University of Chicago Service League
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 237417206
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Chicago, IL, USA
- Phone
- 7737500460
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Community Service Clubs
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $41,300
- Expenses
- $35,936
- Assets
- $23,934
- 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
- PEGGY GARRETT (CO-PRESIDENT)
- MAGARETHA TALERMAN (CO-PRESIDENT)
- DOTTIE JEFFRIES (FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT)
- CAROL VIETH (FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT)
- NADINE FOSTER (SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT)
- MARIANNE HAINES (SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- PEGGY GARRETT (CO-PRESIDENT)
- MAGARETHA TALERMAN (CO-PRESIDENT)
- DOTTIE JEFFRIES (FIRST VICE-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
To distribute raised funds to charities
What it reported doing in 2024
Funds raised for charitable purposes
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 96% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 86
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 56
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 80.8%; rating input score 81
- Program expense ratio: 92.9%; rating input score 93
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 13%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 36; 36th 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: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 49th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 80.8% of revenue deployed · 92.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $33K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2010 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.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.