Chicago Association of REALTORS

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-0904580 Website

THE CHICAGO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, THE "VOICE FOR REAL ESTATE" IN CHICAGO, REPRESENTS 17,400 MEMBERS FROM ALL REAL ESTATE SPECIALTIES, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL SALES, DEVELOPMENT, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, APPRAISALS, AUCTIONS, AND RESIDENTIAL SALES, WITH EVENTS AND SERVICES TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG MEMBERS, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$7.5M

-8.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$93K

+16.3% YoY

Grant Count

6

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$15K

+16.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$5M$8M$10M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$7,480,304$8,179,424$9,190,851
Revenue$8,479,295$8,436,812$8,149,337
Expenses$9,013,487$9,417,776$9,063,863
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$190,056$405,477$64,627
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$37K$74K$110K$147K0 grants20196 grants20204 grants20217 grants20226 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

NATIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING …$25KAsian Real Estate Associ…$20KChicago Association of R…$19KIllinois Realtors$17KNational Association of …$8KRealtors Political Actio…$4K

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Michelle Mills ClementCEO$477KZachariah WahlquistCOO$250KJessica KernChief Communications Officer$227KRobert SchmidtCFO$226KDonald ColemanDirector of IT$185KDave NasoVP of Membership$168KJakeeva LeeDirector of Diversity$149KJacob KnabbDirector Commercial Services$128KBrent DornbosSr Director of Events$127KSarah WareTreasurer (partial year)$9KDrussy Ruth HernandezPresident (partial year)$8KErika VilegasPresident (partial Year)$6KLutalo McGeePresident-Elect (partial year)$2K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Drussy Ruth HernandezPresident (partial year)2$7,500
Erika VilegasPresident (partial Year)2$6,000
Lutalo McGeePresident-Elect (partial year)1$1,500
Sarah WareTreasurer (partial year)3$9,000
Amy WuDirector1
Ayoub RabahDirector (partial year)1
Deanous ReedDirector1
Erik SchwabDirector1
Gaspar Flores JrDirector1
John KmiecikDirector (partial year)1
Linda HattarDirector1
Linda ScottDirector1
Lyle HarlowDirector1
Mabel GuzmanDirector1
Marki Lemons RyhalDirector1
Martin WalshDirector (partial year)1
Megan OswaldDirector1
Moses HallDirector1
Rachel ScheidDirector1
Rafael AlvaradoDirector1
Staci SlatteryDirector1
Victoria SilvanoDirector1
Jessica KernChief Communications Officer45$227,182
Michelle Mills ClementCEO51$476,741
Robert SchmidtCFO46$226,468
Zachariah WahlquistCOO40$249,821
Brent DornbosSr Director of Events45$126,794
Dave NasoVP of Membership40$167,750
Donald ColemanDirector of IT41$185,170
Jacob KnabbDirector Commercial Services40$128,128
Jakeeva LeeDirector of Diversity50$149,282

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

ChicagoEvanstonSan DiegoSpringfield

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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