Logan Square Neighborhood Assoc Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Nature of Organization and Description of Program Services Logan Square Neighborhood Association d/b/a Palenque LSNA (the Organization or LSNA) is a community-based organization, advancing leader development and models for engagement as the catalyst for change. The Organization currently represents 34 member institutions, including churches, schools, block clubs, businesses, multi-unit buildings, and social service agencies. The Organization's work is driven by its Holistic Plan, which is collectively revised each year by local leadership and currently contains 7 strategies to address the community's key concerns: building organizational capacity, affordable housing and community development, health and open space, education and community schools, youth development, safety, and immigration. Specific programs include:
- Income
- $5.6 million
- Spending
- $6.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 3.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 70%
- Employees
- 165
- Volunteers
- 14
- Highest pay
- $137,101, executive director
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: 64 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 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 68% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 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 (4)
- $609,818 spent. Community Learning Centers:Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA) Community Learning Centers (CLCs) provide out of school time academic and cultural enrichment opportunities to school-age children and youth. The CLCs are spaces where students and parents know they are both physically safe and emotionally safe to express themselves and feel heard. At the CLCs, LSNA collaborates with schools to develop programs that enrich the lives of students and families. This full-service model focuses on improved results (academic, social, emotional, physical, and civic) for students as well as for families and the community through the provision of integrated student and community supports. Throughout the school year, LSNA works with parents, teachers, and administrators at the schools. LSNA CLCs provide out of school time academic support services to assist students in basic essential math, reading, and science skills; arts and cultural enrichment activities that encourage family involvement and enhance students' physical and socio-emotional skills; digital media and other experiential learning projects; and nutrition and health activities. LSNA coordinates a variety of after-school and evening curricula and activities in partnership with local organizations and consultants to develop a student-driven, STEAM-focused CLC delivery model, within an SEL and restorative framework. The CLCs provide opportunities for parents and any adult in the community to learn new languages and skills and provide pathways for meaningful jobs/careers.
- $2.7 million spent. Parent Mentor Program & Parent Engagement Institute:For over 30 years, Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA) has trained parents in the Logan Square area, mainly mothers, to help fill persistent achievement gaps by volunteering in classrooms for two hours/day for at least 100 hours a semester. The Parent Mentor Program starts with a week-long training, inspired by restorative practices, during which parents explore their own leadership qualities and dreams, develop networks, learn classroom tutoring skills, and build social capital. After the weeklong training, Parent Mentors are paired with a teacher mentor. They work side-by-side in the classroom two hours/day Monday-Thursday. On Fridays, the Parent Mentor cohort comes together for reflection and professional development. Working together all year long builds strong relationships between parents, teachers, and principals. Parent Mentors give extra attention to students in need, particularly English Language Learner studentsmany of whom need extra support in grades K-3 because they are learning literacy in two languages. Parent Mentors learn how the U.S. school system works and strengthen skills needed to support their own children in school. Meanwhile, they build the confidence, expertise, and networks to advocate for their schools and communities. This begins to transform both the parents and the schoolsboth parents and the schools begin to see the positive impact parents' leadership can bring into the schools and parents also begin to solidify and set steps to meet their own personal goals. The Parent Engagement Institute (PEI), a partnership of Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA) and Southwest Organizing Project, coaches community organizations and school districts across the country to replicate and scale the LSNA Parent Mentor Program. PEI sustains program validity by providing a structure for partner community organizations so that expectations are clear and by modeling the values of the Parent Mentor Program throughout its work. PEI cultivates a powerful network of Parent Mentor staff and leaders while at the same time providing individualized coaching to partner organizations, recognizing that every school, organization, and community is unique. PEI sets the strategy to expand the Parent Mentor model across the nation and guides Parent Mentor leaders to lead that campaign.
- $734,529 spent. Youth Organizing and Programming & Quality of Life Plan:Palenque LSNA hires youth ages 14 to 24 years old for summer internships. High schoolers can earn a stipend while developing leadership and community organizing skills with the Youth Leadership Institute through creating and implementing their own community action research project. Since 2007, Palenque LSNA has trained over 1,300 youth leaders to work within our community developing people-centered solutions to issues like affordable housing, constitutional rights, ending punitive discipline, and education.In 2018, Logan Square Neighborhood Association's (LSNA's) community was one of three (Austin, Hermosa/Logan Square West, and North Lawndale) that released community-led Quality of Life Plans. With the support of Local Initiatives Support Corporation-Chicago, each community engaged local leaders over the prior two years to convene the community and create a joint agenda. These plans lay out a clear agenda for what the community would like to accomplish over the subsequent five years, with a strong base of leadership. LSNA's plan was finalized in November 2018 and can be accessed on LSNA's website (LSNA's Holistic Plan, revised each year, is based on LSNA's Quality of Life Plan. This plan outlines strategies that include: (1) clear programs to support families, (2) plans to protect current homeowners and add new affordable housing, and (3) ways to foster local businesses owned by residents. LSNA is also ready to help residents improve their own quality of life, so they are more able to stayimproving education by strengthening neighborhood schools, bringing in more jobs and training residents for better-paying work, and improving health care, including mental health services.
- $1.0 million spent. Housing & ImmigrationLogan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA) builds leadership skills among community youth and parents who feel a stake in articulating their own belonging and place. These emerging youth and parent leaders, together with housing and education organizers, engage community families to participate in conversations about the future of their neighborhoods; push for new housing ordinances and zoning processes that promote family-sized housing; and make important connections between affordable housing availability and its impact on neighborhood schools.Logan Square Neighborhood Association's (LSNA's) Immigration Team, including DOJ-Accredited Representatives, provides leadership development training and mentoring, and offers legal services and economic assistance programs. LSNA is also developing an Armitage Avenue Welcoming Corridor, supporting local businesses. LSNA is developing the concrete establishment of plazas that visually celebrate community appropriate art and culture. This cultural reverence brings healing, decreases isolation, and welcomes the community to celebrate their heritage.
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1977.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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