Bronzeville Trail Task Force Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
852928451
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
7737267900
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Environmental Beautification and Aesthetics

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$112,802
Expenses
$118,172
Assets
$442,820
Liabilities
$442,528

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • JOHN E ADAMS CPA (Founder): $11,900 total reported compensation
  • LIONEL KIMBLE PHD (Director): $5,940 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To serve as the developer and community stewards of the Bronzeville Trail. Our goal is to develop the abandoned Kenwood "L" Line embankment into a walking, running, and biking trail linear park.

What it reported doing in 2024

Linear Park Development The Bronzeville Trail Task Force, Inc. (BTTF) engages community stakeholders in providing the Bronzeville community a recreational asset that celebrates its history, supports its wellness, and deepens its connectivity to serve a community of all ages and and abilities. This program engages a wide range of community stakeholders to determine the proposed trail feasibility and its remediation. At present, the embankment is contaminated and is an environmental health hazzard. Upon completion, the trail will become a significant transportation hub connecting communitites west of the Interstate 94 and the near southside of Chicago to the 28 mile lakefront bike trail.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.2%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 80.3%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.51 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.8%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.75; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.1%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.1% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.4% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 126.4% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.2% of revenue deployed · 80.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $2K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $12K · 24 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $140K reported
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 35/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 24/100.