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Southwest Organizing Project
Southwest Organizing Project reported $28.7 million in revenue and $23.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.92 went to program services, $3.08 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 92.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $253,293 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 224% between FY2021 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $23MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $29MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.9% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.1% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 6.5% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 92.9% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $253,293 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.08% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.8 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEducation-related organizing:swop works with local schools to improve the quality of education available to young people, to create opportunities for parents to be involved in schools, and for educators to build relationships with community stakeholders. Swop runs the parent
Community organizing, education, and training activities were performed for the purpose of achiving an economically stable, open, multiracial community within chicago's southwest neighborhoods. At the heart of swop's work is community organizing: a strategy of building relationships between people who share common self-interests so they can work together to build power to achieve their goals. Swop's organizers and leaders work through member institutions to connect with people who have an interest in public life. These organizers and leaders conduct one to one meetings to build an…
Violence prevention:swop runs the communities partnering 4 peace (cp4p) initiative in southwest chicago. Through this effort, outreach workers and case managers are connecting with individuals likely to be perpetrators or victims of shootings and help them find alternatives to violence.- people are referred to job and educational opportunities and are engaged in community improvement efforts. In addition, swop is a leader in the effort to create accountability and civilian control over the police department. Swop helped pass the ordinance creating a new police oversight process and is working…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $187,370 | $0 | $65,923 | $253,293 |
| DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $137,405 | $0 | $42,327 | $179,732 |
| HEALTHY SOUTHWEST DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $122,642 | $0 | $41,466 | $164,108 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $110,719 | $0 | $47,834 | $158,553 |
| LD IMMIGRATION ORGANIZER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $123,210 | $0 | $30,652 | $153,862 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Southwest Organizing Project (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $253K (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 9 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 568
- Volunteers Part I, line 6400
Private foundation grants it received
12 private foundations reported grants to Southwest Organizing Project totaling $1.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Southwest Organizing Project's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Southwest Organizing Project, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Southwest Organizing Project's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Southwest Organizing Project reported that 96.9% of its $23.5 million in expenses went to program services, 3.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Southwest Organizing Project pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Southwest Organizing Project reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $253,293, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Southwest Organizing Project get its money?
Of $28.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 6.5% came from contributions and grants and 92.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Southwest Organizing Project a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-4090773 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202641359349311899 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541359349315654 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421369349307997 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349312380 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231329349305288 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-4090773: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.