Chicago Urban League
The Chicago Urban League works to foster economic empowerment, cultivate leadership, and dismantle systemic barriers in the effort to drive lasting equity and prosperity for Black Chicago.
Chicago Urban League at a glance
- Total assets
- $11,816,892
- -13.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $10,332,384
- +1.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $292,490
- +6.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $11,266,810
- -8.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Chicago Urban League funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
345 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 344 grants of 345 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $69K (2023) to $4.6M (2021). In 2023 it made 8 grants totaling $69K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| DePaul University Chicago, IL | — | $10,000 |
| Howard University Washington, DC | — | $10,000 |
| Iowa State University Ames, IA | — | $10,000 |
| University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | — | $10,000 |
| University of Southern Califo Los Angeles, CA | — | $10,000 |
| Akwa-Ibom State Polytechnic | — | $6,250 |
| North Carolina University Greensboro, IL | — | $6,250 |
| Univeristy of Illinois Urbana, IL | — | $6,250 |
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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 | $11,816,892 | $10,332,384 | $11,266,810 | — | — | $292,490 |
| 2024 | $13,661,299 | $10,233,602 | $12,278,046 | — | — | $274,462 |
| 2023 | $13,681,038 | $17,571,950 | $11,272,750 | $68,750 | 8 | $104,611 |
| 2022 | $7,676,393 | $11,255,283 | $9,584,246 | $231,737 | 23 | $-402,758 |
| 2021 | $6,767,284 | $15,691,423 | $12,832,559 | $4,649,000 | 314 | $308,478 |
| 2020 | $3,308,964 | $6,666,938 | $6,926,061 | — | — | $9,181 |
| 2019 | $3,096,276 | $6,703,790 | $6,687,803 | — | — | $658,871 |
About Chicago Urban League
Based on IRS filings
Chicago Urban League is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $292K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chicago Urban League is led by Karen Freeman-Wilson, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 5 of 51 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Karen Freeman-Wilson
President & CEO
President & CEO → CEO, 2022
CEO → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$184K (2020) → $240K (2025)
Suzet McKinney
Board Chair
Director → Chairman, 2023
Chairman → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew C Barrett
Life Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony R McCain
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Bowles
Life Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian W Duwe
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Martin
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Anello
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Nichols
Director
Vice Chairman → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald E Wilbon
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric S Smith
Director
Chairman → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frederick H Waddell
Life Director
Life Director → Director, 2023
Director → Life Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greorge Johnson
Life Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James P Sledge
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John W. Rogers Jr.
Director
Life Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph A Gregoire
Director
Life Director → Vice Chairman, 2023
Vice Chairman → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lester H. McKeever Jr.
Life Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melvin C Hopson
Director
Life Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael J Sacks
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Talton
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven J. Sherman
Director
Vice Chairman → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas M Patrick
Director
Life Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tyronne Stoudemire
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William A Osborn
Life Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Taylor
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryce A Fisher
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Connie Lindsay
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Lohr
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ajay Joshi
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Billhorn
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberley Evans
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Garth Walker
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gina Stuart
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janice Jackson
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberlene Matthews
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Ishaug
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marty Castro
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Fischer
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sam Scott
Director
Life Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ahsil Nelson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keisha Parker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Sanders
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Merih Ocbazghi
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Calmetta Coleman
Chief Operating Officer
Senior Vice President Ext Affai → Chief Oper Officer, 2024
Chief Oper Officer → Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$147K (2019) → $220K (2025)
Andrew Wells
Vice President Workforce Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$121K (2025)
Angela M Hamilton
Vice President Youth & Family Services
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$125K (2025)
Kelly Evans
Vice President of Entrepreneurship & Economic Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$121K (2025)
Andre P Hughes
Treasurer
Treasurer → Director, 2023
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Esther ET Franklin
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Reynolds
Vice Chair
Vice Chairman & Director → Vice Chairman, 2023
Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria C. Green
Vice Chair
Vice Chairmain → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Eileen Mitchell (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Hope Bentley (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Carlos Cubia (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Dwight Blackman (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Lori Healey (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jessica Harris (2024) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Charles Matthews (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: James J. Oconnor Sr. (2019–2023) — Life Director
- Former: James P. Kolar (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Samuel C. Scott III (2019–2023) — Life Director
- Former: John Didrickson (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Karen Freeman Wilson (2021–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Aletha C. Noonan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Alex E. Washington III (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Clive Christison (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Stacy Sharpe (2019–2022) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Frank L. Bixby (2019–2020) — Life Director
- Former: Larry D. Richman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Oscar D. Johnson Jr. (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ralph P. Hargrow (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Anne Pramaggiore (2019) — Director
- Former: Barbara Lumpkin (2019) — President & CEO
- Former: Mavis Laing (2019) — Vice President & Executive Director Impact
- Former: Reginald C. Reed (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Shari Runner (2019) — Former President & CEO
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 $240K, to Karen Freeman-Wilson (President and CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Chicago Urban League
How large is Chicago Urban League?
Chicago Urban League reported $11.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.3M.
What is Chicago Urban League?
Chicago Urban League is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $11.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Chicago Urban League operate?
Chicago Urban League has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah.
What is Chicago Urban League's EIN?
Chicago Urban League's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2225483. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
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