FOR HOME VISITING, FAMILIES MUST BE CHICAGO RESIDENTS, QUALIFY AS LOW-INCOME, AND RECEIVE WIC OR SNAP BENEFITS. MANY OF THE FAMILIES SERVED THROUGH HOME VISITING ARE INCREDIBLY UNDER-RESOURCED, WITH OVER 55% EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR LIVING IN UNSTABLE HOUSING SITUATIONS. CONCORDIA'S PROGRAM IS ALSO CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOR THE MAJORITY-LATINO POPULATION SERVED - ALL OF OUR HOME VISITORS ARE BILINGUAL IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND SHARE THE CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS OF THE FAMILIES THEY WORK WITH. SCHOOL-AGE 365CONCORDIA'S AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAM FOR 5- TO 12-YEAR-OLDS, SCHOOL-AGE 365 BLENDS RECREATION AND EDUCATION, ENABLING CHILDREN TO CONTINUE THEIR SCHOOL-DAY LEARNING IN A NURTURING AND WARM ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH ART, GAMES, COOKING, MUSIC, DRAMA, AND SPORTS, CHILDREN LEARN SOCIALIZATION, TEAM BUILDING, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. ALL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A NUTRITIOUS SNACK AND SUPPORT TO HELP THEM COMPLETE THEIR HOMEWORK. IN ADDITION TO HOMEWORK HELP, CHILDREN ENGAGE IN ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS WITH READING AND WRITING, SCIENCE, MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND ART COMPONENTS THAT ALIGN WITH THE ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS. CONCORDIA PLACE OFFERS SUPERVISED PICKUP FOR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FROM TWO LOCAL SCHOOLS. DURING THE SUMMER, SCHOOL-AGE 365 OFFERS EVEN MORE FUN AND LEARNING THROUGH WEEKLY THEMED ACTIVITIES, FIELD TRIPS, AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS-TWO SNACKS AND AN ORGANIC LUNCH EACH DAY.
- $363,070 spent. COMMUNITY PROGRAMSTEEN LEADERSHIPTEEN LEADERSHIP'S AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS EQUIP YOUTH AGES 13-18 WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE. DESIGNED AS A PROGRESSIVE PATHWAY, TL COMBINES LIFE SKILLS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION WITH HANDS-ON ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE. TEENS AGES 13-15 BEGIN BY EXPLORING THEIR PASSIONS IN EITHER CULINARY LEADERS OR CRAFT & CULTURE LAB. IN CULINARY LEADERS, PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT NUTRITION, GARDENING, AND COOKING, EXPLORING HEALTHY FOOD HABITS WHILE CREATING TRADITIONAL DISHES FROM THEIR HERITAGE AND OTHER CULTURES. IN CRAFT & CULTURE LAB, STUDENTS STUDY TRADITIONAL CRAFTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, CREATE ART IN THOSE STYLES, AND SHARE THEIR WORK THROUGH COMMUNITY SHOWCASES AND SALES. AT AGES 16-18, PARTICIPANTS ADVANCE TO RUCKUS ENTREPRENEURS, WHERE THEY OPERATE A SMALL BUSINESS PRODUCING NATURAL BODY CARE PRODUCTS SUCH AS SOAP AND LIP BALM. TEENS RESEARCH, DEVELOP, MARKET, AND SELL THEIR PRODUCTS WHILE BUILDING CRITICAL FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS. ACROSS ALL TL PROGRAMS, STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVE ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ENSURING THEY GRADUATE WITH BOTH PRACTICAL SKILLS AND A PLAN FOR THEIR FUTURE.CONCORDIA PLACE CULTIVATES DIVERSITY THROUGH ITS IMMERSIVE TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, OVER 170 TEENS ATTENDED PROGRAMMING, AND THE PROGRAM'S DEMOGRAPHICS WERE 59% LATINO/HISPANIC, 21% BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN, 8% WHITE, 7% ASIAN, 3% MULTIRACIAL, AND 2% OTHER. NEARLY 60% OF PARTICIPANTS SAID THEY SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME, MOST COMMONLY SPANISH, BUT ALSO URDU, UKRAINIAN, TAGALOG, FULANI, BOSNIAN, AND PORTUGUESE. TEEN LEADERSHIP INTENTIONALLY BRINGS TOGETHER YOUTH ACROSS CULTURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC BOUNDARIES, CREATING A RARE AND VITAL SPACE FOR CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION, EMPATHY, AND GROWTH. TO FURTHER FOSTER INCLUSION AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY, TEEN LEADERSHIP UTILIZES AN "EARN AND LEARN MODEL," IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE STIPENDS TO ATTEND. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRANSFORMATIVE FOR PARTICIPANTS - 93% OF WHOM ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCHES - BECAUSE MANY COME FROM HOUSEHOLDS THAT RELY ON THEM TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR FAMILIES' INCOME.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 September 7, 2026.
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 September 30, 2026.
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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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 October 7, 2026.
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