Chicago Blues Revival
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 832640134
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
- Location
- Chicago, IL, USA
- Phone
- 7734192719
- Rating
- 64
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Music
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $171,490
- Expenses
- $135,075
- Assets
- $101,940
- Liabilities
- $1,000
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
16 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JACQUELINE SAMUEL (President)
- MARK CARLSON (Vice President)
- JEFFREY PINZINO (CEO)
People named in this filing
- JACQUELINE SAMUEL (President)
- MARK CARLSON (Vice President)
- ALLISON MARKS (Trustee)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To educate people about the heritage and development of blues music in Chicago.
What it reported doing in 2024
In 2024, Chicago Blues Revival made a significant impact on the South and West Sides of Chicago by producing 13 vibrant community concerts, bringing the power of live blues music to neighborhoods that have long been central to the genres history. This included eight special performances tailored for seniors, ensuring that older generationsmany of whom have deep personal connections to blues musiccould experience and enjoy live performances in an accessible and welcoming environment. In addition to these core concerts, Chicago Blues Revival co-produced two additional shows, further expanding its reach and influence. With a total audience of over 2,300 people, these events not only celebrated Chicagos blues legacy but also fostered community engagement, cultural appreciation, and intergenerational connections. By bringing high-quality, live blues music directly to communities that may have limited access to such performances, Chicago Blues Revival continues to uphold its mission of revitalizing and sustaining the blues tradition where it was born and where it still resonates deeply.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- 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
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 36
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 62
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 33.3%; rating input score 33
- Program expense ratio: 42.3%; rating input score 42
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 21.2%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -9% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 30.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 53.3% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 33.3% of revenue deployed · 42.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $57K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 16 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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: Mission deployment rate scored 33/100.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 42/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.