Love Unity & Values Institute
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS to inspire hope and empower underserved youth with economic opportunities, while building resiliency and social-emotional competencies.
Love Unity & Values Institute at a glance
In short: Love Unity & Values Institute reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,641 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- Total assets
- $982,017
- -25.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,456,069
- -7.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,430
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,759,161
- +39.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Love Unity & Values Institute funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2025) to $10K (2020). In 2025 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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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 | $982,017 | $1,456,069 | $1,759,161 | $1,641 | Total only | $1,430 |
| 2024 | $1,316,142 | $1,579,335 | $1,265,773 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $1,062,892 | $1,796,571 | $1,382,996 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $817,125 | $1,435,311 | $978,424 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $216,599 | $619,684 | $712,144 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $341,048 | $712,329 | $611,127 | $9,900 | 1 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Love Unity & Values Institute
Based on IRS filings
Love Unity & Values Institute is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $982K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $2K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $1K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Love Unity & Values Institute is led by Cosette Nazon Wilburn, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 10 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cosette Nazon Wilburn
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$96K (2020) → $129K (2025)
Andrew Wells
Chairman
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chip Johnson
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan'iel Kendricks
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Arnett
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janelle Prueter
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Teniola Odunsi
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda S Moore-Upshaw
Deputy Director
Deputy Director & Program Coordinator → Deputy Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$116K (2023) → $124K (2025)
Katika Neal
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Barnett
Secretary
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Gleatha Glispie (2020–2024) — Chairman
- Former: Wendy Ryce-Smith (2022–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Kristie Conklin (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Jeanine A Jones (2022–2023) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Vernis Barrier-Likes (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Adrienne Nazon (2020–2022) — Chairman
- Former: Linda Upshaw (2021–2022) — Deputy Director & Program Coordinator
- Former: Bradly Nardick (2022) — Director
- Former: Cuttie Bacon III (2022) — Director
- Former: Robert Johnson Esq. (2022) — Director
- Former: Bernadette OShea (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Calvin Williams (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Felix Leshey (2020–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Leticia Velez (2020–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $129K, to Cosette Nazon Wilburn (Executive Dir.). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Love Unity & Values Institute
How much does Love Unity & Values Institute give each year?
Love Unity & Values Institute reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.
How large is Love Unity & Values Institute?
Love Unity & Values Institute reported $982K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.
What is Love Unity & Values Institute?
Love Unity & Values Institute is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $982K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Love Unity & Values Institute operate?
Love Unity & Values Institute has awarded grants in Georgia.
What is Love Unity & Values Institute's EIN?
Love Unity & Values Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4329663. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 26, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
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