Cannabis Business Association of Il

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473897838
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Springfield, IL, USA
Phone
2175441003
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$344,402
Expenses
$697,588
Assets
$296,535
Liabilities
$96,291

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TIFFANY CHAPPELL INGRAM (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • TIFFANY CHAPPELL INGRAM (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $225,658 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The cannabis business association of Illinois was originally established in 2015 as the medical cannabis alliance of Illinois. We have grown alongside our members and today, the cannabis business association of Illinois (cannabiz il or cbai) is a non-profit statewide association that represents cannabis businesses, and industry supporters. Cbai's board of directors is composed of owners and operators of Illinois' cultivation centers, mso's, and independently owned dispensaries.

What it reported doing in 2025

The cannabis business association of Illinois is the statewide voice of Illinois' cannabis industry, advocating for patient well-being, consumer safety, greater equity and inclusion, job creation, community investment and the responsible adult use of cannabis.we provide the links that enable our industry to partner with Illinois legislators and state agencies to solve problems, innovate and capitalize on emerging opportunities. We support the strictest regulatory standards in the country to ensure our products are national models of quality and safety. Cannabiz il serves as an experienced and credible resource on cannabis issues for policy makers and for our members.we believe in the medical benefits of cannabis and in its ablility to help patients. We also believe that wise cannabis policies can help heal communities in the same way. Our members are committed to realizing the positive potential of Illinois' historic cannabis law.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 61% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -102.6%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 32.3%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.1% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $226K · 13 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $132K reported
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.