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THE CIVIC FEDERATION

CHICAGO, ILEIN: 36-2170124Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

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General Population
Regional (Multi-County/State)
Research & Evaluation
Policy Advocacy & Legislative Reform
Local (City/County Level)
Think Tanks & Policy Research
Government Accountability & Transparency
Education & Awareness

Annual Revenue

$1,870,585

Known Funders

33

Grants Received

67

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$1,870,585$1,812,863$5,248,091
2022$1,748,474$1,908,518$4,903,101
2021$1,788,754$1,865,614$4,522,614
2020$2,283,232$1,761,892$5,430,949
2019$1,580,464$1,818,076$4,699,869
2018$2,308,116$1,921,489$4,794,827
2017$1,652,223$1,829,091$4,482,009
2016$2,138,573$1,724,422$4,645,266

Top Funders

$150,000 (2022)
$100,000 (2021)
$100,000 (2023)
$99,950 (2022)
$75,000 (2023)
$67,697 (2024)
$60,000 (2023)
$60,000 (2021)
$60,000 (2024)

Showing top 10 of 33 funders.

Key Personnel

From 2023 IRS 990 filing

L

LAURENCE J MSALL

FORMER PRESIDENT

J

JOSEPH FERGUSON

PRESIDENT STARTING 1/16/24

Officer
L

LAURACYN DUNCAN

VP OF FINANCE THRU 3/15/24

Officer
S

SARAH J WETMORE

INTERIM PRES THRU 1/15/24

Officer
S

SCOTT ZIOMEK

DIRECTOR

M

MEGHAN WOLTMAN

DIRECTOR

A

AJ WILHELMI

DIRECTOR

A

ANDREW L WEIL

DIRECTOR

V

VICTORIA WATKINS

DIRECTOR

S

SCOTT L WARNER

DIRECTOR

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