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Folded Map Project

EIN 85-1098411 · Chicago, IL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceFair58 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

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Income
$674,223
Spending
$597,864
Spent on programs
99%
Reserves
1.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 97%
Employees
0
Volunteers
2
Highest pay
$110,650, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 72% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    99% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
  1. $191,084 spent. DURING 2024, FOLDED MAP ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES IN SERVICE OF ITS MISSION: 1. FOLDED MAP DEEPENED PARTNERSHIPS AND CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUTREACH TO EDUCATORS, PROVIDING THEM WITH THE FOLDED MAP CURRICULUM AND CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS THAT INTRODUCED TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO FOLDED MAP AS AN ART PROJECT EXPLORING SEGREGATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORIES. THESE ENGAGEMENTS HELPED EDUCATORS LEAD REFLECTION AND DISCUSSION ABOUT SYSTEMIC INEQUITY AND PROMOTED CROSS-COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING. 2. FOLDED MAP CONTINUED ITS ONGOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS ACROSS A VARIETY OF SECTORS INCLUDING SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED MORE THAN 80 ENGAGEMENTS, INCLUDING SPEAKING EVENTS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND PRESS FEATURES, ALL AIMED AT EDUCATING RESIDENTS ABOUT SYSTEMIC SEGREGATION AND ENCOURAGING CROSS-NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIONS AND PERSPECTIVES. THESE ENGAGEMENTS SUPPORTED DIALOGUE THAT CHALLENGED BARRIERS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF CHICAGO'S SHARED HISTORY. 3. THROUGH PROJECTS SUCH AS FOLDED MAP, INEQUITY FOR SALE, AND UNBLOCKED ENGLEWOOD, FOLDED MAP CONTINUED TO ADVANCE THE FIELD OF REPARATIVE ART AND ITS INFLUENCE ON HOUSING JUSTICE IN CHICAGO. THESE INITIATIVES POSITIONED THE ORGANIZATION'S LEADERSHIP AS A RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN USING ART TO ILLUMINATE SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES AND BOLSTER CROSS-SECTOR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS. 4. IN 2024, FOLDED MAP HELPED FIRMLY ESTABLISH THE ENGLEWOOD ARTS COLLECTIVE (EAC) AS AN ARTS AND CULTURE STEWARD BY PROVIDING FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AND THOUGHT PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT ITS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. EAC PRODUCED PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT CELEBRATED THE POWER OF ENGLEWOOD ARTISTS AS LEADERS AND CHANGEMAKERS, LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR ITS FORMAL INTEGRATION AS THE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING ARM OF FOLDED MAP IN 2025.
  2. $399,253 spent. IN 2024, FOLDED MAP SERVED AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE ENGLEWOOD ARTS COLLECTIVE (EAC) AND PROVIDED THOUGHT PARTNERSHIP AND FUNDRAISING SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN ITS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, HELPING FIRMLY ESTABLISH EAC AS AN ARTS AND CULTURE STEWARD IN GREATER ENGLEWOOD. LED IN PART BY FOLDED MAP'S FOUNDER, TONIKA JOHNSON, WHO IS ALSO A CO-FOUNDER OF EAC, THE COLLECTIVE HAS BECOME A LEADER IN CHICAGO FOR COMMUNITY-ENTERED CREATIVE PLACEMAKING. EAC IS COMPOSED OF EXPERIENCED ARTISTS FROM ENGLEWOOD WHO ADVANCE THEIR MISSION THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION ROOTED IN JOY, REPRESENTATION, AND COMMUNITY CHANGE. EAC BELIEVES IN: (1) THE POWER OF A PEOPLE WHEN THEY TELL THEIR OWN STORY. (2) THE POWER OF ART AS A LEGITIMATE, VIABLE CONDUIT FOR REVITALIZING ECONOMIC AND HEALING CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES. (3) THE POTENTIAL FOR ARTISTS TO BE LEADERS AND INFLUENCERS OF SAID CHANGE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 2024.

    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 November 2020.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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