Bronzeville Trail Task Force Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To serve as the developer and community stewards of the Bronzeville Trail. Our goal is to develop the abandoned Kenwood "L" Line embankment into a walking, running, and biking trail linear park.
- Income
- $112,802
- Spending
- $118,172
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 0 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $11,900, founder
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
Weak: 44 out of 100. Higher than 11% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.0 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 100% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 238% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 2523 of 23 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.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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 (5)
- The Bronzeville Trail Research Initiative looks to document and create a community-based landscape narrative, guidelines, and tools to inform the future of the Bronzeville Trail. Through archival, experiential, and performative research, its evolving history will be uncovered and interpreted. The program will distribute our finding through public events, activities, and publications. The outcomes of this initiative will create alternative methodologies for documenting lived histories and building public landscapes.
- Linear Park Development The Bronzeville Trail Task Force, Inc. (BTTF) engages community stakeholders in providing the Bronzeville community a recreational asset that celebrates its history, supports its wellness, and deepens its connectivity to serve a community of all ages and and abilities. This program engages a wide range of community stakeholders to determine the proposed trail feasibility and its remediation. At present, the embankment is contaminated and is an environmental health hazzard. Upon completion, the trail will become a significant transportation hub connecting communitites west of the Interstate 94 and the near southside of Chicago to the 28 mile lakefront bike trail.
- Bronzeville Trail History Project The Bronzeville Trail History Project will research, examine,instruct, and publicize the role African Americans played in Chicagos world renowned meat processing industry. The Kenwood L Line embankment is remnant of the Chicago Union Stock Yard Line and has significant ties to the Great Black Migration.
- $1,535 spent. Major Taylor Initiative
- Expenses: $1535.00 including grants of: $0.00 Revenue: $2000.00
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
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 December 2024.
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 December 2021.
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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