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Southside Center of Hope

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 36-3332673 Website

The organization creates a safe, healing community where women and their children recover from substance abuse, trauma, and mental illness.

Southside Center of Hope at a glance

Total assets
$467,325
+2.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$431,279
-15.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$16,994
+38.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$429,680
+3.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Southside Center of Hope funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Chicago

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
HHPLift Chicago, ILWorkforce Development$7,373
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$467,325$431,279$429,680——$16,994
2024$457,583$511,053$416,647——$12,263
2023$342,484$499,874$574,788$7,3731$3,235
2022$428,516$370,055$469,597——$14,039
2021$561,372$325,378$441,348——$-32,614
2020$792,565$478,910$660,693——$16,626

About Southside Center of Hope

Based on IRS filings

Southside Center of Hope is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $467K in total assets. Net investment income was $17K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Southside Center of Hope is led by Yaisa Hagood, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Yaisa Hagood

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $95K (2020) → $102K (2025)

  • Kevin Waklatsi

    President

    Vice President → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheryl Morris

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johnny Suckers

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nihal Afifi

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sister Therese O' Sullivan

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deidra Freeman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Beavers

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Brown

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Brother Tom Collins CFC (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ollie Thomas (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Nicholas R Berkley-Gough (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Shante Harrison (2022) — Director
  • Former: Eva Stojchevska (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Gabriel Piemonte (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Romana Khan (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

Yaisa Hagood — Executive Dir.: $102KYaisa HagoodExecutive Dir.$102K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $102K, to Yaisa Hagood (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Southside Center of Hope

How large is Southside Center of Hope?

Southside Center of Hope reported $467K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $431K.

Where does Southside Center of Hope operate?

Southside Center of Hope has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Southside Center of Hope's EIN?

Southside Center of Hope's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3332673. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 24, 2023)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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