The Resurrection Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
363576073
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2020
Location
Chicago, IL, US
Phone
(312) 666-1323
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Housing Development, Construction, Management

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$45,532,789
Expenses
$44,788,674
Assets
$54,221,087
Liabilities
$40,680,547

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RAUL RAYMUNDO (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • RAUL RAYMUNDO (CEO): $282,547 total reported compensation
  • GUACOLDA REYES (CHIEF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER): $200,948 total reported compensation
  • MARCELO PRESSER (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $187,891 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The Resurrection Project (TRP) builds trusting relationships to educate and propel individuals, immigrants, and families to achieve their social and economic aspirations, stable homes and equitable participation in their community.

What it reported doing in 2024

COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP: Immigrant Justice: TRP's legal clinic provides high-quality immigration legal services aimed at protecting Illinois immigrant families. In 2024, TRP helped newly arrived immigrants submit 9,600 applications for work authorizations and provided free legal screenings to 1,276 immigrants. TRP engages over 70 community navigators who educated 11,353 people on their rights and immigration options in 2024. TRP also coordinates efforts and builds capacity to strengthen the immigrant-serving nonprofit sector in Illinois. In 2024, TRP sub-granted over $20M to immigrant-serving partners across Illinois. TRP and partners reached 188,770 people in immigrant communities in Illinois. Community Wellness: TRP's HOPE program educates and engages community members to address and prevent domestic violence. In 2024, HOPE provided family counseling and support to 1,441 people. TRP's ELLAS program offers support, education, and connection to healthcare to immigrant women at risk of, in treatment for or recent survivors of breast cancer. ELLAS engaged 2,454 women in its work in 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 75% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 59% for direct work, and 41% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.7%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 97.7%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: $91.5 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 25th 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: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.6%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.21; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.75; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.5%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18.2% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 97.7% of revenue deployed · 97.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 13 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $43.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $283K · 21 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $702K reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 65 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 86 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.