Chicago Chapter of Smps

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
363104907
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
6307300037
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$51,600
Expenses
$68,820
Assets
$190,739
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NOULA FRIGELIS (PRESIDENT)
  • MAURA BUECHNER DUNLEAVY (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • SHREENA SAHEBA (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • NOULA FRIGELIS (PRESIDENT)
  • MAURA BUECHNER DUNLEAVY (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • SHREENA SAHEBA (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)

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

Education and professional development

What it reported doing in 2024

Smps chicago is the local chapter of the national organization of the society for marketing professional services (smps). Smps is the only marketing organization dedicated to providing education, team building and networking opportunities for developing business opportunities in the a/e/c industry. Smps represents a dynamic network of more than 7,000 marketing and business development professionals from architectural, engineering, planning, interior design, construction, and specialty consulting firms located throughout the united states and canada, responsible for marketing and building relationships for their companies. As one of the largest chapters in smps, the chicago chapter has over 200 members representing the top contractors, architects, engineers, and specialty consulting firms in the midwest.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.8%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 57.6%; rating input score 58

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -33.4%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.77; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13.1% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.5% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.8% of revenue deployed · 57.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $40K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.