Chicago Commons
Chicago Commons
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About this organization
Mission
Chicago Commons’ mission is to empower individuals, families, and communities to overcome poverty and systemic barriers, embrace opportunities, and thrive across generations. For 125 years, our programs have been helping children, families and seniors GO further to live richer, more fulfilling lives. From our first settlement house, we’ve centered ourselves in underserved communities to give our neighbors the tools and skills they need to reach their greatest potential.
About
Early Childhood Development:Chicago Commons operates four high quality early education centers and works with a dozen community partner sites to provide child care and education to 1,197 children in some of Chicago's most underserved neighborhoods. Commons was one of the first preschools in the U.S. to use the Reggio Emilia approach to educating young children, and has garnered regional and national recognition for our approach, results, and adaptations of the method. The Reggio Emilia approach is an educational philosophy that views the preschool years as crucial to the development of children as individuals. The program is based on principles of respect, responsibility, and community, and empowers children to learn through self-directed discovery. Chicago Commons tailors the Reggio Emilia approach to meet the needs of each child. We work from the recognition that every student has the potential to love learning and, ultimately, be academically successful.Commons' four, year-round early education centers provide quality Early Head Start, Head Start, Preschool For All, Prevention Initiative, and child care services for children from birth to 12 years.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
According to the filing, the non-profit's mission is “Chicago commons association mission has been to partner with individuals, families and communities to overcome poverty, discrimination and isolation.”.
When referring to its actions, they were described as: “Chicago commons association mission has been to partner with individuals, families and communities to overcome poverty, discrimination and isolation.”.
- According to the law, the state of operation reported by the non-profit is IL.
- As per the filing, the address of the non-profit for 2020 is 515 E 50th Street No 200, Chicago, IL, 60615.
- According to their form, the non-profit as of 2020 has a total of 926 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$366,844.
- The organization has 17 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1894.
- The organization pays $18,509,703 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $446,328 in fundraising expenses.