Nonprofit · EIN 90-0685357
EVANSTON SCHOLARS
Tax-exempt · EVANSTON, IL 60202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,760,769 | $1,715,749 | $45,020 | $1,332,421 | $118,893 | $1,213,528 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,773,590 | $1,628,096 | $145,494 | $1,204,077 | $34,808 | $1,169,269 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,367,440 | $1,474,555 | -$107,115 | $1,043,895 | $17,105 | $1,026,790 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,754,965
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $45,753
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,321
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$39,949
- Other revenue
- -$39,949
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $130,416
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,020,320
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,212,726
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $40,084
- Depreciation
- $889
- Program services (functional)
- $1,394,766
- Management and general (functional)
- $129,547
- Fundraising (functional)
- $191,436
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,204,077
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,332,421
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $118,893
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,213,528
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $76,078
- Publicly traded securities
- $745,026
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,133,528
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $80,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,816,868
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE NEWMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $159,795 |
| KATIE DEALY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID CHAN | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARY FINNEGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEVE GALLER | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANGEL CARDENAS | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KOURTNEY COCKRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SALVATORE DI BERNARDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ERICH DORTCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ALICIA HENDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOEL HUERTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CAROL LIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHERYL LULIAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NINA UZIEL-MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVIS WALLACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE NEWMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $147,156 |
| KATIE DEALY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID CHAN | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARY FINNEGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEVE GALLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANGEL CARDENAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KOURTNEY COCKRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ERIC DORTCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL HOMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOEL HUERTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TAMMY JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MELLONESE LATIMER-ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CAROL LIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHERYL LULIAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NINA UZIEL-MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TRAVIS WALLACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE NEWMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $130,360 |
| KATIE DEALY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID CHAN | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARY FINNEGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LESLIE CORONEL | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEVE GALLER | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KOURTNEY COCKRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ERIC DORTCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL HOMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TAMMY JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MELLONESE LATIMER-ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CAROL LIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHERYL LULIAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NINA UZIEL-MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GEORGE VARELA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TRAVIS WALLACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1234 SHERMAN AVE STE 214, EVANSTON, IL 60202-1375
- In care of
- % STEVE NEWMAN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2010)
- PO Box 7044, Evanston IL 602017044
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KATIE DEALY, 1234 SHERMAN AVE 214, EVANSTON, IL 60202
- Principal officer (990-N for 2010)
- Michael Walker, PO Box 7044, Evanston IL 602017044
- Signed the 990
- KATIE DEALY, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (847) 287-9022
- Website
- www.evanstonscholars.com
- Return prepared by
- CHERYL ROHLFS & ASSOCIATES LTD
Mission
EVANSTON SCHOLARS (ORGANIZATION) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IMPROVES COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS FOR FIRST-GENERATION AND LOW-INCOME EVANSTON STUDENTS.THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE SIX-YEAR PROGRAM TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT NETWORK THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE.
Program accomplishments
- SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE BOOKS, SUMMER COLLEGE PROGRAMS, ACT TEST PREPARATION, COLLEGE VISITS, WORKSHOPS, TRAINING, MENTORING AND OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TO PROVIDE A 6-YEAR PROGRAM TO STUDENTS TO IMPROVE COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS.Expenses $1,394,766 · grants $130,416 · revenue $1,321
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 90-0685357
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,332,421
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,816,868
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $1,760,769 | $1,715,749 | $1,332,421 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $1,773,590 | $1,628,096 | $1,204,077 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $1,367,440 | $1,474,555 | $1,043,895 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $1,158,622 | $1,202,818 | $1,171,122 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2010 Officer: Michael Walker | July 31, 2011 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 90-0685357).
Questions about EVANSTON SCHOLARS
- What is the EIN of EVANSTON SCHOLARS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EVANSTON SCHOLARS is 90-0685357.
- Is EVANSTON SCHOLARS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to EVANSTON SCHOLARS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EVANSTON SCHOLARS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EVANSTON SCHOLARS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EVANSTON SCHOLARS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EVANSTON SCHOLARS?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names KATIE DEALY.
- Who are the officers and directors of EVANSTON SCHOLARS?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $159,795 (STEVE NEWMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does EVANSTON SCHOLARS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,760,769, expenses of $1,715,749 and total assets of $1,332,421 at year end.
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