Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance
Cafha provides training and technical assistance to a wide array of stakeholders combating housing discrimination and promoting equitable place-based opportunity through education, advocacy, and collaborative action.
Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance at a glance
In short: Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance gave $84K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $42K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $83,600
- +596.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $41,800
- +248.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $41,800
- Total assets
- $192,551
- -33.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Breakthrough Urban Ministires ($42K). Together the top 2 received $84K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 6 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2024) to $178K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $84K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Breakthrough Urban Ministires Chicago, IL | Inc Home Ownership | $41,800 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services Inc Chicago, IL | Inc Home Ownership | $41,800 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $192,551 | $640,852 | $726,698 | $83,600 | 2 | $11 |
| 2024 | $290,163 | $633,468 | $709,422 | $12,000 | 1 | $7 |
| 2023 | $350,335 | $842,112 | $713,254 | $178,200 | 3 | $5 |
| 2022 | $251,901 | $539,583 | $448,501 | — | — | $4 |
| 2021 | $159,962 | $416,537 | $313,664 | — | — | $1 |
| 2020 | $98,223 | $367,184 | $342,016 | $20,000 | Total only | $12 |
| 2019 | $27,507 | $192,937 | $205,500 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance
Based on IRS filings
Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $193K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $84K. Net investment income was $11.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance is led by Andrea Juracek, Interim President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrea Juracek
Interim President
Vice President → Interim President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Walz
Director
Preisent → President, 2020
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juliana Gonzalez Crussi
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andre Johnson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leone Jose Bicchieri
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Krysan
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Fron
Former Co-Ex
Co-Executive Director → Co-Exec Director, 2023
Co-Exec Director → Former Co-Ex, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$68K (2020) → $86K (2025)
Gianna Baker
Former Co-Ex
Co- Executive Director → Co-Exec Director, 2023
Co-Exec Director → Former Co-Ex, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$67K (2020) → $86K (2025)
Adam Ballard
Executive Di
Director → Executive Di, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Shuman-Moore
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Rodriguez Taylor
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: John Petruszak (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jawanza Malone (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Juliana Gonzalez-Crussi (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Maria Moon (2020–2022) — Senior Housing Justice Organi
- Former: Abdi Maya (2022) — Communications & Training M
- Former: J. Brian Malone (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Betsy Shuman Moore (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Lynnette McRae (2020) — Director
- Former: Anne Houghtaling (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Lynette McRate (2019) — Director
- Former: Niketa Brar (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $86K, to Gianna Baker (Former Co-Ex). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance
How much does Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance give each year?
Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance gave $84K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $12K across 1 grant.
How large is Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance?
Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance reported $193K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $641K.
Where does Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance operate?
Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance's EIN?
Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3384397. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 10, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 21, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 17, 2021)
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